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Sebi approving a revision in eligibility criteria for entry and exit of stocks in the derivatives market, Jio Financial Services and Zomato have high chances of earning a seat in the bluechip Nifty50 stocks. «If we assume Jio Financial and Zomato make it to the F&O segment before the third week of August, then there is a very high chance of them making it to the Nifty 50 in the September review,» according to an analysis by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research.

Britain's economy grew 0.7% in the first three months of this year compared with the previous quarter, above an initial estimate of 0.6% growth, official figures showed on Friday. The figures come less than a week before Britons vote in an election which opinion polls suggest will see Labour Party leader Keir Starmer replace Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

India Cements have rallied 33% in this week so far attaining a new all-time high of Rs 308.10 in Friday’s session after a 24% stake of the company was bought by UltraTech Cement. Ace investor Radhakishan Damani and related entities had sold around 6.91 crore shares or about 24% stake in India Cements to Ultratech Cement through a block deal on Thursday.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a procedural ruling that leaves key questions unanswered

Radhakishan Damani and related entities sold around 6.91 crore shares or about 24% stake in India Cements to Ultratech Cement through a block deal. The total stake sold by Damani and his entities comes to around 24% and the sale was done at an average price of Rs 277 apiece. Through the deal, Damani and his controlled entities bagged around Rs 1,914 crore.

Jefferies maintained an underperform rating on Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Equirus recommended a Long on PI Industries, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Go Digit with an Equal Weight rating and Jefferies has a hold rating on Bharti Hexacom. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Jefferies on Dr Reddy’s Laboratories: Underperform | Target Rs 5010

DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the price of milk has been hiked in the interest of farmers and opposition to it by the BJP only demonstrates its anti-farmer stance. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, he said, «BJP has once again demonstrated that it is anti-farmer by opposing the milk price hike. A hike of Rs 2 per litre has been done to benefit the farmers. The quantity of milk has also been increased proportionately. Price hikes should not be politicised, the decision has been taken as input costs for farmers have gone up. The price of milk in the state is still lower than in other states.» Asked about the statement of the KMF Chairman that the proceeds from the price hike won't go to farmers, he said, «Farmers are KMF. In my opinion, prices should have been hiked some more. Farmers are in distress and are selling their cattle. Let them check the prices of milk in other states and then talk about this.»

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ITC and Bharti Airtel’s weights in Nifty is expected to go up in the quarterly rejig which gets into effect on Thursday, triggering combined inflows of $95 million according to estimates by Nuvama. Individually, ITC’s weight could go up by 10 bps to 3.7% resulting in potential inflows of $59 million while Airtel’s weight could go up to 3.6%, up 10 bps resulting in inflows of $36 million.

Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the decision of the Congress high command is final. Some of the Ministers have been pitching for Deputy CM posts to be given to leaders from Veerashaiva-Lingayat, SC/ST and minority communities. Currently, D K Shivakumar from the Vokkaliga community is the only Deputy Chief Minister in the Siddaramaiah cabinet. «Whatever the high command decides is final,» Siddaramaiah told reporters in response to a question.

prime minister Narendra Modi said that the event ‘highlighted how the democracy was strangled’ and ‘exemplified what a dictatorship looks like.’Taking to X (previously Twitter), the PM said, “I am glad that the Honourable Speaker strongly condemned the Emergency, highlighted the excesses committed during that time and also mentioned the manner in which democracy was strangled. It was also a wonderful gesture to stand in silence in honour of all those who suffered during those days."“The Emergency was imposed 50 years ago but it is important for today's youth to know about it because it remains a fitting example of what happens when the Constitution is trampled over, public opinion is stifled and institutions are destroyed.

Happiest Minds Technologies fell 9.5% to the day’s low of Rs 830.20 on BSE after the company’s promoter Ashok Soota reportedly sold off 6% stake and approximately 91.3 lakh shares in the company through a block deal. The official buyers and sellers of the transaction are not yet known.

Google has recently changed its algorithms and is now planning on rolling in some new updates for its shopping search tools ahead of the summer sales season, including Amazon Prime Day 2024 sales. The new updates attempt at giving shoppers a much better user experience when they arrive on the search site to browse their product of choice. The new update will in fact help users find the cheapest deals and the lowest price amongst retailers, based on the similar products, says USA Today.

Elon Musk criticized Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Lucasfilm, a division of Disney, for the "Star Wars" franchise's direction. He accused Kennedy of endangering the series by promoting «woke» philosophy in the most recent spinoff, "The Acolyte." A group of all-female Jedi are introduced in this Leslye Headland-directed program, with Amandla Stenberg playing the lead roles, as per the reports of the New York Post. According to a post on X that portrayed Kennedy as a «franchise killer» with other Empire ships, Elon Musk stated that Kathleen Kennedy is scarier than the Death Star. Musk’s critique

Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing «strong reservation» over the Centre excluding the state government from discussions with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty. Banerjee also urged the PM to not hold any such discussion with the neighbouring country without involving the West Bengal government. «I am writing this letter in context of the recent visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh. It seems that water sharing issues relating to the Ganges and Teesta rivers may have been discussed during the meeting. Such unilateral deliberations and discussions without consultation and the opinion of the state government is neither acceptable nor desirable,» she said in a three-page letter to Modi. Bengal has a very close relationship with Bangladesh — geographically, culturally and economically, she noted.

State Bank of India plans to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through the issuance of 15-year infrastructure bonds as the country’s largest lender looks to garner long-term capital at a time when demand for loans continues to outstrip growth in deposits. SBI is aiming to issue infrastructure bonds on Wednesday with a base size of Rs 5,000 crore and a greenshoe option of Rs 5,000 crore, market sources said. The maturity date of the bonds is June 27, 2039, sources said. Bidding will take place from 10:30-11:30 am IST on Wednesday.

In modern workspaces, organisations are going the extra mile to promote diversity and inclusion. There is an immediate need for those who are equipped with diversity skills to collaborate with people from distinct backgrounds in order to bolster a culture of inclusivity. Therefore, freshers must learn how to cultivate and leverage diversity skills.

Out of the lot, two are Nifty companies, i.e., Titan and IndusInd Bank, along with other names like Bajaj Holdings & Investment, Voltas, REC, etc.

The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers