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Financial Express Kolkata
Renault targets India among top markets, bets on Duster revival
FRENCH CARMAKER RENAULT is sharpening its India focus, aiming to make the country one of its top global markets over the next few years, backed by a renewed product pipeline and higher localisation.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
BNP Paribas eyes $400-bn inflows after Axa IM
BNP PARIBAS EXPECTS to attract €350 billion ($400 billion) in net inflows at its asset management business by 2030 following the acquisition of Axa’s investment unit.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Sebi paper proposes rejig in power of attorney rules
Reauthorisation likely for accounts of incapacitated investors
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Chemicals sector to reach $255 bn by '30: McKinsey
INDIA'S CHEMICALS INDUSTRY is set to outpace economic growth and expand to $230-255 billion by 2030, driven by emerging high-growth segments, according to a report by McKinsey & Company.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Welfare success meets global supply crunch
India’s LPG demand has surged due to welfare initiatives. While a safety net is necessary, simply subsidising LPG will only keep consumption high
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Strike kills Iranian security chief Larijani, claims Israel
IRAN REJECTS PROPOSALS TO EASE TENSIONS
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Maruti to launch 7 SUVs in 5-6 years: MD & CEO
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA plans to drive in seven new SUVs in the next five-six years in order to enhance its share in the fast-growing segment, Managing Director & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said on Tuesday.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Equities extend gains as metal, auto stocks rally
VIX drops 8% to sub-20 levels
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Slowdown in affordable housing has not impacted Aadhar, says MD
DISMISSING CONCERNS OVER a slowdown in affordable housing, Aadhar Housing Finance Managing Director Rishi
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Air India restores Boeing 777-300 ER
AIR INDIA HAS revived its last grounded Boeing 777-300ER, completing a major restoration programme on aircraft VT-ALL as the airline prepares to phase out its remaining Boeing 777-200LRaircraft.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Rethinking video advertising
VIDEO REMAINS THE most impactful medium among advertisers. It's unique ability to combine sight, sound, and motion creates an emotional resonance that static imagery simply cannot replicate. However, the effectiveness of video is not just about the content itself, but where that content lives. To understand the current landscape, one must look at the evolution of video ad formats and the inevitable cycles of media consumption.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Audi India expects luxury car mkt to grow 5-7% in 2026
GERMAN CARMAKER AUDI expects the luxury car market in India to grow around 5-7% in 2026 amid a struggle in the entry-level segment of the category due to rising prices, according to a senior company official.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Semaglutide prices to slim down from Friday
16 companies to compete with 65-75% cheaper generic medicines
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Fertiliser output not hit due to LNG availability: IFFCO MD
SANDIP DAS New Delhi, March 17
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Finnish brand Oura makes India debut
FINNISH HEALTH TECH firm Oura on Tuesday announced its entry into India with the launch of Oura Ring 4—a smart ring that tracks over 50 health metrics—priced at ₹28,900 for the silver and black variants.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Private credit is entering its musical chairs phase
EVERY FINANCIAL CRISIS has a moment—usually identified only in retrospect—when an obscure product intended to mitigate risk spreads through what author Rick Bookstaber called “tightly coupled” interconnections to cause widespread damage.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Pak airstrike kills 400 in Kabul rehab centre
MORE THAN 400 people were killed and 265 wounded in an airstrike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the neighbours.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
L Catterton remains bullish on India
LVMH-BACKED PRIVATE EQUITY fund house L Catterton believes India’s growth story remains intact and plans to double down on the country despite the ongoing conflict in West Asia and related uncertainties.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Study flags kids’ confusion over online content
YOUNGSTERS ARE FINDING it difficult to distinguish between online content and commerce, according to a study by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) released on Tuesday.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
‘Folding legacy agencies into new structures is a P&L game’
At a time when the advertising ecosystem is in a state of flux and agencies are under pressure to deliver measurable business outcomes, the Publicis Groupe has been building differentiation with its integrated services business model called the ‘power of one.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Saudi rerouting 16 mn barrels of crude to India via Red Sea
SAUDI ARABIA HAS begun rerouting crude shipments to ndia via its Red Sea export hub at Yanbu as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
IT stocks stumble as Nvidia statement spooks investors
SHARES OF IT companies fell on Tuesday as AI disruption worries spooked investors.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Maruti receives ₹5,786-crore I-T order; to challenge
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA on Tuesday said it has received a draft assessment order worth ₹5,786.4 crore from the income tax authority and the company will challenge the order.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Domestic cooking gas production ramped up to secure supplies: FM
FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Sarvam, Mistral AI join Nvidia open AI coalition
NVIDIA HAS ANNOUNCED a global collaboration of AI developers and open model builders, bringing together companies, including Sarvam AI, to advance frontier open artificial intelligence models through shared research, data and computing resources.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Health insurance premium rises to record on GST cut
COLLECTION GROWS 15.3%
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
StanChart settles FPI rules violation case with Sebi
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK has settled a case with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) regarding alleged violation of foreign portfolio investor (FPI) norms.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Kotak plans $2-bn private credit fund as demand rises
KOTAK ALTERNATE ASSET Managers is aiming to raise as much as $2 billion for its third private credit fund, stated Managing Director Srini Sriniwasan, highlighting strong investor appetite for the asset class even as global concerns grow.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
LPG consumption slows 17%; supply still a concern
IMPACT OF WEST ASIA CONFLICT
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Homegrown GPS NavIC eyes reset amid clock failures
INDIA NEEDS TO step up plans to deploy a new generation of NavIC satellites with indigenous atomic clocks and improved smartphone compatibility, as failures in onboard clocks of older spacecraft have weakened the reliability of its regional navigation system.
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