Stock market today: Nifty, Sensex may open weak on global cues
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan20h ago
Indian stocks are likely to open on a weak note on Monday, due to lacklustre signals emanating from global markets.
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top 29%20 stocks in focus on Monday: Lenskart, Natco Pharma, Power Grid, GHCL, Sigachi and others
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan20h ago
According to market buzz, Softbank Vision Fund (SVF) II Lightbulb Cayman plans to sell up to a 2.6% stake in Lenskart Solutions, with a floor price of ₹635 per share.
Sugar prices rise as Centre cites red rot, El Nino and lower production
Business Lineby ANI21h ago
A political row over rising sugar prices has intensified, with the Centre attributing the increase to lower production linked to red rot disease and El Nino conditions, while opposition leaders...
Stock Market Today Live: Stock to buy today: IndusInd Bank
Business Lineby Team BL; KS Badri Narayanan21h ago
3d business graph shows financial growth ensex Today, Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: Find here all the live updates related to Sensex, Nifty, BSE, NSE, share prices and Indian stock markets...
What will it take for India to become a global medtech manufacturing hub?
Business Lineby GSK Velu1d ago
For years, the conversation around medical device manufacturing in India has centred on one concern: our dependence on imports.
Clearing the air on brain death
Business Lineby J Mangaiyarkarasi1d ago
For more than three decades, India legally recognised brainstem death. Yet, it was accepted as such only when it came to organ donation from a deceased person.
When a robot draws your blood
Business Lineby Team BL1d ago
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised Aletta, the first standalone robotic device that can draw blood from a patient’s arm without operator intervention.
Is the colour of money changing the healthcare landscape
Business Lineby PT Jyothi Datta1d ago
Small nursing homes, trust-run hospitals and large corporate chains — India is dotted with these institutions delivering healthcare services, some for many years now.
Despite higher spending, India’s ‘R&D intensity’ has barely budged
Business Lineby M Ramesh1d ago
The Department of Science and Technology has announced that India’s ‘gross expenditure on R&D’ (GERD) has increased nearly four times between 2013-14 and 2025-26, from ₹79,356 crore to about...
Old solver learns new trick
Business Lineby N Nagaraj1d ago
Picture an aircraft wing slicing through air. At the metal surface, friction slows the air almost to a standstill. At a short distance, the air is moving at full speed.
Indian labs are innovating cancer care
Business Lineby K Bharat Kumar; M Ramesh1d ago
Cancer cells are like thieves. They are capable of adapting to micro-environmental pressures, evade surveillance and resist treatment.
Road laying with coal waste
Business Lineby Team Quantum1d ago
Researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for a high-strength composite material made from coal-mining waste and fly ash, which could be used to build...
Western Carriers widens Devaliya MMTC services
Business Lineby Mithun Dasgupta1d ago
Logistics company Western Carriers, which launched its multimodal cargo terminal in Gujarat last year, has added more service destinations across the country and more service offerings for various...
Big woes of small transporters
Business Lineby Bal Malkit Singh1d ago
The road transport industry is the backbone of the nation’s economy, carrying nearly 70 per cent of domestic freight and ensuring uninterrupted movement of goods countrywide.
Air cargo growth hits the fast lane
Business Lineby Aneesh Phadnis1d ago
Freighter operators are deploying more capacity to India to tap the demand from the e-commerce, engineering and electronics segments.
In the pack: Beauty, bottles and buyouts
Business Lineby Mahesh Ravidas Nayak1d ago
Today, every third toothpaste tube in the world is made by EPL (formerly Essel Propack), the world’s largest speciality packaging company in laminated tubes.
Rowing together
Business Lineby Team BL1d ago
South Indian Bank’s latest campaign, ‘Onam Orumayude Olam’, is ambitious in scale as it weaves together a story on the spirit of togetherness that embodies Kerala’s most awaited festival.
The numbers game: 5 Star, 7Up and Boeing 747
Business Lineby Harish Bhat1d ago
One of India’s most popular chocolates is Cadbury’s 5 Star. One of the world’s most famous brands is 3M. A brand we trust for various uses in our home is the WD-40 multi-purpose spray.
SEBI may assess NSE liquidity before allowing bourse to trade its own shares
Business Lineby Shishir Sinha1d ago
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to examine various issues, including liquidity, before allowing ‘Permitted to Trade’ (PTT) status for the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Small-cap fund stress at 2-year low as liquidity improves
Business Lineby Suresh P Iyengar1d ago
The stress levels in small-cap mutual fund schemes have declined to two-year low in July on the back of improved liquidity, even as fresh inflows have raised concerns over concentration risk.