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Financial Express Chandigarh
Opening nuclear power to private capital
India's nuclear opening coincides with a global renaissance in atomic energy driven by decarbonisation imperatives
3 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Reforms to help boost FY27 growth to 7.5%
AXIS BANK EXPECTS India's growth to be above trend in 2026-27 (April-March) at 7.5%, on the back of structural and regulatory reforms, lower borrowing costs, accelerated capital formation and a cyclical boost from policy easing, Neelkanth Mishra, chief economist, Axis Bank and head - global research at Axis Capital said on Tuesday while releasing the outlook for 2026.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'We're aiming to double our business and reach 75,000 stores by FY27'
D2C(direct-to-consumer) beauty brand RENEE Cosmetics aims to double its business over the next 12 months.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Goa nightclub fire: Luthras deported from Thailand, arrested
GAURAV AND SAURABH Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were arrested on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand and placed under a two-day transit remand for production in a Goa court in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 people.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
HC permits Hiremath siblings to amend suit
IN THE ONGOING Kalyani family dispute over the division of family assets, the Bombay High Court has allowed siblings Sameer Hiremath and Pallavi Swadi to amend their suit, enabling them to seek a restraint on the voting rights attached to shares acquired from the Kalyani family's core assets.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Xi faces calls for stronger yuan in currency debate
IN WELL-CONNECTED circles within China, the yuan’s persistent weakness is increasingly being seen as an obstacle to the country’s growth.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Zepto plans $500-mn IPO next week
· Fresh, secondary share sales in 10-min delivery firm's offering
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Private credit seen rising 35% this year, but flat without SP deal
THE VALUE OF private credit deals is expected to rise about 35% year-on-year (yo-y) to nearly $13 billion in 2025, but the growth is largely skewed by a single large transaction by the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, with underlying market expansion remaining muted once that deal is excluded.
3 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Funding halves for digital lending startups
VCs cite pricing correction for investment dip
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Omar Abdullah is guest at Adda today
A LITTLE OVER a year ago, when Omar Abdullah took over as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, he knew he was wearing a crown of thorns.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
A disservice to dignity of labour
BARRING TRANSPARENCY IN IMPLEMENTATION & SOCIAL AUDITS, NEW LAW UNDERMINES MGNREGA ENTITLEMENTS
4 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Saregama to invest ₹325 cr in Bhansali Productions
MUSIC LABEL AND entertainment company Saregama India on Tuesday said it will make a ₹325-crore strategic investment in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bhansali Productions (BPPL), marking a deep partner- ship that blends Bhansali’s cine- matic storytelling prowess with Saregama’s strength in music and entertainment.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Govt to sell up to 3% stake in IOB
THE CENTRE WILL sell up to 3% stake in the state-run Indian Overseas Bank to raise about 2,000 crore through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of §34/share on Wednesday-Thursday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Australia’s Green clinches red-hot IPL deal
CAMERON GREEN BECAME the most expensive overseas player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise bought the Australian all-rounder for ₹25.2 crore at the player auctions for the 2026 season, held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
PFRDA allows 80% NPS corpus withdrawal for pvt subscribers
IN A MAJOR reform of the national pension system (NPS), the pension regulator has allowed lump sum payout to non-government sector subscribers to 80% and reduced annuitisation to 20% of their corpus at the time of exit from the scheme.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Industry split on interconnection reforms
TELECOM INTERCONNECTION RULES are set for a major overhaul, with industry bodies warning that the proposed changes could significantly impact operator costs, foreign exchange flows, legacy network revenues, and spam control mechanisms.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Ola Electric founder sells ₹92-cr shares
OLA ELECTRIC FOUNDER
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Falling rupee, weak global cues drag indices down
AMID WEAK GLOBAL cues, the equity indices fell up to 0.64% on Tuesday, largely driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee, which hit a fresh record low and breached the 91-mark for the first time, and persistent FPI outflows.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Rupee breaches 91-mark
FOREIGN INVESTORS HAVE pulled out $1.5 billion from equities so far in December, according to data from the stock exchanges.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Govt proposes major overhaul of GDP series
THE NEW GROSS Domestic Product (GDP) series is set for a major overhaul with the government proposing various changes, including the adoption of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose (COICOP) 2018 for the compilation of private final consumption expenditure.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
RBI injects $5 billion via Fx swap
THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) three-year dollar/rupee buy-sell swap on Tuesday received strong demand.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Sebi panel to propose easing commodity derivatives rules
A PANEL SET up by Sebi will recommend easing curbs on commodity derivatives and suggest steps to make it more attractive to institutional investors in its final report to be submitted early next year, three sources said.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Centre notifies rare earth magnet scheme
THE MINISTRY OF Heavy Industries (MHI) on Tuesday notified the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
N-energy Bill likely to open space for foreign funding
NEED FOR BASELOAD ALTERNATIVES, HUNT FOR CAPITAL
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Lukewarm response: PM Internship Scheme tweaked
DUE TO THE lukewarm response from corporates to the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS), the government amended the scheme in February to attract a larger pool of companies, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra said in Parliament.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Trump files $10-bn lawsuit against BBC
President Donald Trump sued the BBC for up to $10 billion in damages over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
The digital storyteller
STORYTELLING HAS ALWAYS been one of the most powerful ways to connect with people. Earlier creators focused mainly on entertaining, informing, or inspiring audiences. Their role was often limited to crafting narratives, performing, or producing art. But the digital era has changed this identity. Today, they are not only storytellers but also technopreneurs who use technology to build businesses around creativity.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
McKinsey plans to cut thousands of jobs
STERNFELS TOOK CENTRE stage and told his peers that the firm was finally ready to escape years of lackluster growth.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bill granting Irdai more power gets LS nod
. Proposed law also allows 100% FDI in sector
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
McKinsey plans thousands of job cuts as slowdown bites
Consulting industry seeing demand slump as clients turn cost-conscious
2 min |