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Harsh Goenka recently shared a video featuring Gaur Gopal Das, an Indian monk and motivational speaker, discussing the true essence of happiness. In the clip, Das emphasizes that happiness is not a goal but a natural consequence of living well and living right. Instead of chasing happiness directly, he suggests focusing on the process—whether it's physical fitness or personal growth. By aligning thoughts, actions, and values, one can naturally cultivate a fulfilling life.

Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)—Central govt employees and pensioners, making it easier for them to get faster approvals for critical medical devices like CPAP, BiPAP, and oxygen concentrators by processing it online.

Louisa Klouda, who serves as the CEO of Fenchurch Legal, made the incident public by sharing a screenshot of her conversation with Nirmal Patel. In the exchange, Patel informed her of his reluctance to collaborate with female professionals and ended his message with the unprofessional remark, «Be well, sweetheart.”

OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round that would lift the artificial intelligence company's valuation to as high as $340 billion, CNBC has confirmed.

Saint John police say two boys aged 10 and 17 were found dead inside a residence Wednesday morning after officers responded to a 911 call.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Max Healthcare is focused on inorganic expansion, including development of brownfield assets as well as acquisitions, to drive growth, its chairman and managing director Abhay Soi said on Thursday. The Delhi-headquartered hospital chain’s board on Thursday approved an agreement to set up a 500-bed hospital in Thane, Maharashtra, under a built-to-suit model with VR Konkan Pvt Ltd.

economic growth, and expectations are high that Nirmala Sitharaman will address the matter. Contributing to the loss of momentum has been a slowdown in government expenditure, with divergent trajectories under revenue and capital heads. Revenue expenditure is growing faster than budgeted, while capex is well below target. With tax revenue slowing down, any fiscal gains could come from lagging capex. Admittedly, gov capex has been on a tear since the pandemic, and there will be knock-on effects on growth if it cannot hold on to its share of GDP.

CALGARY — Shell Canada Ltd. is exiting the oilsands in a deal with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. that will see it increase its stake in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Waymo will test its self-driving taxis with trained human autonomous specialists behind the wheel. Waymo is preparing to test its self-driving taxis in more than 10 new cities across the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tech giants have spent billions of dollars on the premise that bigger is better in artificial intelligence. DeepSeek’s breakthrough shows smaller can be just as good.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai: As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman dots the I’s and crosses the t’s of her speech she will deliver on 1 February, when she presents a record eighth consecutive budget, her biggest concern will be whether the proposals can dispel the clouds hanging over India, the world’s fastest-growing large economy. After the covid-19 pandemic, India experienced a scorching pace of growth for three years—on an average, the economy expanded by more than 8%.

Equity as an asset class is undeniably volatile and cyclical. Long-term investments in equity typically help minimize these risks and harness the power of compounding. But what if you don't have the luxury of a long-term horizon or the patience to ride out market swings? Can equity still be a viable option for short- to medium-term investors?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The idea for IT IS YOU came to Vivek Vijayakumaran, artistic director at Our Theatre Collective, in 2022, but the desire to stage this performance was slowly taking shape within him over the years. “I wanted to respond to the religious intolerance emerging in the country, as well as elsewhere in the world.

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in September

«Going forward, again, I believe Doji Candles of the previous day, I think yesterday we had a strong bull candle, going forward we believe 23,300, yes, has been working as a multiple resistance for last few trading sessions but we expect that to surpass and we should be looking for a target of around 23,700 which is again a 200-day moving average,» says Dharmesh Shah, ICICI Direct. What is the sense on the markets? Dharmesh Shah: Yes, definitely after a sharp weakness in the last few trading sessions, we see more of a technical pullback happening for the markets. And the most important part was we reverted from the major support of 22,800 which has been holding in last few trading sessions.

Hemang Jani, Independent Market Expert, says even as we discuss if the valuations are accurate, companies that are doing well and have a solid business model will eventually benefit investors. It's important to identify companies that are succeeding in tough market conditions, whether they are in banking, automotive, or consumer technology. Jani further says that for some of the platform companies, the story is over. Maybe a bit of a cool-off was required. There is massive selling by the FIIs which were holding some of these stocks. But from a 6 months, 12 months kind of perspective, these remain very interesting themes and particularly Zomato and Swiggy are the names I am pretty comfortable buying into at around current levels.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Piramal Pharma Ltd, which has a strong presence in the inhaled anaesthetic generics segment in the US and emerging markets, plans to expand its pipeline of injectables to drive growth, chairperson Nandini Piramal told Mint in an interview. The company launched Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, an injectable used to treat psychiatric disorders, in the US on 22 January.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI collaborated to create what they called ‘Humanity’s Last Exam,’ a test stuffed with 3,000 PhD-level questions from mathematics, humanities and life sciences. A new Turing Test for the age of AI, only three models got scores close to 10%: OpenAI o1, Google’s Gemini 2, and an unknown Chinese model called DeepSeek R1.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As is usually the case, India’s Union budget for 2025-26, to be announced on 1 February, is expected to attract a lot of attention from different stakeholders in the economy, particularly with its growth momentum having sprung a significant downside surprise in 2024-25.

Kenneth Andrade, Founder & CIO, Old Bridge Capital Management, there are three sectors showing strong single-digit growth and mid-teen profit margins that he finds appealing. One major industry is pharmaceuticals, where he believes the companies have a strong chance of success. We are the world's lowest-cost producer because we manage our own supply chain. Andrade is also very interested in the aviation sector and the broader transportation industry. The third sector is a well-established area in IT and IT services. Andrade further says that when the market recovers, it's important to review the ideas you invested in and stay patient. Build a portfolio that you want to keep for the next five years. With every chance you get, reinvest in the same stocks you already own. What is your experience telling you? Have markets peaked out for a long time? Are we in for a long winter? Kenneth Andrade: It depends upon how you categorise it. But I definitely think we have had a great five years, especially after the pandemic. And all of us need a little bit of a breather, including the marketplace. So, hopefully what set in at the beginning of this calendar year continues to consolidate and some of the froth needs to get out of the system. Too many excesses have been built up over the last two years. I hope that this consolidates well around this place.

Siddhartha Khemka, Head-Retail Research, MOFSL, says cement demand is showing signs of recovery in various sectors, including housing and infrastructure, both in rural and urban areas. A good monsoon is expected to boost demand, particularly from rural regions. Additionally, with the upcoming Budget, there are hopes that government spending, which has been low this year, will increase significantly next year, aiming for a 10% to 15% growth in capital expenditure. This should positively impact the overall cement industry. In cement, Khemka says, UltraTech is their preferred pick, followed by JK Cement among the midcaps. Within the fertiliser space, the pick is Coromandel International. What do you make of the market setup right now? Do you think the bulk of the poison is out of the system or do you think there is going to be another couple of weeks of volatility and perhaps at the end of next week, after the Delhi election outcome, etc, is out, that the market will finally stabilise and pick up a direction. Siddhartha Khemka: The major worry for us from the market perspective is the earnings and that has been something which has been a bit subdued and I would say only until the end of the result season, we could see some stability. Based on whatever numbers that have come so far and the outlook for Q4, even Q4 does not look to be a very strong quarter.