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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  |

August 18, 2025