February 17

Only a handful of people on Earth will see the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse, as the Moon aligns with the Sun above one of the planet’s most isolated regions.

Stocks To Watch: Alembic Pharma, BHEL, Zydus Life, Wipro In Focus | February 17

In today's stock market update for February 17, we highlight key stocks to watch: Wipro, which appointed Amit Kumar as Managing Partner and Global Head of Consulting; BHEL, which secured a Letter of Intent for a thermal power project; and Alembic Pharma, which received a Voluntary Action Indicated classification from the US FDA for its Jarod facility. Zydus Lifesciences passed a successful US FDA inspection with no observations at its Ambernath site. Meanwhile, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank and Shriram Finance face RBI penalties for non-compliance with loan and KYC regulations. Stay tuned for more market insights!

ISRO to launch weather satellite INSAT-3DS on February 17

ISRO will launch INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite on February 17, with the aim to improve weather forecasting and disaster warning capabilities.

See GDP growth in 4.5-5% range for next 2-3 qtrs: Nomura

Jayesh Mehta, Managing Director & Country Treasurer, Bank of America is of the view that this interim Budget would be a short-term event because the there is a larger event around April.

Why investors should take the vote-on-account seriously

The vote-on-account can be our guiding document for even six months. The new government that passes a budget for the balance six or eight months can't do much and will likely to take the assumptions forward, writes CNBC-TV18's Latha Venkatesh.