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Financial Express Kochi
TN, Rajasthan push small reforms to boost business
Over the last few months, Rajasthan eased restrictions on night shifts for women; Odisha spruced up building bye-laws so that small enterprises can use space more efficiently, and Tamil Nadu increased the number of industries for which entrepreneurs need not knock at the pollution control boards.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Benchmark Yield Hits 4-Month High at 6.51%
THE YIELD ON the 10-year G-Sec benchmark hit 6.51%—a four-month high—on Wednesday due to heavy selloff.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi Proposes to Add Algo Trade to Broker Regulations
Simplifying the System
2 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Karnataka bets on tech clusters
Beyond Bengaluru, the state is positioning tier-2 cities as next-gen tech & R&D hubs
3 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Zepto tweaks app to remove dark patterns
DELAYED START FOR DISRUPTOR APP
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
We See Our Made-in-India Sourcing at 50% in Next 5 Years
IKEA has opened its first store in the national capital, a 15,000 sq ft space in West Delhi's Pacific Mall, as the Swedish home furnishings giant accelerates its push into high-footfall urban locations.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Analysts Give Mixed Views on Beauty Firms Post Q1
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL care (BPC) peers Honasa Consumer and Nykaa-parent FSN E-Commerce Ventures delivered improved margins along with decent growth in the June quarter, though brokerages remain divided in their views on the two companies.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US tariff impact to ease out in 1-2 quarters: CEA
THE CURRENT IMBROGLIO caused by the 50% additional US tariff on India is expected to ease out in one to two quarters, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said at Emkay Confluence 2025 event here on Wednesday.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Microfinance lending declines 17% in Q1: Report
THE MICROFINANCE SECTOR witnessed a slowdown in April-June (2025-26), with the gross loan portfolio (GLP) declining to ₹3.59 lakh crore—a 17% decline year-on-year and 5.8% sequentially—according to the latest report of CRIF High Mark.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
InCred set to file DRHP in 3 weeks
FINTECH FIRM InCred is expected to file a draft prospectus (DRHP) for an initial public offering (IPO) within the next three weeks, said sources.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
CAG Finds 'Short Transfer' of ₹3.7-lakh-crore Cess Funds
TEST CHECK OF records of the union government accounts revealed aggregate short transfer of ₹3.69 lakh crore till March 31, 2024, to the designated reserve funds in the Public Accounts, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said in a report.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
BPCL's Consolidated Profit Surges 141% to ₹6,839 cr in Q1
STATE-OWNED Bharat Petroleum Corp on Wednesday reported a surge of as much as 140.7% in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 at ₹6,839.02 crore from ₹2,841.55 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Govt to allow private cos to mine uranium
ENDING STATE MONOPOLY
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Putin confident he is winning in Ukraine
VLADIMIR PUTIN is heading to Friday's planned summit with Donald Trump confident that Russia is in a dominant position on the battlefield as his military advances in Ukraine.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi Bans Wadhawans, 4 Others in DHFL Case
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has banned Dewan Housing Finance's (DHFL) former chairman and managing director Kapil Wadhawan, ex-director Dheeraj Wadhawan, and four others from the securities markets for up to five years.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Bessent Urges Fed to Cut Rates by 150 bps or More
US TREASURY SECRETARY Scott Bessent made his most explicit call yet for the Federal Reserve to execute a cycle of interest-rate cuts, suggesting the central bank's benchmark ought to be at least 1.5 percentage points lower than it is now.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Groceries, supermarkets lead July UPI volumes
GROCERIES AND SUPERMARKETS spends clocking 3 billion transactions (2.8 billion in June) worth ₹64,882 crore led UPI volumes in July.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Fractal Files for ₹4,900-cr IPO, to be First Indian AI Firm to List
ENTERPRISE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) solutions provider Fractal Analytics has filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi to raise up to ₹4,900 crore through an initial public offering (IPO).
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Boost to IBC
The new Bill should be able to address several shortcomings of the insolvency process
2 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
TVS Supply Chain uses AI, machine learning
TVS SUPPLY CHAIN is utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) across its operations to boost productivity and create a scalable tech platform for future expansion, a top official said.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Air India in talks...
\"INITIALLY, IT MAY be Air India Express which will move its international operations to the Navi Mumbai airport while continuing to stay at CSMIA.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Why AI intent isn't enough anymore
MOVE BEYOND ADOPTION; FOCUS ON OUTCOMES
2 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Talks on in armed forces to up Agniveers retention
THE ARMED FORCES are discussing a reassessment of the Agnipath scheme, keeping in mind the requirement for an ideal ratio between technically proficient and trained manpower and a reduced age profile of soldiers in the military, The Indian Express has learnt.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Hindalco tops Street view in Q1; profit jumps 30%
HINDALCO INDUSTRIES ON Tuesday reported a 30% jump in net profit in June quarter at ₹4,004 crore compared to ₹3,074 crore in Q1FY25, beating Bloomberg estimate of ₹3,806 crore.
2 min |
August 13, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Non-residents with Re vostro a/cs can invest surpluses in gilt, T-bills
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said non-residents maintaining special rupee vostro accounts (SRVAs) can invest surplus balances in central government securities (G-secs).
1 min |
August 13, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
50% US tariff to hurt key sectors
THE CURRENT 25% additional tariff on Indian goods exported to the US will significantly impact earnings in labour-intensive sectors such as diamond polishing, shrimp, home textiles and carpets, Crisil Ratings said in its latest report.
1 min |
August 13, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Lula and Xi discuss BRICS & bilateral ties in phone call
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed the role of the BRICS group of states and bilateral business over a phone call, according to Lula's office and Chinese state media.
1 min |
August 13, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US extends China tariff truce by another 90 days
THE US and China have extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off triple-digit duties on each other's goods as US retailers get ready to ramp up inventories ahead of the holiday season.
1 min |
August 13, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
A pithy example of inclusivity and self-expression
There is such a large body of work that the industry produces that is just fabulous. We are living in an era where advertising is now competing with content that is just oozing out of our devices all the time.
1 min |
August 13, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi penalties rise 11 times to ₹813 crore
THE NUMBER OF entities in Sebi adjudication under Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market (PFUTP) sharply fell to 239 in FY25, from 796 in the previous year, according to its annual report published Tuesday.
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