Heatwave forces extended summer school holidays 2026 across Delhi, UP, Haryana and NCR regions; check state-wise summer vacation schedule

Summer school holidays 2026 Summer school holidays 2026: Several states have announced extended summer holidays for schools following warnings from the India Meteorological Department that heatwave conditions are expected to intensify between mid-May and June. Temperatures across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Telangana have already crossed 45 degrees Celsius, leading authorities to close schools…

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Top stocks to watch on May 18

Jefferies has a buy rating on Bharti Airtel with the target price raised to Rs 2,350 from Rs 2,250. Analysts said the telecom major’s Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) beat analysts’ estimates, but normalised profits missed estimates. India mobile average revenue per user (ARPU), strong growth in…

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PM Modi, Kristersson exchange unique gifts

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson on Sunday exhchanged special commemorative gifts to celebrate the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore.According to a statement, Kristersson gifted a two replicas of hand-written epigrams by Tagore, accompanied by a small explanatory text and a photograph of Tagore taken in 1921 during his visit…

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Peace comes when expectations fade

People often tie their happiness to expectations and immediate results. The world today is driven by readily available facilities, like getting instant house help through online platforms, gig workers delivering deliverables just in time, and so on! Hence, we often expect immediate success in our careers, appreciation from others, quick results from hard work, and…

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Stopped from holding meets, Tata Trusts weighs options

MUMBAI: Tata Trusts is weighing its options in response to the Maharashtra charity commissioner’s order restraining it from convening board meetings — including seeking clarifications on the directive, approaching the commissioner’s office to argue that the order cannot apply as a blanket restraint on all Trusts, or challenging it before the Bombay high court.People familiar…

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Jim Bianco, head of one of American research company, agrees that AI panic is everywhere, but what AI doom-and-gloom story is missing

Jim Bianco, President and Macro Strategist at American research company Bianco Research has a message for everyone worrying and getting anxious over artificial intelligence (AI). Since past thirty-plus years, Bianco’s commentaries are said to have offered a perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Known to be almost a regular on Business TV channels…

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Muthoot eyes Rs 4,000 crore from IPO, share split

MUMBAI: Muthoot Fincorp has approved plans to raise up to Rs 4,000 crore through an initial public offering of equity shares and a share split, as part of a broader capital-raising programme cleared by its board on May 16, even as the company reported growth in its latest financial results.In an exchange filing, the company…

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