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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply on Tuesday (March 10) in early trade after two days of massive decline, following a drop in crude oil prices and recovery in global markets amid hopes that the conflict in West Asia could conclude soon.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rebounded 809.57 points to 78,375.73 in opening trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 252.75 points to 24,280.80.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, tumbled 5.18 per cent to USD 93.83 per barrel.

"Comments from Donald Trump suggesting that the US–Israel conflict with Iran could conclude soon have triggered a decline in crude oil prices and the US dollar, helping restore risk appetite across global markets,” Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth tech firm, said.

From the 30-Sensex firms, InterGlobe Aviation, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, Mahindra & Mahindra and Titan were among the major gainers. Reliance Industries, Infosys, Eternal, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 6,345.57 crore on Monday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), however, bought stocks worth Rs 9,013.80 crore.

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been named as the batting coach of Gujarat Titans for the upcoming IPL season, the franchise announced on Tuesday (March 10). A two-time ODI World Cup winner and one of the most dominant opening batters of his era, Hayden joins the Titans set-up with an illustrious international career and expertise in modern-day T20 batting dynamics.

Hayden represented Australia in 273 international matches across formats, scoring over 15,000 international runs and played a pivotal role in multiple ICC tournament victories.

It has been learnt that Hayden comes in as a replacement of fellow Australian Matthew Wade, who was one of the assistant coaches during the 2025 edition.

IDFC First Bank on Tuesday (March 10) said it has settled fraud claims at a Chandigarh branch at Rs 645 crore and has found no further discrepancies.

Private sector IDFC First Bank had last month disclosed a Rs 590 crore fraud committed by certain employees and others at a particular branch in Chandigarh in a specific set of Haryana state government accounts.

In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the bank said against the initial principal estimate of Rs 590 crore, it has received claims and paid the net principal amount of Rs 645 crore, which is Rs 55 crore more than the original estimate.

"These claims pertain to the same incident and linked to the same branch and not a new incident. There are no other pending claims," IDFC First said, adding that it would continue to pursue actions against the perpetrators to recover the dues.

The Bank further said that it has completed reconciliation of all relevant accounts and did not notice any further discrepancies.

"No other claims have been received from the said Chandigarh branch, from any other entity across the country since February 25, 2026," it added.

IDFC First said the bank's total deposit balance continued to remain stable and stood at Rs 2,92,381 crore as of February 28, 2026, compared to Rs 2,91,133 crore as of December 31, 2025.

Security forces launched a search operation on Tuesday (March 10) after suspected Pakistani drone activity was reported along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The movement of a suspected enemy drone was detected over the general area of Daboh late Monday (March 9) night, prompting security forces to initiate countermeasures, including the deployment of more forces and a thorough search of the area to ensure that no weapons or narcotics were airdropped, they said.

The officials added that a joint search operation by the Army, police and Border Security Force (BSF) is underway in the area where reports of drone sightings were received.

Police and BSF also launched a search operation in Bhai Nallah, Lala Chack and Malani in the Rajpura area of the district, following information about suspicious movement in the early hours of the day, the officials said.

Opposition protested in the Lok Sabha against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his removal over what they alleged was his blatantly partisan handling of the poll panel.

As Question Hour continued, Opposition MPs, led by Trinamool Congress, trooped in the Well of the House shouting “Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod” slogans.

Opposition is also planning to move a motion seeking Kumar's impeachment from office.