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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the resignation of Leo Puri as an Independent Director of the company, effective June 30, 2025. Puri, who has been serving on HUL’s board, has stepped down due to an increase in his board commitments, including his proposed appointment to the board of a global entity. Puri’s resignation is also because of the overboarding criteria for Independent Directors under the European Corporate Governance requirements, the FMCG major confirmed in a regulatory filing on the stock exchanges. With his resignation, Puri will also step down as Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee, ESG Committee, and Independent Committee Puri also holds independent directorships in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Fortis Healthcare. At Dr. Reddy’s, he chairs the Stakeholders Relationship Committee and is a member of the Nomination, Governance, and Compensation Committee, as well as the Science, Technology, and Operations Committee. As recent as December, he was also appointed as the Chairperson of Fortis Healthcare’s board.

Holi flash sale offering significant discounts on its popular S1 range of electric scooters. The announcement was made by the company in an exchange filing on Wednesday. As part of this limited-time promotion, Ola's customers can avail discounts of up to Rs 26,750 on the S1 Air and Rs 22,000 on the S1 X+ (Gen 2) rage of electric scooters. The models are now priced at Rs 89,999 for the S1 Air and Rs 82,999 for the S1 X+ (Gen 2), Ola Electric said. Moreover, Ola is providing discounts of up to Rs 25,000 on the rest of the S1 range, including the latest S1 Gen 3 models, the company said.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh expressed his pride in ISRO's latest achievement, the successful demonstration of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, calling it a significant step toward India's future space ambitions. In a post on X on Wednesday, Singh congratulated the ISRO team, emphasising that the successful de-docking of the SpaDeX satellites was a critical development for upcoming projects, including the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, Chandrayaan 4, and Gaganyaan. «PM Narendra Modi’s continuous patronage keeps the spirits soaring,» Singh added. The SpaDeX mission, launched on December 30, 2024, marks a crucial milestone in India’s space exploration journey, demonstrating advanced space docking and undocking technology that will be essential for future missions.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore upon their return to Earth, can make walking uncomfortable and difficult.

Benchmark NSE Nifty index rose 32.0 points to 22502.5 amid buying in frontline bluechip stocks.

Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill was found guilty of involvement in a cocaine deal on Thursday, but cleared of participating in large-scale drug supply. A Sydney District Court jury acquitted the 54-year-old leg-spinner of facilitating a one-kg cocaine deal worth AUD 330,000 in April 2021. However, he was convicted of the charge of taking part in drug supply. MacGill, who played 44 Tests for Australia, «showed little emotion» as the verdict was read, according to a reports in Australian media. Hearing of his sentence was adjourned for eight weeks. The court heard that MacGill introduced his regular drug dealer to his brother-in-law, Marino Sotiropoulos, at a meeting under his restaurant on Sydney's north shore.

Stocks that rallied over 10% included, MTNL(13.89%), Everlon Synth(12.77%), Hitech Corporation (12.17%), Shriram EPC(11.89%), Disha Resources (11.83%), Ras Resorts(11.06%), Fairchem Organics(10.82%) and Soni Medicare(10.00%).

On the BSE, Integra Capital(down 17.17 per cent), Aadi Industries Ltd.(down 12.60 per cent), Looks Health Services(down 11.82 per cent), Olympic Cards(down 11.56 per cent) and Spenta Intnl(down 10.25 per cent) were among the stocks that plunged over 5 per cent during the session.

The new live action movie is coming after the released of the first animated TV series almost two decades back. The original «Lilo & Stitch» is still quite popular for over twenty years, generating various sequels and a successful animated TV series.

Dalmia Bharat Limited on Thursday said that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Guwahati Bench, has approved a Scheme of Arrangement involving Dalmia Cement (North East) Limited and Vinay Cement Limited. The order, dated February 21, 2025, directed a demerger and transfer of the cement and mining business operations from Vinay Cement Limited, a subsidiary of Dalmia Cement, to Dalmia Cement (North East) Limited, another material subsidiary of the company. The Scheme, which comes into effect from the appointed date of March 31, 2023, was sanctioned under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013. The parent company, Dalmia Bharat, is not a party to the Scheme, and no shares are set to be issued by or to the company as part of this arrangement. Both subsidiaries will continue to operate under the umbrella of the company post-approval, the cement major said in information to the exchanges.

yield spreads between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries widened late on Tuesday to their widest level since September, pointing to mounting investor worries about recession and a global trade war. U.S.

Vedanta, Ola Electric, Jaiprakash Associates, BEML, Infosys among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Vedanta Vedanta's promoters will maintain over 50% stake in each of its demerged entities, as the focus remains on creating pure-play companies which will be better placed to capitalise opportunities.

Home First Finance is likely to launch a qualified institutional placement (QIP) next week to raise up to ₹1,250 crore, according to people familiar with the development. The development follows Hitachi Energy's successful ₹2,000 crore fundraising earlier this week, breaking a one-month dry spell in QIPs. Home First Finance plans to use the proceeds to expand its loan portfolio and strengthen its asset base. The company had announced in January that additional capital was required to meet its future business goals. Its assets under management, which stood at ₹11,949 crore at the end of December 2024, are targeted to grow to ₹20,000 crore by the end of March 2027.

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Crew-10 flight, jointly operated by NASA and SpaceX, was scheduled to head to International Space Station (ISS) today to bring back stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. But the takeoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida was scrubbed.

Ne-Yo has openly shared details about his polyamorous lifestyle. He introduced his four partners on social media, highlighting a relationship structure based on honesty and mutual consent.

Scopely has agreed to buy Niantic's gaming business, including the mobile hit Pokemon Go, for $3.5 billion. Scopely, which is owned by a unit of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, will also acquire Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now from Niantic, along with the teams working on them, the Saudi company said in a statement on Wednesday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. Niantic's games encourage players to go outside and explore their neighbourhoods to receive in-game rewards.

The decision followed a warning by Trump that Canada would pay a «historic financial price» for its move, Daily Mail reported. The controversy started at the beginning of the week when Ontario premier Doug Ford introduced the electricity tariff as a response to US tariffs, according to the report. Ford had imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota, as per Daily Mail. After Ford suspended the tariffs on the US, Trump agreed not to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50% and claimed it would remain at 25%, according to the report.

Eklavya Model Residential Schools in their mother tongue and have refused to switch from state boards to CBSE as prescribed by the Centre. As the slugfest between BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and Tamil Nadu continues over the imposition of Hindi, the two states have refused to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Centre to run Eklavya schools, which provide education to tribal students from Class 6 to 12. This means that education will be imparted in local languages under state boards.