Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Shares of state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) traded higher on Wednesday as global crude oil prices extended their decline amid easing geopolitical tensions and expectations of increased Iranian oil supply.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IPM) posted 12.1 per cent year-on-year growth in May 2026, marking its sixth consecutive month of double-digit expansion and the most sustained high-growth run in over two years, a report said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India's defence sector has transformed radically between 2014 and 2026, with the country’s annual defence exports surging from a mere Rs 686 crore in 2013–14 to a record Rs 38,424 crore in 2025–26 as the country’s military hardware found buyers in over 80 countries, according to an official factsheet issued on Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) SpaceX has signed a merger deal for $60 billion in stock to acquire Anysphere Inc. -- the parent of AI coding platform Cursor -- a move that has made its cofounder Aman Sanger (25) worth an estimated $5.5 billion.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) National Family Health Survey (NFHS)‑6 results released by the Health Ministry in May showed significant gains in women’s maternal healthcare access, reproductive health and financial and digital inclusion, a report said on Wednesday.
Nice/New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said he met Prince Albert II of Monaco and discussed expanding the India-Monaco partnership in sectors such as sustainability, the blue economy, innovation and emerging technologies.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Global crude oil prices declined by almost 1 per cent on Wednesday as investors and traders assessed the possibility that the Iran conflict would end and the Strait of Hormuz would reopen.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) In a significant development, India’s annual defence production surged to an all-time high of Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the last financial year (FY26), the government said on Wednesday.
Seoul, June 17 (IANS) South Korea became the fourth country to forge a security partnership in artificial intelligence (AI) with OpenAI, the developer behind ChatGPT, according to the science ministry on Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The government has made a provision of Rs 544.15 crore under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme for 2026-27, out of which the first instalment of Rs 272.07 crore has already been released, according to Agriculture Ministry.
