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Sai Life Sciences IPO before subscribing to the issue. 1) What is the business overview of Sai Life Sciences? Sai Life Sciences provides end-to-end services across the drug discovery, development, and manufacturing value chain for small molecule New Chemical Entities (NCEs) to global pharmaceutical innovator companies and biotechnology firms.

comets may have delivered water to Earth. This theory has faced challenges due to conflicting data from past research. New findings suggest dust on comets could affect key measurements.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Shuttle of Time, a large abstract sculpture made with banana fibre—its title emerging from the weaver’s shuttle— urges viewers to probe questions about craft, design traditions and their origins.

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is no longer tied behind a paywall and can now be accessed by all users for free. Grok was first launched by Musk's xAI in 2023 and was closely integrated with X (formerly Twitter), but users had to purchase an X premium subscription in order to get access to the chatbot, unlike many of its peers like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. While xAI is yet to issue a formal statement confirming the availability of Grok for all users, many users have shared their experience on gaining access to Grok without purchasing an X premium subscription. We can confirm that Grok AI has indeed rolled out to our X feed. However, since this feature is available for all users, it does come with some limitations.

When some plants are dehydrated or under some other form of stress, they cry a mournful melody made of ultrasonic clicks. Some moths are able to hear those clicks, and researchers now say they have discovered that the insects may interpret the sounds as a cue to choose on which plant to lay their eggs. The finding was described in a paper that was published online last month and has been submitted to the journal eLife. «This is new,» said Rya Seltzer, an entomologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel and an author of the study. «Plants emit sounds, and insects are really listening to that. They're tuned to that specific sound, and they know the meaning, and they consider it.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian Railways plans to run dedicated Vande Bharat parcel trains on specific routes to capture a chunk of goods shipped by online marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart that use road and air cargo for faster shipments, two people aware of the development said. The railways have begun designing freight trains on the lines of its Vande Bharat passenger express.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's highway toll collection growth is slowing and may fall short of the projected ₹70,000 crore in the current financial year, according to two persons aware of the development, mirroring the slowdown in the economy. While new highway alignments and a rise in the number of toll stations may take this income to around ₹60,000 crore in FY25, but the actual growth will ease to a single digit against more than 40% and 16% seen in FY23 and FY24, respectively, the first among the two persons quoted said on the condition of anonymity.

China is fine tuning its policies aimed at revving up its economy as it braces for an uncertain future in relations with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump

defence technologies. Additionally, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established 15 Industry Academia Centres of Excellence (DIA-CoEs) across the country, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth informed in a written reply to Ananta Nayak in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Technology Development Fund Scheme is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) executed by DRDO under the 'Make in India' initiative. The Union Government has approved the scheme to encourage industries, especially MSMEs and startups, to develop various defence technologies. The scheme aligns with the vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' by integrating new industries into the design and manufacturing of defence technology. Funding of up to Rs 50 crore per project is provided to the industry as a grant-in-aid, the minister stated. DRDO has set up DIA-CoEs at institutions such as IISc Bangalore, various IITs, and Central/State Universities to promote focused research in developing new technologies for defence and security. These Centres of Excellence are equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories, research facilities, and infrastructure to attract researchers and scholars. Through these centres, DRDO aims to establish effective collaborations with startups and industries to further product development.

capital on Friday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. However, silver declined Rs 300 to Rs 93,500 per kg. The white metal closed higher at Rs 93,800 per kg on Thursday. Price of gold of 99.5 per cent purity also remained flat at Rs 78,750 per 10 grams on Friday.

Paytm operator One 97 Communications on Friday informed exchanges about the company's plans to sell its stake in Japanese digital payments company PayPay Corporation. Paytm in its regulatory filing said the board of directors of One97 Communications Singapore Private Limited in a meeting on Friday gave an approval for the said transaction. One97 Communications Singapore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paytm Singapore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TOKYO—The multibillion takeover battle for the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is unfolding against a backdrop of heightened deal activity involving foreign bidders, fanned by a weak yen, undervaluation, and a profitability gap at many big Japanese firms compared with their international peers. Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has made a $47 billion offer for Seven & i, triggering a promised refocus on profitability by Seven & i management.

bank kept policy rates unchanged but cut banks' cash reserve ratio, effectively easing monetary conditions amid slowing economic growth. The rupee closed at 84.6875 against the U.S. dollar, up from its close at 84.7325 in the previous session. The currency logged fifth consecutive weekly fall, declining 0.2%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With the Reserve Bank of India keeping its key interest rate unchanged, real estate experts and developers have stressed the need to lower the rate, citing the need to stimulate sluggish sales and ease the growing burden of borrowing costs. “At this point, a rate cut would be more beneficial for consumers," said Shishir Baijal, chairman and managing director of real estate consultant Knight Frank India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Here are two particularly scary forecasts for investors: Goldman Sachs thinks the S&P 500 will make just 3% a year over the next 10 years, as Big Tech dominance eventually falters. Bank of America expects 0%-1% a year for a decade, a catastrophic investment prospect.

Stocks that rallied over 10% included, Prakash Steel(14.50%), Natural Biocon(I)(14.42%), Goldiam Intnl(13.68%), GSS Infotech(13.65%), HB Estate Dev(13.28%), Baazar Style Retail(13.18%), Chemfab Alkalis(12.64%), Dhani Services(12.61%), Raj Oil Mills(12.51%) and Suvidhaa Infoserve(11.95%).

Umang Dairies Ltd.(up 20.00%), Gopal Snacks Ltd.(up 7.74%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 5.47%), Sheetal Cool Products Ltd.(up 3.55%), Parag Milk Foods Ltd.(up 3.17%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 2.51%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 2.21%), ADF Foods Ltd.(up 1.38%), Varun Beverages Ltd.(up 1.28%) and Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 1.23%) were among the top gainers.

Cummins India Ltd. 0.34 per cent to Rs 3470.05 in Friday's trade as of 11:05AM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24723.5, 15.1 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 3458.05 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 1836.95 and a high of Rs 4169.50. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 96728.94 crore on the BSE.