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Berger Paints India Ltd has reported strong growth in its fourth quarter earnings for FY26, driven by improving domestic demand, higher volumes and better operating margins. The company posted a 38.1 per cent year-on-year rise in standalone net profit at Rs 327.3 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to Rs 236.9 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. According to the company’s financial results, standalone revenue from operations during the quarter rose 6.7 per cent to Rs 2,504 crore, while EBITDA increased 17.8 per cent to Rs 458.7 crore. The company also recorded volume growth of 11.8…

The Bombay High Court has given its official nod to withdraw a petition challenging the present composition and some appointments in the Sir Ratan Tata Trust. In a recent hearing, the petitioner, who sought to question the internal governance and the selection process of trustees, withdrew the legal challenge. The court’s decision to allow the withdrawal effectively ends this particular legal battle over one of India’s most prominent philanthropy outfits. The petition had originally raised concerns about whether the trust’s leadership structure was in strict compliance with its governing bylaws. However, when the matter was called for hearing, the counsel…

Tata Motors reported a strong financial performance for the fourth quarter and full year FY26, driven by robust commercial vehicle demand, improved operational efficiency and higher exports. The company’s standalone commercial vehicle revenue for Q4 FY26 rose 22 per cent year-on-year to ₹24,452 crore, while EBITDA increased 35 per cent to ₹3,400 crore with margins improving to 13.9 per cent. Profit before tax stood at ₹2,972 crore, up 58 per cent from the previous year. Profit after tax for the quarter surged 70 per cent to ₹2,400 crore. For the full financial year FY26, Tata Motors posted standalone revenue of…

Shillong-based IAS officer and medical doctor Dr. Joram Beda has entered the international academic publishing market with his new book, Nature of Information: Shaping Reality, Life, and Consciousness, published by UK-based Routledge under the Taylor & Francis Group.The title is witnessing growing traction across online academic and retail platforms, signalling rising reader interest in interdisciplinary subjects linking science, consciousness, artificial intelligence and philosophy. The book explores information as a possible foundational organising principle of reality, drawing from fields such as physics, biology, neuroscience, cognition and technology studies.Market performance indicators show strong early momentum for the publication. On Amazon India, the…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could contribute more than $500 billion to India’s economy by 2030, according to a new study released by the IBM Institute for Business Value and IndiaAI. The report said AI is rapidly emerging as a key driver of India’s economic transformation and could position the country among the world’s leading AI-powered economies. The study, titled ‘From Promise to Power: How AI is Redefining India’s Economic Future’, found that 80 per cent of Indian business leaders believe AI investments will directly influence the country’s GDP growth, while 73 per cent expect India to emerge as a global AI…