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Financial Express Bengaluru
'Managing gold loan risk now a bigger challenge than demand'
South Indian Bank posted its highest-ever quarterly net profit of₹351.36 crore in Q2.MD & CEO PR Seshadri tells Narayanan V that the performance was driven by growth in MSME and retail segments, the bank's preparedness for ECL framework, and its cautious approach to jewel loans. Excerpts:
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
LTIMindtree's Nachiket Deshpande steps down
LTIMINDTREE ON TUESDAY announced the resignation of Nachiket Deshpande from the position of whole-time director and president with effect from October 31.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Strong start to FCI's paddy procurement programme
KHARIF PADDY PROCUREMENT by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state government agencies has got off to a brisk start since commencement of Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, due to the early arrival of the crop this year.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
'The next phase of industry evolution will be driven by partnerships, M&A'
With managed campuses becoming popular, Smartworks founder and managing director Neetish Sarda tells Raghavendra Kamath his company's focus is on key enterprise clusters. Edited excerpts:
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
CEO vibes as misleading as consumer angst
IN THE PAST three years, many of us have wrestled with the ebbs and flows of the consumer “vibecession”.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Loan against shares may see more interest from banks
WITH THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) announcing an enhanced limit on loan against shares (LAS) to ₹1 crore, up from ₹20 lakh, banks are expected to become more aggressive in the segment, said bankers and analysts.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
ICAI puts teeth into fraud check norms
STRICTER SCRUTINY
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
NSC targets 33% increase in turnover to ₹1.6K cr in FY26
WITH PROSPECTS OF robust sales and increase in online businesses, the state-owned National Seed Corporation (NSC) is aiming to increase its sales turnover by 33% on year to over ₹1,600 crore in FY26, a senior official said.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Beauty brands shine bright...
ITS POPULAR LINES such as Cosmic Hues and Queen of Mattes have seen brisk sales both online and in stores, with festive launches helping the company reach first-time buyers.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
The $11 billion Oura Ring is finding its voice
THE OURARING'S chunky shape might look strange if you’ve got spindly fingers, but the Finnish company behind the health-tracking jewelry makes up for that with a generative-Al powered adviser.And it marks a shift that other health-tracking tech services should consider making.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
‘Benign inflation opens up space to support growth’
With India’s growth momentum facing headwinds from US trade policies, monetary policy committee member Nagesh Kumar, in an interview with Mahesh Nayak, stressed the need for a prompt shift in the policy stance and a multi-pronged policy response to protect MSMEs, diversify exports and support domestic demand. Excerpts:
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
PSBs’ digital loan footprint may touch ₹1L cr in FY26
GOVT URGES BANKS TO RAISE THE TICKET SIZE TO ₹1-2 CR
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
India Inc can now file annual returns for FY25 till Dec 2025
BIG RELIEF
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Worst over, but upside capped
AFTER A TEPID Samvat 2081 that saw benchmark indices returning less than 6%, market pundits believe the worst is over, but only just.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
IT hiring decouples from revenue momentum in Q2
Automation and AI reshape tech workforce scaling
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Maruti's grip on market weakens
New launches fail to stop carmaker’s mkt share erosion
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Spending divide widens in US
TOP 10% OF US HOUSEHOLDS NOW ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF OF ALL SPENDING
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Al is not a bubble, says Google Cloud APAC head
KARAN BAJWA, PRESIDENT, Google Cloud, Asia Pacific has denied that Al is in a bubble, despite growing voices in Silicon Valley and investor community suggesting that a bubble maybe forming and could eventually burst.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Kylaq rolls ahead as Syros slows in sub-4-m SUV race
WHEN THE KIA Syros and Skoda Kylaq were launched earlier this year, both models seemed destined for success.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
‘Will play a crucial role in reducing import reliance on critical minerals’
Vedanta Resources has laid out an ambitious road map to transform itself into a $100-billion energy, critical minerals, and tech conglomerate.
4 min |
October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Focus on design to democratise access
IN LINE WITH technological advances in medical science, women’s cancer care has also seen technology transforming our approach to prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Realtors clock 10-15% jump in Diwali sales
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS HAVE clocked a 10-15% jump in sales of residential properties this Diwali which along with Navratri accounted for 35% of their annual sales.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Small finance banks to scale up gold loan biz
AMID A MUTED overall credit growth in the banking sector, goldloans have emerged as the only segment witnessing strong traction. Rising gold prices have further boosted customer demand.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Tejas’ BRH technology to ease mobile network congestion
INAMOVE toease network congestion while extending coverage to areas poorly served by mobile broadband, Tejas Networks,a Tata Group company, is advancing its Broadcast Radio Head (BRH) technology — a first-of-its-kind system designed to deliver high-bandwidth services, essentially powering devices without WiFi.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Govt aims to boost aquaculture in north
THE GOVERNMENTIS considering expanding saline water aquaculture in northern states including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, as it looks to repurpose saltaffected farmland for fish farming.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
‘Indian firms lead the charge in next-gen cloud technology’
Nutanix is expanding its R&D in India, making it the company’s largest R&D hub and a strategic growth market. As cloud adoption surges and digital infrastructure becomes foundational to business strategy, the US-based enterprise cloud software firm sees its Bengaluru and Pune R&D facilities evolving from a talent hub to a strategic innovation powerhouse.
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Heat of the moment
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SHOULD BE TREATED AS SPECIALISED INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT A NATIONWIDE BACKBONE
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Eternal targets extended trajectory
PLANS 3,000 BLINKIT STORES BY FOURTH QUARTER OF FY26
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Nestle India readies to scale up
REVENUE GROWTH TO FURTHER ACCELERATE TO 13% IN SECOND HALF
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October 21, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
SaaS startups go all in on AI to stay ahead
AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE reshapes the contours of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry, it’s not just the big names that are re-imagining their future. Growth-stage and early-stage SaaS startups are now rewriting their playbooks, embedding AI deep within their products and processes to stay relevant and competitive.
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