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Financial Express Kochi
Forex reserves top $700 bn, hit 9-month high
INDIA'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE reserves topped $700 billion last week to hit a 9-month high, which, alongside the central bank's shrinking forward book, cements the rupee's defences at a time when US trade policy uncertainty looms, analysts said.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
In Q1, muted loan growth, NIMs to impact banks
MUTED LOAN GROWTH and pressure on net interest margins (NIMs) are expected to weigh on the financial results of banks for the April-June quarter, analysts said in their pre-earning reports.
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Tax relief for UPS
THE UPS PROVIDES an assured pension of 50% of the last drawn salary (average basic pay of the last 12 months of service) upon superannuation for all staff completing a minimum of 25 years of service, with the value of such deferred compensation fully indexed to inflation.
1 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Major nations shield small cars in CAFE norms: Nomura
AT A TIME when passenger vehicle manufacturers are sharply divided over the corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) III norms that will kick in from April 2027, a new analysis by Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has come out in support of Maruti Suzuki India, highlighting that the current regulatory framework disproportionately penalises small, lightweight cars.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China spares major EU cognac makers in trade war
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump said his administration will probably start notifying trading partners Friday of the new US tariff on their exports effective August 1, while reiterating a preference for simplicity over complicated negotiations five days before his deadline for deals.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
FM: India to remain among fastest growing economies
INDIA IS POISED to remain one of the fastest-growing economies globally over the coming years, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, reaffirming the country's commitment to inclusive, sustainable and innovation-led development across the Global South.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
IRB InvIT to acquire road SPVs for ₹8K cr
The unitholders of IRB InvIT Fund have approved the proposed acquisition of 100% of equity share capital of three special purpose vehicles (SPVs) from IRB Infrastructure Trust, an exchange filing said on Friday.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
First global acquisition to deepen GFTL's footprint
IT HAS TAKEN 50 years for Garware Technical Fibres (GTFL), a technical textiles maker, to make its first global acquisition.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Harvard warns foreign students over social media
A Difficult Chapter
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trent revenue growth slows on dull demand, competition
Retail Slowdown
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Navigating clouds, rains on God's own roads
Why Munnar to Kodaikanal can be the best drive of your life
1 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Singapore Fines Citi, UBS for Money Laundering Breaches
Crackdown
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
GoM Mulls Measures to Curb GST Evasion
AHEAD OF THE upcoming GST Council meeting, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST Revenue Analysis—chaired by Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant—met on Friday to deliberate on sector-specific tax leakages and potential corrective measures to address GST evasion estimated at over ₹2 lakh crore.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
AI Express Delayed Engine Fix, Forged Records
After DGCA rap, airline says took remedial action
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Odisha Seeks ₹1,902 Cr From Tata For Lower Mine Dispatch
TATA STEEL HAS received a penalty demand of ₹1,902.73 crore from the Odisha government for allegedly failing to meet its mineral dispatch obligations at the Sukinda chromite mine, the firm said in an exchange filing on Friday.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Wait for new ITR2 form to file taxes
I tried filling up the ITR2 form last week but could not do it as it was showing an error. Should I wait for some more time now?—Ashish Sharma
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Limits of professional privilege
The integrity of our institutions depends on ensuring that professional privilege does not morph into investigative immunity
3 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Markets Cheer RBI's VRRR Auction
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) second variable reverse repo (VRRR) auction on Friday received a strong response from the market, unlike the previous one.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
No one should be targeted for not knowing Marathi: Fadnavis
MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said no one in the state should be targeted for not knowing Marathi and warned that violence in the name of language would not be tolerated.
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China helped Pak during Op Sindoor: Army deputy chief
IN FIRST OFFICIAL remarks accusing China of complicity in Pakistani military strikes against India in the wake of Operation Sindoor, Lt General Rahul R Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance), said Friday that Beijing provided \"live inputs\" to Pakistan on Indian operational deployment even when talks were underway between the Indian and Pakistani directors general of military operations regarding cessation of hostilities.
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Vietnam Deal Has Some Takeaways, a China Red Flag and Cues for India
As the India-US trade deal negotiations continue, the deal inked by the Donald Trump administration with Vietnam offers fresh pointers for how Washington DC is approaching these trade agreements.
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
No deal against deadline: Goyal
INDIA HAS ALSO informed the US of its decision to respond to extra duties through the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
1 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Suzuki Japan's top importer with made-in-India cars
SUZUKI MOTOR BEAT Mercedes-Benz Group to become Japan's top car importer in June, thanks to the Jimny Nomad and another popular small SUV assembled in India.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Google's AI Overviews Hit by EU Antitrust Complaint
Alphabet's Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Air India Pays Compensation to 2/3rds of Crash Victims
AIR INDIA ON Friday said it has paid the compensation to families of nearly two-thirds of the victims who died in the June 12 plane crash in Ahmedabad.
1 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Tata Power well placed to lead energy transition
THE COUNTRY MET only 42% of the peak summer power demand this year from coal-based generation despite its stated reliance on it, Tata Power chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Friday, highlighting the growth in India's clean and green energy capacity.
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India may retaliate against US auto tariffs at WTO
• The US cites 'national security'
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Wall Street firm may have colluded with other FPIs
Big Quants Under Lens
2 min |
July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Lenskart Invests in AI Startup Amid Push for Smart Glasses
IPO-BOUND EYEWEAR RETAILER Lenskart has invested in Ajna Lens, a Mumbai-based AI startup, as it aims to get into the wearables market by developing smart glasses.
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July 05, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Easy regime to communicate
The effectiveness of monetary policy in India's pre-inflation targeting regime was constrained by India-specific factors that affected transmission of policy impulses through the interest rate channel.
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