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Gold import curbs, work from home, sugar export ban and fuel hike. Read how India is taking austerity steps to bolster the economy as Iran war bites bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 📷️: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

“Bhajan clubbing” is drawing Gen Z crowds across India. No alcohol, no DJs. Just performers leading Hindu devotional songs set to bass-heavy beats. It’s part of a wider shift reshaping how young Indians are engaging with the faith. @akritiisharma explains: bloom.bg/4uNvX0f

Indian state fuel retailers raised prices of diesel and gasoline on Friday, the first hike in rates in four years bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

India is considering a significant reduction in the taxes paid by foreign investors on the nation’s bonds bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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India’s love for gold may be going on pause. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging citizens to avoid buying gold for a year as the ongoing Iran conflict puts pressure on the economy. @preeti_msoni explains: bloom.bg/42u6hK5

Indian banks have been unable to import gold and silver for five weeks, an unusually long halt that’s pushing up prices and threatening shortages bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bloomberg News has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for “trAPPed,” a graphic novel depicting the psychological ordeal of a woman in India held under “digital arrest” for eight days, subjected to 24/7 surveillance in a widespread and ruinous scam. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-… 🎨: Anand RK

India begins counting votes in several key states on Monday, providing a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity in the face of heightened economic challenges bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The global silver market is expected to remain in a deficit for a sixth consecutive year amid robust demand for bars and coins, and declining supplies, according to the Silver Institute bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The economics profession declared gold a "barbarous relic" a century ago and has spent most of the time since in a futile effort to make that verdict stick, says Aaron Brown (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Something’s breaking in the global diamond trade. Prices are falling, factories are shutting, and even giants like De Beers are struggling. What’s behind one of its worst downturns in decades? @preeti_msoni explains: bloom.bg/47BTHva

Zijin Mining Group, China’s biggest gold and copper producer, wants to invest in metals like tungsten and uranium, as the global bid to secure critical minerals drives prices higher bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

As the Iran war enters its third week and cooking gas becomes scarce, some Indian homemakers are turning to practices of the past — a stark reminder of how geopolitics can reshape daily life in distant lands. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 📷️: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg

A Russian oil-laden tanker that was bound for China has U-turned in and is now hurrying to India bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BREAKING: UK Defence Secretary says that there's "clearer and clearer" signals that "the Iranians may have started mining" the Strait of Hormuz.

Indian officials have asked their Chinese counterparts to consider easing export restrictions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

India’s decision to ease investment rules for neighboring countries may reopen the door to Chinese capital, but strict ownership limits mean large firms such as BYD and Great Wall Motor will still face same screening requirements. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Four-day work week and school closures - Asia is getting creative and drastic to conserve energy amid a severe fuel crunch. Is it enough to keep economies afloat? Join Bloomberg reporters for a Live Q&A on March 12 at 12:30pm SG | 10am IST. bloomberg.com/sessions/2026-…

InterGlobe Aviation, which operated IndiGo airline, told exchanges that Pieter Elbers has resigned as the CEO with immediate effect bloomberg.com/news/articles/…