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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match will begin at 7:30 P.M. IST. With the league entering its 18th season, expectations are high, especially after a record-breaking 2024 edition that saw exceptional batting performances. The mega auction in Jeddah last November has further intensified the competition, with franchises strengthening their squads. Several batsmen are expected to play a crucial role for their teams this season. The ranking is based on three key factors: consistency, recent form, and the ability to influence matches. These players have demonstrated sustained excellence in franchise and international cricket, making them ones to watch in IPL 2025.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Fevicol-maker Pidilite Industries Ltd has held up relatively well amid the recent market downturn. While the benchmark Nifty50 index has dropped 3% so far in 2025, Pidilite’s stock has slipped by 6%, cushioned by the company’s ability to sustain healthy volume growth despite a challenging demand environment.

Hyundai Motor India shares will be in focus on Thursday after the company announced a price hike of up to 3% across its models from April 2025, citing rising raw material and operational costs. The price hike will vary depending on the model, the company said. This is Hyundai's second price hike since its initial public offering (IPO) in October. It raised prices by up to Rs 25,000 across models in December.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) wants the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue sovereign bonds with a 100-year tenure. The state-run insurer’s chief Siddhartha Mohanty has said that LIC is in discussions with RBI on the idea.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. 1. AMI Organics Ltd: Current market price: ₹2,359.50 | Buy range: ₹2,330–2,370 | Profit goal: ₹2,900 | Stop loss: ₹2,110 | Time frame: 2–3 months 2.

'Badalna padega, saahab… warna kuch badal nahi payega!' — Swades 'Koi bhi desh perfect nahi hota, usse behtar banana padta hai!' — Rang De Basanti Are Indian businesses truly giving back to society, or are they merely ticking a regulatory box? Why do most large Indian companies spend their CSR budgets on projects that reflect the personal interests of their promoter families? And could strategic tax breaks make even the hardest-nosed corporations more generous and genuine towards social causes? In 2022-23, nearly 24,500 companies contributed around ₹30,000 cr to CSR, with most funds directed towards education and healthcare. Maharashtra and Karnataka were the top two beneficiary states, likely due to the concentration of large corporate headquarters in Maharashtra.

The RBI report stated that India’s external sector continues to find support from resilient services exports, which remain less affected by global disruptions. “Going forward, India’s structural strengths—sound fiscal policies, a well-calibrated monetary framework, and digital transformation initiatives—are expected to provide a strong foundation for long-term sustainable economic growth,” the report stated. The RBI lowered the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.26% in February, and the easing inflation print triggered economists to forecast another 25 bps cut in rates in April, according to an ET poll of 12 economists. After taking charge, President Donald Trump announced a series of tariff proposals leading to uncertainty on growth in both emerging and advanced markets. The pass-through of higher tariffs to consumer prices would be a key risk to global inflation, and central banks in advanced economies would have to factor in a potential slowdown in growth.

With a focus on infrastructure development, affordable housing, and sustainable urban initiatives, the budget positions the city for robust growth. Key projects announced include the Future City initiative, which covers 765 sq km and aims to transform Hyderabad into a global hub for high-value industries. This plan includes specialized zones like AI City and Pharma Hub, which are projected to significantly boost office space absorption as multinational corporations and high-value industries set up operations. As India’s first Net Zero urban development, Future City aligns with global sustainability goals, enhancing Hyderabad’s appeal to international investors and strengthening its position in the commercial real estate sector.

The company said it announced the price increase owing to rising input cost, increased commodity prices and higher operational expenses, amongst other reasons. The quantum of price increase will vary basis the variants and models. Tarun Garg, Whole-time Director and Chief Operating Officer, HMIL, said, “At Hyundai Motor India Limited, we strive to absorb rising costs to the extent possible, ensuring minimal impact on our customers. However, with the sustained increase in operational expenses, it has now become imperative to pass on a part of this cost escalation through a minor price adjustment.”

Hyundai Motor India will increase car prices by up to 3% from April 2025, owing to rising raw material and operational costs, it said on Wednesday. «At Hyundai Motor India Limited, we strive to absorb rising costs to the extent possible, ensuring minimal impact on our customers. However, with the sustained increase in operational expenses, it has now become imperative to pass on a part of this cost escalation through a minor price adjustment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Despite fiscal constraints and rising opportunity costs, election campaigns in India remain significantly dominated by promises of freebies, cash transfers and subsidies. This makes transparency in subsidy spending more critical than ever.

Rahul Mishra’s oeuvre, implicitly or explicitly, from luxuriant tropical flora, lizards, honeybees and cocooned silkworms to living coral atolls, billowing cnidarians and towering arboreal biomes. Yet he is ever mindful of the impact of man-made progress too. Joyful, vibrant profusion or sombre, reflective symbolism, Mishra expresses the disturbing dichotomy of our modern world with rare sensitivity. The interconnectedness of the cosmos is a common thread in his work, which is why Mishra’s ensembles were the natural choice to enhance the message of The 25th edition of the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence. In an interview, Mishra expands upon his inspiration and motivation.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) shares are set to gain investor attention on Wednesday after the company announced its partnership with BluJ Aerospace and KPIT Technologies for various projects. Additionally, BPCL also informed the launch of the 'Emerge' cohort under the BPCL Ankur Fund to support startups.

On Tuesday, Gold prices surged to an all-time high, breaking the key $3,000 level internationally, while reaching a new peak of Rs 88,513/10 g on MCX.

Deven Choksey, MD, DRChoksey FinServ, says whenever the market has made a panic bottom in the past, in the following 3 months to 9 months or 12 months, some of the stocks would give a very smart recovery as high as 70-80% and as low as 25% to 30% in most of the cases. Should that particular trade hold this time around, then from the 21,800, 21,900 kind of a level which Nifty saw a few days back, market should have a recovery back to 24,200, 24,800 kind of levels. Choksey says it is time to buy the value. Some of the NBFCs, HFCs, manufacturers supplying to renewable companies and power utilities or companies in engineering R&D, have some brilliant propositions in the corrective downside. We have had an over 1,000-point recovery on Sensex from the lows. How believable and sustainable is it looking to you? Deven Choksey: The question that should be asked is why should it sustain? The most important part, technically, the market has been in an oversold situation for a long period of time and that oversold situation was continuing largely because of the constant selling by the FPIs. Now, the selling of the FPI has muted, it has come down to a greater extent, largely also because of the fact that the currency is also not depreciating.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Federal Reserve later in the day. Overnight, Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement on a Ukraine ceasefire and Germany's outgoing parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The first quarter of 2025 has been a washout in terms of portfolios and market expectations because of a combination of factors including the depreciating rupee, elevated market valuations, and a deceleration in earnings growth. Moreover, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been selling persistently due to a strong dollar, high US bond yields, and uncertainties over US President Donald Trump’s policies.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Vodafone Idea Ltd is discussing ways to catch up with larger rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel Ltd in the domestic satellite internet race, even as it is set to roll out its 5G cellular broadband network. Jio and Airtel recently announced partnerships with US-based Starlink Services to roll out Elon Musk’s satellite internet service in India, although they will have to wait for government approvals.

Donald Trump’s second term, his partnership with Elon Musk continues to baffle political observers as the duo doubles down on their public camaraderie. This week, Trump flaunted his support for Musk by showcasing Tesla vehicles on the White House lawn, declaring plans to purchase one for official use. Hailing Musk as a “patriot,” Trump’s endorsement drew swift backlash from critics who called it a blatant promotion of Musk’s corporate interests.

The firm is working to convert the TIME:Social Impact Property into a hybrid structure, following the transition of the TIME Commercial Long Income last month. TIME to transition daily dealing property fund into hybrid format The Social Impact Property fund was renamed at the end of last year to reflect its 'Sustainability Impact' SDR label, which manager Roger Skeldon said the firm is seeking to retain under a hybrid format. He explained to Investment Week, that while the fund's investment, ethos and governance would remain the same from a management perspective, the changed natur...

Brigade Group, a real estate developer, and Gruhas, the investment arm of Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath and Abhijeet Pai, have launched India’s first real estate tech and sustainability-focused investment fund—The Earth Fund. The Rs 300 crore fund, set up under Zoiros Projects Private Limited, includes a Rs 200 crore SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) and a Rs 100 crore green-shoe option. The Earth Fund aims to support startups that address challenges in the built environment through innovation and sustainable solutions. The fund will target early-stage tech startups, specifically those in Pre-Series A and Series A stages, working on real estate, construction, and sustainability solutions.