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Oil profits surge: State refiners’ Q2 earnings jump 457% despite lower Russian imports; global margins lift gains

Profits at India’s state-run oil refiners soared in the July–September quarter even as their dependence on discounted Russian crude dropped sharply, showing that earnings were fuelled more by global price movements than by cheap Russian supplies.According to ET, the combined profit of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL)…

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Shutdown fallout: FAA slashes air traffic by 10% across 40 US hubs; safety risk prompts drastic step

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 of America’s busiest markets from Friday, an unprecedented move to ensure flight safety as the ongoing government shutdown strains air traffic controllers. The announcement, made Wednesday, could affect thousands of flights daily, as the FAA manages more than 44,000 aircraft movements each…

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Market watch: Asian stocks rebound as Wall Street rally lifts sentiment; oil prices steady after recent slump

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian shares gained on Thursday, recovering some of the previous session’s sharp losses as investor sentiment improved following upbeat US jobs data and a rebound on Wall Street. According to news agency AFP, the rally came after figures from payrolls firm ADP showed that US private sector employment jumped more…

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Don’t need separate law for AI: Panel

NEW DELHI: A high-powered government committee on artificial intelligence (AI) has said India does not require a separate law to regulate AI at this moment as a large number of risks associated with the cutting-edge technological leap can be handled by existing laws. It did, however, highlight the need to create an India-specific risk assessment…

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