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'Influencers are not custodians of a brand'
On the sidelines of the Goafest 2026, Nikhil Sharma, managing director of Perfetti Van Melle India, spoke to Kartikay Kashyap about the impact of AI in marketing and the perils of influencer marketing. Excerpts:
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May 21, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Sebi mulls allowing 3rd-party payments in MFs in some cases
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday proposed allowing third-party payments in mutual funds in certain scenarios, provided adequate safeguards are in place.
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May 21, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Jubilant FoodWorks Q4 net profit up 66%
QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT chain Jubilant FoodWorks on Wednesday reported a 66.2% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹79.8 crore in the March quarter, helped by steady orders for Domino's pizzas and new store additions.
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May 21, 2026
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UN slashes 2026 GDP forecast for India to 6.4%
THE UNITED NATIONS has revised downward India's economic growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4% from its earlier projection of 6.6%, citing global uncertainties and economic shocks arising from the ongoing West Asia crisis.
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May 21, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Bus, truck fleet may get $1 bn for e-shift
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT is considering incentives exceeding $1 billion, nearly ₹9,700 crore at the current exchange rate, to spur private-sector adoption of electric buses and trucks, in an attempt to cut fossil-fuel use in the segment amid a deepening energy crisis, according to people familiar with the matter.
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May 21, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
BPCL shifts to spot buying as West Asian oil contracts falter amid war
STATE-RUN BHARAT Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has sharply increased spot crude purchases and raised the share of Russian crude in its refining basket as the Iran war disrupts traditional West Asian oil supply arrangements, forcing Indian refiners to aggressively diversify sourcing amid tightening global energy markets, senior company executives said during the company’s earnings call.
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May 21, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Iran warns of war ‘beyond region’
IRAN THREATENED on Wednesday to spread war beyond West Asia if the US attacks again, after US President Donald Trump said he had come within an hour of restarting the military campaign.
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May 21, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Arvind launches UAE subsidiary
ARVIND LIMITED ON Tuesday announced the launch of Arvind Atelier (FZC), its wholly-owned UAE subsidiary in the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone), along with the opening of a dedicated design hub in London.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Majority of Adani stocks gain
THE MAJORITY OF Adani group stocks closed higher on Tuesday after the US Department of Justice permanently dropped all criminal charges against Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar, bringing a securities and wire fraud case to a complete close.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Hindalco arm Novelis reports net loss of $84 million in Q4
NOVELIS, THE WHOLLY-OWNED subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of $84 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, due to fire incidents at its plant in Oswego, New York.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
India to use crisis for faster reform & resilience: Goyal
INDIA WILL CONVERT the current difficult situation and the risks associated with global geopolitics into an opportunity for faster reform and greater resilience, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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May 20, 2026
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Capgemini bets AI boom will deepen role of IT firms
AI ADOPTION ENTERING LARGE-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Meta, StanChart AI expansion could result in 15,000 layoffs
US TECHNOLOGY GIANT Meta Platforms and British multinational bank Standard Chartered have lined up big layoff plans which could affect 15,000 of their global workforce.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
9 states fit for discom privatisation: Report
AT&C losses down to 15% in FY25, but financial recovery elusive: SBICAPS
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
How Yogi govt has rewired the financial management of UP
AT THE RECENTLY inaugurated Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh — India’s longest at nearly 600 km — what drew applause was not only just its engineering scale or the ₹36,000 crore invested in construction, but the fact that it was financed without bank loans.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
New system to empanel insolvency professionals
● Listed IPs cannot refuse assignments under new norms
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
From adtech to agentic AI
FOR MANY YEARS, marketing teams have used adtech to help them conduct ad campaigns.
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May 20, 2026
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Advent invests in Iscon Balaji Foods
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, A global private equity investor, will invest $150 million (₹1,425 crore) for a significant minority stake in Iscon Balaji Foods (IBF), a leading Indian manufacturer and exporter of processed frozen potato products, the company said on Tuesday.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Italy & India: A strategic Indo-Mediterranean partnership
‘Made in Italy’ has always been synonymous with excellence worldwide, and today it finds a natural synergy with the high-quality goals of the ‘Make in India’ initiative
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Petrol, diesel costlier by 90p, 2nd hike in less than a week
PETROL AND DIESEL prices were raised again on Tuesday — the second increase in less than a week — as state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) continued efforts to reduce mounting under-recoveries triggered by elevated crude oil prices, higher freight costs and rupee depreciation amid the Iran conflict.
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May 20, 2026
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Airtel's priority push to postpaid may revive net neutrality debate
Shift from content bias to user-class differentiation may raise questions
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May 20, 2026
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Govt to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident
AIR SAFETY OFFICIALS plan to travel to Seattle to observe Boeing’s testing of a fuel-control switch panel that was removed from an Air India 787 in February after the pilots on a London-Bengaluru flight flagged a possible defect, according to documents seen by Reuters.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
360 ONE seeks up to $500 million for private credit fund
360 ONE ASSET Management is seeking to raise as much as $500 million for its sixth private credit fund, according to people familiar with the transaction, underscoring sustained investor appetite in India.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Bonding with the consumer
FEVICOL'S ADVERTISING, WHICH OCCUPIES A SPECIAL SPACE IN INDIAN MARKETING HISTORY, IS EVOLVING, KEEPING PIYUSH PANDEY’S LEGACY ALIVE
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
US clears Apache, howitzer support services for India
DEFENCE TIES DEEPEN WITH FRESH SUPPORT DEALS
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May 20, 2026
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'Business expected to gain momentum after Q2'
KEC International, the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) arm of the RPG Group, which derives 25% of its order book from West Asia, is optimistic about post-war opportunities in the region.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
GDP growth might have eased to 7% in Q4: Icra
RATING AGENCY ICRA has projected India’s real GDP growth to ease to a three-quarter low of 7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of FY26, down from 7.8% in Q3, citing the early impact of the West Asia crisis.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
New low for rupee at 96.54
THE INDIAN RUPEE slipped to a fresh low of 96.54 against the dollar on Tuesday amid continuing uncertainty over the West Asia war. It touched an intraday low of 96.62 before recovering some ground, closing 18 paise lower than the previous close, according to Bloomberg.
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
Quick-commerce boom fragments user loyalty
Consumers increasingly spreading purchases across multiple apps, lowering ordering frequency on individual platforms
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May 20, 2026
Financial Express Chennai
PepsiCo to invest ₹5.7K cr in India to boost capacity
FOOD AND BEVERAGES major PepsiCo will invest up to ₹5,700 crore in India by 2030, mainly to increase manufacturing capacity of its foods business, India and South Asia CEO Jagrut Kotecha said on Tuesday.
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