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Russia’s petrol crunch sends Moscow shopping for Indian fuel

Russia has imported petrol from India for the first time as Ukrainian attacks on its refineries deepen domestic fuel shortages. Kpler data showed the first shipment arrived on August 5, with more potentially following. Nayara Energy supplied the fuel, shipped through Russian-linked tankers via Egypt. Refinery disruptions have cut Russian…

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Sensex falls over 200 points, Nifty below 24,450 as oil nears $90/barrel. What lies ahead?

On Wednesday, Indian stocks experienced a downturn as oil prices approached $90 per barrel. Analysts attribute this decline to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which are hampering market momentum. Despite this, the resilience of India's growth suggests improved corporate earnings for FY27, while mid and small-cap stocks have been…

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Surya Grahan 2026 timing in India: Solar eclipse date, time, sutak kaal

Surya Grahan kab lagega 2026, 12 August Solar Eclipse date, time, sutak kaal: The traditional rule is that Sutak is observed only when an eclipse is visible at the concerned location. As the August 12 solar eclipse will not be visible in Delhi or other checked Indian locations, Sutak is…

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Funding, cooling and healthcare: Experts break down India's new heatwave disaster status

India’s recognition of heatwaves as a notified natural calamity could unlock dedicated disaster funds for states to strengthen heat action plans and protect vulnerable communities. Experts say the move can finance cooling shelters, water points, health preparedness and worker safeguards, while stressing the need for locally owned, well-funded and effectively…

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‘Hasina will get full security if she returns’: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s adviser

DHAKA: A day after protesting to New Delhi against Sheikh Hasina’s continuing exile in India, Bangladesh govt Tuesday promised the former PM “full security” if she returns, while leaving it to the courts to decide her future.

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ETMarkets Smart Talk | India is ‘pricey’, not expensive: Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard classmate Vikas Pershad on investing

Pershad, who has been investing in Indian equities for nearly three decades, believes investors need to look beyond short-term market noise and focus on long-term earnings growth, return on equity and structural changes in the economy.

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Shiprocket IPO opens for subscription. Should you apply for Temasek, Eternal-backed issue?

Shiprocket IPO GMP: In the grey market, Shiprocket shares are currently commanding a 31% premium over the upper end of the issue price of Rs 97, signalling expectations of a strong listing gain.

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The Desi Cat Is Genetically Distinct: What Thousands of Years of Indian Streets Have Produced

A cat that science is only beginning to catch up withThe desi cat has no breed standard, no kennel club registration, no pedigree papers. What it has instead is roughly 4,000 years of continuous natural selection on the Indian subcontinent, and a genome that reflects every bit of it. A…

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Why Dogs Keep Circling Before Lying Down: The Canine Evolutionary Instinct Behind This Ancient Ritual

The Three-Turn Habit Has a Number for a ReasonMost dogs circle two to four times before settling. A 2011 study published in the journal Anthrozoös, conducted by researchers at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, found that dogs given a soft, deformable surface to sleep on circled significantly more than…

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Term Insurance vs Endowment Plans: What Every Indian Must Know Before Buying a Policy

The Coverage Gap Nobody Talks About at the Time of PurchaseA 32-year-old earning Rs 12 lakh a year buys an endowment plan with a sum assured of Rs 10 lakh. The premium is Rs 40,000 a year for 20 years. The family feels protected. They are not. Ten lakh rupees…

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Emergency Fund Math: How to Save 6 Months of Expenses on a ₹40,000 Monthly Salary

Why Six Months, Not Three, and Not TwelveThe three-month rule came from an era of stable government jobs and joint families that absorbed financial shocks. Neither condition is as reliable as it once was. A 2023 report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy found that urban salaried employment remains…

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Gold firms below 10-week high as markets brace for US CPI data

Gold prices experienced a notable increase on Wednesday as market participants anticipated essential inflation data. Worries about oil-induced inflation, stemming from unrest in the Middle East, kept the markets on edge. In light of recent job reports, traders lowered their predictions for a potential Federal Reserve rate hike next month.…

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Why Oxidised Silver Jewellery Became the Urban Indian Woman's Quiet Style Statement

The jewellery that stopped trying to impressYou have seen her. On the Metro in Delhi, in a Bengaluru café nursing her second coffee, walking through a Colaba market on a Saturday with no particular urgency. She is wearing oxidised silver, a pair of jhumkas gone dark at the filigree, a…

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Weather update today, August 12: IMD issues extremely heavy rain alert for Rajasthan, check forecast for states across the country

The India Meteorological Department warns of extensive rainfall spanning numerous Indian states. On August 11, isolated regions of East Rajasthan may experience exceptionally heavy downpours. The Himalayan regions and Northeast are projected to see significant rainfall throughout the week, while thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds may affect other areas. Residents…

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Accel’s $550 million India fund; South Park Commons bets on deeptech

Happy Wednesday! Venture capital firm Accel has raised its ninth India fund. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Vadnagar, Gujarat's Most Historically Layered Ancient Town, Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Twenty-Two Floors Going DownMost heritage towns in India give you one era. Hampi is Vijayanagara. Fatehpur Sikri is Mughal. Vadnagar is something stranger: a single town in northern Gujarat where archaeologists have identified twenty-two distinct layers of human settlement, stacked one on top of the other like sediment, going back…

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Gujarat's Sidi Community Has Kept African Music and Dance Alive in India for Four Centuries

The Drum That Crossed the OceanThe Goma drum does not sound like anything else in Gujarat. It is lower, older, more insistent, the kind of sound that gets into the sternum before the ear has caught up. In Jambur village, about 65 kilometres from Junagadh, the Sidi community brings it…

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Kutch Is Where the Rann Ends and the Artisans Begin: Crafts That Belong to No Other Place

The Rann Is the Threshold, Not the DestinationYou arrive at the white desert and think you have arrived at Kutch. The Rann of Kutch is enormous and genuinely strange, a seasonal salt marsh that turns solid and blinding white in winter, stretching toward Pakistan in one direction and the Arabian…

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How Kidney Stone Formation Begins in Your Renal System and How to Stop It Early

What Actually Happens Inside the KidneyYour kidney filters roughly 200 litres of blood every day, pulling out waste and excess minerals and sending them out in urine. Most of those minerals stay dissolved. A stone begins when one of them stops dissolving and starts crystallising instead.The most common type is…

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Stocks in news: L&T, Tata Motors, HAL, Grasim, NBCC and IRCTC

The Indian equity markets concluded the trading session on a low note, as escalating crude oil prices weighed heavily on worldwide market sentiment. Notable developments included Larsen & Toubro's announcement of a strategic business transfer for its data center services. Focus will also be on firms like Tata Motors and…

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Old ground, new reality: A proud record against Sri Lanka offers little comfort to an Indian side still searching for identity

India faces Sri Lanka in a Test series with no current player knowing defeat. The team's bowling attack shows significant inexperience in Jasprit Bumrah's absence. Batting also appears shaky despite Shubman Gill's recovery and Yashasvi Jaiswal's hunger. This series is crucial for India's World Test Championship qualification hopes. Victory is…

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Solar eclipse: A strange yellow line appeared during the 1868 phenomenon in India, sparking a mystery that took nearly 27 years to solve and eventually led scientists to helium

Astronomers observed a unique spectral line during an 1868 solar eclipse in India. This unexplained yellow line suggested an element unknown on Earth at that time. Norman Lockyer later named this element helium, derived from the Greek word for Sun. William Ramsay finally discovered helium on Earth by extracting it…

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States should mine more, not tax more: The fiscal lesson from Odisha

New legislation will remove state powers to levy taxes on minerals. This change is expected to encourage investment and increase mineral production significantly. States like Odisha and Jharkhand demonstrate how mineral wealth can drive fiscal gains. Focusing on auctioning more blocks will accelerate revenue generation for states. Increased mineral output…

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Global Supply Concerns Push Sugar Prices Sharply Higher

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.26 (+1.58%) on Tuesday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +5.20 (+1.03%). Sugar prices extended their sharp week-long rally on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 10-month nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 15-month high....

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Fed may talk less and let markets lead. That could spell more volatility for India

US Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh’s push to reduce forward guidance and shrink the Fed’s balance sheet could increase global market volatility and capital flows. RBI may need a more flexible policy approach to respond quickly to interest-rate and currency swings.

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