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Financial Express Kochi
Canara Bank posts 10% fall in March qtr profit
LENDER’S INTEREST INCOME RISES TO %31,838 CRIN Q4
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
TO ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS Govt weighs smaller nuclear safety zones
INDIA PLANS TO reduce the size of exclusion zones around nuclear plants to free up significant amounts of land for reactor expansions, three officials familiar with the matter said, in a move to attract private investment that is likely to face backlash from opposition parties and the public.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Reopen the currency futures market
Closing down the market signals unnecessary nervousness and, worse, limits access for smaller players, something RBI has been keen to promote
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Two-wheeler registrations up 12.9% in Apr to 1.9 mn
THE TWO-WHEELER market started FY27 on a strong note, with registrations rising 12.9% year-on-year to 1.9 million units in April 2026, signalling resilient demand across both rural and urban markets.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
RBI to Tatas: No exemption from listing
Regulator’s position conveyed to Tata Trusts
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Hike FTA utilisation: Commerce secy
INDIAN INDUSTRY NEEDS to leverage and utilise the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) that are operational or are in offing as they provide huge opportunities for trade and investments, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Diversify supply, production chains, Das urges industry
WARNING AGAINST OVERDE-PENDENCE on single-source supply chains, Principal Secretary-2 to the Prime Minister, Shaktikanta Das, on Monday urged Indian industry to shift business strategies towards resilience, diversification and long-term sustainability amid rising geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainties.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
IGX gas trade volume jumps 79% in April
TRADING VOLUMES ON the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) surged nearly 79% month-on-month in April while benchmark gas prices jumped 58%, as rising summer electricity demand, tighter domestic supply and elevated LNG prices triggered sharp increase in spot gas procurement by power producers and city gas distributors.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
SoftBank plans to invest up to $100 bn in France
SOFTBANK GROUP FOUNDER Masayoshi
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Govt to identify 100 products for local manufacturing push
The Made-in-India label scheme will indicate what has been the value addition in India on a product and assure quality... Under 14 PLI schemes, ₹1.88L cr investments have been made, another ₹1.97L cr have been planned
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Quicker nod to alternative investment funds proposed
Investor Protection Fund’s part usage may be allowed
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Life insurers see strongest growth in over 2 years
INDIA'S LIFE INSURERS reported their highest monthly growth in new business premium (NBP) in more than two years in April, driven by robust inflows and sustained momentum following the reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on retail life insurance policies.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Remain confident of delivering double-digit topline growth'
SUNIL D'SOUZA, MD & CEO, TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Heat stokes inflation more than rain deficit
AS THE WEATHER department predicted a below-normal monsoon due to emerging El Nino phenomenon, a new study underlined that average temperature impacts food production and inflation more than rain deficit. Also, correlation between average temperature and food inflation has been rising consistently over time.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Jewellers' body suggests push for gold mobilisation to save forex
DOMESTIC GOLD MOBILISATION and recycling could be a better solution to foreign exchange problems rather than deferring purchases, which could threaten the livelihoods of 35 million people, jewellery industry body said on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India Inc bets on the future
We must build our own Al infra: Adani
1 min |
May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Crude shock cuts FMCG margins amid Iran war
PRICE PRESSURE
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Poor Q4 pulls down Urban Company shares 10%
SHARES OF HOME services platform Urban Company slumped nearly 10% on Monday after the company posted bigger-than-expected losses in Q4, deepening analysts’ concerns around the heavy investments in its loss-making quick services business Insta Help.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Peace deal collapses....
ELEVATED CRUDE OIL prices, rupee weakness and sustained selling by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are expected to keep the overall market sentiment subdued, he added.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Mittal: Time to double down on investments
INDIA INC MUST continue investing despite rising global uncertainty triggered by the escalating conflict in West Asia, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Monday, arguing that the country’s long-term growth opportunity outweighed near-term disruptions from oil prices and geopolitical tensions.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Cooking oil processors seek freight subsidies from govt
Call for “priority berthing status” to vessels carrying cooking oils
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Equity MF inflows fall 5%; sharp spike in debt plans
OVERALL INDUSTRY FIGURE TOPS %3.25 LAKH CRORE IN APRIL
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
CIL's online auction falls 6% in April to 30.5 MT
STATE-OWNED CIL, THE country’s largest coal producer, offered 30.5 million tonne(MT) of coal through online auctions in April, marking a 6% decline from 32.5 MTin March.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi's tighter rule a dampener
IT PUBLISHED CONSULTATION PAPER POINTING IN ONE DIRECTION & INTERPRETIVE LETTER POINTING IN THE OTHER
4 min |
May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Govt mulls one nation, one app for EV charging
SOON, ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) owners may no longer need multiple apps, wallets and logins to charge their vehicles.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Govt mulls urgent steps to save forex
THE GOVERNMENT IS considering emergency measures to shore up foreign exchange reserves, including curbing non-essential imports like gold and electronic goods, and hiking fuel prices, to help cushion the economy from the fallout of the US-Iran war, people familiar with the matter said, reports Bloomberg.
1 min |
May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Starmer vows to be bolder to try to rescue his job
PRIME MINISTER KEIR
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bajaj group turns 100; PM lauds a century of nation-building efforts
THE DIVERSIFIED BAJAJ group on Monday completed 100 years, marking a century-long journey from a freedom movement-linked trading house to one of the country's largest business conglomerates with interests spanning automobiles, financial services, consumer products and engineering.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
PVR Inox swings to ₹187-crore profit in Q4
PVR INOX, THE country’s largest multiplex operator, swung into the black in the March quarter (Q4FY26),aided by the success of films such as Dhurandhar-The Revenge, Border 2, and Project Hail Mary.
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May 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Trump says US-Iran truce on 'massive life support'
THE CEASEFIRE BETWEEN the US and Iran reached a particularly precarious moment Monday as President Donald Trump said the agreement was on “massive life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest peace offer.
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