External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India remains committed to strategic autonomy and will make independent energy decisions based on national interest. He stressed that oil imports are guided by availability, pricing, and reliability

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell in early trade on Thursday, snapping a three-day rally, as weak global market trends weighed on investor sentiment. Losses in heavyweights like InterGlobe Aviation, Axis Bank and L&T dragged indices lower despite gains in select IT and FMCG stocks