TRENDS
TV penetration rises to 66% in India, highest in 5 southern states: Survey
BARC carried out this survey between November 2017 and March 2018, covering 300 respondents across 4,400 towns
WORLD
Researchers develop wearable patch that can detect high stress levels
The patch starts absorbing sweat and, in seconds, assesses the sodium and potassium ions found in sweat to analyse stress levels
WORLD
600 Indian construction workers stranded in Qatar with no pay
The plight of the workers started after leading Qatari firm HKH General Contracting Company, which once employed 1,200 workers, encountered a financial crisis
WORLD
Global standoff against malaria intensifies with GSK's new 'cure'
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will be aided by the World Health Organisation, the UK government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to eradicate the disease
BUSINESS
Now, McDonald’s converts used cooking oil into biodiesel for refrigerated delivery trucks
The company started its pilot project last year with Unicon Biofuels and has so far scaled it up to cover 85 restaurants in Mumbai
INDIA
Air India denies boarding to Indian TT squad; apologises later
"This was a very unfortunate incident, we apologise to the players and we are arranging next available flights," Air India said in a statement.
INDIA
Haryana tops offences under sex determination act: Govt report
The (PCPNDT) Act was enacted in 1994 to prohibit prenatal diagnostic techniques for determining the sex of the foetus which might lead to female foeticide
WORLD
With no roads or bridges, mountain dwellers zipline their way over risky rapids in Chinese villages
China which has built mighty bridges across seas in record time seems to look away from problems in its hinterlands. Some villages in China’s mountainous regions are using ziplines to access markets and churches situated across raging rivers in the want of bridges. The problem is forcing the people living there to use the dangerous mode of transport almost on a daily basis.
BUSINESS
Bajaj Auto falls over 6% post Q1 show; Jefferies cuts target price
India's third largest two-wheeler maker missed analysts' expectations by reporting a 20.7 percent year-on-year rise in its standalone net profit for the quarter ended June.
BUSINESS
Havells shares spike 10% after Q1 earnings performance; brokerages see 9-30% upside
Brokerage houses remained positive on the stock and expect 9-30 percent upside in the stock after this earnings report.
BUSINESS
Start, Up and Away | Meet Rohan Mirchandani, the man who started a yogurt revolution in India
Moneycontrol’s Anchal Pathak talks to the Epigamia founder, about yogurt, life and the tough decisions that every entrepreneur must make
BUSINESS
L&T Finance Holdings stock rises 9% after June quarter earnings growth
Net NPA also declined at 3.17 percent in June quarter against 6.13 percent in same period last year.
BUSINESS
Apple may take legal action against TRAI bid to block handsets
TRAI had stipulated that telcos will have to shut down handsets that do not permit its do-not-disturb app to be downloaded
WORLD
WhatsApp testing ‘suspicious link detection’ feature to curb fake news forwards and phishing attacks
The feature is now available for all the Android beta testers after updating 2.18.221 of WhatsApp
BUSINESS
Buy Reliance Industries, target Rs 1200: Shabbir Kayyumi
One can go long near the levels of 1100-1110 with the stop loss of Rs 1,060 for the target of Rs 1,170 and Rs 1,200 mark.
BUSINESS
Buy Kaveri Seed with a target of Rs 630, says Shabbir Kayyumi
We recommend initiating a long position in Kaveri Seed around Rs 570-580 levels by keeping a stop loss at Rs 530 and the upside targets are Rs 600 and Rs 630.
BUSINESS
Buy Escorts, target Rs 950: Shabbir Kayyumi
To justify the support at the lower level, it has to sustain above its 200-DMA which comes around Rs 827 levels.
BUSINESS
Buy Bank of India, target Rs 100: Shabbir Kayyumi
One can accumulate Bank of India around Rs 81-83 with the stop loss of Rs 72 and a target of Rs 90 and Rs 100 levels.
INDIA
Man arrested for maintaining 17 fake Facebook accounts of police officers
Assam police also recovered 47 cell phones, 13 tablets and 15 SIM cards from Ali, following his arrest
BUSINESS
Buy Ashok Leyland in Rs 104-106 range: Shabbir Kayyumi
One can buy this at the levels of Rs 104-106 with a stop loss of Rs 90 and an upside target of Rs 135.
BUSINESS
Your child's school bus travel gets a leg up with accident insurance
The policy by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance will provide coverage for children during the travel time period to and from the school
WORLD
Twitter is amused by Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit on a Pakistan pre-election campaign poster
A candidate from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has reportedly used the images of the actors just before the elections scheduled for July 25.
BUSINESS
Bank of Baroda starts 'aggressive action' to recover bad loans worth Rs 15,000 crore
BoB has 380 high-value bad loan accounts, in which the bank is either the sole lender or the consortium leader
BUSINESS
Vijaya Bank Q1 profit falls 43% to Rs 144 cr on higher provisions, but asset quality improves
Net interest income during the quarter grew by 27.9 percent to Rs 1,207 crore compared to Rs 944 crore in same period last year.
