Today's Panchang.

Trump says committed to 'buy and own' Gaza.

US President Donald Trump said he is committed to "buying and owning" Gaza, suggesting Middle Eastern states could assist in rebuilding.

UK MP Rupert Lowe 'complains' about London Station Sign Board written in Bengali and not English alone.

Whitechapel, situated in East London, is a significant hub for the Bangladeshi Muslim community.

Elon responds

BREAKING: The US Department of Education has been eliminated.

Father of Shraddha Walker, who was chopped up by Aftab Poonawala dies of heart attack; kept waiting for Justice.

Om Shanti 🙏

Sadhguru lauds Gautam Adani for donating Rs 10,000 crore for social causes.

Macron hosts former Canadian PM Dustbin Trudeau for 'closed door' Dinner at Élysée ahead of AI Summit in Paris.

Trudeau's fav Banana to be served as desert.

Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of the AI search engine Perplexity AI challenged his Tesla counterpart Elon Musk to "stop" him if he can from raising a mammoth sum from the federal agency.

"Considering raising $500B from USAID. Funding secured. Stop me if you can Elon Musk... What is USAID?"

Aravind Srinivas posted on X.

STOCKS IN ACTION TODAY

◆ Life Insurance Corp: The company has extended Sunil Agrawal's term as chief financial officer until March 2026.

◆ L&T Finance: The company has approved the acquisition of Paul Merchants Finance's gold loan business through a slump sale for Rs 537 crore.

◆ Waaree Energies: The company has commenced operations at its 1.4 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Gujarat.

◆ Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail: The company has entered into a pact with Fidelity for subscription of 3.95 crore shares of the company.

◆ Rattanindia Enterprises: Jayant Khosla resigns as the chief executive officer of the company.

◆ Popular Vehicles and Services: The unit has received a Letter of Intent to establish a 3S facility for offering JLR vehicles in Nagpur, with operations set to commence in second half of fiscal 2026. Additionally, another unit of the company has received an LOI to establish an Ather Space 3.0 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

◆ Firstsource Solutions: The board has approved the execution of a share purchase agreement with Amrit Khandelwal and Akshay Dubey of Accunai India Services to acquire 100% ownership in AccunAl for a consideration of Rs 8.1 crore.

◆ Rail Vikas Nigam: The company has emerged as the lowest bidder for railway project worth Rs 211 crore.

◆ Hyundai Motor India: The company launched new variants and feature upgrades for EXTER and AURA models.

◆ Tejas Networks: The company has collaborated with NEC Corp. on 5G technology. The investment involves Rs 525 crore, payable over the next year.

Important Updates:

PM Modi will depart for his visit to France to co-chair AI Summit with President Emmanuel Macron (Defense and commentary on US will be important)

Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to hold a press conference on India Energy Week (Supportive for energy theme stocks especially in renewable and recycling segment)

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate ‘India Pavillion’ at Aero India 2025 (defense show-important especially after US elections and supportive for defense stocks)