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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Here are three stocks to buy or sell as recommended by Raja Venkatraman of NeoTrader on Monday, 24 February: • PGEL: Buy above: ₹830 | Stop: ₹855 | Target: ₹890-910 • GABRIEL: Buy above: ₹480 | Stop: ₹468 | Target: ₹515-530 • J&K BANK: Buy at: ₹101.50 | Stop: ₹99.50 | Target: ₹107-110 Nifty has been on a roller coaster ride. After its sharp collapse seen a few weeks ago, the benchmark index's attempt to rebound has been quite weak.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Residential real estate companies are amping up for the next leg of growth by strengthening their financial positions. To meet expansion needs, many listed grade A realtors are garnering funds.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • PGEL: Buy above: ₹830 | Stop: ₹855 | Target: ₹890-910 This counter from the electronics industry has been making a base around the MA Bands, indicating the possibility of a revival after a while. Last week’s action highlights that the rise in prices supported by volume could now result in some revival.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Nifty50 index has tumbled 8% over the past six months. The Q3 results season offered little cheer, with multiple sectors witnessing muted topline growth amid domestic and global macro headwinds.

Indian weddings are known for their grandeur, featuring lavish decorations and dramatic entries for the bride and groom. Among the many cherished rituals, the bidaai—the bride's farewell from her family home after the wedding—is one of the most emotional moments. In recent years, families have introduced creative ways to make this tradition less sorrowful, opting for grand send-offs in helicopters or even bullock carts. However, a wedding in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, took this trend to a whole new level when a bride departed in an unexpected choice of vehicle.

Indian equity markets so far this month, pushing total outflows past Rs 1 lakh crore in 2025 amid rising global trade tensions. Going forward, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, believes that revival of FPI investment in India will happen when economic growth and corporate earnings revive. Indications of that are likely to happen in two to three months. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 23,710 crore from Indian equities so far this month (till February 21). This came following a net outflow of Rs 78,027 crore in January. With these, the total outflow by FPIs has reached Rs 1,01,737 crore in 2025 so far, data with the depositories showed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indra Kantono, co-founder of the multiple award-winning Jigger & Pony, one of Singapore’s top bars, visited India for the first time recently. In Mumbai, bartenders and restaurateurs thronged his masterclass on growing a great bar brand at The Oberoi’s Eau Bar, which was organised in association with The House of Suntory.

India vs Pakistan clash in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, set to take place today in Dubai. While the historic rivalry between the two cricketing giants has always been a crowd-puller, recent encounters have been largely one-sided, with India dominating their arch-rivals. Riding on this trend, Zomato has once again taken a cheeky dig at the overhyped contest, questioning whether the intense competition still delivers the excitement fans once relished.

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has raised concerns over declining birth rates, attributing the trend to modern privacy concepts. In a tweet on Saturday, he said, «The interesting observation is that traditional people who live in large family clusters and have no private space to themselves, produce babies. But sophisticated people who want and need and have plenty of private space to themselves do not produce babies.»

Nifty's downside may not extend all the way to 22,000, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. «We feel that an upswing attempt could unfold, once in the 22,550-22,300 region.» Edited excerpts from a chat:

Nifty 50 on Friday slipped below the critical support level of 22,800, touching a low of 22,720 before closing at 22,795.90. The metals sector was the sole gainer, driven by optimism over potential tariffs aimed at protecting domestic producers from China’s dumping practices and better earnings. In contrast, Auto, Pharma, and Healthcare indices declined nearly 2%. Pharma stocks suffered a sharp sell-off following Trump’s unexpected tariff announcement on pharmaceuticals. Additionally, the auto sector remained under pressure due to concerns over slowing demand, as highlighted in the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers’ (SIAM) report.

Kapil Garg would say, yes. He set up his company, Thela Gaadi, in 2021 to sell quirky socks, after he glanced at his own uninspiring pair. Back in 2014, as a corporate workhorse, Garg would wear formal attire and soon realised that socks were the only things he could play around with. “One day, I peeped at my shoes and found those boring grey socks sadly looking at me and I wondered why my socks couldn’t be colourful?” Later, while holidaying in Thailand, he picked up novelty socks from the local market.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reflected on a missed opportunity, saying the company failed to recognise “the biggest business model on the web,” which Google successfully leveraged – search engines.

Q3FY25 earnings season has concluded, and as we have done previously, we will analyze the key trends and sectoral performance. This quarter presented a mixed performance, with some sectors continuing their growth momentum while others lagged. Nifty 50 posted a 7% YoY growth; however, PAT growth remained resilient at 16% YoY, highlighting expanding margins and improved profitability. Similar to the previous quarter, the pharma and realty sectors demonstrated strong performance, driven by robust demand and enhanced operational efficiencies. Meanwhile, sectors such as energy and infrastructure continued to face headwinds in income growth.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At a recent gathering, someone said they had “trauma bonded" with another person over the challenges of working in similar roles—not an accurate use of the word. In casual conversations, trauma bonding is often used to describe forming a close relationship with someone who has experienced similar problems.

Long Bright River on March 13. The series stars Amanda Seyfried as a police officer navigating a complex case in Philadelphia during the opioid crisis. The show is based on Liz Moore’s novel and aims to challenge common narratives in crime dramas.

stock brokers in a bid to boost financial consumer protection alongside enhancing financial inclusion and financial literacy. This came in view of the recent developments in the securities market including introduction of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform and SCORES 2.0 — a web based centralised grievance redressal system of Sebi. The modified charter includes vision, mission, services provided to investors by brokers, various activities of brokers with timelines, Dos and Don'ts for investors, grievance redressal mechanism and handling of investor's claims in case of default of a trading member along with the format for investor complaints data to be displayed by brokers on their respective websites and trend of annual disposal of complaints.

bond yields climbing to new heights, it's time for investors to change their strategies, according to Morgan Stanley’s CIO and chief US equity strategist Mike Wilson.

Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.(up 2.62%), KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 1.57%), Ponni Sugars(Erode)Ltd.(up 1.47%), Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd.(up 0.77%), Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd.(up 0.58%), Rana Sugars Ltd.(up 0.56%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.(up 0.56%) and Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 0.08%) stood among the top gainers.