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Financial Express Lucknow
Fashion brands lead D2C retail expansion in H1 2025
FASHION AND APPAREL brands dominated direct-to-consumer (D2C) retail leasing in the first half of 2025, accounting for nearly 60% of new leases, according to a CBRE South Asia report.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Tesla sells 60 units in Sept, matches EV peers
TESLA'S LONG-AWAITED DEBUT in India has begun on a modest but steady note, with the company selling 60 units of its Model Y in September, the first full month of deliveries after opening bookings in July.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Large exposure framework set to be withdrawn
AFTER NOTICING A decline in bank lending to corporates over the years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to withdraw the framework which disincentivises lending by banks to specified borrowers having a credit limit of 10,000 crore and above.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Project intent falls to five-qtr low in July-Sept
At ₹5.2L cr, new projects’ value in Q2 46% lower on year
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
RBI keeps rate cut door open
FY26 inflation target pruned to 2.6%, growth estimate goes up to 6.8%
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
US unlikely to change tariff stance based on SC ruling: USTR
A HOST OF tariffs under Section 232 tariffs on pharma, trucks and movies announced by the US in just the last fortnight could be in preparation for an adverse Supreme Court order, as US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that Washington will continue to impose tariffs on its trade partners even if the court rules against the administration.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Measures are balanced, calibrated & thoughtfully considered: Guv
RESERVE BANK OF India governor Sanjay Malhotra spoke on a host of issues at the post-policy press conference on Wednesday. Excerpts:
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Poonawalla: RCB a great team at right valuation
ADAR POONAWALLA, CEO of vaccine major Serum Institute of India, has expressed interest in acquiring Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Indegene buys BioPharm in $106-mn deal
HEALTHCARE TECH FIRM Indegene has announced the acquisition of BioPharm, a Pennsylvania-based specialised marketing services agency and part of Omnicom Health Group, for $106 million. BioPharm delivers marketing and communications solutions to life sciences clients across North America.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sterlite Electric files for ".500-cr IPO
STERLITE ELECTRIC, EARLIER known as Sterlite Power Transmission, part of the Vedanta Group, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO).
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Govt hikes DA by 3%
THE CABINET ON Wednesday approved the release of an additional 3% instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners from July 1, to compensate against price rise.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
VDA service providers under financial intelligence unit's scanner
THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Unit — India (FIU IND) has issued notices for noncompliance to 25 offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML Act), 2002, thereby stepping up enforcement action against such entities.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Europe needs tech-style finance for drone wars
FOR MANY YEARS, defence was seen as an unsavoury place for tech developers’ time and money. Alphabet’s Google explicitly banned its AI from being used to develop weapons and surveillance tools. Now the tide is turning thanks to the aggression of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
India’s great economic transformation
The transformation, initiated when PM Modi assumed leadership in 2014, is centred on a growth paradigm resting on foundational pillars and strategic frontiers
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
PE-VC deals down 26% to $5.67 bn in July-September
PRIVATE EQUITY AND venture capital (PE-VC) firms invested over $5.67 billion in Indian companies between July and September (calendar year) marking a 26% decline from the $7.63 billion invested during the same period last year, according to data from Venture Intelligence.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
EU to slash steel import quotas, hike tariffs to 50%
NEW SAFEGUARD PLAN
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
The status quo that isn't
THE RBI HAS USED DISCRETION BEYOND CHISELLING THE MONETARY POLICY ALONE
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Zoho launches sub-brand Vani
GLOBALTECHNOLOGY FIRM Zoho Corporation announced on Wednesday the launch of its sub-brand 'Vani'to offer intelligent and visual workplace collaboration capabilities.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Factory growth slows, PMI at 4-month low in Sept
INDIA’S MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY softened in September, with the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) falling to 57.7 from 59.3 in August, signalling the slowest pace of expansion in four months.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
PM-Trump meet likely in Malaysia
MALAYSIA HAS INFORMED India that US President Donald Trump will visit Kuala Lumpur for the summits of Asean and East Asia leaders from October 26-28.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Jet fuel price jumps 3%
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) pticeswere hiked by over 3%and commercial LPGrates by%15.50 percylinderonWednesdayas oil firms revised fuel prices in line with global benchmarks.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sanjay Chalke to take over as CEO of Capgemini India
CAPGEMINI ANNOUNCED ON Wednesday that Sanjay Chalke will take over as chief executive officer of Capgemini in India from January 1, 2026.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Monument conservation will open to pvt players
FOR THE FIRST time, the government plans to open up conservation of protected monuments — so far the mandate of only the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) — to private players.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Nation First: Sangh’s single spirit and resolve
AHUNDRED YEARS ago, on the sacred occasion of Vijaya Dashami, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded. This was not the creation of something entirely new. It was a newer manifestation of an ancient tradition, where India’s eternal national consciousness expresses itself periodically, in different forms, to face the challenges of the
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Bvlgari’s ‘Serpenti Infinito’ exhibition comes to Mumbai
ICONIC ROMAN JEWELLER Bvlgari has brought its celebrated Serpenti Infinito exhibition to India, showcasing at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai from October 2 to 17.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
GST reforms trim price of cement bag by ₹25-30
CEMENT PRICES ACROSS the country eased in September after producers fully passed on the benefits of GST rationalisation to customers.
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October 02, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Satcom players urge DoT for separate permit
SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICE providers have urged the department of telecommunications (DoT) to create a dedicated licence category for them, stating that the draft telecom authorisation framework risks slowing down growth in the sector and deterring investment.
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October 01, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
NSE subsidiary launches daily expiry on GIFT Nifty options
ATATIME when the Securities & Exchange Board of India is pushing for longer-tenure contracts to prevent retail investors from making losses, the NSE International Exchange (NSEIX) has announced the launch of a daily expiry on options contracts of the Nifty 50 index at the GIFT city for its international customers from October 13.
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October 01, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Staying private: Tata Sons, SP step up peace talks
Regulator not averse to Tata Sons' upper layer NBFC exit if parties agree
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October 01, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
India focussing on self-reliance: Goyal
INDIA IS FOCUSING on selfreliance and building resilient supply chains to tackle emerging global challenges like weaponisation of trade, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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