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Financial Express Kolkata
Centre sees no threat to FY26 fiscal deficit target
Scheme savings, non-tax surge to cover spending hike, tax gaps
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November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Oct two-wheeler sales up 2%
THE TWO-WHEELER industry saw a modest uptick in October, with total domestic wholesales touching 2.11 million units,a 2% rise from 2.06 millionin the same month last year. The improvement marked the second consecutive month of growth following the GST rate cut.
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Day 2: Lenskart’s ₹7,278-crore IPO subscribed 2 times
THE INITIAL PUBLIC offering (IPO) of Lenskart Solutions received 2.01 times subscription on the second day of share sale on Monday.
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
BoB eyes faster credit growth
CORPORATE LENDING TO ACCELERATE TO 9-10% Y-O-Y FROM 3% IN Q2
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
IndusInd targets system-level growth next year, says CEO
INDUSIND BANK EXPECTS to grow in line with the country’s banking sector next year, following efforts to clean up its books and complete an organisational overhaul triggered by accounting lapses earlier this year, its new chief said.
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
India, Bahrain begin talks on trade pact
INDIA AND BAHRAIN on Monday announced the start of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries and have decided to explore a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Titan shines on higher gold prices, net up 59%
JEWELLERY AND WATCH maker Titan on Monday reported a 59.1% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹1,120 crore for the second quarter of FY26, as a steep rise in gold prices lifted its bottom line.
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Meesho, Shiprocket get IPO nod
AS MANY AS seven companies, including SoftBank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho and Temasek-backed e-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket, have secured Sebi's approval to raise nearly 7,700 crore collectively, through IPO
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Need for speed in our capital markets
For India to remain attractive, its legal and regulatory framework must evolve to reflects realities of modern capital flows and business environment
3 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Purple Finance eyeing SFB licence by 2028
Madhu Kela, Abhinandan Lodha early investors in the NBFC
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
China, others can’t have Nvidia’s AI chips: Trump
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GIANT Nvidia’s most advanced chips will be reserved for US companies and kept out of China and other countries, US President Donald Trump said.
2 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Hinduja Group to invest ₹20,000 cr in Andhra
Investments in energy, EV sectors
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Ambuja Cements profit up fourfold
ADANI GROUP FIRM Ambuja Cements on Monday reported an over fourfold increase in profit after tax at ¥2,302 crore in the second quarter of FY26.
1 min |
November 04, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Centre's gross tax receipts rise 2.8% in H1FY26
THE CENTRE'S GROSS tax revenue (before devolution to states) grew by asubdued 2.8% to ₹18.65 lakh crore in the first half of FY26, dragged down by lacklustre performance in both direct and indirect taxes.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Chhattisgarh: Modi to launch ₹14,260-crore projects today
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi will visit Chhattisgarh on Saturday to take part in the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the state’s formation, and inaugurate or lay the foundation stones for development projects worth ₹14,260 crore, officials said.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Govt capex up 40%...
THE GROSS TAX revenue during the period grew 2.8% on year while devolution rose by 16% on year.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Honda’s India push: 10 new cars by ’30
Honda Motor Co. President, CEO & Representative Director Toshihiro Mibe has unveiled an ambitious strategy for the Indian market, signalling a major shift in the company’s global priorities.
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Amazon cloud growth beats estimates, shares soar
AMAZON SHARES SURGED more than 11% in early trading on Friday after strong growth at its cloud unit anda bullish sales outlook eased fears that the tech giant was falling behind rivalsin theAl race.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Big shift in export zones in H1 to soften tariff blow
EVEN BEFORE EXPORTS to the US—India’s largest market— became tougher due to steep 50% tariffs, Indian exporters had already shifted focus to other destinations, recording strong gains across several product categories. Diversification of export markets has increased the share of key Asian economies in India’s export basket, particularly for products most exposed to the additional US tariffs.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Next wave of hiring in India to be defined not by degrees, but job readiness: Report
AS THE WORKPLACE is witnessing rapid technological transformations, the skills and competencies needed for success are also changing and soft skills such as communication and critical thinking are being prioritised across industries, a
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
HUL receives ₹1,986-crore tax demand
CONSUMER GOODS MAJOR Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Friday said that it had received an assessment order, along with a notice of demand of ₹1,986.25 crore under Section 156 of the Income-Tax Act.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Maruti profit misses estimates
NET RISES 8% TO %3,349 CR IN Q2, DENTED BY HIGHER INPUT COSTS
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Property titles to 45 mn rural families by FY26-end
TO HELP MONETISATION of rural properties, the government has set a target to provide property titles to over 45 million rural families in nearly 3,46,000 villages across states by the end of FY26, an official with the Union Panchayati Raj Ministry said.
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Fight for deposits pushes Sept rates up
THE PRESSURE TO garner deposits saw rates inching up in September — the first time since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) began its rate cut cycle in February.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
The threat of US nuclear testing is bad enough
JUSTAS NUCLEAR war, in all its sheer insanity, has returned to Hollywood and publicattention, the leaders of the world’s two atomic superpowers seem tobe doing their best to make the jitters worse.
3 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
'NIM to start shooting up from next year'
Canara Bank has guided for a 13% growth in advances for the current fiscal, Managing Director and CEO K Satyanarayana Raju tells Kshipra Petkar in an interview. He says the RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) credit has outpaced the growth in corporate credit, while the bank still needs to work on growing CASA deposits. Excerpts:
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
RBI's short forward book expands after seven months
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI)’s dollar short forward positions rose $6 billion to $59.4 billion in September — up 11% on month, according to data released on Friday. This is the first time in seven months the RBI’s position in the short forward market has increased.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Delhi bans entry of older commercial goods vehicles
STARTING SATURDAY, COMMERCIAL goods vehicles that do not meet BS-IV standards will be prohibited from entering Delhi.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Forex reserves fall $6.9 billion to $695 billion
FOREX RESERVES DROPPED by $6.925 billion to $695.355 billion during the week ended October 24, the RBI said on Friday.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Lenskart IPO sails through on QIB, retail demand
THE INITIAL PUBLIC offering of Lenskart Solutions sailed through on the first day of bidding on Friday, driven by demand from institutional buyers and retail investors.
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