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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex Crashes 1,700 Points, Nifty Down 500 As Oil Crosses $110
- Mar 19, 2026 09:00 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Stock Market Live Updates Sensex Today: Markets witnessed a gap-down opening due to soaring oil prices.
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Gujarat's Empty Diamond Trading Hub Mirrors Pain For $80 Billion Industry
- Mar 19, 2026 09:00 am IST
- Bloomberg News
The Surat Diamond Bourse was billed as the future of an industry. Spanning more floor space than the Pentagon, the $350 million complex in Gujarat includes nine sleek towers with sloping facades and enough space to accommodate thousands of traders.
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Deve Gowda's "Abusive Relationship" Reply After M Kharge's "Married PM" Jab
- Mar 19, 2026 08:56 am IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's banter in Rajya Sabha, in which he said the JDS leader "dated" the Congress, but "married" Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Clouds Hover Over Delhi-NCR, Rain, Winds Expected Till Friday
- Mar 19, 2026 08:46 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
The skies remain overcast on Thursday as temperatures hovered around 19 degrees Celsius in Delhi and surrounding regions, a day after dust storms, thunder, lightning and rains brought relief to the region.
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HDFC Bank Chairman Quits Citing 'Ethical' Concerns, Shares Fall Over 4%
- Mar 19, 2026 08:23 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
HDFC Bank's part-time chairman and independent director Atanu Chakraborty resigned with immediate effect on Wednesday.
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US Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged: What It Means For Indian Stock Markets
- Mar 19, 2026 07:34 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept federal funds rate unchanged at the range of 3.5 per cent-to-3.75 per cent.
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Air India To Operate 48 Middle East Flights Today, Dubai Services To Resume
- Mar 19, 2026 00:25 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo on Wednesday decided to resume services to Dubai while services to a few other cities in the region remain suspended.
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Vijay Pours Cold Water On Speculation, Indicates TVK Will Go Solo In Polls
- Mar 19, 2026 00:24 am IST
- Reported by: Vijayagopal Muralidharan
Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, has decided to go solo in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Vijay has dismissed all speculation about an alliance as rumour and urged his supporters not to believe them.
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String Of Exits In Assam Raises Poll Stakes For Congress, Priyanka Gandhi
- Mar 19, 2026 00:09 am IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The departure of Assam Congress leaders Bhupen Borah and now Pradyut Bordoloi, which has added to the challenges of the Congress ahead of the state election, has sparked an internal debate in the state unit.
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UP Man Kills 4-Year-Old Neighbour, Arrested After Encounter
- Mar 19, 2026 00:08 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A man accused of killing a 4-year-old girl in the Nandgram area here was arrested after an encounter in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.
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70% Kerala MLAs Face Criminal Cases, Over Half Are Crorepatis
- Mar 18, 2026 23:57 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Nearly 70 per cent of sitting MLAs in Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves, while more than half are crorepatis, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
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16 Mumbai Suburban Services To Get 15-Car Trains From March 19
- Mar 18, 2026 23:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Western Railway will convert 16 existing 12-car suburban trains into 15-car services from March 19 in a bid to enhance carrying capacity and ease overcrowding on its network in Mumbai, officials said.
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Gulmarg Land Lease Case Closed, Hoteliers To Opt For Government Settlement
- Mar 18, 2026 23:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has closed the Gulmarg land lease case after a mass withdrawal of petitions.
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Mediation Skills Taught In Sign Language, A First In Country
- Mar 18, 2026 23:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority has trained persons with hearing and speech impairment in mediation for dispute resolution using the sign language.
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Mumbai Constable Dies By Suicide, Alleges Harassment By Lover's Parents
- Mar 18, 2026 23:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
A 32-year-old police constable allegedly died by suicide at the Kalina Police Headquarters in Mumbai. The man, identified as Bhaiyasaheb Bhimrao Wavale, was a native of Parbhani and had joined the Mumbai Police Force as a driver on February 7, 2026.
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Centre Informed Panel 1,000 Indian Students Are Yet To Leave Iran: Sources
- Mar 18, 2026 22:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
The government has stated that around 1,000 Indian students will leave Iran amid the ongoing war, sources have said, citing discussions in a parliamentary committee meeting.
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Adani Ports' Colombo Terminal Handles Over 1 Million Containers In 1st Year
- Mar 18, 2026 22:22 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A rapid first-year ramp-up at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka underscores the expanding global footprint of India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
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Staff Shortages Cloud Madhya Pradesh's Farmer Welfare Push
- Mar 18, 2026 22:17 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
While the Madhya Pradesh government is observing 2026 as the "Farmers' Welfare Year" with goals to increase rural incomes, the state's Agriculture Department is currently operating with a significant staff shortage.
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Rs 30 Crore Rollout, Over 12,800 Buyers: Delhi Begins EV Subsidy Payouts
- Mar 18, 2026 21:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
After months of delay and a backlog of over 22,000 claims, the Delhi government has begun releasing pending electric vehicle subsidies worth over Rs 30 crore.
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Farudsters Posing As Zuckerberg Dupe Retired UP Teacher Of Rs 1.57 Crore
- Mar 18, 2026 20:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 60-year-old retired school teacher in Kanpur was allegedly duped of Rs 1.57 crore in a sophisticated multi-layered cyber scam, police said on Wednesday.