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Financial Express Kochi
FM: NBFCs Should Double Loan Book
NON-BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANIES (NBFCs) should aim to more than double their loan portfolio to reach at least 50% of the credit disbursed by scheduled commercial banks, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
BRICS Can't Set Off New World Order
What brought together Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS), along with six new members—Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia—at the latest BRICS+ summit in Rio de Janeiro was their common desire to explore new ways of dealing with their development problems.
4 min |
July 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Zepto Set to Raise $500 Mn at 40% Higher Valuation
Zepto is in advanced stages to raise $450-500 million in fresh primary capital from existing investors General Catalyst and Avenir Growth, according to sources familiar with the matter.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Cisco eyeing India growth: CEO
Cautious Stand
2 min |
July 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
IDBI Bank Strategic Sale to Be Completed by Oct
The strategic sale of IDBI Bank will be completed by October, the process for which has gained momentum, a senior government official said.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
MNS, Sena (UBT) hit Mumbai streets over Marathi issue
The protests over Marathi blew up in Maharashtra Tuesday as political workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena (UBT), and activists of the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti, hit the streets in Thane over alleged denial of permission to hold a rally.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Govt Wants Edible Oil Units to Declare Stock
TO ENSURE REAL-TIME assessment of availability, production and imports of edible oils, the food ministry is planning to amend the relevant order issued in 2011.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Q1 power demand falls for first time since pandemic
INDIA'S POWER DEMAND in the first quarter of FY26 declined almost 1.5% year-on-year due to lower temperatures and heavy monsoon rains.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Amazon Beauty eyes small towns for big growth
BETTING BIG ON Bharat, Amazon India is intensifying its focus on smaller towns and rural markets to fuel the next phase of growth for its beauty business.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
KRBL targets ₹300 cr from new blended edible oil biz in 3 yrs
KRBL, WHICH MARKETS basmati and non-basmati rice under the India Gate brand, on Tuesday announced its foray into edible oils.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
RCB pips CSK in valuation...
AS A TESTAMENT to IPL's growing popularity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's sale of four associate-sponsor slots—My11Circle, Angel One, RuPay and CEAT—generated ₹1,485 crore, a 25% increase over the previous cycle.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Key India exports to gain from fresh.
HOWEVER, SOME of these firms pared their earlier gains by the close of the trading session.
4 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Auto parts' body seeks govt policy on critical minerals
Amid growing shortage of rare earth magnets, which are essential for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, the auto components industry on Tuesday urged the government to frame a national strategy on critical materials.
2 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Regulator plans gas exchange revamp; CBG trade in offing
In a major push to modernise India's natural gas market, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has outlined reforms to transform the Indian Gas Exchange into a global regional gas exchange with a robust, liquid, and diversified trading platform aligned with global benchmarks.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Rishi Sunak Rejoins Goldman Sachs in Top Advisory Role
FORMER BRITISH PRIME minister Rishi Sunak will return to Goldman Sachs in an advisory role, the Wall Street bank said on Tuesday, taking a new post a year after he led the Conservatives to a crushing electoral defeat.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Creativity will continue to be led by human capital
Publicis Groupe South Asia recently named Paritosh Srivastava CEO of BBH India, in addition to his role as leader of Saatchi & Saatchi India and Saatchi Propagate.
3 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US student visas for Indians in March-May lowest since Covid
THE US STUDENT visa season is off to a slow start for Indians, with the number of F-1 visas issued between March and May falling to the lowest level for these months since the pandemic, according to the latest available data from the US State Department.
2 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nitish's move: 35% women job quota only for domiciles
IN A DEPARTURE from the Bihar government's policy of not requiring domicile status for state government jobs, the Nitish Kumar Cabinet on Tuesday approved the application of the domicile rule for the existing 35% quota for women in all government jobs.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
AAIB Submits Preliminary Report on AI Plane Crash
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) submitted its preliminary report on the Air India plane crash to the ministry of civil aviation and other authorities concerned on Tuesday, according to senior government officials.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Share photos of warehouses, FSSAI directs e-comm firms
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directed e-commerce platforms on Tuesday to ensure stringent food safety and hygiene protocols in their facilities.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Vaibhav Taneja Treasurer of Musk's New Party
VAIBHAV TANEJA, TESLA'S Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and an Indian-origin executive, has been named the treasurer of 'The America Party', a new political party launched by Elon Musk.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Demand for hydrogen to increase at 3% CAGR till 2032: Report
INDIA'S HYDROGEN DEMAND is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3% to 8.8 million tonne per annum (MTPA) by 2032, according to a report released by India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) on Tuesday.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Marriott, Ventive Ink Pact for Seven New Hotels
VENTIVE HOSPITALITY, a luxury hotels and resorts chain, has partnered Marriott International by signing management contracts for seven luxury and upscale hotels, totaling 1,548 rooms across India and Sri Lanka.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
CARE Ratings: Banks Cannot Protect NIM Beyond a Point
The banking system is fine with the foregoing credit growth and is ensuring that net interest margins are protected, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, senior director at CARE Ratings, said.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
PM SVANidhi Scheme 2.0 for street vendors soon
THE CENTRE WILL launch the PM SVANidhi Scheme 2.0 soon, to provide working capital loans of up to ₹50,000 with an interest subsidy of 7% per annum and UPI-linked credit cards with a limit of ₹30,000 to street vendors, official sources told FE.
2 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Half of Class 6 students don't know tables till 10: Govt survey
ONLY 55% OF Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53% of them in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a ministry of education (MoE) survey has found.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
ITmin, X spar over blocking of Reuters, other handles
The government on Tuesday said it has not made any fresh requests to block access to certain X accounts in the country and that it had proactively got blockage of a prominent international wire agency lifted.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Jane Street to contest ban
BATTLE-READY
2 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Zepto Narrows Discounts, Adds Fulfillment Charges
QUICK COMMERCE COMPANY Zepto has implemented changes to its Super Saver service, restricting the use of standard 'Zepto Now' coupons and introducing a fulfillment fee on all Super Saver orders.
1 min |
July 09, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
BRICS condemns Europe's carbon-based import duties
In the strongest statement on the subject yet, the BRICS nations have \"condemned and rejected\" Europe's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs), and other similar restrictive trade measures taken under the pretext of climate concerns, saying these undermined their development and transition to a cleaner economy.
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