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The Velvet Trap: Inside Kashmir's Broken Merit Race

Srinagar, July 20 -- By Mohammad Anamul Haque Ahanger Four in the afternoon, and the roads outside the valley's coaching hubs fill with exhaustion. Overhead, billboards display the faces of teenage ... Read More


The EUs latest sanctions package has exposed deep divisions over Russia

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The European Union (EU) is once again divided over how far to push sanctions against Moscow. The blocs latest effort (the 21st sanctions package) has been softened after Bulgari... Read More


Cleartrip aims for profitability by FY27 end as it cuts back on discounts

Bengaluru, July 20 -- Cleartrip, the online travel agency (OTA) owned by Walmart-backed Flipkart Group, is targeting operational break-even by the end of the current financial year, chief business and... Read More


India braces for energy market volatility as US-Iran war escalates

New Delhi, July 20 -- Indian fuel refiners are bracing for tighter supplies and elevated crude oil prices as the escalating US-Iran conflict threatens to disrupt global energy markets once again, less... Read More


Suven's big neuroscience bet enters final stretch

Mumbai, July 20 -- Suven Life Sciences Ltd is on the precipice of its make-or-break moment. The Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical firm, focused on cracking the complex central nervous system (CNS) ne... Read More


Stock recommendations for 20 July from MarketSmith India

Stock market recap, July 20 -- The Indian benchmark indices surged on Friday, 17 July 2026, as robust buying in heavyweight counters snapped a brief consolidation phase. Sensex jumped 1.25% (+965 poin... Read More


Raja Venkatraman recommends three stocks for 20 July

New Delhi, July 20 -- Indian equities closed higher on Friday, with IT and financial stocks driving gains after strong earnings updates from Tech Mahindra and Jio Financial. The Nifty 50 advanced 1.09... Read More


Reliance Industries: O2C shines, but digital commerce push weighs on Q1 earnings

New Delhi, July 20 -- Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) net profit attributable to owners rose 16% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the April-June quarter (Q1FY27) to Rs.20,946 crore, adjusted for the gain from ... Read More


Centre may revive NaBFID-IIFCL merger plan after REC-PFC move to build infra financing giant

New Delhi, July 20 -- The Centre is reviving a five-year-old plan to combine two of India's largest infrastructure lenders, two people aware of the discussions said. The proposal to merge the National... Read More


Higher auto spending, aviation bet will push us to $1 billion: Tata Tech's Harris

New Delhi, July 20 -- Rising auto expenditure, a new aerospace push, and a target six times faster than anything Tata Technologies Ltd has managed over the last three years: Warren Harris isn't blinki... Read More