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Global liquefied natural gas price volatility caused by the Middle East crisis is “very short-term”, ‌Mike Sabel, chief executive officer with Venture Global, told the Indo-Pacific Energy ⁠Security Ministerial and Business Forum in Tokyo.Some 20% of global LNG supply is now offline with QatarEnergy ‌LNG facilities shut amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has ‌disrupted energy supplies from the Middle ‌East. It ⁠could take months to return to ⁠normal deliveries, Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said last week.“There’s tremendous volatility in the markets,” Sabel said. “However, we view that ‌it’s very short-term, and we’re tremendously optimistic about the middle-…

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP The resumption of some flights from Dubai has allowed ​gold flows from this major global trading ‌hub to partially resume this week, ​three sources familiar with the ⁠matter told Reuters on Friday (March 13, 2026).Deliveries of physical gold to and from Dubai — a ‌major hub supplying Switzerland, Hong Kong and India — have been affected since ‌the start of the U.S.–Israeli ‌war ⁠on Iran on February 28, which ⁠triggered widespread passenger flight cancellations across West Asia.Follow Iran-Israel war LIVE updatesThe traffic remains constrained, but some of ​the deliveries have…

For SY2026, the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane has been increased by ₹15 to ₹355 per quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10.25%.  | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Integrated sugar mills are likely to see moderate revenue growth of 5-8% in FY26, driven by improved sugarcane availability and stable sugar prices, a report said on Friday (March 13, 2026).However, margins are likely to remain broadly stable as cane prices have increased, while ethanol prices have remained largely stagnant, rating agency ICRA said in the report.For SY2026, the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane has been increased…

Ten former captains of the Indian women’s cricket team — Diana Edulji, Shubhangi Kulkarni, Sudha Shah, Nilima Joglekar, Sandhya Agarwal, Pramila Bhat, Purnima Rau, Chanderkanta Kaul, Anju Jain and Jhulan Goswami — were honoured with the Sportstar–Casagrand Standard Award at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2026, held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Friday, in recognition of their collective role in shaping the journey of the women’s game in India.The award was presented by Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson of The Hindu Group, and Sumanth Krishna, Director of Casagrand.For those who played in those early years, passion often had to compensate…

The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is likely to receive the green signal from the multi-departmental committee to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.This follows KSCA putting in place safety measures suggested by the one-man judicial inquiry commission of former High Court judge Michael Cunha, sources confirmed to The Hindu.Home Minister G. Parameshwara is likely to make an announcement in this regard on Monday (March 16) after a meeting with the committee, when the final report will be submitted. The committee members say that matches will, in all likelihood, be played with full spectator capacity, though a negligible reduction…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament on March 13, 2026. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Amid the $100-per-barrel oil shock, fears of energy shortage and supply chain disruptions arising out the West Asia conflict, the Centre has allocated ₹57,381 crore for an Economic Stabilisation Fund that would provide it fiscal space to address global headwinds, including “the recent crisis or unanticipated supply chain disruptions”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha. She was replying to the debate on the Second Supplementary Demand for Grants the…

The temperature hovered around 40-degree Celsius. But that didn’t stop fans from filling up the Reliance Cricket Stadium in Vadodara. That was a bit unusual at the time — eight years ago — for a women’s cricket match.That was still the time when for most Indians, women’s cricket meant Mithali Raj, the batter who would hit headlines almost every other week with a new record. She was the captain of that side that took on Meg Lanning’s Australia in the three-match ODI series in Vadodara.The turning pointIndia was walloped 0-3, as the Aussie women served revenge cold that insanely hot…

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. has launched a fresh investigation into 60 countries, including India, to look into whether these countries have failed to ban the import of goods made using forced labour, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced late on March 12.The new investigation is under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974. This is the same section under which the USTR launched a different investigation on March 11 on India and 15 other countries to examine whether they are using excess manufacturing capacity to export to the U.S.…

Ever since Shreyas Gopal returned to Karnataka after spending a year in Kerala, he has been a changed man. In Karnataka’s victorious 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy dash, Shreyas took 18 wickets — his second-best List A season, topped only by his 20 wickets in 2017-18.In 2025-26, as the Southern powerhouse reached its first Ranji Trophy final since its 2014-15 triumph, Shreyas recorded his best campaign ever, starring with 48 scalps, the third-highest among all bowlers. There were two 10-wicket hauls — another first — and he bowled at an average of 23.14 against a career number of 28.17.He shone with…

The new series of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the second data release of which was issued on Thursday, does not yet have enough historical data for robust comparisons, but does include enough information to provide clues about the future. Retail inflation in India quickened to a 10-month high of 3.2% in February 2026, largely driven by food inflation and precious metal prices. This rise is something that the government should take note of early, avoiding any complacency that might have crept in due to the low inflation levels of the last year or so. Food has a lower weight…