Aditya Birla Capital on Tuesday reported a sharp decline in its net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY25, as rising expenses offset the company’s healthy revenue growth.

The company’s consolidated net profit fell by about 31.29 per cent to Rs 885.61 crore in Q4 FY25, compared to Rs 1,288.11 crore in the same quarter last fiscal (Q4 FY24), according to its stock exchange filing.

This decline came despite a 13.3 per cent increase in revenue from operations, which rose to Rs 12,214.04 crore from Rs 10,779.71 crore in the same period last fiscal.

Total income also grew by 13.29 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 12,238.92 crore.

In a chilling broad daylight incident that sent shockwaves across Gurugram, a man was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in the Farukh Nagar area on Tuesday, police said.

The victim, identified as Rakesh Saini, was reportedly sitting at his tea stall near Jhajjar Gate in Farukh Nagar when he was attacked.

According to initial police findings, the assailants opened fire at close range, hitting him with at least six bullets. He died on the spot.

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, who was wounded in Pakistan shelling at the Jammu and Kashmir border, succumbed and his mortal remains are likely to reach his native village, Badharia on Tuesday.

Rambabu Prasad, a resident of Vasilpur village under Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Station in Siwan district, was critically injured during Pakistani shelling on May 9.

The family members of Prasad reached Jammu and Kashmir soon after they received information about his injuries.

The BSF jawan, Prasad, succumbed to his injuries on Monday.

Prasad got married in February this year.

 AAP Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema expressed deep condolences to the families of the 14 victims who lost their lives due to spurious liquor in Majitha. Calling the incident a heinous act, Cheema assured that strict action is being taken against the culprits, with no one to be spared, irrespective of their political or administrative affiliations.

Cheema stated, “First and foremost, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in this tragic incident. This is a despicable crime, and the government is committed to delivering justice. Many of the culprits have already been apprehended, and cases of murder under stringent provisions of the law have been registered against them.”

In a landmark move, Sony Pictures Entertainment India had brought together actor Ajay Devgn and his son, Yug Devgan for their first-ever collaboration.

The father and son duo have lent their voices to the Hindi version of "Karate Kid: Legends", which will be released in theatres across India on May 30, in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Sharing the exciting news, the makers penned on social media, "The master has a new voice. So does the student! Ajay Devgn & Yug Devgan are all set to bring Jackie Chan & Ben Wang’s epic journey to life in #KarateKidLegends (Hindi). Kick into action with the Hindi trailer dropping soon."

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has remained tight-lipped about the participation of foreign players in the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is set to resume on May 17, after a week-long suspension because of India-Pakistan conflict.

The BCCI has left it all to the franchises to share details about the return of the players, who departed for their respective countries following the suspension of the League on May 9 after Pakistan launched missiles and drone attacks at many places along the border. The attacks were thwarted by the Indian defence system, but the BCCI decided to suspend the league as a precautionary measure.

Reinfections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, is less likely to cause long Covid -- a condition that affects at least 65 million people worldwide, according to a study.

Long Covid affects people after an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The condition is not properly defined yet presents more than 200 symptoms. Long Covid risk and severity is known to compromise self-rated health, physical capacity, and cognitive function.

The preprint study, not peer-reviewed yet, showed that the risk of Long Covid was 6 per cent after reinfections from Covid virus compared to 15 per cent after the initial infection.

Fatigue, shortness of breath, neurocognitive symptoms, post-exertional malaise, and smell or taste disturbances were the most reported common symptoms among people with long Covid.

"Severe symptoms were reported 5 to 22 times more often by long Covid cases than by Covid controls, except for fever, cough, insomnia, anxiety, and depression (2.7 to 4.5 times)," said the Laval University in Quebec, Canada.

The study is based on 22,496 online survey participants and 3,978 telephone survey participants.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia raised several serious questions about the Pahalgam attack and the sudden ceasefire announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He demanded clarification from the Prime Minister on the doubts and questions arising from the ceasefire decision.

Addressing a press conference at the party office in Chandigarh on Tuesday, Manish Sisodia said that after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, there was widespread anger among the people of the country. Subsequently, on May 7, the Indian Army successfully conducted Operation Sindoor, destroying terrorist hideouts in Pakistan. This gave the people of the country hope for justice and a sense of relief.

Real estate firm Arkade Developers on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY25, as revenue also took a significant hit in the January-March quarter.

The company’s net profit stood at Rs 33.26 crore in Q4, down 33.58 per cent from Rs 50.08 crore in the previous quarter (Q3 FY25).

This decline came as revenue from operations fell sharply by 41.96 per cent to Rs 134.34 crore, compared to Rs 231.41 crore in Q3.

Despite the fall in both net profit and revenue, the company managed to reduce its total expenses.

India’s southpaw, Smriti Mandhana, is inching closer to reclaiming the ICC Women’s ODI No.1 batter ranking — a spot she last held in 2019 — after a remarkable performance in the recently concluded tri-series involving South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Mandhana, 28, was at her elegant best throughout the tri-series, amassing 264 runs in just five innings. Her consistency, stroke play, and temperament under pressure not only helped India clinch the title but also propelled her to No.2 in the latest ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings.

She is now just 11 rating points behind the current leader and South Africa captain, Laura Wolvaardt, who managed only 86 runs in the same series.

Wolvaardt, though still the top-ranked ODI batter, is under serious threat from Mandhana, whose latest push signals a possible return to the summit of 50-over cricket — a position she has been consistently circling for years without quite reclaiming since her initial reign six years ago.