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West Asia crisis: Second LPG carrier ‘Nanda Devi’ arrives at Gujarat port

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T08:24:51+00:00

‘Nanda Devi’ has docked at Vadinar port in Devbhumi Dwarka district, and preparations were being made to shift the LPG to the daughter ship, Deendayal Port Authority Chairman Sushil Kumar Singh said

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LPG consumption slumps 17% in March on war-related shortages

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T08:13:16+00:00

LPG consumption fell to 1.147 million tonne during the first fortnight of March; it was 26.3% lower than 1.557 million tonne demand in the first half of February

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Renault launches Duster starting at ₹10.49 lakh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T08:12:25+00:00

The new Duster is offered in five trims: Authentic, Evolution, Techno, Techno+ and Iconic

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Вперше в історії Україна отримала повний пакет умов для вступу до Євросоюзу, - Свириденко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-17T08:08:23+00:00

фото pixabay.comУкраїнська делегація в Брюсселі отримала від Євросоюзу умови для вступу за трьома фінальними переговорними кластерами.  Про це повідомила премʼєр-міністерка Юлія Свириденко. Зазначається,...

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Labor appears set to reform capital gains tax discount after parliamentary inquiry findings

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T08:02:52+00:00

Report reveals the Howard-era settings are helping fuel intergenerational inequality in Australia’s housing marketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has given one of its strongest signals yet the capital gains tax discount will be reworked in the May budget, with a parliamentary inquiry finding the Howard-era settings are helping fuel intergenerational inequality in Australia’s housing market.A Greens-led parliamentary inquiry said the 50% discount “skewed the ownership of housing away from owner-occupiers and

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Scientists discover heavier version of proton with upgraded detector

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T08:00:42+00:00

Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron ColliderScientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of every known atom in the universe.They spotted the particle in a shower of debris that lit up a detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located deep beneath the ground at Cern, which smashes protons together at close to the speed of light. The collisions recreate in microcosm conditions that prevailed just after the b

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After Pulling Back, Oil Prices Resume Their Rise

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-17T07:59:53+00:00

Shipping routes crucial to global commerce remained disrupted as the conflict in the Middle East continued.

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Meningitis in Kent fatal outbreak identified as strain B

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T07:57:33+00:00

UKHSA says strain involved in outbreak that has killed two people is one that most people are not vaccinated againstGovernment scientists have identified the type of meningitis behind a fatal outbreak in Kent as a strain that most people have not be vaccinated against.Gayatri Amirthalingam, the deputy director of the immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said tests showed it was strain B of the virus. Continue reading...

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Meningitis in Kent fatal outbreak identified as less targeted strain B

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T07:57:33+00:00

UKHSA says strain involved in outbreak that has killed two people is one that most people are not vaccinated againstGovernment scientists have identified the type of meningitis behind a fatal outbreak in Kent as a strain that most people have not be vaccinated against.Gayatri Amirthalingam, the deputy director of the immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said tests showed it was strain B of the virus. Continue reading...

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Meningitis in fatal Kent outbreak identified as less-targeted strain B

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T07:57:33+00:00

UKHSA says strain involved in outbreak that has killed two people is one that most people are not vaccinated againstGovernment scientists have identified the type of meningitis behind a fatal outbreak in Kent as a strain that most people have not be vaccinated against.Gayatri Amirthalingam, the deputy director of the immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said tests showed it was strain B of the virus. Continue reading...

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Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-03-17T07:52:40+00:00

The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed many of the US' foreign policy objectives

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Stock Market Live Updates: Markets rebound in midday; Sensex rises 450 pts to 75,953.66, Nifty 50 rises 150 pts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T07:51:05+00:00

Sensex, Nifty Live Updates on 17 March 2026: Equity benchmarks recovered from the morning’s early losses and turned positive by midday on Tuesday, but gains remained capped as persistent weakness in information technology stocks and elevated crude oil prices continued to weigh on broader market sentiment heading into the afternoon session.

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Innovision IPO subscribed over 2x so far on final day

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T07:49:25+00:00

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

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GSP Crop Science IPO Day 2: Issue subscribed 65%, sees muted response

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T07:41:47+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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IT drag limits Nifty gains; Benchmarks pare early highs by midday

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T07:39:05+00:00

On the Nifty50, CA Eternal, the parent company of Zomato, is the top gainer, surging 4.87% to ₹232.85. Tata Steel rises 2.31% to ₹191.25, while Mahindra and Mahindra advances 2.25% to ₹3,104.50

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Middle East crisis live: Israel urges evacuation in south Lebanon ahead of attack; strikes on US embassy in Iraq

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T07:29:36+00:00

IDF warns village residents it will soon attack Hezbollah infrastructure as drone and rockets used against US facility in BaghdadEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making you cut back?The head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has said that naval escorts through the strait of Hormuz will not “100% guarantee” the safety of ships attempting to transit the waterway, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.Military assistance was “not a long-term or sustainable

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