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How can Pakistan qualify for ODI World Cup 2023 semifinals?
short by Vaidehi / on Tuesday 31 October, 2023
Pakistan after losing four games in row, finally defeated Bangladesh. With this win, they still have a ray of hope to qualify for semi-finals if they go onto win their remaining two games. One among New Zealand & Australia should lose all their remaining games, while Afghanistan also should lose two more games. Sri Lanka and Netherlands also should lose.
read more at SportsTiger
India's 1st vertical lift sea bridge gets stuck on day of inauguration
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday 7 April, 2025
India's first vertical lift sea bridge, the new Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu, got stuck on the day of inauguration, The Hindu reported. The lift span was seen in a slanted position in videos that surfaced on social media. After approximately 30 minutes of troubleshooting, officials managed to bring the lift back down, The Hindu said.
read more at Free Press Journal
LPG cylinder price hiked by ₹50
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday 7 April, 2025
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday announced that the cost of each LPG cylinder will be hiked by ₹50 for Ujjwala and non-Ujjwala consumers. "This means the price of each cylinder will go up from ₹500 to ₹550 for Ujjwala beneficiaries. For others, it will go up from ₹803 to ₹853," Minister Puri added.
read more at Hindustan Times
Retail prices of petrol & diesel to not rise: Govt on ₹2/litre excise duty hike
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday 7 April, 2025
After the government announced ₹2 per litre hike on petrol and diesel on Monday, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said the retail prices won't be affected. "PSU Oil Marketing Companies have informed that there will be no increase in retail prices of Petrol and Diesel, subsequent to the increase effected in Excise Duty Rates," the ministry tweeted.
read more at X
Why did Sensex crash over 2,200 points on Monday?
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday 7 April, 2025
Sensex crashed around 2,200 points on Monday as fears of a global trade war grew after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on several countries. The Sensex and Nifty crash was preceded by a market rout on Wall Street and other major Asian markets like Japan, Singapore and China. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have also resumed selling Indian equities again.
read more at Hindustan Times
Sensex & Nifty close 3% lower after Black Monday-like market wipeout
short by Ashley Paul / on Monday 7 April, 2025
India's benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed 3% lower on Monday after most Asian markets witnessed wipeouts similar to 1987's Black Monday. Sensex ended 2,226 points lower at nearly 73,130 while Nifty closed over 700 points lower below 22,200. Trent, Tata Steel, Larsen and Toubro, JSW Steel, Hindalco Industries and Tata Motors were biggest losers on both Sensex and Nifty.
read more at BSE
Govt hikes excise duty by ₹2/litre on petrol, diesel
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday 7 April, 2025
The government on Monday announced that it has increased excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹2 per litre. "This notification shall come into force on the 8th day of April, 2025," the notice released by the Ministry of Finance stated. The decision comes amid ongoing fluctuations in global oil prices and Trump's tariffs.
read more at News18
Chances of US recession raised to 45% by Goldman Sachs
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday 7 April, 2025
Goldman Sachs has raised odds of a US recession to 45% in the next 12 month as fears of a trade war grip markets after US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Goldman had raised the probability of a US recession to 35% from 20% just last month. Earlier, JP Morgan put the odds of a US and global recession at 60%.
read more at Reuters
Why is India not planning to retaliate against Trump’s tariffs?
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday 7 April, 2025
India will reportedly not retaliate against US tariffs. PM Narendra Modi's administration has looked into a clause of Trump's order that offers possible reprieve for trading partners who "take significant steps to remedy non-reciprocal trade arrangements", an Indian official told Reuters. Another official said India sees advantage in being among first nations that initiated trade talks with US.
read more at Reuters
Which sectors lost the most as Indian markets crashed?
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday 7 April, 2025
As Indian markets crashed on Monday, Nifty IT fell over 5%, while Nifty Metal and Pharma fell over 7% and 3%, respectively. Nifty Realty saw a drop of over 5% and Nifty PSU Bank crashed 4%. Nifty Media and Nifty Auto crashed nearly 7% and nearly 5%, respectively. The Sensex has crashed by nearly 3,000 points.
read more at NSE
Investors lose ₹19 lakh crore amid bloodbath on Dalal Street
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday 7 April, 2025
Investors lost around ₹19 lakh crore from their wealth on Monday after Indian stock market crashed amid a global selloff triggered by escalating trade tensions and rising recession fears in the US. Sensex crashed around 3,000 points, while Nifty was down by almost 1,000 points. All major sectors were in the red, with Nifty IT falling over 7%.
read more at Moneycontrol
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