Docker adds Model Runner to run Claude Code locally in containers

Docker introduced a Model Runner that lets developers execute Claude Code with an Anthropic‑compatible API inside Docker containers, giving full control over data, infrastructure, and spending. The accompanying MCP Toolkit ships more than 300 containerized servers for seamless integration with tools such as Jira and GitHub.

Coal India's CMPDIL to launch IPO on March 20

Coal Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDIL), a subsidiary of state‑owned Coal India, will open its initial public offering on March 20, with the issue closing on March 24. The IPO is an offer‑for‑sale of 10.71 crore shares by Coal India and contains no fresh‑issue component. Anchor investor bidding is scheduled for March 18, with IDBI Capital Markets acting as lead manager.

Investors cling to Adani bonds amid West Asia turmoil

Global investors are retaining Adani Group’s dollar‑denominated bonds despite heightened market uncertainty from the West Asia crisis. Adani Ports launched a cash tender to repurchase up to $495 million of senior notes due 2027 and 2031, but investors tendered only $199.5 million, leaving more than 60% of the bonds untouched.

U.S. Defense Secretary says Strait of Hormuz remains open despite tensions

Pete Hegseth told reporters the United States is not worried about a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war. He said the Pentagon already has contingency plans to keep the waterway open and pushed back against media claims of a lacking reopening strategy.