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Financial Express Kochi
Life insurers’ new biz premiums rise 15%
THE LIFE INSURANCE industry reported a 15% year-on-year rise in new business premiums to 40,206.67 crore in September, supported by robust growth from both Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and private insurers.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
European giants try radical path to stock market glory
THE LATEST MOVES by European companies to list in the US are more radical than meets the eye.AstraZeneca and TotalEnergies want to upgrade their existing US equity offering to stock from from quasi stock—a well-trodden path. But as ever, the devil is in the detail.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
TCS profit drops 5.4%, revenue up
REDUCTION IN PROJECT DELAYS BRINGS BUOYANCY BACK TO THE TOPLINE
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
RBI announces portfolio rejig for deputy governors
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) on Thursday rejigged portfolios of its four deputy governors.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Hyundai and Mahindra brace for tougher fuel efficiency norms
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA (M&M) and Hyundai Motor India, two of India’s top four automakers, will have to work harder than their peers to comply with the upcoming CAFE 3 regulations — rules that are set to favour smaller cars, hybrids, and flex-fuel vehicles.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
FPI registration time to be cut to a few days: Pandey
• Plan is to make digital process mandatory for new investors: Chairman
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Banks may see muted Q2 amid margin pressure
EARNINGS’ EXPECTATIONS
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India’s renewable energy capacity at 256 GW: Joshi
INDIA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY capacity has reached 256 gigawatt (GW) as of September 2025, Union minister for newand renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Regulations must evolve for healthy markets
When disclosure rules are simple, enforcement is predictable, and new technology is welcomed, market participants feel more secure and willing to invest
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
PepsiCo Q3: Rains hurt beverages biz
PEPSICO ON THURSDAY said that international sales of its convenient foods (snacks) business recorded 2.5% organic revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025, driven by key markets including India.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Singh says voting is unprecedented in Tata Trusts
ACCORDINGTO SINGH, he did notattend the meeting in which thevote took place.“Since Iwasn'tthere,the question of myvoting for or against anyone doesn't arise.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India-UK trade to double in less than 5 yrs: Modi
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi and his visiting British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday highlighted the growing bilateral trade between India and the UK since a pact was inked in July, and committed to deepen ties in sectors such as defence, education, technology and critical minerals.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
AUM of NPS, APY cross ~16 L-cr mark
THE COMBINED ASSETS Under Management (AUM) of the central government’s two flagship retirement saving schemes —National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) —have crossed the ~16 lakh crore-mark.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Out of Tata Sons board, Vijay Singh says voting unprecedented in Tata Trusts
AFTER A GROUP within Tata Trusts reportedly blocked his reappointment as nominee director on the board of Tata Sons, Vijay Singh, a trustee and vice-chairman of Tata Trusts, said that putting any issue to vote was “unprecedented” within the organisation and went against the late Ratan Tata’s insistence on “consensus and unanimity” in decision-making.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
‘We expect sharp growth in ‘outside’ food consumption’
McDonald’s India (West & South), operated by Westlife Foodworld, took a step recently towards what it calls “mindful indulgence”.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India’s fintech a vision for Global South: PM
SETTING THE TONE for India's people-centric approach to artificial intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that “AI means All Inclusive”. He was speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Israel, Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire
ISRAEL AND THE Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the war in Gaza.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Modi invites UK to join hands for India’s nuclear, green energy push
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modion Thursday said that the country is opening up the nuclear sector to the private players, inviting UKbusinesses to partner in the country’s green energy targets and infrastructure development.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Rainfall led to dip in CIL's Sept coal output: Reddy
COALAND MINES Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that rainfall disrupted mining activity in September, and it led to a decline in production by public sector coal producer CIL.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
NSE’s RFQ platform volume hits record high
THE NSE REQUEST for a quote (RFQ) platform crossed a volume of 1.65 lakh crore in September, an all-time high, according to data from the NSE.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Qualcomm expands India focus to chips, AI and IoT
QUALCOMM IS EXPANDING its India strategy to new growth areas, including artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), automotive technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
LG Electronics IPO pulls in record ₹4.4L-cr bids
THE $1.3-BILLION MAIDEN share sale by LG Electronics India closed on Thursday, becoming the most subscribed billion-dollarIPO in nearly two decades, as investors rushed to grab a slice of the appliance makerinared-hot IPO market.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Agri ministry urges states to expedite surveys of crop loss for Fasal Bima
WITH KHARIF CROPS across several states being impacted by excessive rainfall during the last one month, the agriculture ministry has directed states to complete mid-season adversity and crop loss assessment under the highly subsidised Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
No further govt bailout for Vi: Scindia
There is no such proposal to increase the government’s shareholding in Vi.The telco’s future must be steered by market forces rather than state intervention
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Unified reporting system for brokers across exchanges soon
A CIRCULAR WILL be issued soon treating penalties for material violations such as fund diversion and wrong reporting differently from those that are unintentional and technical in nature, as the latter violations need not be penalised heavily and some can be waived by giving a warning.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
September sees sharpest drop in FPIs’ equity assets in 3 years
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS (FPls) saw a 14.4% on-year decline in their equity assets in India during September, marking the steepest fall in three years, NSDL data showed.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
HSBC to buy out Hang Seng Bank for $13.6 billion
HSBC PLANS TO buy out minority investors in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank for HK$106.1 billion ($13.6 billion), paying a premium and halting its own share buybacks to acquire a lender hit hard by the local property market downturn.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Pharma stocks gain on hopes of US tariff relief
PHARMA SHARES GAINED on Thursday, lifted by reports that the US administration may exclude generic medicines from proposed new import tariffs.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Gold prices may see a sharp correction
INTERNATIONAL GOLD PRICES recently hit $4,000 per ounce— an all-time high— continuing their upswing amid global headwinds.
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October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
TCS headcount declines by 19,755 in second quarter
STAFF REDUCTION
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