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Navin Fluorine’s Rs 1,400 crore bet: From refrigerants to oncology and AI cooling | Smart Stocks News

Navin Fluorine’s Rs 1,400 crore bet: From refrigerants to oncology and AI cooling | Smart Stocks News

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Navin Fluorine International Ltd, once best known for refrigerant gases, is now executing one of the most ambitious transformations in India’s speciality chemicals sector, and the results are beginning to show. Over the past four quarters, revenue, operating margins and profits have expanded, and the market is recognising this underlying change. In Q3 FY2026, Navin Fluorine reported EBITDA margins of around 34.5%, higher than its long-term target of 25-30%. Revenue for the current financial year has crossed Rs 2,300 crore, driven by a deliberate shift away from commodity products toward high-margin, custom chemical manufacturing for specific clients. (Source: Navin Fluorine Ltd Q3FY26 Investor Presentation) At the centre of this transformation is a Rs 1,400 crore capital expenditure programme, the largest in the company’s history. This investment spans backward integration into hydrogen fluoride, next-generation refrigerant capacity, an agrochemical supply deal of global scale, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and a foray into AI data centre cooling. Segmental breakup Navin Fluorine’s revenue composition has undergone a significant transformation over the last four years. While legacy products provided the stable cash …

Navin Chawla, former chief election commissioner, passes away at 79 – India TV

Navin Chawla, former chief election commissioner, passes away at 79 – India TV

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Image Source : FILE Navin Chawla Navin Chawla, the former chief election commissioner (CEC), passed away on Saturday at an age of  79. Notably, his removal from the poll panel was recommended in 2009 over allegations of bias. Chawla’s death was confirmed by former  CEC, SY Quraishi, who said, “He passed away this morning at Apollo Hospital”, adding that he seemed cheerful when they last met. Earlier, Quraishi told news agency PTI that Chawla had informed that he was admitted to hospital for a brain surgery. In his post on X, Quraishi said, “Sad to know about passing on of Shri Navin Chawla, former Chief Election Commissioner of India. May his soul rest in peace.”  Chawla served as the election commissioner (EC) between 2005 and 2009, and then chief election commissioner from April 2009 to July 2010. Moreover, Chawla had a controversial tenure in the poll body, as the BJP, the then opposition party, accused him of being biased. In 2009, CEC N Gopalaswami recommended to the government to remove Chawla, who was an election …

Navin Prabhakar calls out Bollywood for having preconceived notions about comedians: I’ve lost several good roles | Bollywood

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Comedian-actor Navin Prabhakar has been working in the industry for more than two decades now but till date the artiste says, he is facing difficulties in finding the kind of work that excites him. Prabhakr, who is looking forward to the release of his regional movie Raghuveer next month, says, “Our industry, especially Bollywood has all kinds of preconceived notions about comic artistes. Sabko vishwaas hai ki yeh toh comedian hai, inko toh bilkul acting nahi aati. Because of this perception, I have lost several good roles in some great projects ,” he shares. Prabhakar adds, “No artistes should be categorised as actors or comedians or stand-up comedians, because at the end of the day, their main motive is to entertain the audience.” Navin Prabhakar is a popular stand-up comedian For several years, Prabhakar tells us that he has been visiting casting directors but nothing concrete has happened yet. “Our industry, especially Bollywood has all kinds of preconceived notions about comic artistes. Sabko vishwaas hai ki yeh toh comedian hai, inko toh bilkul acting nahi …

‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ Fame Navin Prabhakar On His Marathi Film ‘Soham’, “We Spend So Much Money On An Education System…”

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Comedian Navin Prabhakar gets serious in Marathi film ‘Soham’ ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Ace comedian and actor Navin Prabhakar, who is known for playing the Mumbai bar girl Julie on ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’, is looking forward to the release of his Marathi film ‘Soham’. The film’s plot will “awaken people”, he says. Directed by Datta Bhandare, ‘Soham’, highlights the fact that “we have westernized English education beyond the level that is necessary”. It would be highly appreciable “if we enrich our languages and learn them,” Navin said. “Like in the film, the school where I was shooting, there were students who were 12 or 13 years old, walking in a line in a disciplined manner, but fighting in Sanskrit,” Navin Prabhakar said. “Can you imagine that?” Navin Prabhakar continued: “We live in India, most of us speak in Hindi, follow Hindu culture and our religion is Hinduism, yet we don’t know anything about Sanskrit. Nevertheless, there are schools where Sanskrit is the medium of instruction.” Making a broader point, he said: …