Which stocks should you buy ahead of the festive season? Here are Kotak Securities’ top 10 picksIndia’s festive season is expected to drive a strong consumption boost, with analysts identifying sectors and stocks that could benefit. Th...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Swadeshi 1.0 vs. Made in India 2.0: How India turned a 1905 boycott into a 2026 business strategyIndependence Day 2026: From the Swadeshi movement to Atmanirbhar Bharat. Early Swadeshi movements fostered indigenous industries against im...
13 Aug, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Apollo Hospitals Q1 Results: Net profit jumps 38% YoY to Rs 610 crore; revenue rises 21%Apollo Hospitals reported a 38.4% year-on-year rise in Q1FY27 net profit to ₹610 crore, while revenue grew 20.6% to ₹7,044 crore. EBITDA in...
12 Aug, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Amazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 resultsThe Seattle-based company said Thursday that sales in its cloud computing unit called AWS rose 37% during the April-June period, faster tha...
31 Jul, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
Don't put a toll on UPI: Why merchant discount rate isn't the answerA proposal to introduce a merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 for businesses with annual turnover of ₹1-1.5 crore...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
Medplus decides against fund raising, puts diagnostic expansion on holdMedplus, a pharmacy retail chain based in Hyderabad, has decided to abandon its proposed Rs 1200 crore fundraising plan and has halted the ...
21 Feb, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
Long-term investors can wait for D-Street to price MedPlusHyderabad-based MedPlus Health Services (MHSL) is the country's second-largest pharmacy retail chain, with a network of 2,326 stores across...
13 Dec, 2021, 06.21 AM IST
Reliance Retail to open 5,000 all-in-one smart point storesThe new-format stores called Reliance Smart Point will come up over the next one year or so, one of them said. The stores will also sell fa...
20 Jul, 2021, 07.26 AM IST
Stock pick of the week: Apollo Hospitals' healthy margins have analysts betting on itApollo Hospitals has one of the best integrated business models in the healthcare space. A calibrated improvement in margins, return ratios...
16 Dec, 2019, 08.53 AM IST
SRS Ltd to invest up to Rs 900 crore in 2 years for expansionSRS Ltd, which reported a turnover of Rs 3,824.84 crore in the previous fiscal, has presence across various sectors.
20 Sep, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
- Brokers’ Call: Apollo Hospitals
Citigroup has recommended a ‘Buy’ on Apollo Hospitals and set a target price of Rs 715.
15 Aug, 2012, 07.18 AM IST
- Emami to enter neutraceutical mkt, expand pharmacy chain
Emami is gearing up for a major expansion in the healthcare products category with plans to enter neutraceutical business besides expanding...
03 Jul, 2011, 03.59 PM IST
- New-age pharma stores face slowdown heat
Shops close down as spending on cosmetics, lifestyle products shrink.
06 Apr, 2009, 09.01 AM IST
- Guardian Lifecare in talks to raise Rs 100 cr
Pharmacy chain Guardian Lifecare is in talks with private equity (PE) players to offload a minority stake to raise Rs 100 crore to fund its...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.48 AM IST
- Guardian Lifecare looking at private placements
Pharmacy chain Guardian Lifecare on Tuesday said it is looking at diluting 20 per cent stake in the company through private placement to fu...
19 Feb, 2008, 03.50 PM IST
- Pharma retailers join hands to take on big chains
Indian Retail Pharmacy Network, a partnership co set up by 7 pharmacy shop owners from Ahmedabad, is on an expansion mode in the state. Mon...
19 Dec, 2007, 04.45 PM IST
- Fortis opens 10 of its 1,000 planned drug stores
Pharmacy chain Fortis Healthworld on Thursday opened ten drug retail outlets in the National Capital Region, in line with its target to set...
01 Mar, 2007, 04.40 PM IST