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Financial Express Chandigarh
FY26 food subsidy bill may surpass BE by 15%
THE GOVERNMENT'S FOOD subsidy budget in FY26 is set to rise by 10-15% over the budget estimates (BE) of %2.03 lakh crore with rising grain stocks inflating economic costs of grains distributed free of cost to 810 million people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Russian oil imports set to plunge after US sanctions
India’s import bill may go up by less than 2%: Icra
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
‘Bima Sugam to boost no-frills health products’
Record auto sales following the GST rate cut have brightened prospects for higher motor insurance premiums.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
CEO vibes as misleading as consumer angst
IN THE PAST three years, many of us have wrestled with the ebbs and flows of the consumer “vibecession”.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Tesla’s cheaper new car might revive sales but squeeze profit
THE PROFITABILITY OF Tesla’s so-called affordable new cars will be in focus when the EV-maker reports quarterly results on Wednesday, and analysts think that thousands of dollars in cost cuts per vehicle will not be quite enough to protect profit margins.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Spate of surrenders later, Maoists get new face
THE BANNED COMMUNIST Party of India (Maoist) has found a new public voice after its ideological head Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu surrendered along with 60 cadres in Maharashtra earlier this month.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Tata Trusts: Battle won, the real war lies ahead
IN FACT, TATA Sons board now has to fill four vacancies after Singh’s exit.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
$100,000 H-1B fee won't apply to status change or renewals: USCIS
THE $100,000 FEE imposed bytheTrumpadministration on new H-1B visa petitions willnotapply toapplicants seeking a “change of status” or “extension of stay’,according to fresh guidelines.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
WTO: India still has much to do on toxic cough syrup
INDIA HAS MORE work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization (WHO) official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Core sector growth slows to 3-month low of 3%
THE STEEL SECTOR performance supported the core sector output in September, which expanded 3% on-year despite the contraction in four of the eight components of the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI).
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Gold slumps most in 4 years as rally cools
GOLD SLID THE most in four years, after gaining for weeks in a rapid rally that has stretched technical indicators.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'Very poor' Delhi air quality triggers political slugfest
AS AIR POLLUTION levels rose the day after Diwali, the Delhi government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had “forced” farmers in Punjab to burn stubble to foul the capital’s air.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'NIM will rise by 10-15 bps by Q4'
WITH GREEN SHOOTS in private capex and margin recovery after the rate cycle bottoming out, Ashok Chandra, MD & CEO, Punjab National Bank, tells Mahesh Nayak that he anticipates a 10-15 bps net interest margin (NIM) improvement by the fourth quarter. He sees GST cuts driving retail and MSME lending and expects a minimal impact from the expected credit loss (ECL) norms. Excerpts:
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
US trans-shipment tariff to create big compliance issues for firms: Moody's
THE 40% TRANSSHIPMENT tariff by the US will create major compliance issues for companies in India and the ASEAN region, with high risks for sectors like machinery, electrical equipment and semiconductors, Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
An uncertain and rocky ride
WHETHER ECONOMIC FRICTION CAN BE RECONCILED WITH STRATEGIC AUTONOMY IS A FRAUGHT QUESTION
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Strong macros driving resilience: RBI bulletin
THE INDIAN ECONOMY has so far exhibited resilience, driven by a focus on strong and durable macroeconomic fundamentals amidst broader global uncertainty and weak external demand, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bulletin said on Monday.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Delhi to roll out Yamuna cruise service
THE DELHI GOVERNMENT is firming up preparations to launch its ambitious Yamuna cruise project by the last week of Novemberas part ofits efforts to rejuvenate the riverand enhance recreational activities along its banks, officials said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
New scheme to help get top Indian faculty overseas to return
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISER MEETS KEY MINISTRIES
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Gaza plan ahead of expectations: Vance
US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Loan against shares may see more interest from banks
WITH THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) announcing an enhanced limit on loan against shares (LAS) to ₹1 crore, up from ₹20 lakh, banks are expected to become more aggressive in the segment, said bankers and analysts.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Nitish launches Bihar poll campaign
Nitish Kumaron Tuesday charged hisarchrival Lalu Prasad with doing “nothing for women’ while in power, and propping up wife Rabri Devi when the charge sheet in the fodder scam caused him to step down.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'The next phase of industry evolution will be driven by partnerships, M&A'
With managed campuses becoming popular, Smartworks founder and managing director Neetish Sarda tells Raghavendra Kamath his company's focus is on key enterprise clusters. Edited excerpts:
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
LTIMindtree's Nachiket Deshpande steps down
LTIMINDTREE ON TUESDAY announced the resignation of Nachiket Deshpande from the position of whole-time director and president with effect from October 31.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Takaichi elected first woman PM of Japan
HARDLINE CONSERVATIVE SANAE Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering a political glass ceiling forwomen and setting the country up fora decisive turn to the right.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
When justice prevails over monopoly
Court denial to Roche to block generic version of Risdiplam redresses growing imbalance between intellectual property protection & public health needs
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Over half a million cars sold in a month since GST 2.0
Auto industry emerges as one of the biggest beneficiaries of tax cut with sales more than doubling since September 22
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Tier-II shoppers lift Amazon’s festive fashion & beauty sales
AMAZON INDIA'S BEAUTY and fashion business witnessed strong festive demand, driven by shoppers beyond metros and growing traction for premium and homegrown D2C brands, Siddharth Bhagat, director - fashion and beauty, Amazon India, told FE.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
See deposits growing at 18-20%: DCB Bank
DCB BANK AIMS to maintain the growth of loans and deposits at 18-20% for the current financial year, MD & CEO Praveen Kutty said. As on September 30, the bank reported a loan growth of 19.14% and a deposit growth of 18.8% on-year.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Swadeshi drive & GST cuts push Diwali sales to ₹6L cr
INDIAN PRODUCTS TOP CHOICE FOR 87% OF SHOPPERS: CAIT DATA
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
EU member nations support strategic agenda with India
ALLTHE 27 MEMBER nations of the European Union have unanimously backed the block's new strategic agenda with India that seeks to significantly ramp up twoway ties in several key sectors such as defence, trade and technology.
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