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Infosys. UBS has issued a sell call on Dalmia Bharat. Jefferies maintained a hold call on Havells while increasing its target price. Additionally, Citi has issued a buy call on ONGC with an increased target price. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources:

Happy Forgings and Exide Industries, among other companies, have declared dividends for their eligible shareholders, with the record date set as July 22. This means that today is the last day to buy the shares of these companies' shares to qualify for the dividends announced.

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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Thursday nominated 14 members including Sudip Bandhyopadhyay, Gaurav Gogoi, Dayanidhi Maran, PP Chaudhary, and Anurag Thakur for the Parliament's business advisory committee. The committee, which is effective from July 18, will be chaired by Birla himself. The next session of the Parliament is set to commence on July 22, and the budget will be presented on July 23 by the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.

e-commerce exports in India’s free trade agreements. To achieve $200-300 billion in e-commerce exports by 2030, the two organisations, in a report on Thursday, proposed cheaper financing through priority sector lending for such outbound shipments and increasing the consignment limit via courier route to $50,000 from $12,000 now. The report titled ‘Enabling e-commerce exports from India’ has recommendations on easing customs procedures, enabling robust reconciliations and payment settlement mechanisms and various policy interventions to push e-commerce exports which are estimated at $4-5 billion in FY23 accounting for 0.9-1.1% of India’s total merchandise exports. The report compares best practices followed in China where the consignment limit for e-commerce exports is $50,000, cross-border e-commerce pilot zones established to expedite customs clearances through a ‘green channel’, simplified export procedures like release-from-manifest and consolidated declaration, and preferential policies, warehouse facilities, and benefits including lower income tax in these zones.

India is likely to cut the floor price for basmati rice exports and replace the 20% export tax on parboiled rice with a fixed duty on overseas shipments, government sources said, as rice inventories in the country jumped a record high. The world's biggest rice exporter imposed various curbs on exports in 2023 and continued them in 2024 in an effort to keep local prices in check ahead of the general elections held in April-May. New Delhi is expected to lower the basmati rice's minimum export price (MEP) to $800-$850 a metric ton, down from $950 a ton, to boost shipments, said the sources, who didn't wish to be identified as they are not authorised to talk to media.

New Delhi: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday took oath of office and became the first judge to have been elevated to the Supreme Court from Manipur. Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court R Mahadevan was also sworn in as judge of the apex court. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud administered the oath of office to both judges at a function in the apex court premises here. With the swearing-in, the top court has attained its full strength of 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India. The Supreme Court will function with 34 judges until Justice Hima Kohli retires on September 1, 2024, followed by CJI Chandrachud, who superannuates on November 10 this year.

HDFC Defence Fund, the only active fund based on the defence sector, has offered more than 100% return in the last one year. The scheme gave 128.52% return in the said period. The scheme has offered around 60.16% return in 2024 so far and around 55.25% return in the last six months. What is helping defence sector based mutual funds deliver this stellar performance?

Indian Navy warship INS Teg is actively engaged in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Oman after an oil tanker capsized on July 15. As of now, the mission has successfully rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan from the stricken vessel. The Indian Navy continues to search for additional crew members who remain missing. The operation was launched immediately after the tanker capsized, with INS Teg deploying advanced equipment and personnel to locate and assist the remaining crew. The Navy has coordinated with local Omauthorities and international maritime agencies to enhance the search efforts.

Nifty index hit a fresh high of 24,661 on Tuesday after giving a range breakout on a daily frame. It has formed a small-bodied Bullish candle in the same time frame and follow-up buying seems to be intact with sustained buying. “It (Nifty) continues escalating upwards steadily within a smaller intraday range and any minor dips are getting absorbed quickly by the bulls,” said Chandan Taparia, Senior VP, Equity Derivatives & Technicals, Broking & Distribution, Motilal Oswal.

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How much drinking is bad for you? Though more people are calling themselves sober-curious or are trying zero-proof replacements for alcohol, drinking is a regular part of social life for most of us. A coupe of champagne can add fun to a celebration. A cocktail can take the edge off a tough day.

Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members in connection with the bail given to the minor accused in the Pune Porsche crash case has recommended disciplinary action against them for «procedural lapses», an official said on Wednesday. On May 19, two IT professionals were killed in Kalyani Nagar area here after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding Porsche car allegedly driven by the minor in an inebriated condition.

Karnataka have voiced objections against the Karnataka reservation proposals, calling the move «discriminatory» and expressing concerns about potential repercussions for the tech industry. In a significant move, the Karnataka cabinet has greenlit the draft State Employment of Local Candidates in Industries Factories and Other Establishments Bill, drawing swift and sharp criticism from notable figures. The bill, aimed at prioritizing local employment, has raised concerns about its potential impact on investment and the tech sector in the state. Prominent voices like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and TV Mohandas Pai have openly criticized the state government's decision. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon Ltd, voiced her concerns, stating, «As a tech hub, we need skilled talent. While the intention is to boost local employment, we must ensure it doesn't jeopardize Karnataka's leadership in technology. There should be provisions exempting highly skilled roles from this policy.» TV Mohandas Pai, former CFO of Infosys, condemned the bill, labeling it as «discriminatory» and «regressive.» He asserted, «This bill must be scrapped. It's akin to fascism. How can the government dictate private sector hiring practices? This move is reminiscent of Orwell's Animal Farm. It's unbelievable that @INCIndia supports such a bill.»

Rasipuram has been ordered by the Namakkal district consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) to compensate a patient with Rs 12 lakh within four weeks for a botched hernia surgery. This ruling was made on Tuesday regarding a case filed by M Raja, a 52-year-old resident of Rasipuram, detailing the negligence he faced during a surgery conducted in August 2021 by Dr. Ramesh at a private hospital in Rasipuram. In August 2021, M Raja consulted Dr. Ramesh at a private hospital after being diagnosed with a hernia. Dr. Ramesh recommended immediate surgery, which was estimated to cost Rs 60,000. However, complications arose during the surgery due to a shortage of carbon dioxide gas necessary for the procedure, causing it to be halted midway. When the required gas was acquired, the surgery resumed, but complications persisted as Raja regained consciousness due to the waning effect of anesthesia during the delay. «I felt great pain during the surgery but the nurses pinned me down to complete the surgery even though I asked them to stop,» Raja recounted.

Sheridan Admans, head of fund selection at TILLIT, said several of the funds have a bias towards value and deep value investing, and noted the additions were «aimed at diversifying and extending the breadth of opportunities for investors to discover on the TILLIT platform». «We have added funds with a focus on emerging and next generation of emerging markets, a spicier bond market fund and a wealth preservation-focused fund,» Admans said. TILLIT removes five funds from recommended list following manager exits ARGA Emerging Market Equity invests solely in emerging markets, and is ru...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced a major raise in the pay of government employees with retrospective effect from July 1, 2022, after unions threatened to go on an indefinite strike. The revision will increase the basic salary and pension of employees by 58.50%, the chief minister said in a statement in the assembly. The hike in pay and pensions would mean an additional expenditure of Rs 20,208 crore per annum to the cash-strapped government which has been struggling to meet demands from both government and MLAs who have been lobbying hard for funds for their constituencies. The government has set aside the funds in the budget for 2024-25 to meet the revised pay and pension, the CM said. The revision is in line with the recommendations of the seventh pay commission, headed by former chief secretary K Sudhakar Rao. The commission, set up on Nov 19,2022, to address the demands for revision of pay, allowance, and pension of government employees, submitted its report on March 24, 2024.

Mumbai Traffic Police has issued an advisory ahead of the Muharram procession scheduled for Tuesday, urging residents to follow the suggested routes and diversions to avoid congestion. The advisory outlines specific road closures and alternative routes as a significant number of participants are expected.

As part of his role, Stear will oversee the equity and fixed income developed markets strategists, who provide analysis, research and market recommendations to Amundi's clients. Amundi inks M&A deal to combine US arm with Victory Capital Prior to joining Amundi's investment arm, Stear headed up the Asia research team at Société Générale in Hong Kong for four years, between 2010 and 2014. He moved on to become global head of credit strategy at Société Générale in 2014, later being promoted to head of emerging markets and credit research in 2015. Most recently, he was head of fixe...

Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of being anti-backward classes and said if the party comes to power in Haryana, it will snatch the reservation for them and give it to Muslims. Addressing a 'Backward Classes Samman Sammelan' here, Shah referred to the Kaka Kalekar Commission formed in the 1950s to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and said the Congress did not implement its recommendations for years. «In 1980, (the then prime minister) Indira Gandhi put the Mandal Commission in cold storage. In 1990, when it was accepted, Rajiv Gandhi gave a two-and-a-half-hour speech and opposed OBC reservation,» the Union minister said. «In Karnataka, the Congress snatched reservation for backward classes and gave it to Muslims. The same will happen here if they come (to power) here,» Shah said.

Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy on Tuesday withdrew from the one-man Commission of Inquiry set up by the Telangana government to look into the role of ex-chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in alleged irregularities in the power sector during his tenure. The top court, which was hearing the plea of the former Telangana chief minister alleging bias against the head of the inquiry panel, was informed by the counsel of Justice (retd) Reddy that he does not want to be part of the commission. A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra took note of the submission and permitted the Congress-led state government to substitute Justice (retd) Reddy in the Commission of Inquiry.