US-Iran war impact: Retail inflation rises marginally to 3.93% in May, food inflation edges up to 4.78%

Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 3.93% in May 2026 from 3.48% in April, according to data released by the government on Friday.Food inflation also increased during the month, with the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)-based inflation rate rising to 4.78% from 4.20% in April, the government data showed.The CPI…

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Pakistan eyes higher donkey meat, other related products export to China

Pakistan is looking to expand exports of donkey meat and other donkey-derived products to China, where demand is being driven by the perceived “nutritional and medicinal properties” of such products, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 as reported news agency PTI.The survey, released on Thursday by finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, identified donkey meat exports…

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SpaceX IPO listing: Should Indian investors buy the stock that is set to make Elon Musk a trillionaire?

SpaceX has diverse businesses, including space launches, satellite broadband services, defence-related operations and artificial intelligence. (AI image) Should Indian investors look to get a bite of Elon Musk-led SpaceX? Set to be listed on Nasdaq on Friday, SpaceX which is making Musk the world’s first trillionaire, saw the largest ever initial public offering (IPO). The…

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India central to EY’s AI strategy: Truncale

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal and EY (Ernst & Young) Global Chair and CEO Janet Truncale during a meeting to exchange views on India’s consistently growing role in global supply chains. BENGALURU: Janet Truncale, global chair and CEO of EY, said the professional services firm’s India operations are increasingly becoming central to…

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Industrial Fuel Restrictions: Govt bars industries from buying petrol, diesel at pumps; mandates bulk purchase route

Centre has barred industrial, commercial and institutional users from purchasing petrol and diesel from retail fuel outlets, rather switch to bulk sellers.On Wednesday, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026, directing oil marketing companies and fuel retailers to…

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