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Financial Express Lucknow
8th Pay Commission has its task cut out
OVER THE DECADES, especially since the mid-1990s, the pay hike for government staff in real terms has been much higher than that of per capita net national income.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Policy push to unlock private investment: RBI deputy governor
RESERVE BANK OF India (RBI) Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta on Wednesday said that the policy environment is increasingly supportive of private investment.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
China’s 5-yr tech ambition plan
DAYS BEFORE MEETING President Trump in South Korea, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping laid out the next stage ina strategy of long-term competition with the USand the West that centres on securing a global lead in advanced manufacturing and technology.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Panel formed to suggest tax refund rates for exports
THE GOVERNMENT HAS constituted a committee to review the rates of tax refund under the export schemes—Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL).
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Raymond Lifestyle Q2 profit jumps 2x to ₹75 cr
RAYMOND LIFESTYLE ON Wednesday reported a twofold increase in consolidated net profit to ₹75.19 crore for the September quarter, helped by volume growth in its branded textile and branded apparel segments.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Second Fund of Funds scheme may focus entirely on deeptech
AS MARKET VALUATIONS of tech companies skyrocket around the world, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the second Fund of Funds scheme for startups that is being finalised will provide domestic deeptech ventures resources to grow without coming under pressure to cede equity to foreign investors at an early stage.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Coal India's Q2 profit dips 32% to ₹4,263 cr
STATE-OWNED CIL on Wednesday said its consolidated profit declined 32% to %4,262.64 crore in the September quarter on the back of lower sales and _ higher expenses.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Building a digital network for better service delivery
AMAZON WEB SERVICES HELPS STARTUPS DRIVE PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSFORMATION
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
SAIL profit declines 53% to ₹419 crore
STATE-OWNED SAIL on Wednesday said its consolidated net profit fell more than 53% to ₹418.72 crore in the September quarter.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Market coupling: A premature reform hijacked by pvt interests
THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY Regulatory | Commission's (CERC) order to push ahead with market coupling from Jan 2026 isnot just ill-timed — itis deeply questionable.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sachidanand Upadhyay Joins the Global Business Elite with Second Appearance in Time Magazine
Sachidanand Upadhyay, Managing Director of Lord’s Mark Industries Ltd. (LMIL), has achieved a significant milestone with his second consecutive appearance in Time Magazine.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sebi's fee reset proposals hit AMC, brokerage stocks
UNDER STRESS
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
OMCs ethanol cuts may raise sugarcane dues
WITH OIL MARKETING companies (OMCs) allocating only a “smaller” portion of total requirement for ethanol from sugar-based feedstock for the supply year 2025-26, the sugar industry on Wednesday expressed concern that it would lead to surplus stocks of the sweetener, underused distilleries and delayed payments to the farmers in the current season (October-September).
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Mistry’s exit puts spotlight...
IFNO RELIEF is found with this authority, Mistry can take the matter to the Bombay high court, experts said.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Kolkata Port inks MoUs of ₹48,000 crore
THE SYAMA PRASAD Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), on Wednesday announced that it had secured over ₹48,000 crore instrategicinvestment partnerships through a series of MoUs during the India Maritime Week-2025 in Mumbai.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
A trade deal with India soon: Trump
WHILE THE FALL deadline for the initial tranche of BTAwas set by both sides and both sides were sounding confident of a dealin the offing, that was notto be,as differences persisted.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
500 Indians cross over to Thailand after Myanmar raids
NEARLY 500 INDIAN nationals crossed into Thailand following acrackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Half of FTA chapters with EU finalised, says Goyal
BOTH SIDES TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS ON CARBON TAX, STEEL
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Home Stays Boost Rural Tourism
Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, tourists are appreciating Uttarakhand's home stays, enjoying warm hospitality in small villages nestled in the beautiful valleys of the mountains. Home stays are now giving rural tourism in Uttarakhand a new identity.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
NITI Aayog unveils road map for advanced manufacturing
NITI AAYOG'S FRONTIER Tech Hub has introduced a comprehensive road map titled “Reimagining Manufacturing: India’s Roadmap to Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing.” This identifies 13 high-impact manufacturing sectors and five key clusters, with artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced materials, digital twins, and robotics as critical enablers. The goal is to achieve a 35% contribution of the manufacturing sector to India’s GDP.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Right time to invest in shipping sector: PM
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Wednesday exhorted global investors to take bets on the Indian shipping sector, pointing out that this is the “right time” for such a move.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Shiprocket revenue rises 24% in FY25
LOGISTICS TECH UNICORN Shiprocket’s profitability improved sharply in the financial year ended March 2025, with the company posting positive adjusted Ebitda of ₹7 crore, compared to a burn of ₹128 crore in the preceding fiscal.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Reliance to bring Italy’s MAX&CO to India
ITALIAN FASHION BRAND MAX&CO is set to make its India debut early next year in Mumbai after Reliance Brands on Wednesday said it had entered into a long-term master franchise agreement with its parent Max Mara Fashion Group.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
L&T misses estimates, Q2 profit rises 16%
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday reported a 16% rise in its consolidated net profit for the July-September quarter, narrowly missing Bloomberg’s consensus estimate.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Toyota unveils Century ultra-luxury marque
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) on Wednesday officially spun off its iconic Century marque into a standalone ultra-luxury brand, marking its formal entry into the top tier of the global luxury car market currently dominated by Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
ITR filing deadline extended
THE CENTRAL BOARD of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing of income tax returns and submitting audit reports for the assessment year 2025-26, providing relief to taxpayers and professionals, particularly companies, proprietorship
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Nifty futures rollover declines to 76% in Oct
THE ROLLOVER PERCENTAGE in Nifty futures October series fell to 76% from an average 81% for the past three series, a report by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research said on Wednesday. It was 82.6% in September, while the six-month average stoodat 79.4%.
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Airlines back govt's stance on access to foreign players
GOVT CAUTIOUS ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO INDIA
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
‘We plan to invest 15-20% of our third fund in India’
As Japan’s largest bank, MUFG has been investing in India’s fintech landscape, backing startups such as Jupiter, M2P, Lentra and Dhan through its corporate venture arm, MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP).
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October 30, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Cognizant Q3 net income falls 53% to $274 million
US-BASED IT major Cognizant, which has a substantial number of employees in India, on Wednesday reported a 53% drop in net income for Q3 2025 to $274 million, hit by a onetime, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million.
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