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Financial Express Kochi
Tencent commits to invest more in AI this year
TENCENT HOLDINGS PLANS to at least double investments in AI to more than 36 billion yuan ($5.2 billion) in 2026, underscoring a big bet on OpenClaw-style agents to seize the upper hand in an increasingly combative arena.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Ex-RBI DG Rao calls for consolidation across banks
INDIA NEEDS GREATER consolidation in the financial services industry to achieve its growth targets, said Rajeshwar Rao, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Building smarter & faster
FOR YEARS, ENTERPRISES have treated software delivery challenges as a matter of scale: hire more developers, add more vendors, push timelines harder. That approach worked when systems were simpler, and change cycles were slower. Today, it is failing to keep up.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Kotak, Federal Bank eye StanC’s 600,000 customers
Portfolio limited to credit card-only relationships
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
60% of flight seats to be free of cost
THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday directed airlines to make at least 60% of seats on all domestic flights available free of any additional charge and to seat passengers on the same booking reference together, preferably in adjacent seats.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi penalises 18 in Retro Green stock manipulation
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred 18 individuals, including those linked to the Choksi group, for allegedly manipulating Retro Green Revolution’s share price in 2021.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Advance tax receipts rise 6.4% in March qtr
Direct tax mop-up slightly short of RE
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
House panel flags weak FDI despite global shifts
THE PARLIAMENTARY STANDING Committee on Finance has urged the government to streamline India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regulatory framework at a time when global investment flows are slowing.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Less than 7% of male graduates get permanent salaried job in one year
Demographic dividend fast eroding with rising youth joblessness
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Renewable energy generation boom stymied by grid constraints
Over 35 GW RE capacity faces curtailment risk by FY27: Crisil
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
ECB borrowings in January at 10-mth high of $5.3 bn
The figure marks a clear jump from $4.4 bn in Dec and higher than the $2.2-2.4-bn levels in Oct and Nov
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
BoE unveils plan to enhance bank liquidity in
THE BANK OF England on Tuesday set out a proposed new framework for banks’ liquidity that aims to improve their ability to convert assets into cash during stress events.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Homegrown GPS NavIC eyes reset amid clock failures
INDIA NEEDS TO step up plans to deploy a new generation of NavIC satellites with indigenous atomic clocks and improved smartphone compatibility, as failures in onboard clocks of older spacecraft have weakened the reliability of its regional navigation system.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Slowdown in affordable housing has not impacted Aadhar, says MD
DISMISSING CONCERNS OVER a slowdown in affordable housing, Aadhar Housing Finance Managing Director Rishi
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Kotak plans $2-bn private credit fund as demand rises
KOTAK ALTERNATE ASSET Managers is aiming to raise as much as $2 billion for its third private credit fund, stated Managing Director Srini Sriniwasan, highlighting strong investor appetite for the asset class even as global concerns grow.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
L Catterton remains bullish on India
LVMH-BACKED PRIVATE EQUITY fund house L Catterton believes India’s growth story remains intact and plans to double down on the country despite the ongoing conflict in West Asia and related uncertainties.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Semaglutide prices to slim down from Friday
16 companies to compete with 65-75% cheaper generic medicines
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Finnish brand Oura makes India debut
FINNISH HEALTH TECH firm Oura on Tuesday announced its entry into India with the launch of Oura Ring 4—a smart ring that tracks over 50 health metrics—priced at ₹28,900 for the silver and black variants.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Air India restores Boeing 777-300 ER
AIR INDIA HAS revived its last grounded Boeing 777-300ER, completing a major restoration programme on aircraft VT-ALL as the airline prepares to phase out its remaining Boeing 777-200LRaircraft.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Maruti to launch 7 SUVs in 5-6 years: MD & CEO
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA plans to drive in seven new SUVs in the next five-six years in order to enhance its share in the fast-growing segment, Managing Director & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said on Tuesday.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Audi India expects luxury car mkt to grow 5-7% in 2026
GERMAN CARMAKER AUDI expects the luxury car market in India to grow around 5-7% in 2026 amid a struggle in the entry-level segment of the category due to rising prices, according to a senior company official.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Enabling Chinese ambitions
AIM TO IDENTIFY TECH BREAKTHROUGHS UNDERSCORES GOAL OF SECURING LEVERAGE IN INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE
4 min |
March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Pak airstrike kills 400 in Kabul rehab centre
MORE THAN 400 people were killed and 265 wounded in an airstrike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the neighbours.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Health insurance premium rises to record on GST cut
COLLECTION GROWS 15.3%
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Private credit is entering its musical chairs phase
EVERY FINANCIAL CRISIS has a moment—usually identified only in retrospect—when an obscure product intended to mitigate risk spreads through what author Rick Bookstaber called “tightly coupled” interconnections to cause widespread damage.
3 min |
March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Protection & indemnity club for Indian ships on the cards
FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMISSIONED
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Welfare success meets global supply crunch
India’s LPG demand has surged due to welfare initiatives. While a safety net is necessary, simply subsidising LPG will only keep consumption high
4 min |
March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Sarvam, Mistral AI join Nvidia open AI coalition
NVIDIA HAS ANNOUNCED a global collaboration of AI developers and open model builders, bringing together companies, including Sarvam AI, to advance frontier open artificial intelligence models through shared research, data and computing resources.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Asia bankers quit Wall St jobs for corporate roles
AT LEAST HALF a dozen senior dealmakers at global investment banks in Asia have resigned to join corporate roles as the region’s volatile bonus cycle drives a talent shift toward less cyclical industries.
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March 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
More ministries may get power to block social media content
THE CENTRE MAY soon allow the ministries of home affairs, external affairs, defence, and information and broadcasting to issue content blocking orders to social media platforms under Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, a power currently only available to the IT ministry.
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