Shares of HCL Technologies hit a new high of Rs 1,315.10, up 3 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade on Tuesday after the company announced a five-year digital transformation deal with US-based MKS Instruments, a global provider of instruments, systems, subsystems and solutions for advanced manufacturing processes.

In the past one month, the stock of information technology (IT) consulting and software firm has rallied 18 per cent, as compared to a 6 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages 5 to 11 in a large-scale trial, findings that could pave the way to begin vaccinating grade-school kids within months.

The long-awaited results offer one of the first looks at how well a Covid vaccine could work for younger children.

Shares of New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) were locked in the 10 per cent upper circuit band for the second straight day, at Rs 87.60 on the BSE on Tuesday, amid rumours of buyout by Adani Group.

The stock is trading at its 52-week high level, surpassing its previous high of Rs 85.85 touched on May 25, 2021. In the past two trading days, it has rallied 21 per cent, as compared to a 0.61 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Shares of SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Cards) plunged 6 per cent to Rs 1,012 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE in intra-day trade on Tuesday as private equity (PE) firm Carlyle Group’s proposed to divest 3.4 per cent stake in the company through a block trade.

As of 10:07 am; a combined 37.18 million equity shares representing 4 per cent equity of SBI Cards changed hands on the NSE (36.84 million shares) and BSE (1.31 million shares), the data shows. The names of the buyers were not ascertained immediately.

Markets watchdog Sebi has disposed of adjudication proceedings without imposing any penalty on Reliance Industries Ltd in a matter related to alleged incorrect disclosure of diluted earnings per share in its financial results more than 13 years ago.

Sebi decided not to impose any penalty for the alleged violations mainly on two grounds, including that the amendment to the relevant law that made incorrect disclosure of information by a listed company punishable came into force prospectively from March 2019.

As the UNGA 2021 debate week has commenced today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to the United States this week. US President Joe Biden will be hosting PM Modi for a bilateral meeting at the White House on September 24, as per US officials.

The two leaders are conducting this meeting to further strengthen the relations between India and the US. This will be PM Modi’s first physical meeting with Joe Biden after he was elected as the President of the United States in 2019. PM Modi will also be meeting VP Kamala Harris on September 23, as per sources.

The death case of 72-year-old Mahant Narendra Giri, the President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad is getting murkier by the day. The Police have arrested Swami Anand Giri, the disciple of Mahant Narendra Giri in the matter as his name was mentioned in a suicide note along with two others.

However, Swami Anand Giri has claimed innocence saying it's a big conspiracy. Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead at his Baghambari Mutt in Prayagraj on Monday. The suicide note was found in the room where Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead. Mahant Narendra Giri was elected the All India Akhada Parishad Chief for a second term in October 2019.

Virat Kohli will step down as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) but continue playing for the franchise as a player. Kohli, who recently announced that he will be stepping down as India's captain in the T20Is to manage his workload announced in a video posted by RCB's official handle on social media.

"To the whole RCB family, the amazing fans of Bangalore and to everyone, who has been a supporter of RCB for so many years, I had an announcement to make.

Just as the Punjab legislative assembly elections 2022 are approaching in a few months, there has been a change in the topmost position in the state. Today, Congress MLA Charanjit Singh Channi will be taking an oath as the new chief minister of Punjab.

Congress member Charanjit Singh Channi was chosen for the post of Punjab CM yesterday, September 19, a day after Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down from the position. Sigh gave his resignation from the post of chief minister on September 18.

World Health Organisation's (WHO) approval for the emergency use authorisation (EUA) to COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, is likely to be delayed till October 5.

As per WHO, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) will be meeting on October 5 to granting EUA to Covaxin.

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