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Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and many other cabinet ministers have received threat mails, as per ANI. CCB police have registered the case and investigations are going on. A bomb explosion in East Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe injured at least 10 individuals on March 1. Reports say the investigation into the explosion has now been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Tata Sons, the holding company of the Rs 30 lakh crore conglomerate, grows louder, investors have already started betting on Tata Chemicals which could be the biggest beneficiary of the mega IPO. Shares of Tata Chemicals rallied 8% to the day's high at Rs 1,084.80 on BSE on Tuesday. Classified as an upper-layer NBFC last year by RBI Tata Sons must list itself on stock exchanges by September 2025. It was last year reported that Tata Sons could be worth Rs 11 lakh crore and a 5% stake sale would lead to an IPO size of about Rs 55,000 crore.

FSN E-Commerce Ventures are expected to witness their next leg of performance riding on margin improvements which will be akin to Zomato, according to estimates by Nuvama. The domestic brokerage reiterated its buy rating on the Nykaa operator while marginally raising the price target to Rs 192 from Rs 189, as suggested earlier. Zomato, which is purely a platform play versus Nykaa, an omni channel retailer, draws similarity in terms of online transacting users remaining the key TAM (Total Addressable Market), Nuvama said while suggesting that their unit economics also have similar drivers.

FSSAI) has confirmed that McDonald’s India uses 100% real cheese, Westlife Foodworld said in a stock exchange intimation on Tuesday. «The verification confirms the brand’s assertion that it uses 100% Real Cheese and that it does not use any cheese analogues or substitutes in any of its products,» the company said. Further, the west and south zone of McDonald’s India has also received results of tests done by an NABL-accredited lab, confirming use of 100 per cent real cheese across its products, Westlife said.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday critcised RJD chief Lalu Prasad's «no family» jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that people do not expect such comments from a senior leader like him. Speaking to reporters in Patna, Sitharaman said there is a need to maintain dignity in politics. «What the PM said is correct, the entire country considers him their family. The entire country is the PM's family. Making such petty statements is not correct and is highly condemnable,» she said. «He (Lalu Prasad) has spent decades in politics and was also a CM of the state. People don't expect such comments from a senior leader like him. It disheartens the people. One has to maintain dignity in politics. The BJP has given a befitting reply to the RJD chief for making such comments against the PM,» she added.

Bengaluru police arrested three individuals on Monday for allegedly raising “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans inside the Karnataka state secretariat Vidhana Soudha premises, after a Congress leader won the Rajya Sabha election last week. The police statement said the arrests were made based on the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, circumstantial evidence and witness accounts. Three supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain had allegedly shouted pro-Pakistan slogans after his victory in the Rajya Sabha elections. Chief minister Siddaramaiah had ordered an investigation by the FSL to check the veracity of the allegations after some Congress leaders had said the visuals were fabricated as people actually were shouting “Naseer Saab Zindabad.” The sloganeering had sparked a row between the Congress and the opposition BJP, with the latter holding demonstrations to protest the pro-Pakistan slogans, calling them a direct reflection of the Siddaramaiah regime’s appeasement politics. BJP MLAs raised “Jai Sri Ram” slogans in the state assembly during their protest, to which Siddaramaiah responded with “Jai Sita Ram.”

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. slipped 1.45 per cent to Rs 8718.8 in Tuesday's trade as of 01:55PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 8860.6 and low of Rs 8687.3 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 10.97 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 01:55PM shares and turnover at Rs 0.45 crore around that time. The stock of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 9355.0 and 52-week low prices of Rs 5791.05, respectively.

LTIMindtree Ltd. traded 1.54 per cent lower in Tuesday's session at 01:45PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 5203.55 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 5217.95 and Rs 5111.95, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 6442.65 and a 52-week low of 4130.3. About 12,316 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Uday Kotak on Tuesday said that too much regulatory guardrails could impede economic growth and halt India's journey towards a developed nation. Regulators should not be too conservative and cautious but must respond fast to «accidents» in the respective sectors, he said while addressing a two-day event organised by National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). «I feel very very optimistic for India's future but I am also very conscious that...unbridled focus on the opportunity without having the guardrails also runs the risk, and also too much guardrails will not get us there (developed nation),» he said. Observing that the aspiration of the fast growth of 7.5-8 per cent GDP over the next 20-25 years needs significant capacity building, he said, «it also requires a sense of dreaming. It requires a sense of creativity, entrepreneurship, and professionals (need to be) ready to take risks without fear.»

Also Read | Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar explain how Rameshwaram Cafe blast happened: 'Youngster ate breakfast, left a bag and...' The apex court's decision on March 5 marked the culmination of a legal battle initiated in 2018 when Shivakumar first came under scrutiny regarding alleged money laundering activities. The amount in question was reported to be ₹8.59 crore (approximately $1.1 million).

₹2.3 trillion in 2023, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% to reach ₹3.08 trillion by 2026, according to the annual media and entertainment (M&E) report by Ficci and consulting firm EY. However, the growth of ₹17,300 crore last year was half of the ₹37,100 crore growth that took place in 2022, mainly due to headwinds in advertising during the first half of the year, the report added. Except for television, all M&E segments grew in 2023, but the share of traditional media (television, print, filmed entertainment, live events, out of home, music, radio) stood at 57% of M&E sector revenues, down from 76% in 2019.

Tata Elxsi Ltd. dropped 0.43 per cent to Rs 7655.75 at 01:40PM (IST) in Tuesday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 7690.0 and low of Rs 7607.65 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 7689.45 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 2451 shares so far with a value of Rs 1.87 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 59.82 and a price-to-book ratio of 17.8.

Thousands of flights and trains are expected to be canceled again this week in Germany after two unions called for more strikes over wages and working conditions

China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the country at one of its most important political gatherings

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. dropped 0.96 per cent to Rs 296.3 at 01:14PM (IST) in Tuesday's trade. The scrip hit a high of Rs 300.2 and low of Rs 295.25 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 299.2 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 01:14PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 0.45 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 43.76 and a price-to-book ratio of 7.01.

coal-fired power capacity over a decade, four sources familiar with the matter said, ending a six-year drought in significant private involvement in the sector. Adani Power, JSW Group and Essar Power are among the companies that have told India's power ministry they would be keen to expand old plants or develop stalled projects facing financial stress, according to the sources and a government presentation seen by Reuters. The potential investments, which have not been previously reported, could cumulatively cost billions of dollars and demonstrate renewed appetite in an industry seen by many as financially unattractive. But they also threaten to undermine progress made by the world's No.3 greenhouse gas emitter in weaning its economy off carbon.

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, has declared his decision to step down from his position, preceding his retirement later this year. Renowned for his adjudications on education-related matters, Justice Gangopadhyay revealed to a TV channel his intention to delve into politics. «I am going to resign from the post of a judge in High Court Calcutta. For the last two or more years I have been dealing with some matters, especially education matters, regarding which a huge corruption has been discovered and unearthed. A large number of important persons in the education sector of this government are now languishing in jail, under trial,» he told ANI. «Thereafter, now I am taking labour matters. There are also large scams of employers concerning provident fund gratuity, etc. I have also passed certain orders in those respects. But what I have failed while doing these matters of labour matters, labour legislation, that I have felt that my job in this duty is over. This is the call of my conscience,» Justice Gangopadhyay said.

Mumbai, depending on market conditions, with the possibility that more banks could be added, as per the report. Representatives for the five banks, as well as Ather, declined to comment.

mutual funds having exposure to them also give high double-digit returns. Yet, there are at least 45 schemes which have trailed their respective benchmarks by significant margins during this period. A data analysed by ETMarkets shows that there are 25 active midcap mutual fund schemes and 20 smallcap schemes which have delivered returns that are lower than their respective benchmarks. Also Read: These 5 midcap mutual funds have given over 50% returns in last one year

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. slipped 1.69 per cent to Rs 1056.25 in Tuesday's trade as of 11:57AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 1094.0 and low of Rs 1055.95 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 18.57 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:57AM shares and turnover at Rs 1.39 crore around that time. The stock of Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1309.75 and 52-week low prices of Rs 709.85, respectively.

growth in new orders and output led to service activity easing to 60.6 in February compared with 61.8 in the previous month, according to results of a private survey released Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business remained above the 50 level, which separates expansion from contraction, but a milder growth affected business outlook. “Due to a slowdown in growth in new orders and output, services companies’ outlook for future business activity, while remaining strongly positive, weakened slightly,” said Ines Lam, economist, HSBC.