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INDIA MARKET | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 5:56AM IST Indian markets brace for further declines as escalating Middle East tensions, fueled by US President Trump's rhetoric, push oil prices skyward. The rupee is also expected to weaken, hitting record lows. Investors remain cautious, with foreign funds divesting holdings, as the conflict's duration and impact on crude remain uncertain.

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INDIA MARKET | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 5:47AM IST Benchmark Nifty experienced a significant drop, ending the week with substantial losses. Escalating global conflicts triggered a sharp rise in crude oil prices, intensifying investor caution. Analysts point to broken technical supports and weakening momentum indicators. The near-term outlook is firmly bearish, with any rebounds expected to face selling pressure unless global tensions ease and crude prices stabilize.

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GLOBAL NEWS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 5:45AM IST After helping his familys Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.

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INDIA MARKET | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 5:31AM IST Indian equity markets are experiencing a significant downturn. Many BSE 500 companies now trade below their historical valuations. This trend is particularly evident in non-lending firms. Banks and financial companies, however, show resilience. The market sentiment reflects a bearish outlook. Investors are observing these valuation shifts closely.

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INDIA BUSINESS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 5:30AM IST European aviation safety authorities have raised concerns over Air India's safety standards. Surprise checks at European airports revealed numerous lapses. India's aviation regulator has stepped in, imposing corrective measures. The airline is working to improve its record, with recent inspections showing a decline in faults. Air India's fleet age is cited as a contributing factor.

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INDIA MARKET | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 5:12AM IST Follow our live blog for real-time updates, full winners list, red carpet fashion, and highlights from the 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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GLOBAL NEWS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 1:12AM IST Conan OBrien is back for a second year as the host of the annual awards, which will again be available to stream on Hulu.

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INDIA BUSINESS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 12:50AM IST The jet fuel crack spread, which measures the difference between the price of a barrel of crude oil and the price of jet fuel refined from it, soared to nearly $100 before cooling. Jet fuel makes up around 26% of an airline's operating expenses on average, according to global airlines association IATA.

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INDIA NEWS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 12:50AM IST NEW DELHI: India is exploring ways to safeguard airlines from spiralling jet fuel prices amid the widespread disruptions caused by the worsening conflict in West Asia. Through this, the government is also seeking to prevent any sharp rise in fares and adverse effect on domestic air travel demand.Over last few days, officials of civil aviation ministry led by secretary Samir Sinha have engaged with their counterparts in the petroleum ministry and oil marketing companies, with aim of ensuring that any rise in jet fuel price is not passed over immediately during the upcoming price revision on April 1.The jet fuel crack spread, which measures the difference between the price of a barrel of crude oil and the price of jet fuel refined from it, soared to nearly $100 before cooling. Jet fuel makes up around 26% of an airline's operating expenses on average, according to global airlines association IATA.Also Read: Iran attacks Saudi Arabias Prince Sultan Air Base that houses several US warplanesIndia's jet fuel pricing is linked to the 'Mean of Platts Arab Gulf (MOPAG)'-a widely used benchmark for pricing refined petroleum products in the Gulf. Oil marketing companies generally levy an extra cost, which is the expense of refining and carriage cost for them.Indian airlines have been advocating for the domestic pricing model based on crude oil prices plus fixed refining margin, delinked from international price swings.129595193"We are trying to devise a mechanism where the carriage cost of the oil marketing companies can be spread over a larger timeline rather than one single shot," said a senior government official.IATA in a recent analysis highlighted that when fuel prices remain elevated but stable, airlines can adjust pricing and operations gradually, and continue to operate profitably, although typically with thinner margins. Fuel price shocks push costs higher faster than revenues can adjust, posing a greater risk to margins and profits.LPG crisis: Sales of instant food options, frozen snacks surge 20 per centFor Indian airlines, jet fuel cost rises further as excise duty and value-added tax are levied as a percentage of the fuel price rather than as a fixed amount. Excise duty is 11%, while VAT in major aviation hubs such as Delhi is 25%. All Indian carriers IndiGo, Air India, and Akasa Air have imposed fuel surcharges, but executives said maintaining high ticket prices is difficult as it would dent demand. "The pricing is completely correlated to supply and demand," said an airline official. "Airlines can't increase ticket prices very high. They will have to absorb the increased cost."Costs have soared for airlines as they are being forced to take longer routes for overseas flights. Insurance companies have started raising premiums for hull war risk insurance coverage. There has been an increase of ?30-?40 lakh for a narrow-body flight and ?90 lakh-?1 crore for a wide-body flight on routes such as Delhi-Dubai-Delhi.Airlines have begun limited operations to West Asia, to evacuate thousands of Indian nationals stranded in the region. Airline executives lament that such flights are unviable due to the unreliability of operations at hub airports like Dubai, Doha, and Riyadh while the aircraft flies empty on its leg to West Asia.

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INDIA BUSINESS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 12:39AM IST While the ministry of petroleum and natural gas prioritised supplies of domestic cooking gas over commercial supplies on March 5, households across various cities have still been reporting shortages or markup in LPG cylinder prices by up to 30%. The development also led to stock-outs of alternate cooking aids such as induction cooktops and electric cooking appliances.

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INDIA MARKET | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 12:34AM IST The Reserve Bank of India is expected to increase money supply soon. This move aims to prevent short-term interest rates from rising sharply. It will also counter the effects of the RBI's efforts to support the Rupee. Open market operations and dollar-rupee swaps are key tools. This strategy helps manage liquidity and keep borrowing costs low for banks.

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INDIA NEWS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 12:30AM IST New Delhi: How tight is the job market in Bengaluru? How many people are unemployed in Mumbai or Hyderabad? Answers to questions like these may soon be just a dataset away with the statistics ministry planning to release employment data for about 50 cities having more than one million residents each, said government officials.The list of cities to be covered in the survey include Visakhapatnam, Lucknow, Kolkata, Pune, Meerut, Jaipur, Patna, Surat, Gwalior and Chennai, they said, adding that the data could be released in the first half of 2026.The annual periodic labour force survey for 2025 covering states and union territories is slated for release in the last week of March, but a city-wise survey report is expected only in the next few months.129595000 "The sample design (of PLFS) has been modified with district as the basic stratum, which has made it possible to generate estimates for cities," a government official told ET. The PLFS provides information on key labour market indicators such as unemployment rate, labour force participation rate (LFPR), worker population ratio, and employment conditions for both male and female workers.The city-level estimates will help policymakers and researchers track labour markets more closely, particularly in large metros.The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) revamped the PLFS methodology from January 2025 to make the survey more representative and generate high-frequency labour market indicators.Under the revised design, districts have been made the primary geographical unit for selecting first stage units (FSUs) within a state or union territory in both rural and urban areas. The PLFS is now released on a monthly basis, and annual reports will follow the calendar year, instead of the earlier July-June cycle. According to the latest PLFS release, India's unemployment rate rose slightly to 5% in January, from 4.8% in December 2025. Meanwhile, LFPR-the share of the population working or seeking work-eased to 55.9% from 56.1% over the same period. Separately, the ministry will also publish a city-level report for unincorporated non-agricultural sector enterprises, Saurabh Garg, secretary, MoPSI, told ET earlier. The report is expected in the first half of the year, while the factsheet of Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2025 will be released in the last week of March.

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INDIA BUSINESS | Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 12:27AM IST A special court made a unique decision, refusing to proceed with an Enforcement Directorate money laundering case. This happened even though the accused were already convicted in the original offence. The court found no direct financial gain from the coal allocation. It also stated that not every transaction after an offence is proceeds of crime.

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