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Financial Express Lucknow
From phones, gadgets to khadi, it's a swadeshi Diwali this year
Global products with Made-in-India stamp drive sales
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Pak-Afghan conflict easy to solve: Trump
AMID ESCALATING HOSTILITIES between Afghanistan and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump claimed that the conflict between the two countries will be an “easy” one for him to solve, “if” he had to solve it.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Cheers to good health!
ANGAD SETHI (NAME changed on request), a 27-year-old MNC executive based in Gurugram, swears by his drinks and the social experiences that he partakes in every now and then.
5 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Car deliveries surge 20% over last year
AUTOMAKERS REPORTED ROBUST Dhanteras vehicle deliveries, with volumes surging nearly 20% year-on-year, driven by GST reforms, strategic price cuts, and an extended two-day auspicious buying window, reports Nitin Kumar.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
China Eastern to resume flights to India in Nov
STATE-BACKED CHINA Eastern Airlines will resume Shanghai-Delhi flights from November 9, the airline’s website showed on Saturday, as China and India resume direct air links amid a diplomatic thaw after a five-year freeze.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
The 15-minute festive delivery
Not just q-commerce, others too are now delivering festive needs within minutes
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Presenting a new gifting story
FOR A GENERATION that swears by conscious consumerism, Diwali gifts are no more about following a bland formula.
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
ICICI Bank net up 5.2% to 12,359 cr
ICICI BANK POSTED a 5.2% growth in net profit at ₹12,359 crore for the quarter ended September, beating Bloomberg estimates of ₹12,197 crore. Lower provisions aided the bank’s net profit in the quarter.However,the net profit fell 3.2% on a sequential basis.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Stop targeting WhatsApp: US court to Israeli spyware
AUS COURT has ordered Israel’s NSO Group to stop targeting Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp messaging service, a development the spyware company warned could put it out of business.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
HDFC Bank Q2 PAT rises 11% y-o-y
HDFC BANK, INDIA'S largest private sector lender, reported a net profit of 10.8% on year to ₹18,641 crore for the quarter ended September, beating analyst estimates.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
‘GST cut benefits to last post Diwali’
“SO, IT (CONSUMPTION increase) will sustain. The consumption story will continue.”
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Age is just a number, says Suryakumar Yadav
A CRICKETER SHOULD be judged by on-field performance and not by age, T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav said at an Express Adda on Friday. His comments came ahead of India’s three-match ODI series in Australia from October 19, which features two former captains Rohit Sharma, who is 38 years old,and Virat Kohli,whois 36. There is also uncertainty whether the two veterans will be selected for the 50-over World Cup in 2027.
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Many perspectives, one conclusion
RBI has increased its estimate of growth for 2025-26 from 6.5% to 6.8%, but it had very little to say on unemployment (RBI Bulletin, September 2025, State of the Economy): “Various indicators of employment conditions depicted a mixed picture in August. The all-India unemployment rate declined to 5.1%...” The scant attention to unemployment is because the RBI Act mandates the RBI to securing monetary and price stability with no reference to employment.The Ministry of Finance, in its August issue of Monthly Economic Review, stayed within the earlier predicted range of 6.3-6.8%. On unemployment, the Review did not express any view.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
A pulse-revving motorcycle tour in Vietnam's Ha Giang
Ha Giang Loop, six hours north of Hanoi in Vietnam, thrills riders with breathtaking views, cultural wonders, and plenty of twists and turns
5 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Share sweets, not guilt
With mindful indulgence taking centrestage, Diwali is being reimagined with innovation, well-being and sustainability in mind
4 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sold out: How the silver market broke
Tariffs, high festive & solar power demand led to shortage of metal across world
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
ICICI Bank net up 5.2%
THE FALL IN provisions has offset the low treasury income.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Fixing the system
Gaps in political and economic systems highlighted
4 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Emirates NBD to buy 60% stake in RBL Bank
Set to become new promoter via ₹26,853-cr issue
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
The curious case of green cheese
A cheese farm in Vermont unlocked an evolutionary mechanism in fungi
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
'Closer to US deal post talks'
\"THERE HAS BEEN progress with every round of the talks with the US, There are no major differences left. In the current round the engagement was positive,’ the official added, requesting anonymity.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Afghanistan, Pak hold talks in Qatar
PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN officials are holding negotiations in Qatar’s capital to find “immediate” steps to counter cross-border militancy and restore stability along their shared border.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
...Be mindful yourself too
Know how Diwali can turn disastrous, and how to celebrate safely
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
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.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
GST cut, festival boom propel credit growth
At 11.38%, it is the highest since January
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
WTO chief urges US, China to de-escalate trade war
WTO DIRECTOR-GENERAL SAID she is urging the US and China to deescalate trade tensions, warning that a decoupling by the world's two largest economies could reduce global economic output by 7% over the longer term.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
City Union Bank begins hunt for new MD & CEO
CITY UNION BANK has invited applications for the post of MD & CEO, as the term of its incumbent and one of the longestserving chiefs, N Kamakodi, will end in May 2026.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Logistics cost to drop to single digit by year-end, says Gadkari
UNION ROAD TRANSPORT and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that India's logistics cost is set to fall to single digits by December 2025, calling it a milestone in the country's drive for global competitiveness.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
FTAs with Japan, Korea failed to lift exports: Goyal
. The minister stated that trade pacts of UPA era hurt economy
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
HZL Q2 profit rises 14% to ₹2,649 cr
VEDANTA-OWNED HINDUSTAN ZINC on Friday reported a surge of 14% in its consolidated net profit in the second quarter of FY26 at ₹2,649 crore.
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