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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nifty 50 snapped its winning streak and closed flat at 23,668 on Tuesday. Taking cues from global markets, the index opened on a positive note but faced resistance around 23,850, which aligns with the 50-week moving average (WMA).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In his book One Up on Wall Street, legendary fund manager Peter Lynch uses the term ‘diworsification’ to describe unbridled and often unrelated diversification by companies or investors into areas or assets they don't fully understand. The result, Lynch says, is mostly substantial capital misallocation and wealth destruction.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India's stock market undergoes active buying coupled with some short covering, Raja Venkatraman of NeoTrader recommends three hidden gems for Wednesday, 26 March. • ABINFRABUILD: Buy above: ₹104 | Stop: ₹101 | Target: ₹109-111 • VADILALIND: Buy above: ₹5,050 | Stop: ₹4,925 | Target: ₹5,550-5,700 • PANACEABIO: Buy above: ₹431 | Stop: ₹405 | Target: ₹475-490 Investors should consider these factors to reap meaningful returns in the next few weeks: ABINFRABUILD: Buy above: ₹104 | Stop: ₹101 | Target: ₹109-111 AB Infrabuild operates in the infrastructure and construction sector, which has seen robust growth due to government initiatives and increased spending on urban development projects.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Deposit rates may begin to come down starting April as lenders move to protect margins, at a time of easing credit demand and expectations of another repo rate cut. Most banks did not change their deposit rates after the Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) in February.

Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) and do not want to risk losing capital might need a minimum time frame of eight years, if past data are to go by. A study by asset valuation analytics firm Valuemetrics Technologies on monthly rolling returns for SIPs between April 2005 and March 2025 in the Nifty Midcap 150 Total Returns Index showed such investments made for three and five years have incurred losses (see table). SIPs made in this index for 8 to 15 years in this time frame have made money. In comparison, for an investor to be sure that her small cap index SIP investments did not lose money in this period, she had to continue for at least 12 years. Historically, returns from midcaps have tended to be lower compared with small-cap, but the risks of investing in this segment have also been lower.

Mel Gibson has reportedly ruled out a run for California Governor despite leading a recent Republican straw poll. The poll, conducted by The Lost Coast Outpost, showed Gibson with 12% support among GOP voters, ahead of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (11%). However, a source close to the actor confirmed he is “flattered” but has no interest in the role. The poll surveyed 2,640 respondents, with Democrats Kamala Harris and Katie Porter securing 20% and 25%, respectively.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are showing that their relationship is still going strong. The Hollywood power couple was spotted recently vacationing in Rome with their kids, silencing divorce rumors. Their trip comes in the wake of speculation regarding Ashton's history with music mogul Diddy and rumors of relocating out of Los Angeles. The couple, who have been criticized in the past for controversies, seemed to be very affectionate while exploring the city.

Donald Trump has said America is being “ripped off by every country in the world, friend and foe” and liberation day, as he calls it, is when he aims to set that right.

bottom-of-the-pyramid borrowers have lost access to formal financing over the past nine months after lenders stiffened conditions for advancing funds to these customers and wrote down sticky loans to clean up their books. Industry experts said the number of such vulnerable borrowers could be even higher as lenders stopped financing customers with overdue loans of more than 60 days and those with an outstanding amount exceeding ₹3,000. «The reduction in the number of borrowers is definitely due to the fact that defaulters are not being financed at present,» said Jiji Mammen, executive director at Sa-Dhan, a self-regulator for the microfinance sector.

government security auctions in March, treasury experts said.

«Samsung is a responsible corporation and fully complies with the laws in India. The issue involves the interpretation of classification of goods by customs,» a company spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. «We are assessing legal options to ensure that our rights are fully protected.» An official ET spoke with said the demand notice wasn't fresh, but a follow up of one sent in January 2023, as the company had failed to give a «satisfactory» reply to the earlier show cause notice.

Tamil actor-director Manoj Bharathiraja, son of legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja, passed away at his home in Chetpet, Chennai, on 25 March. He was 48. Reports suggest he had undergone bypass surgery a few days prior. At around 4 pm on Tuesday, he suffered a cardiac arrest. His untimely demise has left the Tamil film industry and fans devastated. Manoj is survived by his wife, Ashwathi alias Nandana, and their two daughters, Arshitha and Mathivathani. Details regarding his final rites are awaited.

Neil deGrasse Tyson testing the cognitive skills of Chaser, a border collie with a staggering memory, has left viewers in awe. Trained by psychology professor John Pilley, Chaser wasn’t just any ordinary pet—she was capable of recognizing over 1,000 different toys by name and even learning new ones through inference.

Currently, industries, households and agriculture account for 33 per cent, 28 per cent and 19 per cent of India's total electricity consumption, respectively. Household electricity demand has grown the fastest over the past decade, according to Disha Agarwal, Senior Programme Lead — Renewables at the Delhi-based think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water. The share of household electricity consumption increased from 22 per cent in 2012-13 to 25 per cent in 2022-23. Much of this rise can be attributed to economic growth and the increasing need for cooling due to rising temperatures, experts say.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre’s revenue deficit grants to states have sharply declined in recent years, reducing the funds states receive under the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendations. The grants, meant to cover post-devolution revenue shortfalls, fell from ₹1,18,452 crore in 2021-22 to ₹24,483 crore in 2024-25, with a further drop to ₹13,705 crore expected in 2025-26, budget documents show.

OpenAI and Anthropic. The new model, DeepSeek-V3-0324, was made available through AI development platform Hugging Face, marking the company's latest push to establish itself in the rapidly evolving AI market. The latest model demonstrates significant improvements in areas such as reasoning and coding capabilities compared to its predecessor, with benchmark tests showing enhanced performance across multiple technical metrics published on Hugging Face.

challenges faced by women in security forces. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the NCP-SCP member recalled that after the tragic stampede at the New Delhi railway station on February 15, a photo went viral, showing a woman RPF constable patrolling the station with her one-year-old child strapped to her chest. «While glorified by the RPF as a symbol of Nari Shakti, I believe that the photo actually highlights the systemic challenges faced by women personnel in insecurity forces and the failure of the system to provide basic support to working mothers,» she said. Highlighting that women in security forces already face significant challenges, Khan said the nature of security work directly clashes with the consistent care that young children need. «What is needed is toilets, creches, baby care or breastfeeding rooms everywhere so that women can effectively manage both their professional and maternal responsibilities,» she said. The leader also pointed out that the government's goal of increasing female representation in security forces, which currently stands at a mere 4.4 per cent in central armed police forces, must be supported by sustainable policies.

Hindustan Unilever, Nestle and many home-grown giants. These small and regional players are growing faster than the biggies and even nibbling at their market shares. Latest data from market tracker Kantar shows that big companies, which control 34% of the market, saw sales volume increase 2-3% in urban areas over the past four quarters compared with year earlier periods, ET has reported. At the same time, smaller brands that account for the remaining almost two-thirds of the market for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) grew 5-7%, said the research firm owned by British communications firm WPP. Kantar, which monitors both branded and unorganised products, including unpackaged voluminous commodities, defines big companies as those reaching more than a third of India’s 250 million households. Smaller companies with lower reach, some restricted to just a state, include new-age brands as well as local or regional ones.

shares rose on Tuesday as investors awaited a German survey that could indicate the recent historic debt deal was improving business morale in the region's largest economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.3% at 0815 GMT. Most sectors advanced, with banks and energy being among the top gainers.