Recap of major smartphone launches and teasers, tech news and announcements from this week.

Compared to traditional tools like fixed deposits and small savings schemes, mutual funds have been offering higher returns over the years.

Besides the hidden fees, higher interest rates, or potential harm to your credit score, using one credit card to clear the outstanding dues on another can also lead to a debt trap.

This year, all forecasts point to a normal crop and therefore, tea prices may normalise. This could directly aid margins, Tata Consumer Products MD & CEO Sunil D'Souza told NDTV Profit.

The company's CEO expressed confidence in sustained growth and margin expansion for the IT services company in the remaining quarters of the current fiscal.

MD JS Gujral said after Q1FY25, the company had recalibrated its strategy to focus on verticals that offered higher margins.

The ability to use a mobile application to transact would be a welcome addition to say the least, but the charges that will be levied for transactions is still unclear.

Lodha Developers, ZEN Technologies and Whirlpool of India, among others, will also declare their quarterly results on Saturday.

During his time at Bengaluru airport, Suresh Khadakbhavi suggested a conceptual memorable instance where 'passenger walks through all the touchpoints and no one stops them for anything'.

Whirlpool of India will also post its Q1FY26 results on Saturday. Check the earnings estimates here.

Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said that the UN Under-Secretary-General, during a visit to India, had appreciated India's AI-related works.

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Chief of Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Gen Yasunori Morishita on Friday discussed ways to bolster bilateral defence cooperation.

ETFs now have a 35% market share of combined US assets in ETFs and open-end mutual funds as of June from less than 1% through the 1990s, according to Morningstar.

Mainland Chinese who purchase Hong Kong-listed shares through the stock connect program are exempted from capital gains taxes, at least until 2027.

The risk is that as slop floods our feeds and juices YouTubes recommendation algorithms, itll drown out more thoughtful, human-made work.

These measures were announced after PM Modi held extensive talks with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu.

The funds released for the MGNREGS have declined every year since it peaked in 2020-21.

Everybody, whether from government or from the private sector, has a shared commitment to double the trade between the two countries by 2030, Goyal said.

The syndicate allegedly smuggled Colombian cocaine into India using Indian women couriers believed to have lower risk profile at International airports.

The ED had earlier searched properties linked to Anil Ambani in Mumbai and Delhi over alleged money laundering.

In the century after 1870, corporations were shaped by vertical integration the desire to bring as much of the production process as possible under the same umbrella.

The interim arrangement, originally effective from April 29, was valid for three months and was scheduled to conclude on July 28.

In this episode of know your customer, Vikas Goyal, managing director and chief executive officer of Sambhv Steel Tubes discusses the firm's topline growth expectations, impact of debt repayment on profit after tax, margin drivers and competition pricing among other topics.

Under the agreement, BEML will spearhead the design and development of specialised systems, applying its domain expertise in platform engineering and structural optimisation.

The Election Commision said that enumeration forms of approximately 1.2 lakh electors were yet to be received back.

Market analysts also shared buy, sell and hold recommendations for stocks like Trident.

The company's revenue from operations rose 1.88% to Rs 769.08 crore.

However, SEBI clarified that these entities would continue to be liable for anything done or omitted to be done as investment advisers despite the cancellation of registration.

The pact, Indias first major FTA in over a decade, also aims to address the long-standing tag of being a tariff king by bringing down Indias average tariffs via reductions, he said.

WBCSA president Sunil Kumar Rana said the widening gap between wholesale and retail prices is putting immense pressure on farmers, who hold nearly 80% of the potato stock stored this year.

The presidents statements come a day after Canadian officials held a series of meetings in Washington with Republican senators.

Ponting had scored 13,378 runs in 168 matches at an average of 51.85, while Tendulkar continues to top the list with 15,921 runs.

He also said as many as 12 launch vehicle missions are planned by the ISRO this year. The upcoming mission, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar is scheduled to be launched by India's GSLV F16 on July 30.

Rahman shared the announcement with a post on his Instagram handle on Friday, featuring him alongside Altman.

Poonawalla Fincorp's total income rose to Rs 1,314 crore in the quarter from Rs 996 crore a year ago.

Margin contracts to 10.7% in the first quarter vs 11.9% in the previous quarter.

Mody, who has been with IndusInd Bank since December 2005, is stepping down to explore new professional avenues after two decades of service.

June is typically a slack season for corporate credit, and Bank of Baroda expects growth to pick up over the rest of the year.

The price band has been fixed at Rs 85 to Rs 90 per share.

The provision of a QR code is proposed to be incorporated to facilitate ease of access for the debenture holders, the regulator said.

Shanti Gold International IPO: The issue was subscribed 1.16 times on the first day of bidding on Friday. The IPO received bids for 1,46,47,725 shares against 1,26,67,200 shares on offer.

The board of Petronet LNG approved a proposal of additional investment to develop a 5 MTPA land-based LNG terminal in Gopalpur.

The move is aimed at steering the e-commerce and food delivery platform's board towards an independent structure after Swiggy's IPO last year.

Trump, earlier this month, issued a letter saying the EU would face a 30% tariff on most goods if they fail to reach an agreement by Aug. 1, in addition to sector-specific tariffs.

The FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 6,503 crore in July so far.

Yes Securities maintains Add rating on Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC with a revised price target of Rs 1025

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped over 300 points, or about 0.70%.

While the US nears a deal with China and is has a 50-50 chance of a pact with the European Union, there is no word still on a pact with India.

Following the checks, the aircraft was cleared for operations, and the flight continued to its destination in Mumbai.

An advisory has been issued for the citizens to avoid travel, stay alert, and follow official safety instructions as conflict worsens.