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ICICI Bank Q1 Results 2026: Private sector lender ICICI Bank announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 2026 today, July 18. ICICI Bank posted a net profit of ₹14,804.50 crore, up 16% from ₹12,768.21 in the same period last year. The bank reported healthy growth in its cor

Digital insurance distribution platform Turtlemint reported its first-ever quarterly profit of Rs 3 crore in the fourth quarter of previous fiscal year (FY26), while its revenue from operations rose 42% year-on-year. According to the company’s financial statements filed on NSE, T

Autonomous micro-drone achieves first air-to-air insect kill on the way 'towards completely eradicating mosquitoes' — 40-gram unit uses car parking sensors, can eliminate insects at up to 26 feet The ‘Tornyol’ is a 40g drone built to autonomously locate and eradicate mosquitoes.

Messi and Brady in disbelief over 'prophetic' Lamine Yamal photo - Published Argentina captain Lionel Messi says it is "crazy" to be facing Spain's Lamine Yamal in Sunday's World Cup final after being photographed with him as a baby. In 2007 Lamine Yamal's parents won a charity p

Listen to this article in summarized format Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin gained 1.77%, while Ethereum rose 0.93% to trade at $1,843. Among major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, and Cardano advanced up to 4.81%. Also Read | Samir Arora-backed Helios Mid Cap F

Yes Bank Q1 results 2026: During the April to June 2026 period, Yes Bank reported net profit of ₹1,071 crore, up 33.7% Y-o-Y & 0.2% Q-o-Q. Net Interest Income (NIM) for Q1FY27 stood at 2.7%, up 20 bps Y-o-Y, aided by a lower cost of deposits and a reduction in balances of Priorit

Listen to this article in summarized format The private lender’s net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned and interest expenses, rose around 17.5% YoY to Rs 2,786,46 crore during the first quarter of the ongoing financial year, as against Rs 2,371.47 c

Listen to this article in summarized format Sequentially, however, net profit rose marginally by a little over 0.5% QoQ from Rs 5,225 crore reported in the preceding three months. The PSU lender's net interest income (NII) rose over 2% YoY to Rs 10,798 crore during the first quar

For retail investors, tracking stocks where Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are increasing exposure can provide valuable market cues, as FIIs typically invest after extensive research and strong conviction. The June 2026 quarter (Q1FY27) shareholding disclosures are curren

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 Results 2026: Kotak Mahindra Bank announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 2026 on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The private sector lender reported a 22.5% year-on-year increase in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter (Q1 FY27) at ₹5,480.46

Listen to this article in summarized format Net interest income (NII) rose 9% YoY to Rs 7,928 crore in Q1 FY27, from Rs 7,259 crore reported in the same period last year. The bank's net worth, meanwhile, rose over 14% YoY to Rs 1.4 lakh crore. Asset quality improved on a YoY basi

Rooney, Hart and Richards row down Hudson River - Published Wayne Rooney is a man of his word. Turn the clock back to the last 16 of the World Cup, when the former England striker pledged to row down the River Mersey if Norway beat Brazil. Norway did exactly that, beating the fiv

Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homes More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, rescue officials said. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, around 30 miles west of Oslo. No casualties

Axis Bank Q1 Results 2026: Private sector lender Axis Bank announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 2026 on Saturday, July 18. It reported a double-digit growth in both profit and net interest income while beating brokerage estimates on its core lending income. The bank

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MakeMyTrip IPO: Nasdaq-listed online travel platform MakeMyTrip has taken the first formal step towards an India listing after its wholly-owned subsidiary, MakeMyTrip (India) Limited, confidentially filed a pre-filed Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exc

Listen to this article in summarized format The private lender’s net interest income (NII) meanwhile rose more than 8% YoY to Rs 14,646 crore during the first quarter of the ongoing financial year 2027, from Rs 13,560 crore reported in the same period last year. Notably, this is

Teen stuck on M25 for eight hours on first drive - Published A teenager who was driving for the first time after passing her test ended up stuck on the M25 for eight hours. A crash near Lakeside Shopping Centre in Grays, Essex, at 05:30 BST on Thursday caused huge delays, with th

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Listen to this article in summarized format The sharp rise in copper prices in recent years reflects growing concerns over future supply shortages and rapidly expanding demand. More than a cyclical commodity rally, this reflects a structural shift driven by copper's critical role

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Over the five trading sessions ending July 17, the Sensex benchmark advanced 0.75%, or 582 points, to close at 78,151, posting gains in four of the five sessions. Despite the benchmark's modest gain over the period, 17 stocks from the BSE SmallCap index advanced in each of the fi

Listen to this article in summarized format The day-long conference, held on July 17 at the Taj City Centre in Gurugram, brought together global academics, institutional practitioners, regulators and technologists to discuss emerging trends in quantitative and systematic investin

Conman targeted the elderly to defraud them out of millions - Published Eighty-year-old Donald Matthews thought he was safeguarding his family's future when he signed over his house in 2008 to a company he was assured would protect his assets. But after his death in 2016, the com

Listen to this article in summarized format Xtranet Technologies IPO details The issue is entirely a fresh issue of 1.31 crore shares, aggregating up to Rs 166.8 crore. There is no offer for sale, which means the IPO proceeds will go to the company. The allotment is expected to b

Buy or sell stocks: The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, jumped on Friday, 17 July, largely due to healthy gains in shares of Reliance Industries and private bank heavyweights ahead of their Q1 results. Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank

Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult' - Published In the week after the sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein died, Anya (not her real name) opened the door of her New York apartment. Outside was Epstein's brother, Mark, telling her she h

Listen to this article in summarized format The data showed declines in the costs of food and energy products were more than offset by higher prices for capital and consumer goods. Expectations for a rate hike of at least 25 basis points from the Fed tumbled earlier this week aft

Lib Dems urge FA and Uefa to withdraw from Fifa - Published The Liberal Democrats have called for the English FA and Uefa to withdraw from Fifa, accusing football's global governing body of "destroying the integrity of the beautiful game". Sir Ed Davey, the party's leader, said F

Listen to this article in summarized format While overall 2026, gross borrowing needs remained virtually unchanged versus previous plans at 738.2 billion, the issuance plan expected only 100-200 billion crowns worth of bonds sold in auctions in the second half, possibly close to

Felix is five years old, loves food, and refuses to lose weight. His owner, Amy in Dallas, has tried cutting back on meals, but with two cats in the house, "he just gobbles down all the food," she said. The extra pounds worry her because she knows obesity can shorten a cat's life

Listen to this article in summarized format Brent crude futures settled $3.87, or 4.59%, higher to $88.10 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose $3.54, or 4.48%, at $82.49. Both were at their highest since mid-June. For the week, both benchmarks gained about 16

Listen to this article in summarized format The U.S. dollar rose for a second straight session, making bullion more expensive for overseas buyers. "The main drivers of the selloff in gold have been a stronger U.S. dollar and higher global inflation fears, which have sent global i

Listen to this article in summarized format The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.34% to 641.53 points. It was largely unchanged for the week. A rise in oil prices stemming from the escalating Middle East conflict, and lacklustre reaction even to strong earnings this week, have

Listen to this article in summarized format The week comes after strong demand in the IPO market in the week gone by, led by SBI Funds Management. The Rs 9,813 crore IPO of India’s largest mutual fund house was subscribed over 40 times and drew demand of nearly Rs 2.98 lakh crore