Tehran had a succession plan in place for the peaceful death of its Supreme Leader. Can it keep control now the country’s at war?

Traders braced for a volatile and risk-off open to the week for global stock markets after the US and Israel attacked Iran, with the focus turning to energy and defense companies as potential havens amid expected losses in airlines and other consumer sectors.

The NBA star announced he would become a shareholder in the largest U.S> prediction market.

BYD Co. reported a 41% drop in vehicle sales for February from a year earlier, after a record-long Lunar New Year holiday brought production and retail activity in China to a near standstill for much of the month.

Said to be leaving to take up a role at the IMF.

Arsenal regained their five-point Premier League lead following a tense 2-1 victory over London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium

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"These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution."

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath warns the U.S.’s $30 billion bet on laptops in schools has made Gen Z less cognitively capable than their parents.

Officials believe at least 200,000 British nationals, many of them on holiday or in transit, may be in the region

Alex Iwobi was on target as Fulham secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage, his fourth

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At least four persons have reportedly died and several others sustained injuries in a stampede during the distribution of Ramadan

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The probability that the Iran vs. US-Israel standoff would degenerate into a full-blown conflict is no longer a scenario, but

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When Netflix Inc. dropped out of the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on Feb. 26, the news came as a surprise to many in Hollywood.

On Saturday, February 28, the world woke up to a night that changed more than a map. A U.S.–Israel strike

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The oil market’s nightmare scenario came true this weekend. Now the race is on to deal with it.

The extent of the derisking ‘is anyone’s guess’ but some warn against ‘quickly buying any dip’.

The area's success at attracting capital from around the world over the years and diversifying away from oil could also make it a threat to global markets.

A dispatch from the Iranian capital, where the prevailing mood is one of fear and shock

Tens of thousands of travellers left stranded while businesses ask staff to work from home

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The US said it suffered its first casualties in the war with Iran, which spread to several countries in the Middle East and threatened to upend energy markets.

Morrison, who was Scott’s mentor at Princeton University, once called the philanthropist “one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes…really one of the best.”

Islamic republic launches constant barrages at Israel while targeting civilian sites around the Gulf

US and Iran must ‘pursue a diplomatic off-ramp rather than further escalation’.

Hundreds of tankers carrying oil and liquid natural gas have dropped anchor or remain stationary near the Strait of Hormuz.

Under fire from US and Israeli jets, the Islamic republic’s leaders turn to succession

Prior to the current fiscal, data from DIPAM showed no earning through asset monetisation placed under MCRs

As tensions rise in the region, Indian firms are taking proactive measures to safeguard their employees, with TCS, L&T, and Deloitte among those halting travel and issuing advisories

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GST collection in January grew by over 6%, but it was for 31 days; In February, with only 28 days, the growth rate appears more significant

When asked about any impact of the war in the West Asia (Iran-Israel), Rahul Bharti, Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Affairs said that the company was “closely monitoring the situation”

Iran-Israel war can destabilise economies, markets

The prime minister heads the CCS while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are its members

Protection and Indemnity (P&I) club is notifying clients that liability cover will become expensive due to additional protection

“Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty,” Central Command said in a social media post

Leading Coca-Cola bottler in India invests ₹1,200 crore to set up its eighth plant

The Mamata Baneree-led party alleged the ‘arbitrary deletions’ of voters under SIR is a systematic humiliation engineered to disenfranchise and to silence Bengal’s voice

UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar remain closed for air traffic due to drone assaults and attacks on local airports

Prolonged conflict could sharply increase freight rates, insurance premiums, transit time

₹30,000-crore expansion plan aims to add 120 destinations over 10 years

Gap-down Nifty likely; oil, rupee and gold in focus

Sources said over two hundred pilots and crew of IndiGo and Air India Express are stuck in West Asia

DGGI moves Fino Payments Bank chief Gupta to Hyderabad for alleged GST probe

CGTN has released an in-depth analysis mapping China’s cross-regional landscape of new quality productive forces. By synthesizing government work reports from 31 provincial-level regions across the Chinese mainland, the article illustrates how China’s top innovation hubs – the Greater Bay Area, Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region – are evolving into an integrated “innovation mosaic.” […]

The author documents how women entrepreneurs from beyond the metros are rewriting India’s economic map

The aim is to have a roadmap towards a cruelty-free and sustainable industry, be it cage-free practices in poultry or better welfare standards for farm animals

Israel’s Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich has admitted that the budget deficit will now be more than the 3.9% of GDP planned in the 2026 budget.

India’s opposition groups criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Israel trip last week, saying it gave tacit approval for subsequent airstrikes in Iran that’s sparked a crisis in the region.

Analysts say Iran conflict likely to increase cost of crude by 5-15% when markets reopen on Sunday

Israel David, acting chairman of the Israel Association for Construction and Infrastructure Engineers (IACIE) says the numbers are even higher in older cities.

Analysts said the extent of the impact on domestic silver and gold prices will depend on how long the conflict persists, as global investors recalibrate risk exposure amid fears of a prolonged instability in the Middle East

Nine people have been killed and 51 injured as a missile hits a bomb shelter and houses.

According to the government data, the peak power demand met or the highest supply during February, also rose slightly to 243.15 GW from 238.06 GW recorded in Feb 2025

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The platform will also help keep users safe by throttling messages from individual senders who have been jointly flagged by Google and Airtel’s AI-powered spam filters

The federation advised members to shift to free on board terms, allowing international buyers to handle freight and insurance, thereby protecting Indian exporters from rising costs on fixed-price contracts

Mirwaiz (chief of cleric) of Kashmir Omar Farooq described the killing as a “brutal act” that had shaken the Muslim world

Earlier Sunday, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its “most intense offensive operation” ever targeting Israel and US bases.