President Murmu calls students architects of future, stresses exam reforms

Bata India surged 4.75% to Rs 732.70 after the company reported 23% jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 63.98 crore on a 3.9% rise in revenue to Rs 978.95 crore in Q1 FY27 as compared with Q1 FY26.

ICICI Prudential AMC reported a 23% net profit increase for Q1 FY27. Revenue from operations also saw an 18% year-on-year growth. Mutual fund assets under management rose by 11% to Rs 82.40 lakh crore. Brokerages like JM Financial and Motilal Oswal maintained positive ratings. Emkay also reiterated its buy recommendation with a higher target price.

Stephanie White has pushed back forcefully against criticism that she failed to support Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham after DiJonai Carrington’s controversial Flagrant 2 foul. White said she did not see the incident live but defended her belief that Carrington did not intentionally target Cunningham’s neck. Fever president Kelly Krauskopf publicly backed White, while Indiana…