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Financial Express Chandigarh
Chevron, Quantum eye $22-bn Lukoil assets
CHEVRON AND PRIVATE equity group Quantum Energy Partners will join forces to buy the international assets of sanctioned Russian oil company Lukoil PJSC, according to FT.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Equity asset growth for FPIs, DIIs in 2025 at three-year low
THE GROWTH IN equity assets of both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) slowed to a threeyear low at 4.3% and 20.9%, respectively, in 2025, NSDL data show.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
US military seizes Russian oil tanker
THE US SEIZED a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic as part of a US “blockade” of Venezuelan oil exports.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Lodha posts record pre-sales in Dec qtr
REAL ESTATE PLAYER Lodha Developers posted a record quarterly pre-sales of ₹5,620 crore in Q3FY26, posting a 25% yo-y growth.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Musk won’t fix Grok’s fake AI nudes. A ban would
WHEN JULIE YUKARI posted a New Year's Eve photo in a red dress with her cat, she didn't expect X users to tag Grok asking it to undress her.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Titan eyes leadership in lab-made diamonds
TATA GROUP FIRM Titan is aiming for the 'pole position' in the lab-grown diamond (LGD) category with its brand beYon, MD Ajoy Chawla said in an investor call on Wednesday.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
The last ring: When India's village phone fell silent
VPT CONNECTIONS FELL TO NIL IN 2025 FROM 68,606 A YEAR EARLIER
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
‘Expect ₹6L-cr equity capital raise in 2026’
Equity capital raising is likely to rebound to ₹ 6 lakh crore and M&A activity may climb to $135 billion in CY2026, S Ramesh, MD & CEO of Kotak Investment Banking, tells Kshipra Petkar and Mahesh Nayak in an interview. Geopo- litical risks, however, could briefly shut market windows even as long-term activity stays resilient, he says. Excerpts:
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
B’desh talks defence deal with Pakistan
THE AIR FORCE chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunderfighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Incubation, rewired
ATAL INCUBATION CENTRES BECOME SECTOR-SPECIFIC TO PROVIDE TARGETED SUPPORT
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Muthoot Microfin plans to raise $200 mn via ECBs
MUTHOOT MICROFIN PLANS to raise around $200 million through external commercial borrowings (ECB), with the transaction likely to be executed in March or April, as the lender looks to secure longterm funds for its growth plans.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Economists flag low nominal growth, global uncertainties
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH POSSIBLE WITH FISCAL, MONETARY COORDINATION
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Dhurandhar becomes highest grossing Hindi film ever at BO
Logs total India collection of over %831 crore
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Venezuela to give US 50 mn barrels of oil
CARACAS AND WASHINGTON have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, US President Donald Trump has said, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
GDP pegged to grow at a faster clip of 7.4% in FY26
INDIA'S GROSS DOMESTIC product (GDP) is set to grow at 7.4% in the current financial year, in line with independent consensus estimate, the National Statistics Office (NSO) indicated on Wednesday, even as it projected economic expansion at 6.9% in the second half, slowing down from 8% in the first half.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Exporters risk losing US summer orders as trade talks linger
RACE AGAINST TIME
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Thyssenkrupp may sell unit to Jindal Steel in phases
ONE OPTION UNDER discussion would see Jindal take a majority stake in TKSE, likely 60%, in a first step, with the remaining 40% acquired later in two 20% tranches or in one go, depending on progress in restructuring, the people said.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Nafed to open e-auction site for agri items on January 19
AGRI-COOPERATIVE MAJOR NAFED, the government's largest procurement agency for oilseeds and pulses, will launch an e-auction portal for agricultural commodities on January 19,a senior official said.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Agencies start MSP purchase of pulses
· Centre urges states to waive mandi fees
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
TechM cuts about 200 jobs in Europe in restructuring push
TECH MAHINDRA HAS begun a restructuring exercise that has resulted in the exit of around 200 employees in Europe as the company looks to rebalance its sales and delivery operations and shift more roles offshore, according to people familiar with the matter.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Coping with CBAM
EXPORTERS, INDUSTRY BODIES, AND GOVT MUST ACT TOGETHER TO ENSURE COMPETITIVENESS
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Green shoots likely for FMCG in Dec quarter
FOOD LIKELY TO DO BETTER THAN HOME, PERSONAL CARE: ANALYSTS
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
xAI gets $20 bn funding with Nvidia backing
ELON MUSK'S ARTIFICIAL intelligence company, xAl, said on Tuesday that it had raised $20 billion from investors to fund its expansion in the race to train the most intelligent chatbot.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
When ease of doing business aids tunnelling
When promoters are unchallenged and minority investors lack strength, materiality thresholds become the only reliable brake on tunnelling
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
IndiGo gets delivery of first Airbus A321XLR
BUDGET CARRIER INDIGO on Wednesday received the first of the 40 Airbus A321XLR aircraft it had placed an order for.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bigger is better — a clear message from IPO mkt
INDIA'S PRIMARY MARKET (IPO) in 2025 has sent a clear message - bigger is better, at least for investors looking for meaningful listing gains and sustained post-listing performance.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Indian Gas Exchange to launch IPO by Dec
INDIAN GAS EXCHANGE, the country's first online delivery-based trading platform for natural gas, is likely to launch an initial public offering (IPO) by
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Houselisting exercise for Census during Apr-Sept
THE FIRST PHASE of Census 2027 - houselisting operations - will take place between April 1 and September 30 this year in all states and Union territories over a 30-day period specified by each state and UT, according to a government notification on Wednesday.
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
'Strongest natural diamond growth coming from India'
AL COOK, CEO, DE BEERS GROUP
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January 08, 2026
Financial Express Chandigarh
Thyssenkrupp may sell Europe unit to Jindal Steel in phases
German giant's shares rise 5%
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