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Commercial LPG cylinder delivery workers unload cylinders from truck at a distribution centre. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Oil Marketing companies on Monday (June 1, 2026) hiked the price of 19-kg commercial cylinder by ₹42. The prices of 5-kg FTL had also been hiked by ₹11. The increase will be effective from Monday (June…
Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, present the 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to Federal Reserve Board Governor and former chair, Jerome Powell, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on May 31, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Outgoing U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Sunday…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Oil prices rose more than 2% in early trading on Monday (June 1, 2026) after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. U.S. crude futures…
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New rules for Unified Payment Interface(UPI) and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) come into effect from Monday, June 1, 2026. These changes are expected to have deep impacts on the ways your finances and household expenses are managed. Here is what has changed: UPI Biometric and two-factor prompts for high-value transactions In order to protect from…
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The chief negotiators of the U.S. and India will begin four-day talks in New Delhi on Monday (June 1, 2026) on finalising the details of the interim trade pact, whose framework was agreed upon in February. The U.S. team will be led by its chief negotiator Brendan Lynch. India’s chief negotiator is Darpan Jain, who…
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Union Minister Manohar Lal with West Bengal Chief MInister Suvendu Adhikari. FIle | Photo Credit: PTI During his recent visit to West Bengal, Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal called upon varied government department of the State for timely clearing up their pending dues, further seeking they transition to prepaid meters, sources privy to the…
In times of crisis, the availability of raw materials is crucial rather than their cost, for uninterrupted operations, said the Chairman of SAIL. File | Photo Credit: Reuters State-owned SAIL expects the ongoing West Asia crisis to have only a marginal impact on its steel prices and is establishing alternative shipping routes to ensure the…
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A scene at a petrol bunk in New Delhi. Central government has revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning June 1. Centre has left excise duty rates on petrol and diesel sold in the domestic market unchanged. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Central government has…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto It was a mixed bag for precious metals in May. While gold prices lost sheen in May and slid to a 2-month low before recovering towards the end of the month, silver managed to hold ground. The uncertainty around the conflict in West Asia…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The lending ecosystem – banks/HFCs, regulator and the Government – have over the last decade unveiled several sops to encourage the participation of women borrowers in formal credit, particularly in home ownership. From preferential interest rates to tax and stamp duty benefits, these sops…