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Financial Express Bengaluru
'Aim is to support companies in cross-border growth'
Homegrown venture debt fund Stride Ventures is raising three parallel funds across India, the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), and the UK with a combined target of $600 million, of which half has already been raised. The move signals a shift from venture debt as a regional credit product to being used as a cross-border financing tool, particularly as founders increasingly expand beyond a single geography, Managing Partner Apoorva Sharma tells Ayanti Bera. Excerpts:
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Thermal capacity momentum picks up, 5.09 GW added in H1
INDIA ADDED 5.09 gigawatt (GW) of thermal capacity in the first half of the current fiscal year 2025-26, as per the latest data from the Central Electricity Authority. This represents a sequential pickup.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
A year on, GIFT City a mixed bag for foreign university campuses
A YEAR AFTER starting operations at GIFT City in Gandhi-nagar, Australia’s Deakin University and the University of Wollongong (UOW) — the first foreign university campuses to set up in India — have received mixed responses.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Singapore Airlines' profit slumps as AI losses mount
DESPITE THE STRAIN from Air India, SIA said that underlying air-travel demand remains firm headinginto Q3.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Manipal Group submits Eol to bid for Byju’s parent
Eol submitted second time after deadline extension
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
ED arrests former Jaypee Infratech MD Manoj Gaur
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) on Thursday arrested former managing director of Jaypee Infratech (JIL), Manoj Gaur, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly cheating home buyers.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Time is ripe for a pollution tax
It can be a major alternative revenue stream for the govt; it will bring in more consciousness within society and help reduce overall levels of pollution
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Bangladesh to hold referendum along with elections in February
BANGLADESH'S — INTERIM GOVERNMENT Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday announced that a referendum on constitutional reforms will be held alongside the general elections on the same day in February next year.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Starmer leadership chaos is turning into a crisis
ONE REASON KEIR Starmer’s Labour Party won the 2024 UK election was his promise to restore calm after a decade of Tory carnage. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street on the morning after victory, he vowed to “deliver change, restore service and respect for politics, end the era of noisy performance, tread more lightly on your lives and unite our country”.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Indices close flat amid volatility, FPI outflows
DESPITE POSITIVE GLOBAL and domestic cues, the benchmark indices ended flat on Thursday after a roller-coaster session, as investors booked profits at higher levels ahead of the Bihar election results.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
IAMAI flags ‘overreach’ risk in draft AI labelling rules
THE INTERNET AND Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), in its response to the government’s draft amendment on AI labelling, has argued that the new obligations around “synthetically generated information” (SGI) risk over-regulation and duplication of existing laws.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
SBI Funds plans raising up to ~10,600 cr via IPO
SBI FUNDS MANAGEMENT is considering raising as much as 10,600 crore in an initial public offering (IPO) that could take place in the first half of 2026, sources said.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Tata Steel eyes 7 MT capacity expansion
TATA STEEL HAS lined up a 7-7.5 million tonne (MT) capacity expansion pipeline across its Indian operations, with projects advancing through planning, engineering and approval stages, the steelmaker's management said during the earnings call for second quarter of FY26.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Nationwide survey on migration from July 2026
THE GOVERNMENT HAS proposed to conduct a “survey on migration” from July 2026 to June 2027 to generate reliable estimates on the scale of migration, the reasons people move from their habitats and short-term migration trends.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Tata Motors posts loss of ₹867 cr after demerger
TATA MOTORS, NOW operating solely as the automaker’s commercial vehicle arm, on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of ₹867 crore for the July-September quarter, against a net profit of ₹498 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The firm attributed the net loss largely to mark-to-market losses linked to its newly listed investments in Tata Capital.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Revisit fiscal paradoxes
EXTENDED CORPORATE WELFARISM IS THE ANTITHESIS OF EFFICIENCY
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Mondelez to make, market Lotus Biscoff in India
TARGETING GEN Z CONSUMERS
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Edible oil import bill rises 22%
HIGH GLOBAL COOKING oil prices have ensured that the value of India’s import of edible oils — palm, soybean and sunflower — in 2024-25 oil year (November-October) rose by 22% to a record ₹1.61 lakh crore on year, while volume of imports increased only marginally to 16.01 million tonne (MT), according to industry data released on Thursday.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Lord's Mark nears first $1 Million MedTech shipment to the USA
Reinforcing India’s ‘Make in India’ Vision.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
AI crash: AAIB report doesn't blame pilot, Centre to SC
THE AIR INDIA pilot has not been blamed in the AAIB's preliminary report into the June 12 plane crash that claimed 260 lives, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
14 quality norms scrapped; textile sector poised to gain
THE GOVERNMENT HAS withdrawn Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for 14 petrochemical products that are used as inputs in a wide array of sectors from textiles to high performance plastics.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Shares of Groww rise over 5%
SHARES OF BILLIONBRAINS Garage Ventures, the parent company of stock broking firm Groww, climbed more than 5% on Thursday, a day after making a stellar market debut.
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Investment pledges in white goods PLI at ₹1.9K cr
THE GOVERNMENT HAS received 13 proposals with a net committed investment of ₹1,914 crore in the fourth round of applications for the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods (air conditioners and LED Lights).
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
LG Electronics profit slips 27% as higher costs bite
Firm cautiously optimistic about third quarter
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November 14, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Apple's cautious AI spending wins fans as rivals face heavy scrutiny
APPLE HAS FACED plenty of criticism from Wall Street for not spending as aggressively on artificial intelligence as its Big Tech rivals. But that strategy is suddenly a blessing for the iPhone maker.
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November 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Festive hiring surges 17%: Adecco
OVERALL HIRING VOLUMES grew by 17% year-on-year across key consumption-linked sectors during the August-October period, driven by heightened consumer sentiment, attractive festive promotions, and wider geographic penetration, according to a report.
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November 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Citi, ING see rupee rebounding on US deal hopes
The rupee could strengthen to 87-88 per dollar if India reaches a deal with the US to lower tariffs, according to Citigroup Inc.
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November 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Most Indian refiners skip buying oil from Russia
INDIA HAS SCALED back purchases of Russian crude for arrival in December, showing that Western sanctions and trade talks with the US are having a major impact on buying patterns.
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November 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Ikea India revenue rises 6% in FY25
FURNITURE RETAILER IKEA India's revenue grew 6% yearon-year in FY25 to ₹1,860.8 crore, it said on Tuesday. Its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda), excluding fixed costs grew 12% yo-y.
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November 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
JSW Energy commissions green H2 plant in Karnataka
JSW ENERGY ON Tuesday announced commissioning a green hydrogen plant in Karnataka which will support JSW Steel in clean steel making process.
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