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Madhu Kela, Market Veteran, says turn market volatility into your ally. This year, returns are expected to be quite modest. To achieve those returns, you need to be highly skilled at spotting strong bottom-up investment ideas. Volatility can provide you with an advantage and opportunities, as stocks often don’t have time to recover. Many solid companies can see their prices drop by 40% or 50% in just a few trading sessions or within a month. Kela says in a bull market, one can make money even if you are not on the ball, which was the case for the last three years. In this kind of market, one has to be really on top of the game to be able to make money. This Budget, he will be looking at the commentary on the fiscal path beyond 2026 and the capex situation. What is the state of the market and what sort of return can be expected? Madhu Kela: In the last three-four years, phenomenal returns have been generated by individual investors and markets have been very kind. One thing which I have been consistently maintaining is not to extrapolate these returns even in your mind because you cannot just keep compounding at 30-35% year after year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 2022, Delhi-based curator Adwait Singh was invited to curate the Mardin Biennale in Turkey in a location close to the Syrian border. In one of the 19th-century limestone buildings in the town of Mardin, he brought together 40 artists from countries across the famous Silk Route, inviting them to reflect on the themes of dispossession and resistance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Smallcap stocks are gasping for air. A mix of economic uncertainties, earnings pressures, and relentless FII outflows has sent them into a tailspin, wiping out recent gains.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The success of DeepSeek, the Chinese rival to American goliaths with radically more cost-effective artificial intelligence, reveals the futility of U.S. sanctions policies.

IndiGo's Chief Executive Officer, Pieter Elbers, recently made a significant visit to the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj over the weekend, joining an enormous crowd of devotees and spiritual seekers at what is recognized as the largest religious gathering in the world. The Mahakumbh of 2025 holds extraordinary importance, as it is taking place after a span of 144 years under a unique and exceptionally favorable celestial configuration. The last time such an astronomical alignment occurred was in 1881, making this event an incredibly rare occasion for saints and pilgrims alike.

Mahatma Gandhi, was martyred on January 30, 1948 by Nathuram Godse. To honour the great freedom fighter, the day is observed as Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas. It marks the sacrifices made in the pursuit of freedom.

Rebels backed by Rwanda have captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region

Every Lunar New Year, millions across the world celebrate the arrival of a new zodiac cycle, a tradition deeply rooted in ancient Chinese legends. But beyond the fireworks, red envelopes, and dragon dances lies a fascinating tale—one that may just explain why cats and rats have been archenemies for centuries. According to legend, the Chinese zodiac came into existence when the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven, sought a way to measure time. He decided to host a grand race, inviting all the animals to participate. The first 12 animals to reach the finish line would have a year named after them in the order they arrived.

For thousands of Los Angeles-area residents, the past couple of weeks have been a time of hardship and heartbreak. Homes and businesses lost, lives uprooted and an iconic region forever changed. The impact of wildfires is devastating.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Vastu Housing Finance, which secured several rounds of funding last year, plans to deepen its presence in existing markets and enter new segments before it starts preparing for a public listing, co-founder Sandeep Menon told Mint in an interview. "Going public is part of our journey in building a long-term institutional franchise.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Ram learnt that his parents were attempting to transfer ₹10 lakh to his US bank account after selling a plot of land in India,he was not particularly pleased. The computer engineer working in the US knew that the simple gesture could turn into a logistical nightmare.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The market benchmark indices – Nifty50 and BSE Sensex – have each corrected about 13% from their highs last September. Weak corporate earnings, concerns of a US-led tariff war and continued selling by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have all contributed to weakness in the market.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Realty firm DLF Ltd's FY25 pre-sales target of ₹17,000 crore was certainly a tall order, as the first half of FY25 was marred by muted new launches and weak sales in existing projects. But the launch of the uber-luxury project ‘The Dahlias’ at Golf Course Road in Gurugram in the December quarter (Q3FY25) changed everything.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Momentous social movements begin to die the moment adherents figure out their leaders don’t believe what they say. Liberal Protestantism’s long decline started in the 1950s, when congregants began to wonder if their ministers still believed the old creeds (they didn’t).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nifty 50, India's benchmark index, had another muted start on Friday, trading with a negative bias throughout the session. It opened at 23,183.90, fluctuated within a narrow range of 23,347.30–23,050, and eventually closed at 23,092.20, down 113 points (-0.49%).

BEIJING — A slew of releases last week demonstrate how Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and ByteDance have moved quickly with artificial intelligence models that compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump mused about returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip

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HDB Financial Services, the non-bank arm of HDFC Bank, said its net profit fell 27% to ₹470 crore in the quarter ending December 2024 from ₹640 crore a year ago due to higher provisions and a rise in financing costs reflecting higher funding costs. Financing costs increased 31% year-on-year to ₹1,645 crore during the quarter. Provisions on bad loans increased to ₹636 crore from ₹283 crore a year ago as the bank sought cover for rising non-performing assets (NPAs). Net interest margin (NIM) dropped to 7.5% from 7.7% a year ago.