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Stock recommendations for 18 May from MarketSmith India

Stock market recap, May 18 -- Indian equity benchmarks ended the week on a subdued note on Friday, 15 May, as early gains were erased by late-session selling pressure. The Nifty 50 closed 0.19% lower ... Read More


Is India's national unity slowly weakening?

New Delhi, May 18 -- "Freedom can never be taken for granted. It always requires awareness, strength and austerity. I invite all of you to whatever religion or party or group you may belong to as comr... Read More


Stocks to trade: Raja Venkatraman recommends three stocks for 18 May

Stock market recap, May 18 -- Indian equity markets closed lower on Friday as weakness in metal, oil-linked, PSU bank, and realty stocks dragged indices, while persistent rupee depreciation dampened s... Read More


Gautam Adani is overhauling his conglomerate, from Apple-style vendors to less hierarchy and more talent grooming

New Delhi, May 18 -- Billionaire Gautam Adani is looking to outsource vast swathes of the group's operations to its vendors while conserving management bandwidth for strategy, research and finance, fo... Read More


Carcinogens in drug-making? A major clean-up is on the way

New Delhi, May 18 -- The Centre is set to clamp down on the use of harmful chemicals and energy-intensive processes in the pharmaceutical industry, a sweeping regulatory shift that will alter how medi... Read More


Centre plans special FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles under AI highway tolling

NEW DELHI, May 18 -- The Centre is developing a separate category of FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles as part of its nationwide rollout of barrier-free highway tolling under the Multi-Lane Free Flow (... Read More


Rapido has innovated, but we've innovated faster: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

New Delhi, May 18 -- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi knows a thing or two about turnarounds. After scaling Expedia Group, he took over from Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick in 2017, led the company through ... Read More


Can Muthoot Finance shine more after a blockbuster FY26?

New Delhi, May 18 -- Muthoot Finance's shares fell 6% on Friday, though its March quarter (Q4FY26) net profit more than doubled year-on-year to Rs.3,080 crore, and FY26 profit increased by 95% to Rs.1... Read More


Teen dies a week after Khar tree collapse

India, May 18 -- A week after two trees collapsed onto an autorickshaw on Linking Road in Khar, 15-year-old Aarika Shrivastava died on Sunday morning, while another victim remains critical after multi... Read More


As IPO momentum fades, VCs embrace partial exits and M&A

New Delhi, May 18 -- Venture capital (VC) investors are becoming more pragmatic about exits, with secondaries, founder buybacks and strategic sales increasingly seen as valid liquidity routes alongsid... Read More