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Financial Express Kochi
Govt’s capex up 40% in H1, fiscal deficit widens
THE CENTRE'S FISCAL deficit came in at 36.5% of the annual target in the first six months of 2025-26, compared with 29.4% in the year-ago period, largely due to a surge in capital expenditure while net tax revenues continued to contract.
1 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Multiple nominees make succession planning easier
IN CASE OF JOINT ACCOUNTS, ALL HOLDERS HAVE TO AGREE TO CHANGE IN NOMINEES
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Swiggy cash reserves getting too close for Eternal comfort
Fundraise of ₹10,000 crore signals rising q-comm rivalry
2 min |
November 01, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Jio users to get Gemini Pro free...
THE PLAN INCLUDES access to the Gemini 2.5 Pro model through the Gemini app, advanced image and video generation tools Nano Banana and Veo 3.1, expanded use of Notebook LM for research and study and 2 TB of cloud storage.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Engineering exports to US down 9.4% in September
Shipments of steel, iron robust
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
OIL Swabalamban: Empowering Youths, Shaping Futures
\"When a nation invests in the skills of its youth, it invests in the strength of its own future.\" Guided by this belief, Oil India Limited (OIL) has, for decades, invested deeply in the development of communities across its operational areas. Among its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, one project stands out as a shining example of sustained impact and human transformation- Project 'OIL Swabalamban'.
6 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
BYD profit slumps again
BYD REPORTED ANOTHER slump in quarterly profit as intensifying domestic competition and growing industry scrutiny pile pressure on the Chinese carmaker’s sales outlook.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Jio users to get Gemini Pro free under RIL-Google deal
Move follows similar offers by Airtel-Perplexity & ChatGPT
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
A bitter pill, not a pinch of salt
THE RULE OF THE GAME FOR THESE DEALS IS TO GIVE MUCH MORE THAN WHAT WE GET
3 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Swiggy delivers no surprise: Revenue rises, loss widens
NET LOSS WIDENS 74% TO 71,092 CR, REVENUE UP 54% TO %5,561 CR
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Canara Bank profit climbs 19%
REPORT CARD
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Is protecting ‘competitors’ over ‘competition’ creating regulatory uncertainty?
THE RECENT BOMBAY High Court judgement of 11 September 2025 against Asian Paints, upheld by the Supreme Court on October 13 2025, has attracted media attention. These verdicts have created a perception of regulatory uncertainty in corporate boardrooms, whether “competitors” are being protected at the cost of “competition” due to the High Court’s rejection of res judicata, a concept recently introduced by the Competition Amendment Act, 2023. Such perception can hinder our economy’s growth, warranting further debate.
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Cobrapost claims ₹41,900-cr fund diversion at Anil Ambani group
INVESTIGATIVE PORTAL COBRAPOST on Thursday alleged Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group had committed a massive financial fraud exceeding ₹41,921 crore through diversion of funds from group companies since 2006 — a charge the group denied as a malicious campaign aimed at crashing stock prices.
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Govt reimposes import tariff on yellow peas
TO BOOST THE market prices of pulses, the government has imposed a 30% import duty on yellow peas, a cheaper substitute ofchana, largely used in the food processing industry, from November 1.Duty-free imports of the item was allowed from December, 2023.
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
United Spirits profit up 36% as Andhra re-entry boosts sales
UNITED SPIRITS, THE country’s largest liquor maker, on Thursday reported a 36.1% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for the second quarter of FY26 to 464 crore, beating Street estimates by a wide margin. Bloomberg consensus estimates had forecast net profit at $373 crore.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China allows Indian firms to import rare earth magnets
CHINA HAS GRANTED licences to certain Indian companies to import rare earth magnets, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
BSNL achieves 93% of Q2 revenue target, says Scindia
STATE-RUN TELECOM operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) achieved 93% of its second-quarter revenue target for FY2025-26, generating Rs 5,347 crore, Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US ends automatic work permit extension
VISA OVERHAUL ■ The rule takes effect immediately, requiring full re-screening for renewals ■ It follows Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Union Bank sees 10% fall in profit
PUBLIC SECTOR LENDER Union Bank of India reported a 10% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit to ₹4,249 crore for the second quarter of FY26, compared to ₹4,719.7 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Weddings to generate ₹6.5L cr this year
WEDDINGS IN INDIA will generate ₹6.5 lakh crore business from 4.6 million marriages in the first set of auspicious dates from November 1 to December 14 this year, as estimated by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
RBI rejects SBI Cap plan to raise stake in Investec unit
THE RESERVE BANK of India has turned down a proposal by State Bank of India (SBI) to increase its stake in an institutional equities joint venture with a local unit of Investec, sources said.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
CAG urges states to build Odisha-like budget buffers
'STABLISATION FUND WILL COME IN HANDY IN HARD TIMES'
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Global auto firms brace for chip cuts
CARMAKERS AROUND THE world are planning to scale back production after an export freeze on a Chinese semiconductor company based in Netherlands threatened to disrupt the industry’s supply chains.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
L&T targets 6x rise in data centre biz
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to expand its data centre capacity sixfold to 200 MW from 32 MW as it bets big on India’s growing digital infrastructure demand.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Groww promoter stake valued at over ₹16,315 cr
BILLIONBRAINS GARAGE VENTURES, the owner of India’s largest brokerage platform Groww, is planning to raise %6,630 crore through an initial public offering (IPO).
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
ITC Q2 profit rises 3% to ₹5,126 crore
REVENUE DECLINES 1.3% TO %21,256 CRORE
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
High gold prices hit demand
Exchange of old jewellery for new has resulted in a fall in imports
2 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Indices close lower as Fed rules out December cut
THE BENCHMARK INDICES fell up to 0.70% on Thursday, weighed down by the US Federal Reserve’s comments ruling out a rate cut in its next policy announcement in December, amid mixed global cues.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
5,000 FPOs must have turnover above ₹1 cr by FY26: Chouhan
AGRICULTURE MINISTER SHIVRAJ Singh Chouhan on Thursday called for increasing annual sales turnover of at least 5,000 farmers producer organisations (FPOs) to above ₹1 crore each by FY26 for achieving economy of sale and financial sustainability.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Tighter cost control & higher exports drive Hyundai net up
Profit rises 14% to ₹1,572 cr in Q2, revenue grows 1%
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