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Financial Express Kochi
Bike taxis: HC tells Karnataka to take a call
THE KARNATAKA HIGH Court on Wednesday gave the state government one month to decide whether to allow bike taxis operations.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Think global, act local
OpenAI's bold bet on India is welcome, but the future of AI in India will not be won on pricing alone
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India and Russia-led EAEU agree on terms for FTA
Strategic Alliance
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ludhiana textile units on the edge as US buyers develop cold feet
AT SHINGORA TEXTILES, a cloth manufacturing unit in an industrial cluster on the outskirts of Ludhiana, a group of workers are at work.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Welspun arm buys Bengaluru land plots
WELSPUN ONE LOGISTICS Parks (WOLP), part of Welspun Group, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of two plots of land totaling 107 acres near Bengaluru, including ~51 acres of land in Hoskote, and ~56 acres of land in Devanahalli.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Retailers, brands seek ease of doing business
The government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to ease of doing business and deregulation.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trump's tariffs create 'urgency to transform India': Uday Kotak
KOTAK MAHINDRA GROUP founder Uday Kotak on Wednesday said the uncertainty of Donald Trump's tariff regime had created \"a sense of urgency for transforming India\" and offered \"a great opportunity to pivot\".
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
MPC opts for caution amid tariff uncertainty
The Reserve Bank of India's six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) opted for a wait-and-watch approach in the August policy, flagging the need to assess the full impact of recent rate cuts and monitor risks from the US tariff actions, minutes of the August meeting released on Wednesday showed.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Dealing with the hafta king
Trump has compelled everybody to acknowledge India needs to step out of its business-as-usual policymaking and take serious steps to strengthen its economy
3 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
A Symbiotic Relationship
DATA CENTRES ARE THE BACKBONE OF INNOVATION
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
IOCL, BPCL Resume Buying Russian Oil
State-run Refiners
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nvidia's China reception is buying time for Huawei
DON'T BE FOOLED
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nayara Turns to Dark Fleet, Russian Oil
One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, Nayara Energy is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its operations running.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Large-caps a good choice right now, says Ambit Capital
The current volatility in the equity markets is making large-caps a more sensible choice, Ambit Capital's institutional equities head Nitin Bhasin said.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
EKA Mobility to launch a new CV every 6 months
EKA MOBILITY, PART of Pinnacle Industries, is ramping up its commercial electric vehicle (EV) play with plans to introduce a new product every six months, founder and chairman Sudhir Mehta said.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China's rare earth magnet exports hit 6-month high
CHINA'S FLOWS OF rare earth magnets to the US continued to recover in July—with volumes rising 76% month-on-month—after Beijing agreed to normalize exports as part of its trade truce with Washington.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Shah, Rajnath to head panels for economy, social reforms
TWO NEW INFORMAL groups of ministers (iGoMs) have been formed by the Centre under home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh to prescribe reforms in the economic and social sectors, respectively.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
PropEquity Sues Rival CRE Matrix for Data Theft
REAL ESTATE ANALYTICS company PropEquity has filed a lawsuit against its rival CRE Matrix in the Delhi High Court, alleging the theft of primary real estate data.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Online game Bill sparks outcry in legal circles
THE PROMOTION AND Regulation of Online Gaming Bill has taken the legal fraternity by surprise.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Karnataka to classify SCs in three groups
KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced in the Assembly to implement the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) in jobs and education, a day after it was approved by the state Cabinet.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Cut reliance on Chinese goods, suggests GTRI
INDIA MUST WEAN itself away from the Chinese imports of critical industrial inputs as increasing dependence on these goods is adding to the country's external vulnerabilities and giving the northern neighbour a huge leverage at the time of crisis, according to Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ugly scenes as Shah tables Bill to remove ministers
Amidst stormy scenes in the Lok Sabha, with ruling and Opposition MPs coming close to a scuffle, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday tabled three Bills which seek to remove Central and state ministers, including Chief Ministers and Prime Minister, who are facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for at least 30 days.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Vaishnaw flags societal harm from online money games
ONLINE MONEY GAMING has become a serious social and public health issue, causing demonstrable negative impact on society, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday after the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to ban online games played with money.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Infosys Announces 80% Performance Bonus for Q1
IT SERVICES MAJOR Infosys has handed out an average performance bonus of 80% to a majority of its employees for the first quarter of FY26, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Bond yields ease after 2-day climb
BOND YIELDS ENDED lower on Wednesday, reversing a two-day trend, as investors indulged in value purchase after a selloff over the first two days of the week.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Give financial support to oil firms for storage: House panel
THE STANDING COMMITTEE on petroleum and natural gas has urged the oil ministry to provide funds to state-run oil companies for creation of storage caverns near their refineries and also to look at various options to increase the strategic storage capacity in line with the rising domestic demand.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
FM Meets GST Panels on Rate Cuts, Reforms
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a presentation to the Group of Ministers (GoMs) on compensation cess, health and life insurance, and rate rationalisation on the Centre's proposal to overhaul the GST regime, with the introduction of a two-tier structure, with 5% merit and 18% standard rate, and a 40% special rate for a few \"sin goods.\"
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sowing of kharif crops increases 3.7% on-year
The sowing of kharif crops - paddy, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton - has been completed in over 103.9 million hectare (mha) or 95% of the \"normal sown area\" of 109.6 mha.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Many international students won't be able to join US colleges
Confusion deepens as Trump adds new obstacles for Indian, Chinese students
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Growth of core sector decreases to 2% in July
INDIA'S CORE SECTOR output growth slowed to 2% in July 2025 from 6.3% in the year-ago month and a revised number of 2.2% in June 2025 as the energy sector constituents of the relevant index of eight core industries witnessed a contraction.
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