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Ukraine with Washington eyeing a separate Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal before securing a wider agreement. The talks, which followed U.S. negotiations with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, come as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his drive to end the three-year-old conflict after he last week spoke to both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here are some of the issues that Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine are discussing:

Calcutta High Court directed the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) on Monday to submit the case diary and reply a number of questions asked by the HC by March 28 in connection with the rape and murder in RG Kar case RG Kar Medical College & Hospital last year, as HC started hearing a petition of deceased PGT doctor's parents for further probe in the case. The PGT doctor was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, 2024. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh asked a number of questions to the federal agency, asking whether they consider this to be a case of gangrape and if so, who are the suspects in such gangrape. The court has sought a case diary from CBI and the central agency should submit the replies by March 28. The court also questioned CBI if the convicted Sanjay Roy is the sole accused and what are the Sections under which framing the charges have been done. Notably, parents had claimed about involvement of other accused in the case.

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Benchmark NSE Nifty index rose 231.8 points to 23582.2 amid buying in frontline bluechip stocks.

Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk work to overhaul the federal government, they're forcing out thousands of workers with insider knowledge and connections who now need a job. For Russia, China and other adversaries, the upheaval in Washington as Musk's Department of Government Efficiency guts government agencies presents an unprecedented opportunity to recruit informants, national security and intelligence experts say. Every former federal worker with knowledge of or access to sensitive information or systems could be a target. When thousands of them leave their jobs at the same time, that creates a lot of targets, as well as a counterespionage challenge for the United States. «This information is highly valuable, and it shouldn't be surprising that Russia and China and other organisations — criminal syndicates for instance — would be aggressively recruiting government employees,» said Theresa Payton, a former White House chief information officer under President George W. Bush, who now runs her own cybersecurity firm. Many agencies oversee crucial data Each year an average of more than 100,000 federal workers leave their jobs. Some retire; others move to the private sector. This year, in three months, the number is already many times higher.

Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the Finance Ministry regarding their demands, including a five-day workweek, according to PTI.

Chirag Doshi, CIO-Fixed Income at LGT Wealth India, believes the current market conditions are ripe for investors to capitalise on bond investments—particularly medium to long-duration government securities. In an interaction with ETMarkets, Doshi recommended a strategic shift in portfolio allocations, especially for those aiming to benefit from the anticipated rate easing cycle. “It is always advisable for clients in an easing interest rate cycle to shift their portfolios towards medium and long duration bonds to make use of the capital gains that they would have when the prices move up and the yields go down,” he explained.

Donald Trump says he is focused on stopping the «death march» in Ukraine «as soon as possible.» But for Russian President Vladimir Putin, ceasefire talks with Trump are a means to much broader ends. Russian and U.S. officials are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Monday to deepen their negotiations about technical details of a partial ceasefire to halt attacks on energy facilities and on ships in the Black Sea. While Ukraine says it's ready for a full truce, Putin has made it clear that he will seek a wide range of concessions first. The upshot: Russia appears determined to squeeze as many benefits as possible from Trump's desire for a Ukraine peace deal, even as it slow-walks the negotiations. Viewed from Russia, better ties with the United States are an economic and geopolitical boon — one that may be achieved even as Russian missiles continue pounding Ukraine. Interviews last week with senior Russian foreign-policy figures at a security conference in New Delhi suggested that Russia saw negotiations over Ukraine and over U.S.-Russia ties as running on two separate tracks. Putin continues to seek a far-reaching victory in Ukraine but is humoring Trump's ceasefire push to seize the benefits of a thaw with the United States.

buy call on JSW Steel with a target price of Rs 1230. The current market price of JSW Steel Ltd. is Rs 1058.95. JSW Steel, incorporated in 1994, is a Large Cap company with a market cap of Rs 258851.30 crore, operating in Metals — Ferrous sector. JSW Steel Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Hot Rolled Coils/Plates/Sheets, Rolled Product, Coils (Cold Rolled), Coils & Sheets (Galvanised), Iron Ore, Others, Billets & Blooms, Other Operating Revenue, Color Coated Coil/Sheets, M S/S S Slabs for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) will be in focus on Monday after it secured a Rs 2,800 crore power transmission project in Gujarat. According to an exchange filing, the project will supply green electrons for the production of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia at Mundra in Gujarat. This marks AESL's sixth order win for the fiscal year, bringing its total order book to Rs 57,561 crore.

capital formation is expected to be driven by the expanding bond markets, currently valued at $2.69 trillion, according to analysts at IndiaBonds.com. Data compiled by IndiaBonds.com, sourced from the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), reveals that the Indian Bond Market stood at US$2.69 trillion at the end of December 2024, with the corporate bond market surpassing US$602 billion.

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«Nifty has recovered 6.3% in the last three weeks indicating value buying at lower levels. We expect this upward momentum to continue, on the back the foreign institutional investors’ return to the Indian market amid attractive valuations and signs of economic recovery,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

Oil prices came under pressure due to oversupply concerns after OPEC+ (a group of oil-producing nations) decided to roll back production cuts in its 3 March 2025 meeting. The oil group had cut 2.2 mbpd (million barrels per day) of oil production in November 2023 but has now decided to release such output over April 2025 and September 2026.

debt markets last week to raise up to $1.25 billion between them through US dollar bonds as global investors seek exposure to India's growth. Renewable energy firm Greenko Energy Holdings raised around $1 billion from investors, while Muthoot Finance raised $250 million. Greenko's bond was priced at 7.25%, tighter than the initial 7.62% target. The bond, issued under a dual Reg S and Reg S 144A structure, is backed by Greenko Wind Projects (Mauritius) and drew over $3 billion in investor interest. However, the company opted to retain $1 billion, according to two sources.

US tariff war, said Ronald O'Hanley, chairman and chief executive officer of State Street, one of the world's largest custodian banks and asset managers. In an interview with Nishanth Vasudevan during his visit to Mumbai last week, Boston-based O'Hanley spoke about the US economic outlook, China and India's instant equity trade settlement plans among various topics. Edited excerpts: There seems to be a lot of uncertainty among investors around the tariff war ignited by the US. What is your reading?

bullish market trend, with Nifty expected to rise to 23,400–23,800 range, according to technical analysts. Stocks like ICICI Bank, SBI, Mphasis, Reliance Industries, Oberoi Realty, DLF, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, PFC, Bharti Airtel, and BHEL have formed bullish patterns, presenting potential short-term trading opportunities for investors. RAJESH PALVIYA HEAD — TECHNICAL DERIVATIVES, AXIS SECURITIES

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian trade officials are pushing their American counterparts to stitch their recent critical minerals deal into an upcoming trade agreement, two people aware of the discussions said, a tweak that may unlock US tax benefits for electric vehicles and batteries using these scarce resources.

Manipur Police has filed six FIRs against WhatsApp groups/channel links for allegedly spreading fake news in Churachandpur district. Manipur Police stated on X, «Manipur Police has taken up six different FIRs against WhatsApp groups/channel (links) for spreading fake and inflammatory news creating and promoting fear, panic and public alarm within Churachandpur district. It is hereby warned that legal action will be taken up against other channels too who are spreading fake or inflammatory news.» The district recently witnessed a series of shutdowns and violence. In a series of operations, the Army, in collaboration with other security forces, have recovered 32 weapons, several improvised devices, a large cache of ammunition including grenades and war-like stores from different districts, an official said on Saturday. A defence spokesman said the Army, Assam Rifles along with Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP personnel conducted the operation during the past few days in Manipur's eight districts — Thoubal, Bishnupur, Imphal West, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Jiribam and Senapati — comprising hill and valley regions.

Hindustan Copper aims to generate around Rs 2,400 crore revenue over the next 20 years from its recent contract with a JSW Group firm which has been appointed as a mine developer and operator for two blocks in Jharkhand, a top company official said on Sunday. JSW Group's South West Mining Ltd (SWML) secured a contract on a revenue-sharing basis in January through a competitive bidding process for Rakha copper mining, comprising two blocks — Rakha and Chapri — in Jharkhand, for a period of 20 years, extendable by another 10 years. «The contract is an important development and key to the revival of Jharkhand operations. It is on a revenue-sharing basis. We estimate earning a revenue of around Rs 2,400 crore over the next 20 years,» Hindustan Copper Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sanjiv Kumar Singh told PTI in his first interaction after assuming the charge. Singh, who took over as the chief of the Kolkata-based PSU on Friday, was the director (mining) since 2022 and was also holding additional charge of director (operation) until early March.