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Financial Express Kochi
Sebi reconstitutes AIPAC; focus now on accreditation
THE SECURITIES ANI Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has reconstituted its Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee (AIPAC) for the second time since the inception in 2015.
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nifty settles at one-year high
THE EQUITY BENCHMARKS advanced on Friday as heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI bank and Reliance Industries rose, and logged weekly gains, as optimism over an earnings rebound and growing expectations of a December rate cut buoyed sentiment.
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
IndusInd Bank clarifies on ₹255-cr accounting lapses
INDUSIND BANK ON Friday said the accounting irregularity of ₹255 crore mentioned in a media report is not part of any new investigation being conducted by the bank.\"These findings were part of the investigation report submitted by the
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable but blamed China for the latest impasse in trade talks that began with Beijing tightening control over its rare earth exports.
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Civilising innovation: Tech policy challenge
The challenge is not adopting technology faster, but ensuring society, policy, and culture evolve fast enough to stay human
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
GST cut, festival boom propel credit growth
At 11.38%, it is the highest since January
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Tatas, SP explore options on share-swap separation
FROM THE FRONT PAGE
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Fire crackers’ use in Delhi-NCR may rise 40% this Diwali
THE SUPREME COURT order, allowing the sale and bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR region, may increase the number of families bursting fire crackers by 40% as compared to the last year, raising fears that 'regular fireworks' could also make a comeback, a LocalCircles study said.
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ceat to expand capacity to meet demand surge
TYRE MAKER CEAT is expanding capacity at all its plants to meet the surge in demand for tyres across categories following the cut in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, helping consumers have greater disposal incomes.
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
The hybrids of Hyundai
CRETA, VENUE HYBRIDS ARE STRONG CONTENDERS
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
'India eyes trade pacts to secure minerals supply'
THE GOVERNMENTIS working to secure the supply of critical minerals through trade agreements with Chile, Peru and Australia while simultaneously ramping up domestic exploration and processing capacity, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US official says India slashed Russian oil purchases by half
OCTOBER PURCHASES ROBUST AFTER SEPTEMBER DIP: KPLER DATA
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October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Amazon sees 2.76 billion site visits this festive season
AMAZON INDIA ON Thursday said the ongoing Great Indian Festival 2025 has attracted a record 2.76 billion customer visits, the highest ever for the annual event, with more than 70% of the traffic coming from tier 2 and 3 cities.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Commodity mkts to be made attractive for hedging: Sebi chairman
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) aims to boost institutional participation in the agriculture and non-agriculture commodity markets to make them more attractive for hedging, chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Greer, Bessent blast China over rare earth export curbs
TOP US OFFICIALS on Wednesday blasted China’s major expansion of rare earth export controls as a threat to global supply chains, but said Beijing could still change course and avoid steps by Washington to decouple from the world’s second-largest economy.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Early Diwali for stock markets
RALLY IN PRIVATE BANK SHARES DRIVES INDICES HIGHER
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ola Electric enters BESS market with 'Ola Shakti' launch
BHAVISH AGGARWAL-LED Ola Electric on Thursday announced the launch of Ola Shakti, a portable device that can be used to power ACs and refrigerators at home, water pumps at farms and business establishments, marking its entry into the battery energy storage systems (BESS) market.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
'Uddhav only remembered cousin Raj after defeat'
MAHARASHTRA DEPUTY CHIEF Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray stating that the latter remembered his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray only after defeat.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Q-comm push hurts Eternal profit
SLOW RECOVERY
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Infy Q2 better than expected
IT major narrows revenue growth guidance for FY26
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Madhya Pradesh plans to launch price support scheme for soyabean farmers
TO PROTECT OILSEEDS farmers against fall in mandi prices, Madhya Pradesh will launch a price deficiency support scheme — Bhavantar — for soyabean farmers.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Zepto adds $450 mn to cart; valuation soars to $7 bn
QUICK COMMERCE PLATFORM Zepto on Thursday said it has closed a $450-million financing round, which was a mix of primary and secondary transactions led by US-based pension fund California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Personal loans, 2W to drive growth in H2
L&T Finance is betting on two-wheeler, personal and gold loans to drive growth in H2FY26, backed by GST-led demand and expansion in the branch footprint. In an interview with Kshipra Petkar, MD & CEO Sudipta Roy tells about the company’s digital push, asset quality strategy, and the road map to becoming a fully retail-focused lender within the next three quarters. Excerpts:
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Early Diwali for markets
RISING FORTWO Consecutive sessions, the benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 1,500 points, or 1.75%, while the Nifty also saw a 1.75% rise. On Thursday, the buying was strong across index heavyweights
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Existing cap for deposit insurance cover may stay
HE STATED THAT “while the existing system is simple to understand and administer, it does not differentiate between banks based on their soundness.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nike should Just Do It and sell Converse
“GOT CHUCKS ON with Saint Laurent” declared Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars in their 2014 hit Uptown Funk. Yves Saint Laurent held its fashion show in Paris a few weeks ago. But where were the Chucks? Likely stuck on a retailer’s discount rack.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
National minimum wage unchanged for eight years
Labour experts say millions hit as wages aren't hiked to at least factor in inflation
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trump's oil claim...
REUTERS REPORTED ON Thursday that some Indian refiners are preparing to cut Russian oil imports, quoting three unidentified sources, following Trump’s statement.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Canara Robeco to grow at 40% in next 5 yrs: Orix CEO
CANARA ROBECO AMC will grow at 40% annually for the next five years and the mutual fund house is not averse to growing bigger through an acquisition, said Kiyoshi Habiro, chief executive of Orix Corporation, the promoter of Robeco.
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October 17, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Goyal: FTAs show India top place for investment, trade
INDIA'S FREE TRADE agreements with developed nations show that it is the preferred destination for trade and investments, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
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