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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • Chalet Hotels: Buy above ₹850 | Stop loss ₹825 | Target ₹915-940 After a phase of consolidation, the trends show the inability of the stock to move higher with prices facing headwinds again. The last Q3 numbers were not encouraging.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has decided to propose that state governments be allowed to decide on non-Muslim members in State Waqf Boards as the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill comes for introduction and passage in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The party has decided to take a nuanced stand on the floor of the House after detailed meetings at Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s residence late on Tuesday night. According to sources, Naidu consulted legal experts and decided that the party will support the bill but the Lok Sabha MPs will propose the change in their speeches.

Indian markets witness heightened volatility amid global uncertainty and tariff-related concerns, upcoming corporate earnings are expected to play a decisive role in charting the next course of direction, according to market expert Neeraj Dewan. In a conversation with ETNow, Dewan emphasized that after the recent rally—where the market surged nearly 1,500 points from mid-February lows—investors should now turn their focus toward earnings and sector-specific developments. “So, this is what will be most important for us to watch, that is, what happens to the numbers,” he said, referring to the upcoming corporate results.

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WhatsApp on Tuesday said it banned more than 9.7 million accounts in India during February 2025, 1.4 million of which were proactively banned prior to any user reports. Releasing its monthly safety report, the Meta-owned messaging app also shared tips on using the platform responsibly. It listed out ways to do so, including respecting boundaries, avoiding spamming with bulk and auto messages, and using broadcast lists responsibly. «According to the report for the month of February 2025, WhatsApp banned over 9.7 million accounts in India for violating its Terms of Service. More than 1.4 million of these accounts were proactively banned prior to any user reports,» WhatsApp said. A WhatsApp spokesperson further said the platform has consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other technology, data scientists and experts, and processes, to keep users safe on the platform.

NPCI), which operates the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), on Tuesday announced that some banks were facing an issue, with UPI transactions being declined occasionally. In a post on X, the NPCI stated, “Today due to financial year closing, some of the banks are facing intermittent transaction declines.” The previous financial year closed on March 31 and a new financial year (FY26) commenced on April 1.

Indian market is likely to trade lower on Tuesday, tracking muted global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.57% at 23,643 levels on Friday.

Vodafone Idea shares will be in focus on Tuesday as the government converts Rs 36,950 crore of the telco’s outstanding spectrum payment dues into equity, reducing its statutory liabilities and supporting its financial viability. The move will raise the Centre’s stake in Vi from 22.6% to 48.99%. At the same time, private promoters Vodafone Plc and Aditya Birla Group (ABG) will see their holdings drop to 16.1% and 9.4%, respectively, though they will retain operational control.

Although some experts expect the rupee to be in the 87.50/$1 to 85.75/$1 range by December 2025, most economists are hesitant to put out a level due to tariff-related uncertainties.

10-year benchmark government securities are expected to ease 25 to 30 basis points to 6.25% to 6.30% in FY 26, building on last fiscal year's rather steep decline, amid expectations of further reductions in the policy repo rates and strong demand for bonds, experts said. Rates on home loans will likely ease, after being at a peak for three years. The 10-year benchmark yield closed at 6.57% on Friday, the last trading day of FY25. Over this financial year, the 10-year yield softened 47 basis points, its steepest retreat in five years, according to LSEG data.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump has imposed a stiff 25% tariff on imported cars, trucks and parts that go to make them. The move, ostensibly, is to revive domestic manufacturing.

certificates of deposit (CDs) to meet the surge in credit demand in March. According to data from CDSL, banks raised ₹2.25 lakh crore through CDs in March 2025, nearly double of the ₹1.26 lakh crore in the same month the previous year. Experts attribute this surge in CD borrowing to tighter liquidity conditions and slower deposit growth amid rising credit demand. Notably, IndusInd Bank borrowed over six times its usual CD amount to counter deposit outflows, raising ₹16,550 crore in March 2025, compared with ₹2,500 crore in the same month last year. «Issuances of CDs by banks have accelerated in March owing to year-end asset liability management,» said Karan Gupta, head and director financial institutions, India Ratings. «We expect certificates of deposit issues to moderate in the June quarter owing to a sharp improvement in the liquidity conditions coupled with the seasonally generally soft demand for credit in the first quarter.»

Mr. A took a prudent step in his twenties—he bought a term life insurance policy and named his mother as the nominee. Years later, he got married and had a child but never updated his nomination. When he passed away unexpectedly, a critical question arose: Who has the rightful claim to the insurance payout—his mother, whom he nominated, or his wife and child, who share legal heirship with her?

tech! That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, «What about AI?» with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob. I'm far from a Luddite. It is precisely because I use new technology that I know mid when I see it. Academics are rarely good stand-ins for typical workers. But the mid-technology revolution is an exception. It has come for us first. Some of it has even come from us, genuinely exciting academic inventions and research science that could positively contribute to society. But what we've already seen in academia is that the use cases for artificial intelligence across every domain of work and life have started to get silly really fast. Most of us aren't using AI to save lives faster and better. We are using AI to make mediocre improvements, such as emailing more. Even the most enthusiastic papers about AI's power to augment white-collar work have struggled to come up with something more exciting than «A brief that once took two days to write will now take two hours!»

World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion's share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favor insiders. Launched last fall, World Liberty's goal is to allow people to access financial services using cryptocurrencies and without intermediaries like banks in what is called decentralized finance, or DeFi.

Indian markets, especially after their strong recovery in March. While experts suggest the impact may be transient, here’s a look at the sectors and stocks most at risk. Additionally, we will explore whether any stocks are immune to this shock.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ajay Piramal, head of the eponymous $10-billion pharma-to-financial services conglomerate, said for a succession plan to succeed, the control of businesses should be passed on to the children only if they are passionate about it. Piramal, 69, chairman of the Piramal group, was discussing the group’s business succession plan with his daughter Nandini Piramal, chairman, Piramal Pharma Ltd, in the Mint India Investment Summit in Mumbai on Friday.

As the due date for the revised return of income for AY 2024-25, 31 December 2024, has passed, you cannot revise your income tax return for the said year to claim the TDS credit not claimed in the original return.

Indian films are showing higher growth in collections abroad than at home, with overseas box-office mop-up surging nearly 30% to $323 million ('2,760.6 crore) between 2022 and 2024, even as domestic growth crawled at 7.2%, according to the FICCI-EY Media and Entertainment 2025 report. Between 2022 and 2024, domestic box-office revenue for Indian films increased a modest 7.2% to '11,800 crore, it said. «Recently, Indian films have been telling stories which have universal emotions and global appeal. These films score well on the parameter of visual presentation of stories. Consequently, Indian films have been crossing language and geographical barriers,» said Adi Tiwary, creative director and partner, Stuart Entertainment, an Australia-based boutique distributor and producer specialising in global content licensing, production and strategic partnerships.

Noida, Greater Noida, and Jewar will further raise the overall cost of property acquisition for homebuyers, in addition to the already rising residential property prices set by developers in these districts, experts said. Builders said the authority should also consider that the real estate industry has entered a phase of consolidation and that prices have begun to plateau. «The proposed hike in circle rates may have some impact on sales in the near future because, besides increased property rates, homebuyers will have to pay more in stamp duty charges as well. The hike, however, seems inevitable, as real estate growth in these regions has been rapid over the last few years, and the government is increasing the circle rates in line with current property values,» said Santhosh Kumar, vice chairman of Anarock Group. According to Anarock data, average residential prices in Noida have seen a significant 92% jump between the end of 2019 and the end of Q1 2025 — from ₹4,795 per sq ft in 2019 to nearly ₹9,200 per sq ft in Q1 2025. Average prices in Greater Noida have risen by a whopping 97% during the same period — from ₹3,340 per sq ft in 2019 to ₹6,600 per sq ft as of Q1 2025. «While the proposed hike aims to align circle rates with prevailing market prices, it should also consider that the market has entered a consolidation phase and prices are starting to stabilise,» said Amit Modi, director, County Group.

In a leaked conversation with leading auto industry executives, Trump reportedly cautioned them against raising vehicle prices in response to his new tariffs, implicitly acknowledging the financial strain such measures could impose on manufacturers and consumers alike.