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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shares of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) have soared 25% in just a few days, but this isn’t a sign of a turnaround—it’s a rally driven by relief. Investors are cheering yet another government intervention to keep the struggling state-owned telecom operator afloat.

Income Tax Bill News LIVE: The Union Cabinet is expected to approve the new Income Tax Bill, potentially leading to its introduction in the Lok Sabha early the following week6. This bill is part of a larger effort to reform the tax system, and aims to overhaul the existing tax structure to make it more streamlined and transparent6.Income Tax Bill News LIVE: The Indian government aims that the new income tax bill will be clearer and expected to have 50% less text, as per FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025 announcement.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Page Industries Ltd’s shares have declined 6% since it announced its December quarter (Q3FY25) results, reflecting that investors are not focused on the solid operating margin, but on sluggish revenue growth. Despite the festive tailwind in October, Page’s Q3 revenue increased only 7% year-on-year to ₹1,313 crore, marking a reversal from the double-digit 11% growth seen in Q2 after clocking single-digit growth or decline since Q3FY23.

Why Are Indians Being Deported?Over hundred Indians were deported from the US and landed in Amritsar this week. The United States is set to deport Indians who illegally entered into the country as part of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.Government and political standpointSoon after taking over as the President of the United States, Donald Trump flagged the issue of illegal immigration.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is shifting beneath our feet. As Mint reported, India wants to develop its own AI chip.

Indians deported by the Trump government as part of a crackdown it resolved to carry out when it was sworn in last month. Of the deportees, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh.

The SME IPO of Amwill Healthcare, which opened for subscription on Wednesday, was fully subscribed by the second day of bidding, reaching an overall subscription of 1.15 times as of 11:00 AM. The retail portion saw a subscription of 1.37 times, while non-institutional investors subscribed to 49% of their allocated quota. Meanwhile, qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) showed strong demand, subscribing 2.19 times to the issue.

EKA Mobility on Thursday said it has inked an initial pact with KPIT Technologies to develop powertrain components such as traction motors, controllers, vehicle control units, and battery management systems for e-buses and CVs. The memorandum of understanding signed between the two partners will leverage KPIT's three-decades of work in mobility and an extensive lineup of indigenously developed electric powertrain technologies, which will enable EKA Mobility to deliver energy efficiency, reduce total cost of ownership, EKA Mobility said.

Chandrayaan-4 mission to bring back samples of moon rocks to the Earth in 2027, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said. Chandrayaan-4 will involve at least two separate launches of the heavylift LVM-3 rocket that will carry five different components of the mission which will be assembled in orbit.

VRL Logistics surged by as much as 20% on Thursday, hitting the upper circuit limit at Rs 559.50 on the BSE. The logistics company witnessed heavy trading volumes across both exchanges in the early sessions after reporting better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter ended December. This marks the biggest single-day gain for the stock since September 2021, the highest in three-and-a-half years. The rally follows a robust set of financials, with the company reporting a more than fourfold increase in net profit year-on-year (YoY), reaching Rs 59.4 crore in Q3 FY25.

Bryan Johnson, the American tech billionaire known for his anti-ageing project, recently made headlines after cutting short an interview with Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, citing discomfort due to the air quality in India. During the podcast WTF is, he explained that he experienced irritation in his eyes and throat from the air. In response, Nikhil’s brother, Nithin Kamath, who is the founder and CEO of Zerodha, shared his thoughts on the incident.

first home ODI since the World Cup, marking the end of a 14-month gap. It's an unusually lengthy break in a format they enjoy playing and promoting domestically, but such are the circumstances. This lack of preparation opportunities for the Champions Trophy, particularly in home conditions where there's more room for adjustments, makes the upcoming three-match series against England even more significant. The contest is compelling enough to stand out, even in a crowded cricket calendar.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty fell 92.05 points to 23604.25, while the BSE Sensex traded 300.78 points down at 77970.5.

Gold’s fresh lifetime high of Rs 84,894 per 10 grams on Wednesday marked an over 10% surge in yellow metal prices in 2025, so far. The rally has been fueled by fears of a likely tariff war between the US and the rest of the world, triggering a haven appeal for bullion. Investors have taken refuge in gold and silver, with the latter also delivering more than 10% returns on the year-to-date basis.

«We talk about US, the great bull market between 1980 and 2000, the Dow moved from some 700 to 10,000, but in that there was something called crash of 87, where books were written about, but we do not talk about it. 2003 to 2008 in the Indian context, the market had hit lower circuit two or three times,» says Atul Suri, Marathon Trends — PMS. It has been a bad year. Will bad get ugly before it gets better? Atul Suri: See, it is a very difficult answer whether it will get ugly, but personally I think that the first question you have got to ask yourself is the primary trend changed. I do not think so. We are still in a larger bull market. Yes, we will go through corrections. We will go through pain. I mean, we know it, we can look back at 50-100-year charts and see that hey no line has gone straight and in all these times.

Keynote Financial(up 16.94%), Pavna Industries(up 15.61%) and VRL Logistics(up 15.60%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. That the Indian economy is going through a difficult phase is no longer a matter of speculation. The Economic Survey not only made that clear, but went further by offering evidence of a decline in earnings of the self-employed in the last six years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At the NSIC Grounds, Okhla, you can see a collection of LED lights suspended from the ceiling. The flexible panel tickers present a continuous stream of words gleaned from Dr B.R.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian stock market has faced significant turbulence recently, with the Sensex and Nifty showing sharp declines and heightened volatility. Broader indices, not far from their 52-week lows, also reflect growing investor anxiety amid a series of negative developments.

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul/Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar/Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep SinghEngland: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overston, Brydon Carse,Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.With 14 wickets in the T20I series, Varun Chakaravarthy has been added to the Indian ODI squad, keeping in mind the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. A good show might see the Tamil Nadu spinner become a late entry in India's already announced CT 2025 squad.