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Demand for rare earth permanent magnets in India is projected to double by 2030. Stressing on the importance of self-reliance, Union Minister of Mines and Coal G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that India aims to begin domestic production of rare earth permanent magnets by year-end through collaboration with private industry.Reddy stressed on the strategic…

India’s state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and private refiner HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) have each bought one million barrels of Venezuelan Merey crude oil, marking BPCL’s first-ever purchase and HMEL’s first in two years, according to Reuters sources on Wednesday. The deals, arranged through trader Vitol, will increase India’s Venezuelan oil imports to at…

Gold and silver price prediction: Gold may extend its rally to the Rs 1,63,000 per 10 grams mark and silver has managed to sustain support, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. MCX Gold Price Outlook On the weekly chart, MCX Gold has been moving in a consolidation phase after…

Mukesh Ambani at AI Impact Summit Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said that the group will bring down the cost of artificial intelligence (AI) in a manner similar to mobile data. The Reliance Group’s venture Jio along with RIL plans to invest Rs 10 lakh cr over the next 7 years starting this year, Mukesh…

Gold rose and hovered once again around 5,000 driven by renewed geopolitical tensions and a rebound after a sharp fall at the start of this week. Also a dip buying ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting minutes was seen, while mixed economic data kept the fed officials bias also divided. Prices are steady in the…

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks are slowly inching upwards, with Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opening in green after three days of gains. While Nifty50 was above 25,850 in early trade, BSE Sensex rose over 100 points. At 9:18 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,861.55, up 42 points or 0.16%….

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: Sona BLW Precision Forgings, PFC, and NLC India are the top stocks that Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research of Nuvama Professional Clients Group recommends buying today. Here is the expert’s view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for February 19, 2026:Index View: NiftyNifty…

BofA maintained its buy recommendation on Infosys with the target price at Rs 1,840. Analysts said there were several positives on positioning and net opportunity could be bigger but the path is still evolving. They also said that enterprise AI isn’t plug and play. Currently revenue from AI-first offerings stands at 5.5%, which is not…

Salil Parekh, CEO and MD, Infosys (File photo) New Delhi: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh suggested that stock market investors may be misreading the impact of AI tools from companies like Anthropic, arguing that rather than shrinking opportunities for IT services firms, such technologies are likely to expand and reshape the demand for their capabilities. He…