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Varun Beverages and Parag Milk Foods are riding India's packaged milk-drink boom, posting 41% and 44% revenue growth against a 18% category expansion.

MCX is among six stocks held by the three top-performing small-cap funds over the past year. The combined position across TRUSTMF, Bank of India, and Motilal Oswal funds totals Rs 221.7 crore.

Six asset managers tell CNBC the same thing: spread out beyond the Magnificent Seven. China, U.K. stocks, REITs, equal-weight S&P and gold all get mentions as concentration risk warnings pile up.

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto leads the Tangere senatorial survey with 42.1%, up 6.1 points, as Duterte family members and allies hold the top tier for 2028.

The ITAT Delhi quashed a ₹3.74 lakh penalty against a salaried employee who missed the ITR deadline after switching jobs. The tribunal ruled that under-reporting requires a smaller disclosed income than actual, not just late filing.

Historian Yuval Noah Harari says now is the time to resist AI rights, as AI agents have shown deceptive behavior in safety tests. Microsoft AI CEO echoes the warning.

Eikon CEO Roger Perlmutter and MD Anderson's Timothy Yap discussed the company's PARP1 selective inhibitors and Werner helicase pipeline, focusing on the potential for improved safety.

CCTV shows teacher slapping six-year-old who collapses and dies. Police say the child had a 'highly sensitive mentality.' A three-member committee is formed. Family denies settlement rumors.

Tamil Nadu commits ₹213 crore to restore 64 temples over 1,000 years old and 150 damaged shrines. Pilgrim hubs get lockers, baby rooms, seating, sanitation upgrades.

Kerala CM Satheesan announced a Global Job Watch Tower, foreign university plans, and focus on AI/quantum. The policy could boost private education providers and edtech. A scheme targets 25,000 women.

Separate term insurance for couples depends on each partner's income, liabilities and non-financial contributions, two insurance executives said.

After 23 of 25 crypto investigations stalled, South Korean lawmakers propose letting the FIU directly pursue unregistered operators without police approval.