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Financial Express Chandigarh
Gold Loan Demand Strong Amid Tighter Unsecured Credit Norms
After a 40% loan growth in Q1, India's largest gold loan NBFC Muthoot Finance expects demand to stay strong, aided by soaring gold prices and tighter regulatory guidelines for unsecured credit. Managing director George Alexander Muthoot shares the company's outlook with P. Narayanan V.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Aditya Birla Fashion targets break-even for most brands
TMRW & ETHNICS TO FUEL 11-12% CAGR OUTLOOK
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
In festive push, Amazon creates 150,000 gig jobs
Ready For Festivals
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bengaluru ranks 4th in world in realty price rise
INDIA'S PRIME RESIDENTIAL markets continue to outperform many global peers in terms of change in prices, with Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi ranking in the top 15 among 46 cities tracked by Knight Frank's latest Prime Global Cities Index (PGCI) Q2 2025.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Vi exploring non-banking funding to sustain capex
CASH-STRAPPED VODAFONE Idea (Vi) is exploring non-banking funding options to maintain capex intensity in the near term.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Unemployment rate dips to 5.2% in July: PLFS survey
The rate of unemployment in the country declined to 5.2% in July from 5.6% in June, a government survey said on Monday.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Policies May Get Costlier Without ITC, Say Insurers
Passing the Burden
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
FM to Attend GoM Meet Tomorrow
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend a crucial meeting of a state ministerial panel on August 20 to put forth the Centre's proposal for sweeping GST reforms that will slash tax rates and lead to reduction in prices of common use items.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
5G becomes costlier as adoption gathers pace
Pocket Pinch
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Subsidy outlay for UPI, RuPay biz may be revised upwards
The annual subsidy of ₹437 crore allocated in FY26 budget to support digital payments ecosystem via UPI and RuPay card transactions \"may be revised upwards\", economists at the country's largest lender SBI said on Monday.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
IOC says it continues to buy oil from Russia
STATE-OWNED DOWNSTREAM MAJOR Indian Oil (IOCL) on Monday said it continues to purchase Russian crude oil in the current quarter, depending upon the economics.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Differences must not become disputes: Jaishankar to Wang
INDIA AND CHINA should adopt a \"candid and constructive\" approach in moving ahead in the ties that must be based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest, external affairs minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
The AI clones are coming! But it's not all bad
MARK SEWARDS, a British Member of Parliament in the northern city of Leeds, recently launched what he called the country's first artificial intelligence (AI) prototype of an MP.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Mission Reforms@100 days
\"WE ARE COMMITTED to speedy reforms across all sectors, which will boost Ease of Living, Ease of Doing Business and prosperity,\" Modi said later in a post on 'X'.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Norms under Motor Vehicles Act to ease
THE CENTRE ON Monday unveiled a set of reforms to decriminalise provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with the broader aim of easing compliance, cutting red tape, and reducing day-to-day hardship for citizens dealing with vehicle-related documentation.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Trump Vows to Target Mail-In Ballots, Machines
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump pledged on Monday to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a move likely to spark legal challenges by the states.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Sebi mulls smaller public offers for big companies
Timeline To Meet MPS Norms Extended
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Small packs bring in big glam for Flipkart beauty biz
FLIPKART IS BETTING on smaller, affordable pack sizes of premium skincare to drive growth in its beauty and personal care vertical, as demand from Tier 2 cities and Gen Z shoppers see sharp growth.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
We'll be open to looking at certain alliances
Close on the heels of Tata Motors agreeing to buy Italy's CV maker Iveco, Chennai-based truck and bus major Ashok Leyland (ALL) says it is open to forming a non-equity alliance to grow the business.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Strong Growth Outlook for United Spirits
Expects EBIT to Moderate, Stay Ahead of Revenue
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Oppn targets CEC, looking at legal steps
Taking exception to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's comments at a press conference a day earlier, the INDIA bloc of Opposition parties on Monday said it was considering \"both legal and Constitutional measures\" against the poll panel chief.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bond yields up 10 bps
The yield on the 10-year benchmark bond erased all gains made in the previous session as fiscal concerns overtook the rating upgrade by S&P. The yield rose 10 basis points (bps) to close at 6.50% on Monday, the biggest fall in two years.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Dalal Street thumbs up to GST rejig proposal
OUTPERFORMING THE BENCHMARKS, the broader BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices advanced 1% and 1.39%, respectively. The market breadth was positive, with 2,562 gainers against 1,627 losers on the BSE.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
India Inc braces for...
Input duty correction is the adjustment that a business makes in situations when the GST on the purchase (raw material) is higher than the tax paid on the finished product, in order to claim a refund.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
VerSe eyes IPO before Mar '27
GOOGLE-BACKED VerSe Innovation, which has raised more than $2 billion from marquee global investors since its inception, is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) before March 2027.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
UAE Top Foreign Investor in Indian Mutual Funds: RBI
Foreign liabilities of Indian mutual funds surged 19.9% to $30.5 billion by March 2025
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Demand for consumer goods may get a boost
The government's proposed reduction in GST rates is expected to give a boost to consumption across mass and discretionary categories after months of sluggish demand.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
India's GCCs are evolving through innovation arbitrage
Publicis Sapient, a US-based digital technology services firm, is expanding its India operations with a focus on global capability centres (GCCs).
1 min |
August 18, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Deductible works for seniors
IT CAN MAKE HEALTH COVER AFFORDABLE BY REDUCING PREMIUM COST BY UP TO 40%
3 min |
August 18, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Quick set of reforms to follow GST reset
While the initial steps will be recommended by the task force over the next few months, it will have a longer window to firm up the other proposals to be implemented over years.
2 min |