No major impact on India due to rise in global oil price: FM Sitharaman

IANS | March 9, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The impact of the rise in global crude oil prices on the rate of inflation in India is not estimated to be substantial at this point, as the country’s inflation is near the "lower bound", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Parliament on Monday.

India emerges as a strategic partner for EU: Report

IANS | March 9, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India’s relations with Germany and the European Union (EU) have strengthened from being based merely on trade ties to a strategic alignment encompassing economics, technology and shared interest in a stable Indo-Pacific, according to a new report