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MRPL dispatches 1,000th petcoke rake from railway siding

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T13:11:46+00:00

Deepak Prabhakar said the second batch of 500 rakes was completed 40% faster than the first, reflecting enhanced efficiency and operational excellence

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GSP Crop Science IPO nears full subscription on day 2

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T13:08:24+00:00

Qualified institutional buyers subscribe to 1.28 times their allotted portion, non-institutional investors subscribe close to their entire quota at 0.98 times, and the retail segment lagged at 0.15 times

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India’s tea imports doubled in 2024-25

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T13:07:05+00:00

Government has so far taken up development of 380 notified fish landing centres and fishing harbours out of 1,547 notified ones

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Wrongdoing by insurance companies does not go unnoticed, says FM Sitharaman

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T13:06:41+00:00

In 2023–24, a penalty of ₹2 crore was levied on Reliance General Insurance Company for unfair business practices. Similarly, penalties have been imposed on other companies including Bajaj Finance Ltd (₹2 crore), HDFC Life Insurance (₹2 crore), SBI Life Insurance (₹1 crore) and Royal Sundaram General Insurance (₹1 crore)

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New mortgages up by £800 a year amid ‘Trumpflation’ from Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T13:04:28+00:00

Nearly 700 deals pulled in two weeks and only a few fixed-rate products below 4% are available, says MoneyfactsBusiness live – latest updatesBritons taking out a new home loan face paying nearly £800 a year more on average than before the Iran war as “Trumpflation” pushes up UK mortgage rates, according to Moneyfacts.Nearly 700 mortgage deals have been pulled by lenders as the economic fallout from the war results in the biggest upheaval since the aftermath of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget in 2022. Continue reading...

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Innovision IPO subscribed over 3x on final day

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T13:02:38+00:00

According to exchange data, QIBs led the subscription with 12.78x, while NIIs saw a healthy 6x subscription

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How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T13:00:47+00:00

Falling costs and government incentives made solar an attractive option for many, which has reduced need for gasAfter prices of liquefied natural gas surged to record highs following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, millions of people in Pakistan were repeatedly left without electricity. An intense heatwave and gas shortages amid record-breaking prices resulted in power cuts across the country.But people soon started to realise there was an alternative. The falling costs of solar panels and generous government incentives to feed excess power back to the grid made rooftop solar

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Israël annonce avoir tué Ali Larijani, l’un des principaux dirigeants iraniens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T12:48:47+00:00

L’armée israélienne considère avoir porté un « coup significatif » au régime avec l’élimination, lundi soir près de Téhéran, de celui était considéré comme l’homme « qui dirigeait de facto l’ensemble du régime iranien ». L’Iran, qui n’a pas confirmé sa mort, a annoncé une nouvelle vague d’attaques contre Israël.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Joe Kent, un haut responsable du contre-terrorisme américain, annonce sa démission, estimant que l’Iran ne représentait « aucune menace imminente » pour les Etats-Unis

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T12:48:45+00:00

« Je ne peux en toute conscience soutenir la guerre qui fait actuellement rage en Iran. L’Iran ne représentait aucune menace imminente pour notre nation, et il est évident que nous avons déclenché cette guerre sous la pression d’Israël et de son puissant lobby américain », a justifié le directeur du Centre national de lutte contre le terrorisme américain.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la France ne prendra pas part à des opérations d’ouverture du détroit d’Ormuz « dans le contexte actuel », déclare Emmanuel Macron

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T12:48:45+00:00

Au début d’un conseil de défense à l’Elysée, le président français a ainsi opposé une fin de non-recevoir à Donald Trump, qui exigeait que ses alliés l’aident à débloquer le passage pour les pétroliers du Golfe. « Par contre, nous sommes convaincus qu’une fois la situation plus calme (…), nous sommes prêts, avec d’autres nations, à prendre la responsabilité d’un système d’escorte », a-t-il ajouté.

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Остров Харк: что известно о главном нефтяном терминале Ирана

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-17T12:47:49+00:00

Президент США Дональд Трамп рассматривает возможность захвата острова Харк, который является важнейшим элементом нефтяной промышленности Ирана, сообщил Axios со ссылкой на осведомленные источники. 13 марта американцы уже нанесли удар по расположенным там военным объектам, после чего Трамп заявил, что может сделать это снова «просто ради забавы». Чем известен Харк – в справке «Ведомостей».

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London bars shun Margot Robbie’s gin over shellfish allergen concerns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T12:23:11+00:00

Exclusive: actor’s Papa Salt gin to get oyster-free version after venues says it is ‘not worth the risk’ Margot Robbie said she “couldn’t wait” to see the artisan gin brand she had created stocked in her London local. But the willingness of the capital’s venues to fulfil her dream has been seriously compromised by three words on the side of the bottle – “warning: contains molluscs”.The Wuthering Heights star has had to change the recipe of her spirit after top London bars and restaurants rejected it due to allergen concerns, the Guardian can reveal. Continue reading...

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