Geopolitical events, macroeconomic data and quarterly earnings of corporates would guide the stock market in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said.

Stock markets will remain closed on Wednesday for Ram Navami.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Sunday, released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. While announcing the key promises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the "Sankalp Patra" focuses on empowering women, poor, youth and farmers.

He said that the focus is on dignity and quality of life. "This Sankalp Patra focuses on both quantity and quality of opportunities," PM Modi said.

Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being allowed to meet his family at mulakat jangla' in Tihar jail.

Addressing a press conference, Singh said, "There is an attempt to break the morale of CM Kejriwal.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India was committed to respond to any act of terrorism perpetrated from across the borders, and asserted that since terrorists do not play by rules, there cannot be any rules in the country's answer to them.

Attacking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) dispensation over its response to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, he said that after a lot of deliberation at the government level, nothing fruitful came out at that time as it was felt that the cost of attacking Pakistan was more than not attacking it.

IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 12,434 crore in the January-March quarter, a rise of over 9 per cent from Rs 11,392 crore a year ago.

Sequentially, the net profit was up 12.44 per cent. In Q3FY24, the net profit of the company was Rs 11,058 crore.

Lokesh Nara, National General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) reacted strongly to the phone tapping security alert by Apple and called the incident a grave danger to democracy.

Speaking to ANI, the General Secretary said that the latest incident was the second attempt to tap his phone. "I was alerted by Apple that this was the second attempt to tap my phone by agencies.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday said the INDI alliance will deliver a sweet victory on June 4.

Stalin who was pleasantly surprised over receiving Mysore Pak from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the latter's visit to the state on Friday, expressed that he was touched by his brother's sweet gesture."
The two leaders had addressed a poll rally in Coimbatore.

BRS leader K Kavitha had allegedly "threatened" Aurobindo Pharma Promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay Rs 25 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party for five retail zones allotted to his firm under the Delhi government's excise policy, the CBI told Special Court on Friday, while seeking her custody.

Kavitha had told Reddy that in case of non-payment of money his business will be harmed in Telangana and Delhi under the Excise policy, the CBI has alleged.

The findings of the CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey revealed that an overwhelming majority of respondents (79 per cent) appeared to support the idea that India belongs to all religions equally.

Notably, the belief in India as a shared space for adherents of all faiths is not confined to religious minorities but is also prevalent among the majority community. While 77 per cent of Hindus expressed faith in religious pluralism, an even higher percentage of Muslims (87 per cent) and other minority groups (81 per cent) shared this view.

Indri, the Indian single malt whisky, has crossed the milestone of 100,000 cases in sales within just two years of its launch to become the fastest-growing such liquor in the world, according to a report in the Economic Times (ET).

“In a market once dominated by imported labels, Indri stands tall as a beacon of Indian excellence. It's not just a brand; it's a symbol of national pride, elevating the status of Indian spirits to unparalleled heights,” said Praveen Malviya, chief executive officer (CEO) of Piccadily Distilleries, which makes the malt.

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