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Financial Express Kochi
Oppn says BJP's deceitful chariot has been stopped
ON CONSTITUTIONALAMENDEMENT TO WOMEN'S QUOTA, DELIMITATION
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
LPG bookings edge towards normal as summer season eases demand
COOKING GAS LPG demand is inching towards normalcy as domestic supplies increased as onset of summer chips away demand, a senior official said on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Strong global confidence in domestic markets: Pandey
FPIs HOLD 17% STAKE IN INDIA’S LISTED EQUITIES
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US visa wall rises: 61% rejection rate jolts Indian students
Tighter visa regimes in Canada and Australia add to woes; experts flag stark geographical disparity
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India, Austria set up system to facilitate investments
INDIA AND AUSTRIA have set up a bilateral fast-track mechanism to facilitate investments between the two countries, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Tesla to launch 6-seater Model Y variant in India
TESLA IS PREPARING to introduce a new, larger version of its global bestselling electric SUV in India as early as next week, sources said.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
NSE gets Sebi nod to invest in proposed coal exchange
THE NATIONAL STOCK Exchange (NSE) has received an approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to invest in the proposed National Coal Exchange of India.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
AI vs human resolve
The future is unlikely to be defined by the displacement of humans by machines, but by a rearticulation of human value in an age of intelligent systems
3 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Recognised startups up 52% in FY26
THE NUMBER OF startups recognised by the government increased 51.6% to 55,200 in 2025-26, the highest single-year addition since the launch of the Startup India initiative in 2016.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
America's global rizz is going up in smoke
SOFTPOWER: AN American pope understands and wields it;an American president does not understand it and keeps destroying it.
3 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bonds slip, ends week on a flat note
GOVERNMENT BONDS FELL on Friday, ending the week flat with US-Iran truce talks still uncertain and the blocked Strait of Hormuz keeping oil prices elevated.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Smartphone shipment hits 6-year low
Cost pressures, weak demand drag Jan-Mar volumes
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya and add on every dip till Diwali
SPREAD YOUR PURCHASES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERMITTENT DIPS IN PRICE
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
TCS ropes in Deloitte, Trilegal for probe
INTERNAL REVIEW FINDS NO FORMAL COMPLAINTS
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Govt plans to rationalise filing framework for firms
AIMS TO INTEGRATE MCA DATA WITH OTHER REGULATORY BODIES
1 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India Inc reworks strategy amid global uncertainty
GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS EMERGE AS KEY BUSINESS RISK
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Two extra EMIs a year save more interest than a 5% hike in EMI
• I had taken a home loan five years back.
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Brokerages flag muted growth visibility at Wipro
BROKERAGES ON FRIDAY highlighted weak growth visibility and execution challenges at Wipro following its January-March quarter results, with several pointing to subdued guidance, delayed deal ramp-ups and continued pressure on organic growth.
1 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
OpenAI to pay Cerebras over $20 bn for chips
OPENAI HAS AGREED to pay chip startup Cerebras more than $20 billion over the next three years to use servers powered by the company’s chips, under a deal that could also give the ChatGPT maker an equity stake in the firm, The Information reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Women's Bill fails test
THE BILL REQUIRED a special majority of both Houses to get passed — meaning two-thirds of those present and voting, which should not be less than one half of the total strength of the House.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Strait disruption: Chokepoints turn into pressure tools, 44 million barrels at risk
DISRUPTIONS IN THE Strait of Hormuz following the recent US blockade are now shifting attention to the Strait of Malacca, raising concerns over the stability of the world’s most critical oil transit routes that together handle nearly 44 million barrels per day (mb/d) of seaborne crude and products.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India loses fifth-largest economy tag by a whisker
A FALL IN India's nominal GDP—resulting from the base year revision from 2011-12 to 2022-23, changes in data composition and sectoral weights, and an nearly 9% depreciation of the rupee over the past year—might have delayed India's rise to the world's fourth-largest economy to 2027 from the earlier expectation of 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
69.5% of rural households expect rise in income: Nabard survey
OVER 69.5% OF rural households expect their income to increase in the next financial year (FY27), according to a bimonthly survey conducted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) in March.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
TMC bets on SIR backlash to corner BJP in Bengal
WITH THE ELECTION Commission (EC)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls now over in West Bengal, and 27 lakh voters left out after adjudication, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is seeking to use voter exclusion as a key plank in Assembly polls, hoping it could consolidate the party’s base and raise turnout.
1 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'We will grow profitably, not chase scale'
Even as Starbucks expands its store network in India, its financials point to pressure on the operating model.
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Govt authorises 17 banks to import bullion for 3 yrs
CONFUSION CLEARED
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
MSME loans to face stress from war: Crisil
LOANS TO THE micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) segment are expected to face relatively higher pressure compared with other portfolios due to the ongoing West Asia conflict and the seasoning of loans extended during a phase of high growth, Crisil Ratings said in a report.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Jio Financial consolidated net profit drops 14% in Q4
THE CONSOLIDATED NET profit of Jio Financial Services for the quarter ended March declined 14% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹272.2 crore, despite the consolidated total income for the reporting quarter rising 97% to ₹1,019.7 crore.
2 min |
April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Pak, Saudi ink pact to extend $3-bn deposit
SAUDI ARABIA HAS reached an agreement with the State Bank of Pakistan which allows for an extension in the maturity of a $3 billion deposit with the central bank, it was announced on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Oil tumbles 11%, stocks soar after Iran says Hormuz is open
WALL STREET STOCKS followed global indices higher and the price of oil tumbled more than 11% on Friday after Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz was open for passage while a ceasefire in the seven-week-old war launched by the US and Israelis in force.
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