Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex plunged in opening trade on Monday. Nifty50 opened the trading day below 22,500 and BSE Sensex dropped over 1,100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 22,488.20, down 331 points or 1.45%. BSE Sensex was at 72,477.66, down 1,106 points or 1.50%.Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited says, “With the conflict in West Asia entering the fifth week, there are signs of escalation of the war with the Houthi’s joining the conflict and the US sending additional troops to reinforce the attack. Brent crude has again shot up to $116. The Goldilocks macro scenario which India had before the war has almost disappeared thanks to the war. Instead of high GDP growth, low inflation, moderate fiscal and current account deficits and expectations of higher corporate earnings growth in FY27, now we face prospects of lower GDP growth, higher inflation, higher fiscal and current account deficits and lower earnings growth for FY27.”The market has largely discounted these negatives as reflected in the decline in the Nifty trailing PE ratio to about 19.9 times. This is fair but not yet cheap valuations. But there are segments which are attractively valued like financials. A significant development today is likely to be strengthening of the rupee in response to the RBI directive capping the net open position (NOP- INR) in the offshore deliverable market at $100 million. Unwinding of large dollar positions will strengthen the rupee in the near-term.”US markets witnessed a sharp selloff last week. All three major indices closed at their lowest levels in more than seven months on Friday, and the Dow officially entered correction territory as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment.Asian equities came under pressure while crude oil prices moved higher amid escalating tensions, with Iran-backed Houthi forces joining the conflict and an expanded US military presence raising fears of a prolonged standoff.Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers, offloading shares worth Rs 4,367.30 crore on Friday. In contrast, domestic institutional investors provided some support by purchasing equities worth Rs 3,566.15 crore.(Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)

GUWAHATI: With Rajasthan Royals hosting a few Indian Premier League matches in their adopted home of Guwahati over the past seasons, top-flight cricket is no novelty to the Assam capital. But with an additional fixture scheduled at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium this year — amid the buzz of the April 9 state assembly elections — the excitement has risen quite a few notches.As fans gear up for the Royals’ clash with Super Kings on Monday, weather remains the only concern. Intermittent drizzle over the past week and forecasts of rain and thunderstorms on match day threaten to disrupt proceedings.On the field, both teams are desperate for a reset after disappointing IPL 2025 campaigns. Chennai Super Kings finished at the bottom of the table for the first time in their history, while Rajasthan Royals ended just above them.

Samson swaps pink for yellowSanju Samson will be the biggest attraction, arriving in Guwahati on the back of a stellar T20 World Cup-winning campaign with India. The Kerala wicketkeeper-batter will now turn out for Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals — a franchise he represented and led for over a decade.Young India U19 World Cup-winning captain Ayush Mhatre adds firepower to the top-order for CSK, while Shivam Dube will look to carry his T20 World Cup form into the IPL and add muscle to the middle. Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed and Noor Ahmad form the bowling core.Riyan Parag begins his first full season as Rajasthan Royals captain after handling leadership duties briefly last year during Samson’s injury-forced absence. The Assam all-rounder now shoulders the responsibility of leading a franchise seeking a fresh identity.Ravindra Jadeja, part of the Samson swap deal, will don pink this season and spearhead the spin attack alongside Ravi Bishnoi, while Jofra Archer leads the pace unit. With Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel forming the batting core, Royals will hope for a more consistent showing.NUMBERS GAME6 – Rajasthan Royals have won six out of the last seven games against Chennai Super Kings between Oct 2021 and May 2025. Their only defeat was by five wickets at Chepauk on May 12, 2024.

MUMBAI: Nearly 10 months after a Parents and Senior Citizens’ Tribunal directed a man to vacate his 70-year-old father’s suburban apartment that he had been forcibly occupying for years, police, in the presence of an officer from the tehsildar’s office, evicted him recently.The tribunal’s order had come in May 2025, but the son continued to occupy his father’s property even thereafter. Police then wrote back to the tribunal which appointed an officer from the Borivli tehsildar’s office to oversee the process of vacating the flat. In Dec 2024, the septuagenarian had approached the tribunal. He stated that his elder son, who had moved in with him about a decade ago, harassed and threatened him. After lodging a non-cognisable complaint with the police, his son moved out. The senior citizen decided to rent out his apartment so he could raise money to fund his medical expenses. But his son threatened the tenant and eventually took forcible possession of the property in 2023 after the tenant left.In his submission before the tribunal, the son said he had never stopped his father from entering the house andthat he was within his rights to live there as it was his childhood home. He made counter-allegations of harassment against his father. The father-son had lodged multiple non-cognisable complaints against each other over the past decade and a civil suit is also on.After examining documents and submissions from both parties, the tribunal observed that the apartment was legally owned by the senior citizen and his son should vacate it within one month. The son was also given instructions to not do anything to the detriment of his father’s physical and mental health and pay him a monthlymaintenance of Rs 5,000. The tribunal further ruled that if the son did not comply with the instructions, his father could go to police, who were instructed to provide help to the senior citizen under the Maharashtra Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2010.Police served a copy of the tribunal’s order on the son. In an email to the police station in Nov 2025, the son said he had approached Bombay high court which had directed him to approach Dindoshi sessions court. Police wrote to the tribunal, which appointed an officer from the Borivli tehsildar’s office to evict the son.

Trading volumes are likely to be subdued, with domestic commodity markets set to remain shut on March 31 and April 3 due to Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday.

In the domestic market, gold futures ended last week slightly lower at Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams, while silver closed higher, gaining Rs 1,182, or 0.52 per cent, to Rs 2.27 lakh per kilogram on the Multi Commodity Exchange.