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Bharti Airtel’s revenue growth was higher than larger rival Reliance Jio’s which lost 11 million subscribers, analysts said, indicating a higher resilience from the nation’s second largest telecom operator. In addition, brokerage Citi Research said it does not expect the change in leadership in Airtel which was announced Monday to be very disruptive. “This should be further supported by Bharti’s strong established credentials and our view that the peak of competitive intensity is behind us”. Market analysts said that Airtel’s user loss was mainly amongst low-ARPU (average revenue per user) subscribers, which combined with 0.8 million net additions in the postpaid user base, showed the Sunil Mittal-led operator’s success in premiumising its subscriber mix.

Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday accompanied Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule as he filed his nomination for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Speaking to the media reporters, Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis said that a lot of people have come to witness the nomination filing of BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule from the Kamthi Assembly constituency for the Maharashtra assembly polls. «Today our state (BJP) president is filing his nomination from the Kamthi Assembly constituency, a large number of people have come here. He will win with a record number of votes and the Mahayuti government will be formed again in the state,» he said.

Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the world's largest residential palace during the latter's bilateral visit to the country. PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to travel to the Southeast Asian nation on a bilateral visit. The two-day visit aimed to strengthen India's ties with Brunei and commemorated 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The two leaders took stock of bilateral relations including in areas of defence, trade & investment, energy, space technology, health and pharmaceuticals, capacity building, culture and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. ALSO READ: World's richest monarch is wealthier than King Charles. Check his net worth, source of income

IndiGo hit an all-time high of Rs 5,033 in the month of September, from where it started its falling spree and corrected by 25%. After a long time, the stock is currently placed below its 200-day exponential moving average (DEMA), with the stock oscillating in the oversold territory on the relative strength indicator (RSI).

Asian shares mostly rose after U.S. stocks closed broadly higher with gains in Big Tech companies offsetting a skid in oil-and-gas stocks

Suzlon Energy stock will be in focus on Tuesday after the company reported a 96% jump in its September quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 201 crore versus Rs 102 crore reported by it in the year ago period. Company's revenue from operations during the quarter stood at Rs 2,093 crore which was up 48% over Rs 1,417 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

Retail investors in the Indian stock markets are surging, a recent report by National Stock Exchange (NSE), highlighted that around 37 lakh new retail investors joined NSE in September taking the total investor base to 10.37 crore. This increase comes as the Nifty index also rose by nearly 3 per cent during the same period, highlighting a continued interest and confidence among investors in the stock markets.

HDFC Securities has buy call on ICICI Bank with a target price of Rs 1,370. The current market price of ICICI Bank Ltd. is Rs 1294.35. ICICI Bank, incorporated in 1994, is a banking company with a market cap of Rs 884615.36 crore. ICICI Bank's key products/revenue segments include interest & discount on advances & bills, income from investment, interest on balances with RBI and other inter-bank funds and interest for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

Sun Pharma shares will be in the spotlight on Tuesday after the company reported 28% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,040 crore in the second quarter. The same stood at Rs 2,375 crore in the last year quarter. Revenue from operations in the reporting period rose 9% YoY to Rs 13,291 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Call it a modern-day version of a spectacular Renaissance patronage. Since 2019 Microsoft has provided more than $13bn in cash and computing capacity to OpenAI , a once-penniless startup that is now at the forefront of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and, as of its most recent fundraising round, worth $157bn.

Maruti Suzuki will be in focus as the company will report its second quarter results later today. Analysts estimate the will report muted numbers for the July-September 2024 period, mainly due to decline in the volumes. Revenue from operations are likely to remain flat year-on-year, according to an average estimate of four brokerages. Net profit for the quarter is seen falling up to 5% year-on-year, the estimates revealed.

earnings season is underway and as many as 139 companies will announce their quarterly numbers for the July-September 2024 period today. Key results to watch out include that of Maruti, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Cipla, Canara Bank, SBI Cards, Hudco. Apart from the above, Apar Industries, APL Apollo Tubes, BCL Industries, Blue Jet Healthcare, Container Corp, Edelweiss Financial, Force Motors, Goenka Business, Kaka Industries, Vedant Fashions, Star Health and a few others will announce their quarterly results.

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within «the next several weeks,» the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Some of the North Korean soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said, and were believed to be heading for the Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to push back a Ukrainian incursion. Earlier Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte NATO confirmed recent Ukrainian intelligence reports that some North Korean military units were already in the Kursk region.

Maruti, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Airtel, Tata Power, HDFC Bank among others will be in focus due to various news developments and second quarter results. Maruti, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Cipla, Canara Bank, SBI Cards, Hudco Shares of Maruti, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Cipla, Canara Bank, SBI Cards and Hudco will be in focus as the companies will announce their second quarter results today.

Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is «not a Nazi,» using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to push back on accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former chief of staff who branded him a fascist. As he and rival Kamala Harris entered the final stretch of one of the closest US presidential elections in modern times, each candidate and their teams have ramped up the political rhetoric, bringing an already simmering campaign to a boil. Democrat Harris, who has accused Trump of stoking divisions, was crisscrossing Michigan on Monday while Republican Trump headed to Georgia, another of the decisive swing states, where he said critics are accusing him of being a modern-day «Hitler.»

U.S. stocks are rising as gains for Big Tech make up for slides in oil-and-gas stocks after the price of crude tumbled sharply

The Washington Post has reportedly lost more than 200,000 subscribers following a decision announced last week not to endorse a candidate in the presidential race

Ford’s third-quarter net profit fell nearly 26%

Elon Musk is publicly endorsing and supporting Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump for the upcoming United States elections, scheduled for November. However, his past is probably beginning to haunt him as certain revelations about the Tesla founder being an illegal immigrant is doing the rounds in the media. According to a Daily Beast report, Elon Musk had worked illegally on a student visa and had even faced concerns that he could be deported from the United States, much before he could make a name for himself and become one of the world's top philanthropists.

Taylor Swift, the world famous pop artist has attended only three of her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games during the NFL season of 2024 which marks a significant drop from the 15 games which she attended during the 2023 season when they had just began dating. According to SheKnows, Taylor Swift’s selective attendance during her boyfriend’s game is because of her busy schedule due to the resumption of the Eras Tour and significant safety concerns. SheKnows reported that the decision of Taylor Swift to eventually limit her appearance to games at the Arrowhead Stadium is actually influenced by a bomb threat incident which took place in Vienna during summer while that prompted her team to implement stringent security measures. Taylor Swift feels a sense of safety with Travis Kelce as Travis Kelce provides her with both physical and emotional protection and Taylor Swift trusts him pretty blindly while she also appreciates Travis Kelce’s presence during this challenging times, noted SheKnows. The appearances of Taylor Swift are always being carefully planned and in recent times she is extra cautious about attending events at venues that have been thoroughly vetted for security.

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