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Analysts are bullish on Adani Ports, Indus Tower, and Voda Idea, citing strong performance and growth prospects. Kotak Bank shows solid operating metrics, though RoE lags peers. Bharti Airtel's outlook remains positive despite potential tariff hike delays, with industry repair seen as intact.

Goldman Sachs maintained a buy rating on Reliance Industries, citing potential margin recovery and strong retail growth despite a Q4FY26 EBITDA miss. Nomura also holds a buy on Axis Bank, highlighting attractive valuations and strong loan growth. HSBC recommends buying Shriram Finance, anticipating roa expansion despite revised AUM growth forecasts.

Kevin O'Leary revealed that top creative professionals now earn up to $600,000 annually, a sixfold increase from previous years. This surge is attributed to their ability to drive measurable business results, such as lowering customer acquisition costs and increasing return on ad spend, transforming them into profit centers.

Jefferies downgraded L&T's target price due to West Asia exposure, while BoFA Securities maintained a buy on AB Capital, citing strong growth in lending and housing finance. Goldman Sachs issued a sell on Sun Pharmaceuticals, highlighting innovative medicines as a key driver, and Kotak Institutional Equities kept an add rating on Bajaj Finance, emphasizing its structural transformation.

SBI aims to maintain a roa above 1% in FY26 despite margin pressures from softening interest rates, targeting a RoE over 15%. The bank reported strong FY25 results, with roa improving to 1.10% and net profit rising 16% to ₹70,901 crore. SBI focuses on asset quality, reducing gross NPAs to 1.82% and net NPAs to 0.47%.

Actor Lee Dong-gun opened up about his life as a single man after his divorce from actress Jo Yoon-hee three years ago. His mother expressed her hurt feelings and how he had become more reclusive, even discontinuing his regular church attendance. Lee Dong-gun described the impact of the divorce, feeling alone in a house where no one was there. He mentioned his efforts to ensure his daughter has everything she needs and stays connected through voice messages. He meets his daughter every Sunday and reassures her that they will definitely meet.

The event was held in Thiruvananthapuram

The Rajasthan Olympic Association called for the removal of the controversial Sports Act in the state during its general body meeting on Sunday.

UBS upgraded Chola Investment citing growth and RoE, while JP Morgan upgraded HCL Tech highlighting its consistent performance and attractive valuation. Nomura maintains a 'buy' rating on Havells India, anticipating margin expansion driven by demand tailwinds. Morgan Stanley is optimistic about AU Small Finance Bank's roa improvement, and HSBC recommends Mahindra & Mahindra due to its strong market position.

Separately, YESB says board approved allotment of equity shares and warrants aggregating to total consideration of $1.08 billion through preferential issue to private equity investors Carlyle and Advent International.

The proposed revisions in asset classification, provisioning norms and higher Tier-I capital ratio requirements by the RBI would have only a limited impact on non-banking finance companies.

The latest episode of 'Music Bank' showcased a variety of performances by popular music artists. Highlights included debut performances by WHIB and HeeJin, comebacks by Stray Kids, aespa, roa, and ZEROBASEONE, as well as performances by Taemin, Golden Child, Weeekly, VIVIZ, Catch the Young, CRAVITY, Billlie, and LIGHTSUM. Jungkook from BTS emerged as the winner of the week with his song 'Seven'.

Irish rider Sam Bennett grabbed his chance after dodging a mass pile-up with barely a kilometre to go Friday to win the fourth stage of the Tour of Burgos.

According to sources, Danapur DRM L M Jha is said to have written a letter to ECR headquarters Thursday stating the reasons due to which an extra coach could not be attached to Rajdhani Express.

The Reserve Bank of India's move to tighten prudential norms for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) is expected to knock 25 basis points (bps) off the return on assets (roa) of NBFCs.

Senior IPS officer and former police commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Thursday announced voluntary retirement from service, ending 31 years of his career as a cop.

Google is enhancing its Demand Gen advertising platform with new targeting options and creative tools for YouTube, Discover, and Gmail, including support for YouTube Shorts. The updates aim to improve businesses' ad reach and engagement. Additionally, Google will integrate product feeds for retailers and begin transitioning Video Action Campaigns to Demand Gen by mid-2025.

Greater Chennai Corporation has resumed its eviction drive along the bank of the Cooum river in Radhakrishnan Nagar at Arumbakkam. In the drive that began on Saturday, 439 families would be relocated.

DANAPUR: After traders and doctors, railway officers appear to have become the latest target of extortionists in the state.

Small finance banks' profitability will decline to around 1.7% this fiscal due to lower net interest margins and higher credit costs but will remain higher than the overall banking system. The contraction is driven by diversification into secured asset classes and rising delinquencies in microfinance and unsecured segments.

rakyamma Layout, Davis road, Cooke Town, Richards Town, Lavanya Theatre and surrounding areas.

MYSORE: The central government Pensioners' Association has demanded a hike in medical allowance of employees and pensioners.

The passengers, all from Andhra Pradesh, were going to Mysore via Gulbarga.

The Jammu and Kashmir government today sought intervention of Union minister for chemicals and fertilizers Ananth Kumar to address the shortage of fertilisers in the valley.

Venezuela's prosecutor's office announced that more than 40 people have been arrested in an anti-corruption drive sweep of state oil company PDVSA and other related government bodies. The crack-down, commencing on 17 March, followed a communique issued by anti-corruption police.