TCS Q1 results meet estimates: Net profit rises 9% on-year to Rs 12,040 crore; Rs 10 dividend declared

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported Q1 FY25 results meeting expectations, with a 9 percent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 12,040 crore. Revenue from operations for April-June rose by 5.4 percent to Rs 62,613 crore. However, margins were impacted by a wage hike cycle, with the EBIT margin narrowing to 24.7 percent, down 130 basis points from the previous quarter. The board approved an interim dividend of Rs 10 per share. TCS hired 5,452 employees in Q1, totalling a workforce of 6.07 lakh, while the attrition rate stood at 12.1 percent on an LTM basis. Read here

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Tamil Nadu has a long history of opposition to entrance tests to professional colleges. Ironically, former chief ministers and rivals J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi were on the same side on this issue: against entrance tests. Now, there is a political consensus against NEET among major parties barring the BJP. Students are also against what they see as one more hurdle. One of the state board toppers, Anita, who came under the SC category, committed suicide in 2017, further fuelling opposition to NEET in the state. Read here

HDFC Bank in talks with credit funds to sell 20% of HDB Financial

HDFC Bank Ltd is in initial talks with private credit funds to sell a stake in its IPO-bound lending arm, HDB Financial Services, people familiar with the development said. The talks with domestic credit funds are part of the ongoing value discovery process for HDB Financial. Five funds are in talks with HDFC Bank to each acquire a 4-7 percent stake in the non-bank lender. Read more here

Gentle nudges over bold reforms. Politics over economics

The first budget of Modi 3.0 could have fresh PLIs, an excise duty cut, higher allocations for star schemes and greater onus on the states to drive sentiment on ground. The budget could play it safe while batting for the grass root economy. Read more here

Sold shares, mutual funds or property? Here's how to make accurate disclosures in ITR

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Reliance unveils JioTag Air, an affordable Apple AirTag alternative

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