Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin faces backlash after swatting away an anti-Israel protester's phone in a coffee shop confrontation, captured on video. Tensions escalate at US universities, with police detaining demonstrators supporting Palestine at Yale and NYU. Columbia University suspends in-person classes as protests intensify nationwide. Over 45 protesters arrested at Yale, while police dismantle tents at a New York demonstration ..read more

Persistent Systems CEO Sandeep Kalra discusses the company's growth strategy amidst challenging market conditions, focusing on leveraging investments in generative AI and sales/marketing to achieve margin growth goals in the upcoming years. Kalra says: "We want to grow in line with what we have done in the past from an outperformance perspective and that is what we are looking at ..read more

Anand Rathi initiates coverage on 6 hospital stocks, recommending 'buy' for Max Healthcare, Rainbow Children’s Medicare, KIMS, and Jupiter Life-Line Hospitals, while suggesting 'hold' for Global Health (MEDANTA) and Narayana Hrudayalaya. They cite India's healthcare market potential, driven by demographic changes and non-communicable diseases, forecasting 15% CAGR to Rs 7.7 lakh crore by FY25 ..read more

Clearly, there are a couple of sectors which are likely to exhibit better earnings growth compared to the market average earnings growth even going forward, that has been the case for financial year 2024 ..read more

Vodafone Idea's retail investor shareholding surged by 55 lakh post FPO. Individual investor stake reached 6.17%. Mutual funds stake dropped to 2.06%. Company updated exchanges on shareholding. Telecom operator successfully raised Rs 18,000 crore ..read more

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JNK India IPO GMP, Price Band: JNK India IPO to open for Rs 650 crore with fresh equity and offer for sale. Reserved quotas. Anand Rathi advises subscription. Market cap post issue, price band set. Proceeds for working capital ..read more

In the first-ever trial of a former U.S. president, Trump is charged with falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had 10 years earlier. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies the encounter took place ..read more

China's trade-in plan for electric vehicles aims to boost growth amid trade tensions. The initiative includes upgrading machinery, fiscal support details pending, and a focus on environmental standards and recycling networks ..read more

Elon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an Australian injunction forcing it to take down videos of a church stabbing in Sydney. Video of the bloody attack, which spread widely on social media platforms, has been blamed by Australian authorities for feeding tensions in the community ..read more