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Financial Express Kochi
HC ruling boosts pricing freedom for drugmakers
Verdict limits controls to specified list
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Orban's defeat topples pillar of Europe's far right
EUROPE'S FAR RIGHT has lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday’s election.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Monsoons even more important today
Monsoon defines the kharif output as well as FMCG and consumer goods demand in the rural areas, making it relevant even now
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Evolving IT in the AI era
IT ORGANISATIONS ARE GRADUALLY UPDATING THEIR PLAY BOOKS TO STAY RELEVANT IN AN AI-FIRST WORLD
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Repeat buyers, SUVs drive Audi growth
NEARLY ONE IN three buyers is now a repeat customer for Audi India, underscoring the company's growing reliance on loyalty-driven demand in the luxury car segment.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Ukraine strikes pile up oil woes
INDIA EMERGED AS a key buyer of Russian crude after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine as western nations banned purchases of Moscow’s barrels.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Delimitation: Tamil Nadu CM alleges ‘Centre trying to enact conspiracy as law’
FIRING YET ANOTHER salvo on the BJP-led Centre over the proposed delimitation exercise, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday alleged that the Union government was trying to punish southern states that implemented population control initiatives.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Evergrande founder pleads guilty to fraud
CHINA EVERGRANDE GROUP'S founder has pleaded guilty to a number of charges including fundraising fraud and bribery in a Chinese court, cementing the downfall of a property tycoon who was emblematic of the country’s real estate boom and bust.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bills circulated for women’s quota & 850 House seats
Delimitation based on 2011 Census proposed
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Citi profit beats estimates as market volatility lifts trading revenue
CITIGROUP BEAT ESTIMATES for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as geopolitical tensions fueled market volatility and boosted trading revenue, while strong dealmaking buoyed investment banking fees.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Poonawalla Fincorp raises ₹2,500 cr via QIP
POONAWALLA FINCORP ON Tuesday raised ₹2,500 crore through the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Ukraine strikes pile up India's oil woes
Drones target 3 Russian seaports handling 80% of India shipments
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bonus issue set to speed up LIC OFS
THE CENTRE MAY bring an offer for sale (OFS) in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) soon to increase the state-run insurer's public float.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
The rise of real-time logistics
EVERY TIME A customer places an order online, there is a small moment of satisfaction for the brand. It means the campaign worked, the product stood out, and the customer chose to buy. Yet that moment no longer ends at checkout. It is now followed by a different question. Will the order reach on time, and will the experience match the promise that was made? Today, that question matters more than ever. The gap between what a brand promises and what a customer actually experiences is where loyalty is built or quietly buried.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Project completion gathers pace in Q4
COMPLETION OF PROJECTS that create new capacities grew to ₹3.9 lakh crore in the January-March quarter (Q4FY26), the second highest level for the quarters since 2011, according to data from the CMIE.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Hormuz risks, China buying to lift freight, insurance; India’s import bill seen rising
A SHIFT IN global crude cargo flows triggered by the US blockade of Iranian ports is set to tighten supply across Asia, with China’s move to replace Iranian barrels expected to push up prices, freight and insurance costs for India in the coming weeks.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
M&A, PE deal value falls
TOTAL DEAL VALUE in the mer- gers & acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) ecosystem fell 57% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026, even as the overall activity remained resilient.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
IMF raises India’s growth forecast for FY27 to 6.5%
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast for FY27 by 0.1 percentage point to 6.5% from its January estimate, reflecting resilience despite global headwinds.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
‘the business is growing, valuation will follow”
Even as Gupshup’s India business saw a dip in revenue and profit in FY25, its consolidated business continues to be profitable as it doubles down on AI in its newt phase of growth. Co-founder & CEO Beerud Sheth talks with Ayanti Bera about the company’s new “Superagent’, recent valuation markdowns by its investor Fidelity, and why AI could redefine customer engagement globally. Excerpts:
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Tata Sons’ CIC deregistration may be its only way
THE RESERVE BANK of India’s (RBI’s) latest draft guidelines tightening the regulatory framework for upper-layer NBFCs (NBFC-UL) have left the status of Tata Sons exactly where it was in September 2025 when the deadline for its listing lapsed.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
World order is 'crumbling into disarray', says Xi
CHINESE PRESIDENT XI Jinping lamented a world in “disarray,’ using some of his strongest language yet to describe a collapse of the Western-led international order as he vowed to playa constructive role in West Asia.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
HC ruling raises pricing freedom for drugmakers
“WE ARE OF the opinion that if a formulation was not specifically included in the First Schedule to DPCO 2013, NPPA could not insist on such a formulation being covered by a ceiling price,” the court said its its order.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
When banks think before you click
From fraud war rooms to AI-led alerts, lenders are shifting from reactive defence to predictive protection in a digital-first economy
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
NSE active investor number declines 7.1% in FY26
THE TOTAL NUMBER of active investors on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) stood at 45.71 million at the end of March 2026, down 7.1% from 49.2 million in March 2025.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
MSP bonuses push PDS costs out of control
A RECENT DIRECTIVE from the Department of Expenditure in the Union finance ministry to state governments, asking them to refrain from announcing a bonus over the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and wheat came in the wake of rising central-pool grain stocks and fears that such policies could become an unmanageable fiscal cost, official sources told FE.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Deletion of names irks Matuas, Muslims
IN THE DISTANT village of Chupipota in Nadia district, almost all conversations these days begin with either of two questions: “Is your name on the voter list?” and, “Have you appealed to the tribunal?”
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Logical discrepancy not recognised term under EC framework: Mamata
BEING SELECTIVELY USED IN WEST BENGAL, ALLEGES CHIEF MINISTER
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Record auto sales in FY26
OUTLOOK POSITIVE FOR FY27, BUT GLOBAL RISKS REMAIN
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Strong fundamentals to cushion oil shock; growth may slow 80 bps: S&P
INDIA'S ROBUST MACROECONOMIC and financial sector fundamentals are likely to cushion the impact of a sustained oil price shock, though economic growth could slow by up to 80 basis points if crude averages $130 per barrel in 2026, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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April 15, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Wipro may record flat Q4
Fidelity has marked down
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