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Financial Express Kochi
BTA Negotiators to Visit US This Month
INDIA'S NEGOTIATING TEAM will be visiting the US later this month to advance talks on the bilateral trade agreement (BTA), sources said on Thursday.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Govt says UK FTA has enough safeguards
AFTER SIGNING, THE ratification process of the FTA would take another year in the UK's Parliament and only after that it would be ready for implementation, he added.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US Urges De-escalation in Talks With India, Pak
SECRETARY OF STATE Marco Rubio urged de-escalation and expressed support for direct dialogue in separate calls with external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India Inks Terms of Reference for Chile Trade Pact
INDIA AND CHILE signed on Thursday the terms of reference for a comprehensive free trade agreement.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Telecom tariff hikes likely in second half of this fiscal
TELECOM OPERATORS MAY consider another round of tariff hikes in the second half of the current fiscal year, as subscriber additions stabilise and the impact of the July 2024 hikes begins to wear off, according to analysts.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
L&T profit rises 25%, exceeds estimates
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Thursday reported a net profit of ₹5,497 crore in Q4FY25, an increase of 25% year-on-year.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
New high-flyers in the endorsement stakes
Pant & Jadeja could lose on the ad turf as new stars emerge
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
FPIs buy financials, telecom, FMCG in April
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS (FPIs) picked financial services, telecom, and FMCG as their top sectoral bets in April, while offloading shares in IT, metals & mining, and automobiles, according to data from NSDL.
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May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Porter bags $200 mn, led by Kedaara, Wellington
PORTER, a Bengaluru-based on-demand logistics platform, has raised $200 million in its Series F funding round led by Kedaara Capital and Wellington Management, with participation from existing investor Vitruvian Partners.
1 min |
May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
REC eyes nuclear space, sees ₹12L-cr lending opportunity
State-owned firm posts 5.6% rise in net profit in Q4FY25
2 min |
May 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China's Factories Start to Imagine a World Without American Buyers
FOR MORE THAN 20 years, Chinese entrepreneur Sandy Zeng built a pet products business selling feeding bowls and toys to American homes. He's now looking hard at cats and dogs in other markets.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Tesla's Woes in China Deepen With 6% Fall in April EV Sales
Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales fell 6% in April from a year earlier, extending declines for a seventh month, as the U.S. automaker grapples with intense competition from its Chinese rivals and a tarnished image in Europe.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Rupee slumps 40p, most in a month
THE RUPEE WEAKENED on Wednesday to log its worst single-day decline in a month as worries over an escalation in geopolitical conflict between India and Pakistan hit sentiment alongside a fall in Asian peers.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Going 'glocal' for talent
IBM SETS UP NEW SOFTWARE LABS IN TIER II CITIES
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Jagan Announces YSRCP Plenary for Next Year
YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday announced that the party will organise its plenary meeting next year in a grand and energetic manner.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Dabur profit down 8.4% to ₹320 cr, misses estimates
DABUR INDIA ON Wednesday reported an 8.4% year-on-year decline in net profit for the January-March quarter, at ₹320.13 crore.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Tata Chemicals Reports ₹67-Cr Loss
TATA CHEMICALS ON Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss from continuing operations at ₹67 crore for the quarter ended March.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
A promise of mutual benefit
After more than three years of intensive negotiations, India and the UK finally wrapped up their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which leaders of both countries described as \"a historic milestone in the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that would foster trade, investment, innovation, and job creation in both the economies\".
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
2.8 MT rice allotted for ethanol blending
With an aim to reduce stockpile, the food ministry has allocated 2.8 million tonne (MT) from the central pool to be supplied to distilleries for ethanol production at a subsidised rate of ₹2,250 per quintal.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Medical devices firms seek safeguards from indirect dumping
THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (FTA) between India and the UK is expected to further boost the medical devices trade to and from India with imports likely to pick up pace faster than exports.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Military strike, diplomatic gain
For the first time, a clear distinction is being made between the Kashmir issue and terrorism. This will have far-reaching implications
4 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Goyal to meet exporters today
Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal will meet representatives of export promotion councils (EPCs) in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss matters related to the free trade agreement with the UK, an industry official said on Wednesday.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Co-working supply to hit 125 mn sq ft by 2027, says Icra
THE FLEXIBLE /CO-WORKING office supply will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21-22% during FY25-FY27 and reach ~125 million square feet by March 2027 from ~80 million sq ft as of December 2024 for the top six cities—Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Pune, a report by rating firm Icra showed.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Mock drills simulating hostile scenarios held across country
MOCK DRILLS SIMULATING multiple hostile scenarios like air raids, multiple fire emergencies, and search and rescue operations among others were carried out in several states and Union Territories (UTs) as part of the nationwide mega civil defence mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas'.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Jewellery startup GIVA doubles topline in FY25
SHINING BRIGHT
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Uber shares fall as revenue miss clouds
UBER TECHNOLOGIES MISSED quarterly revenue estimates as growth in its ride-hailing unit slowed to its weakest since the pandemic, stirring fears of slowing demand against the backdrop of a murky economic outlook and clouding an upbeat forecast.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Coal India Q4 profit up 12%
STATE-OWNED Coal India on Wednesday reported a 12.4% increase in its consolidated net profit in the March quarter at ₹9,592.53 crore compared with ₹8,530.39 crore in Q4FY24.
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May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Modi: Indian astronauts will be on Moon; Mars on radar
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi said on Wednesday that India was marching ahead with renewed confidence in the field of space exploration and its astronauts' footprints will be on the Moon.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Telecom majors see pickup in fixed wireless access
FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS (FWA), which leverages 5G spectrum to deliver high-speed home internet without requiring fibre connectivity, is gaining steady traction.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
PNB Net Profit Surges 52% as Provisions Fall
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK on Wednesday reported a 51.7% year-on-year jump in its net profit to ₹4,567 crore for the fourth quarter of the previous financial year, helped by a sharp fall in provisions for bad loans and an increase in other income.
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