Iran says it will decide when war ends, rejects US proposal: Report

Iranian media outlets, quoting an official source, reinforced the stance, saying, ‘The war will end when we are elected and only if our conditions are met’ Iran has asserted that it will determine the timing of the end of the ongoing conflict, maintaining that any resolution will depend solely on its own terms. “Iran will…

Iran lists 3 demands to end war: Reparations, rights, security guarantees

It’s unclear if the US is willing to give Iran such a pledge and if it would be able to insist on Israel doing the same By Ben Bartenstein, Donato Paolo Mancini and Samy Adghirni   Iran has told regional intermediaries that for a ceasefire, the US must guarantee that neither it nor Israel will…

GST reforms: How and where to invest in the stock market? Analysts decode

At the bourses, the consumption-driven theme has played out well thus far in FY26 with the Nifty India Consumption index rising nearly 11 per cent as compared to around 5 per cent rise in Nifty 50   The proposed rejig in goods and services tax (GST) announced by the government last week coupled with eights…

Union Bank, Balrampur Chini & Aavas Financiers: Axis Securities shares weekly technical picks

Axis suggested weekly technical stock picks with a potential upside of up to 20 per cent.   Axis Securities said the benchmark Nifty50 saw profit booking around the 23,800 zone recently. For the week, the domestic brokerage expects the index to trade within a broader range of 24,250-23,000 while sub-index Nifty Bank could trade within the…