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Financial Express Kolkata
$500-bn opportunities in energy sector: PM
INDIA'S ENERGY SECTOR offers investment opportunities worth $500 billion, with plans to raise refining capacity beyond 300 million tonne per annum (MTPA), expand oil and gas exploration to 1 million square kilometre, and mobilise $100 billion in upstream investments by the end of this decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Efforts ramped up for OVL's $580-mn Venezuela dues
AMID SHIFTING GEOPOLITICAL equations following the recent US intervention in Venezuela, India has stepped up efforts to unlock nearly $580 million in stalled dividends of ONGC Videsh, underscoring the growing interplay between sanctions policy and India’s overseas energy investments, according to people familiar with the matter.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
States borrow ₹38,300 cr via debt sale
STATES BORROWED ₹38,300 crore through bonds on Tuesday, compared to the planned issuance of ₹47,300 crore, according to a press release by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
The ‘mother’ of all deals
WHILE NEITHER COMPROMISED ON ECONOMIC SECURITIES BOTH SIDES WERE DETERMINED TO REACH AGREEMENT
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Marico profit up 12%, margins slip
HOMEGROWN FMCG MAJOR Marico on Tuesday reported a 12% year-on-year (YoY) increase in consolidated net profit to 447 crore for the December quarter (Q3FY26), broadly in line with Street estimates of $450 crore for the period.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Level playing field for leather and footwear
Textiles sector, hit by US levy, sees $11-bn boost
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
$500-bn opportunities in energy sector: Modi
HE SAID OVER 170 exploration blocks have already been awarded, and the Andaman and Nicobar basin is emerging as the next hydrocarbon hope.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Bank strike over five-day week demand hits operations
BRANCH BANKING OPERATIONS like cheque clearance, deposit and withdrawal of cash across many places in the country were impacted on Tuesday as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) observed a nationwide strike demanding the immediate implementation of a five-day work week.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Financial sector needs more tax clarity
LTCG, STCG & STT in India
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
FTA opens window for base metal exports
THE FREE TRADE agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is expected to marka shift in base metals trade froma pre-FTA tariff-bound regime toa post-FTA market-access framework, influencing exports of steel, aluminium, nickel, zinc and leadintoablocthataccounts for nearly 25% of global GDP and about one-third of global trade.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Nvidia lacks clear successor for CEO
NVIDIA'S JENSEN HUANG, the longest-serving chief executive officer in Silicon Valley,was recentlyasked how he’s managed to stayin the job more than three decades.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Venezuelan crude may re-enter Indian basket
INDIA COULD AGAIN see Venezuelan crude flows in the range of 100,000-150,000 barrels per day, even as Russian crude imports remain lower and West Asian grades continue to fill supply gaps, according to industry experts speaking on the sidelines of India Energy Week 2026.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Yield at 11-month high, RBI prepones ₹1 lakh-cr OMOs
Benchmark yield at 6.7194%, highest since March 4, 2025
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Vi narrows loss to ₹5,286 crore
VODAFONE IDEA ON Tuesday reported a sequential improvement in its financial performance for the October—December quarter, aided primarily by one-off gains from the write-back and remeasurement of settlement assets, alongside steady growth in operating revenue.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Tata Consumer Q3 profit jumps 38%
TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS reported a 38% year-onyear (YoY) rise in consolidated net profit to $385 crore for the December quarter (Q3FY26), missing Street estimates of %415 crore.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Tailor-made to cushion Trump tariff
Textiles sector, hit by US levy, sees $11-bn boost
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Adani, Embraer to set up aircraft assembly unit
FINAL DECISION ON THE LOCATION EXPECTED IN COMING MONTHS
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Vedanta to sell up to 1.59% in HZL for ₹4,590 cr
OIL-TO-METALS CONGLOMERATE
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
EVs overtake petrol cars in EU sales for first time
SALES OF FULLY electric cars overtook those of petrol vehicles in the European Union (EU) for the first time in December,even as policymakers proposed to loosen emissions regulations, data from the auto industry group ACEA showed on Tuesday.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
EU preference for India’s marine & agri products; no compromise on dairy
INDIA'S EXPORTS OF marine and agricultural and processed food products, including tea, coffee, species, grapes, gherkins and cucumber, to the European Union (EU) is expected to get a major boost with the proposed abolition of prevailing tariff up to 26%
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
RBI, ESMA ink MoU to settle bond clearing disputes
ENDING A LONGSTANDING dispute, the Reserve Bank of India and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Tuesday entered into an agreement on exchange of information in relation to central counterparties (CCPs), permitting European banks to process trades through India’s sovereign bond clearing house.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
India’s EV ride: Consistency in execution holds key
PICTURE THIS: DELHI'S air quality index (AQI) regularly spikes above 400,making it one of the world's most polluted cities - worse than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for residents.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Global tractor brands continue to trail Indian players
Mkt structure, dealer depth keep foreign OEMs on the sidelines
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Several Budget schemes remain stuck on paper
LUKEWARM RESPONSE TO SOME OTHERS
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Access boost for IT firms
THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT between India and the European Union (EU) is expected to significantly improve market access for Indian IT and digital services companies.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Limited gains for luxury cars
THE INDIA-EUROPEAN UNION free trade agreement (FTA) is unlikely to immediately bring down prices of most luxury cars, as the structure of the deal protects the domestic auto industry while offering limited concessions to high-end imported models.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
States’ capex likely grows 16% till Dec
STATES' CAPITAL EXPENDITURE showed a clear acceleration in April-December of the current financial year after a relatively flat phase last year.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
SBI MF eyes ₹2.5L-cr AUM addition every year
SBI FUNDS MANAGEMENT targets a ₹2.5 lakh-crore addition in its assets under management every year and the company surpassed it in 2025, Deputy managing director and Joint CEO said at the launch of its active quality factor thematic fund.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
A timely duty cut adds sheen to gems & jewellery
GEMS AND JEWELLERY players see significant export potential in the European Union (EU) with duties on jewellery items slashed to zero from around 2.5-4% earlieras part of India’s trade deal with the 27-member bloc.
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January 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Redefining the do’s & don’ts for finfluencers
Sebi’s crackdown on Avadhut Sathe and his trading academy marks yet another attempt to tighten oversight on financial influencers. The case draws attention to how finfluencers venture into unregistered investment advisory services under the guise of educational programmes, explains Anjana Therese Antony
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