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Vedanta gains 3%, hits new high; stock zooms 227% in 31 months; here's why
Vedanta informed the stock exchanges that May 1, 2026, has been approved as both the effective date of its demerger and the record date to determine eligible shareholders.
 "Vedanta gains 3%, hits new high; stock zooms 227% in 31 months; here's why")
Bank of Maharashtra hits 52-week high on strong Q4; HDFC Sec retains 'Buy'
Bank of Maharashtra posted a 34.89 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) surge in net profit to ₹2,014.09 crore, compared to ₹1,493.08 crore in the March quarter of FY25
 "Bank of Maharashtra hits 52-week high on strong Q4; HDFC Sec retains 'Buy'")
PNB Housing Finance jumps 7% on healthy Q4 show; PAT up 19%, rev 11%
PNB Housing Finance in the January-March quarter (Q4FY26) reported a net profit of ₹656 crore, as compared to ₹550 crore a year ago, up 19 per cent
 "PNB Housing Finance jumps 7% on healthy Q4 show; PAT up 19%, rev 11%")
Seized Iranian ship Touska likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US
The security sources said their initial assessments were the vessel was likely to be carrying dual-use items after a voyage from Asia
 "Seized Iranian ship Touska likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US")
Got 'CBI notice' on WhatsApp? You can now verify it instantly with QR scan
New AI chatbot 'ABHAY' aims to protect citizens-especially seniors-from rising digital arrest scams
 "Got 'CBI notice' on WhatsApp? You can now verify it instantly with QR scan")
India's economy projected to grow at 6.4% in 2026, 6.6% in 2027: UN report
In India, economic activities moderated in the second half of 2025 as exports to the United States declined by 25 per cent following the introduction of 50 per cent tariffs in August 2025
 "India's economy projected to grow at 6.4% in 2026, 6.6% in 2027: UN report")
Asian shares mixed, oil prices slip as talks on ending Iran war in doubt
With the fate of talks between Iran and the US on ending the war unclear, the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil remained above $95, slipping just 0.4% to $95.10 per barrel
 "Asian shares mixed, oil prices slip as talks on ending Iran war in doubt")
India, UN officials discuss peacekeeping cooperation during meeting
Gorge and Khiari held a productive discussion on various topics, with particular focus on UN peacekeeping
 "India, UN officials discuss peacekeeping cooperation during meeting")
Fake Mounjaro injection manufacturing racket busted in Gurugram; 2 arrested
The accused were importing raw drugs from China and manufacturing counterfeit injections of Mounjaro
 "Fake Mounjaro injection manufacturing racket busted in Gurugram; 2 arrested")
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hits Manipur's Kamjong, no damage reported
The earthquake originated at a depth of 62 kilometres beneath the surface, indicating a moderately deep seismic event
 "Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hits Manipur's Kamjong, no damage reported")
Q4 result today: Nestle, HCL Tech, Tata Elxsi, among 16 firms on April 21
Q4FY26 company results: Firms including Persistent Systems, Tata Investment Corporation, Cyient DLM, and Sunteck Realty are also to release their January-March earnings today
 "Q4 result today: Nestle, HCL Tech, Tata Elxsi, among 16 firms on April 21")
Tech Mahindra Q4 results preview: PAT may grow 9% QoQ; margins to recover
Tech Mahindra Q4 results preview: Sequentially, the profit after tax (PAT) of Tech Mahindra is expected to rise 9 per cent from ₹1,336.42 crore in Q3FY26
 "Tech Mahindra Q4 results preview: PAT may grow 9% QoQ; margins to recover")
Heatwave days to rise across India; IMD warns of rain, storms this week
IMD flags higher-than-normal heatwave days in Indo-Gangetic plains, Gujarat and Maharashtra; heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail likely across multiple regions this week
 "Heatwave days to rise across India; IMD warns of rain, storms this week")
Apple to focus hardware team into five key areas under Johny Srouji
The change aims to simplify the structure of his organisation, which will add thousands of employees and responsibility over the engineering of the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and other products
 "Apple to focus hardware team into five key areas under Johny Srouji")
Banks dangle 30% raises for dealmakers to meet IPO demand in India
Firms are looking to increase the total number of positions by 15% to 20%, according to estimates by the executive search firms Sheffield Haworth and Native, compared with last year's growth of 18%
 "Banks dangle 30% raises for dealmakers to meet IPO demand in India")
Read memos from Apple's Tim Cook and John Ternus on CEO transition
Cook, who took the CEO role from co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011, will stay with the company as executive chairman after the transition set to take place on Sept 1
 "Read memos from Apple's Tim Cook and John Ternus on CEO transition")
Amazon to invest another $5 bn in Anthropic as part of $100 bn cloud deal
Anthropic, which makes the Claude chatbot and coding tool, plans to spend more than $100 billion over the next 10 years on Amazon's cloud technologies and chips
 "Amazon to invest another $5 bn in Anthropic as part of $100 bn cloud deal")
Japan removes most restrictions on weapon exports in historic policy shift
Japanse PM Sanae Takaichi approved changes to defence export rules that will create a larger market for companies in the arms business
 "Japan removes most restrictions on weapon exports in historic policy shift")
Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over on Sep 1
Ternus, 50, has served as head of hardware engineering since 2021 and spent 25 years focused on product development at the iPhone maker
 "Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over on Sep 1")
Stocks to Watch today, Apr 21: HCLTech, Nestle, Vedanta, TVS Motor, HPCL
Stocks to Watch today, April 21, 2026: From PNB Housing to HCLTech, here are key stocks that will remain in focus
 "Stocks to Watch today, Apr 21: HCLTech, Nestle, Vedanta, TVS Motor, HPCL")