‘Has become star in short time’: Ex-India cricketer blasts Abhishek Sharma before T20 World Cup semifinal | Cricket News

India’s Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and West Indies in Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo) Abhishek Sharma’s form has come under scrutiny ahead of India’s T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal against England, with former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Irfan Pathan raising concerns about…

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Middle East conflict may deter investment in India, blunt gains from EU and US trade deals: BMI

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could discourage investment flows into India and offset the growth benefits expected from trade deals with the European Union and the United States, Fitch Group company BMI said on Tuesday.In its latest India outlook report, BMI retained its FY2026/27 GDP growth projection at 7 per cent despite flagging…

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India’s energy security exposure to Middle East: How much oil, LPG, LNG reserves do we have?

Estimates from experts on India’s dependency on Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz peg it at 50% of India’s oil imports. (AI image) India is among the top five world economies and its energy security is of paramount importance. The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war has caused disruptions in global oil, gas and trading shipments, especially…

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Iran Conflict: Middle East tensions: Global insurers exit Iranian waters as conflict deepens

MUMBAI: India’s trade and energy supplies face fresh risks after reinsurers and Protection & Indemnity (P&I) clubs announced cancellation of war risk insurance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian waters, following an escalation in the Iran conflict. The cancellations, effective from this week, have left over 150 vessels stranded and disrupted a…

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‘We are getting signals’: Russia says India hints ‘renewed interest’ in more crude imports amid Iran crisis

Russia on Tuesday claimed that India has signalled “renewed interest” in importing larger volumes of Russian crude oil as disruptions mount in global energy supplies following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz after US and Israeli strikes on Iran.The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil shipping chokepoint, has been facing disruptions after…

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US stock market: Wall street crashes amid Iran tension, Dow plunges 1,200 points as global sell-off deepens; crude oil surges

A fresh wave of global risk aversion battered Wall Street on Tuesday, with US equities sliding sharply as oil prices spiked again amid fears that the widening war with Iran could inflict deeper and more prolonged damage on the global economy, the Associated Press reported.The S&P 500 fell 2.4 per cent in morning trade and…

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