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Financial Express Chandigarh

Akasa Air co-founder Khatri resigns

AKASAAIR'S CO-FOUNDER and Senior Vice President for international operations Neelu Khatri has put in her papers, marking a high-level exit at the three-year-old airline.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

FPI registration time to be cut to a few days: Pandey

• Plan is to make digital process mandatory for new investors: Chairman

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Healthcare spend as share of GDP to double by 2047: Study

INDIA'S HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE is expected to rise seventeen-fold by 2047 to touch ₹190 lakh crore, up from about ~10-11 lakh crore now, as aging population, increasing noncommunicable disease (NCD) load, early onset and late diagnosis will drive the demand for healthcare services, said the latest report from EY-Parthenon.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Hyundai and Mahindra brace for tougher fuel efficiency norms

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA (M&M) and Hyundai Motor India, two of India’s top four automakers, will have to work harder than their peers to comply with the upcoming CAFE 3 regulations — rules that are set to favour smaller cars, hybrids, and flex-fuel vehicles.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Israel, Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire

ISRAEL AND THE Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the war in Gaza.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Modi, Trump review trade progress

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modiand US President Donald Trump on Thursday reviewed the“good progress” achieved in the negotiations for the trade agreement between the two countries agreed to remain in touch in the coming weeks.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

NPCI rolls out pilot for UPI payments on ChatGPT

PAYMENTS AUTHORITY, RAZORPAY JOIN HANDS WITH OPENAI

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Assist 366,000 excluded voters, SC tells Bihar legal service authority

THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting 366,000 voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Singh says voting is unprecedented in Tata Trusts

ACCORDINGTO SINGH, he did notattend the meeting in which thevote took place.“Since Iwasn'tthere,the question of myvoting for or against anyone doesn't arise.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

PepsiCo Q3: Rains hurt beverages biz

PEPSICO ON THURSDAY said that international sales of its convenient foods (snacks) business recorded 2.5% organic revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025, driven by key markets including India.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Qualcomm expands India focus to chips, AI and IoT

QUALCOMM IS EXPANDING its India strategy to new growth areas, including artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), automotive technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Life insurers’ new biz premiums rise 15%

THE LIFE INSURANCE industry reported a 15% year-on-year rise in new business premiums to 40,206.67 crore in September, supported by robust growth from both Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and private insurers.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

From Big Four to big ideas

THE GOVERNMENT'S CALL SHOULD BE SEEN AS A CHANCE TO REINVENT CONSULTANCY ITSELF

3 min  |

October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

European giants try radical path to stock market glory

THE LATEST MOVES by European companies to list in the US are more radical than meets the eye.AstraZeneca and TotalEnergies want to upgrade their existing US equity offering to stock from from quasi stock—a well-trodden path. But as ever, the devil is in the detail.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

TCS profit drops 5.4%, revenue up

REDUCTION IN PROJECT DELAYS BRINGS BUOYANCY BACK TO THE TOPLINE

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Banks may see muted Q2 amid margin pressure

EARNINGS’ EXPECTATIONS

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

‘We expect sharp growth in ‘outside’ food consumption’

McDonald’s India (West & South), operated by Westlife Foodworld, took a step recently towards what it calls “mindful indulgence”.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

HSBC to buy out Hang Seng Bank for $13.6 billion

HSBC PLANS TO buy out minority investors in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank for HK$106.1 billion ($13.6 billion), paying a premium and halting its own share buybacks to acquire a lender hit hard by the local property market downturn.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Rainfall led to dip in CIL's Sept coal output: Reddy

COALAND MINES Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that rainfall disrupted mining activity in September, and it led to a decline in production by public sector coal producer CIL.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Out of Tata Sons board, Vijay Singh says voting unprecedented in Tata Trusts

AFTER A GROUP within Tata Trusts reportedly blocked his reappointment as nominee director on the board of Tata Sons, Vijay Singh, a trustee and vice-chairman of Tata Trusts, said that putting any issue to vote was “unprecedented” within the organisation and went against the late Ratan Tata’s insistence on “consensus and unanimity” in decision-making.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Regulations must evolve for healthy markets

When disclosure rules are simple, enforcement is predictable, and new technology is welcomed, market participants feel more secure and willing to invest

3 min  |

October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

TCS headcount declines by 19,755 in second quarter

STAFF REDUCTION

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

NSE’s RFQ platform volume hits record high

THE NSE REQUEST for a quote (RFQ) platform crossed a volume of 1.65 lakh crore in September, an all-time high, according to data from the NSE.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Pharma stocks gain on hopes of US tariff relief

PHARMA SHARES GAINED on Thursday, lifted by reports that the US administration may exclude generic medicines from proposed new import tariffs.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

India-UK trade to double in less than 5 yrs: Modi

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi and his visiting British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday highlighted the growing bilateral trade between India and the UK since a pact was inked in July, and committed to deepen ties in sectors such as defence, education, technology and critical minerals.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

CDSCO seeks lists of cough syrup makers from states

THE COUNTRY'S APEX drug regulator has asked all states to share a list of cough syrup manufacturers in their jurisdiction, with the aim to conduct a special drive to audit a number of these units, sources said.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

No further govt bailout for Vi: Scindia

There is no such proposal to increase the government’s shareholding in Vi.The telco’s future must be steered by market forces rather than state intervention

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

India’s fintech a vision for Global South: PM

SETTING THE TONE for India's people-centric approach to artificial intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that “AI means All Inclusive”. He was speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai.

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Musk’s Tesla package pays him billions even if he misses ‘Mars’ goals

FAIR DEAL

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October 10, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Reliance Consumer relaunches Velvette brand

RELIANCE CONSUMER PRODUCTS (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries, on Thursday announced the relaunch of the iconic sachet personal care brand, Velvette in a new and contemporary avatar.

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October 10, 2025