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Financial Express Chandigarh
Top 15-20% of consumers are driving growth energy'
How are you balancing premiumisation with the need for mass-market growth?
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Over 84% of winter sowing complete, up 4.68% on year
SOWING OF RABI crops such as wheat, pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals is nearing completion with over 84% of normal sown area covered, so far.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Delhi AQI hits 498; skyline disappears into grey haze
A SHARP DROP in visibility and haze-obscured skyline marked another low for Delhi on Monday as its AQI touched 498 in the morning and settled at 427 by the evening, with air quality in the hazardous “severe” zone.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Gold loans take the shine out of personal loans
RETAIL BORROWERS ARE increasingly opting for gold loans over personal loans, bankers said, as surging bullion prices allow them to raise larger sums at lower interest rates.
2 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Jindal Group enters urban mobility with Trevel launch
ELECTRIC MOBILITY STARTUP
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
MUFG nears $3.2-bn deal to buy 20% in Shriram Fin
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Exports see smart rebound, Nov shipments rise 19.4%
TRADE DEFICIT AT 5-MONTH LOW OF $24.5 BILLION
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
India, Mexico start talks on trade pact
INDIA HAS STARTED discussions on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Mexico to cushion the impact of steep tariff increase by it on the countries with which it does not have any Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
AI-based skill mapping boosts access to talent, says secretary
THENEXTFIVE years are critical for India to lead the shift towards smart manufacturing, and to enable this transition, there's a need to build a future-ready workforce, Debashree Mukherjee, secretary at ministry of skill development & entrepreneurship (MSDE) said on Monday.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'Our vision is to build a future-ready airport'
Noida International Airport (NIA) expects to handle 6 to 8 million passengers in the first full year of operation and will connect the Delhi national capital region to 10 domestic and some international destinations, Christoph Schnellmann, the airport's chief executive officer, told Yaruqhullah Khan in an interview.
2 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Trump's steep H-1B visa fee to hit TCS, Infy hard
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump’s $100,000 price tag for new H-1B workers hired from outside the US will have punishing effects for the IT outsourcing and staffing industries that have long been a target of both parties.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Indian tourists among biggest spenders on luxury goods in Singapore
TOURISTS FROM INDIA are among the biggest spenders on luxury goods in Singapore, helping the city-state’s high-end product retailers defy a global downtrend in spending on premium products, a top business association here said on Monday.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Xi: Don't chase GDP expansion
CHINESE PRESIDENT XI Jinping lashed out at inflated growth numbers and vowed to crack down on the pursuit of \"reckless\" projects that have no purpose except showing superficial results.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
‘Top 15-20% of consumers driving growth energy’
Sudhir Sitapati, MD & CEO, Godrej Consumer (GCPL), says there is cautious optimism among FMCG players, driven by GST 2.0 price reductions, rural demand anda gradual urban recovery.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
China's economy stalls in Nov
COUNTRY NEARS FIRST INVESTMENT DECLINE IN THREE DECADES
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Russia not averse to Ukraine joining EU: US officials
RUSSIA HAS INDICATED it's open to Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, US officials said Monday.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
DGCA panel visits IndiGo HQ amid crisis
THE FOUR-MEMBER panel, set up by Director General of Civil Aviation Faiz Ahmed Kidwai to investigate large-scale operational disruptions at domestic carrier IndiGo earlier this month, visited the airline's headquarters on Monday as part of the ongoing probe, sources said.
2 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'Micro-LAP, small home loans stress pockets in retail credit'
THE CREDIT PERFORMANCE across most retail loan products remained stable in the September quarter, with balance-level delinquencies improving year-on-year for home loans, personal loans, credit cards and gold loans, TransUnion CIBIL said on Monday.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
India, US close to pact on extra tariff removal
. CBAM issue on the table in FTA talks with EU
1 min |
December 16, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Gold, silver rally to extend record run, say analysts
GOLD AND SILVER prices are poised to maintain their record-setting rally in the coming week as investors focus on global inflation data and key macroeconomic indicators that shape central bank policy paths, analysts said.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
ED aims to end legacy FERA cases by early 2026
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE has decided to bring to a conclusion cases registered under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), which was repealed by the country more than 25 years ago in 1998.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Sebi fines Refex for insider trading
Industries on Sunday said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh on its chairman and managing director Anil Jain, and a joint penalty of ₹25 lakh on Kamlesh Jain and the Jain Family Trust, for alleged insider trading violations involving the company’s shares.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Major customs rejig on the anvil
THE GOVERNMENT MAY undertake a major exercise to reduce the basic customs duty or import tariff on a large number of goods, especially critical raw materials and intermediate goods, in the Budget for FY27.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Delhi AQI at 461 sets record for 2nd-worst Dec day
THE AQI IN Delhi climbed to 461 on Sunday and marked the city’s most polluted day this winter and the second-worst December air quality day on record, as weak winds and low temperatures trapped pollutants close to the surface.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Fintechs eye gains from cross-border payments
Easier RBI norms end dependence on banks, open up the market
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Budget may unveil next round of PSB reforms
FDI hike, phased dilution of govt’s stake to 51% on the table
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Nifty still fumbling at the top
THE NIFTY CLOSED Friday with a gain of 148 points or 0.57%, ending the week at 26,046, but still recording a weekly loss of 140 points or 0.53%.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
‘Consumption demand likely to be sustained’
CS SETTY, CHAIRMAN, SBI
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
When Prada prices our heritage
IT REVEALS GLOBAL APPETITE FOR INDIAN DESIGNS—AND INDIA'S FAILURE TO MONETISE THEM
3 min |
December 15, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Maharashtra under fiscal pressure, admits Fadnavis
Claims state will become India’s first $1-trillion economy by’30
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