Dividend Stocks in Focus: Sanofi India, Muthoot Finance trade ex-dividend; Ami Organics trades ex-split

Shares of Sanofi India, Muthoot Finance, and Ami Organics were in focus on Friday as they traded ex-dividend and ex-split, respectively. The companies had earlier fixed April 25, 2025 as the record date to determine eligible shareholders for dividend payouts and stock split benefits. As per the T+1 settlement rule, investors needed to purchase shares…

Former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan no more

A file photo of Dr. K. Kasturirangan (centre) visiting Gundya in Sakaleshpur taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. He was the author of the Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats, which in 2013, identified an area of 59,940 sq. km of natural landscape of Western Ghats, spread across 6 States as ecologically sensitive. | Photo…

Top Indian AI development companies in USA revolutionise technology in 2025

India’s aggressive involvement in the global digital transformation landscape is now extending to the Artificial Intelligence industry worldwide. Many leading enterprises of Indian origins have become the preferred outsourcing AI development companies in USA. With a projected market size growth of 27.75 per cent CAGR (2025-2030) expected to reach $223.70 billion by 2030, IT companies…

Drug threat: Kerala Police to hold closed-door talks with Malayalam film industry stakeholders

Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi The Kerala Police will convene a meeting of film producers, actors and distributors in Kochi on Saturday (April 26, 2025) to address the allegedly pervasive use of narcotic drugs in the entertainment industry.  Manoj Abraham, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, told The Hindu that synthetic drug abuse plagued…

TVK plans grassroots push before Vijay’s State-wide tour: Aadhav Arjuna

Aadhav Arjuna. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has planned to strengthen its organisational structure by holding zonal conferences for booth-level agents, aiming to train them in election-related work and establish a fully functional grassroots network by the end of June, ahead of party president Vijay’s State-wide tour. Speaking to The Hindu,…