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Financial Express Bengaluru
Kotak, Federal Bank eye StanC’s 600,000 customers
Portfolio limited to credit card-only relationships
1 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Playbook Partners eyes 5-7 deals in FY26
EARLY PRIVATE EQUITY firm Playbook Partners said it will continue to prioritise valuation discipline even as it looks to close 5-7 investments in FY26, focusing on consumer-facing businesses and technology-led disruptors.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Tankers with 1.7 MT of oil, LPG & LNG stuck in Gulf
TWENTY-TWO INDIAN-FLAGGED ships — carrying 1.67 million tonne of crude oil, 320,000 tonne of LPG and about 200,000 tonne of LNG — remained stranded in the western Persian Gulf amid the raging conflict in West Asia, officials said on Wednesday.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
OMCs start to bleed, stare at steep losses
Prices may not rise soon as govt shields end users
3 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Liberalisation sandboxes can break deadlock
Used well, they could become living demonstrations of the govt’s reform vision—global models of sustainable, rules-based urban and economic governance
3 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Nirav Modi seeks to reopen plea on extradition
FUGITIVE DIAMOND MERCHANT Nirav Modi’s application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal concluded in the High Court in London, with claims that he faces a “real risk of torture” during interrogations by the investigating agencies in India.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
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.
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Morbi ceramic units halt production
SUPPLY BOTTLENECK
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Q-comm share in F&B market to touch 15-20% by 2030: Redseer
QUICK COMMERCE HAS rapidly emerged as a key channel for packaged food and beverages in India, growing faster than other channels and grabbing incremental demand, a Redseer report said.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
Nazara to buy 2 Spanish gaming firms for $100 mn
DIVERSIFIED GAMING AND sports media firm Nazara Technologies on Wednesday said its UK-based subsidiary willacquire a 50% controlling stake in Spanish social gaming platforms Bluetile Games and BestPlay Systems for $100.3 million (about %918 crore).
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Social feeds power micro-drama boom: Report
MICRO DRAMAS ARE rapidly emerging as a new content category in India, with social media feeds driving discovery for a vast majority of viewers, according to a joint report by Meta and Ormax Media.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
Consumer courts facing shortage of staff, leaders
NEW NATIONWIDEASSESSMENT BY THE INDIA JUSTICE REPORT
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Iran's huge gas field struck in big escalation in W Asia
IRAN’S HUGE PARS gas field was hit on Wednesday in the first reported strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure in the Gulf during the US-Israeli war, a major escalation that prompted Tehran to warn its neighbours that their energy installations would be targeted “in the coming hours”, reports Reuters.
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Rupee drifts to new lows amid tensions
THE RUPEE DEPRECIATED to a fresh low against the dollar on Wednesday as crude oil prices remained above the $100 /barrel mark fuelled by the war in West Asia.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Afghans search for loved ones at rehab centre bombed by Pak
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS of people undergoing treatment at a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for their loved ones on Wednesday, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the deadliest incident in the months-long conflict between the neighbours.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Alibaba's AI shift in focus with big bets on agents
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING is raising prices for its AI computing and storage products by as muchas 34%, joining a host of big tech firms moving to capitalize on surging demand in the hope of recouping hefty investments.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
₹2,584-cr small hydro power scheme cleared
THE CABINET on Wednesday cleared a ₹2,584.6-crore small hydro power scheme to add 1,500 MW capacity, making a renewed push to scale up decentralised renewable energy in remote & underserved regions.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Centre to spend ₹33,660 crore to catalyse 100 industrial parks
THE GOVERNMENT ON Wednesday approved a scheme to develop 100 industrial parks across India that will involve 33,660 crore support from the exchequer over the next six years.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
KKR to invest $310 million in PMI Electro, e-bus platform
INVESTOR TO PICK UP MAJORITY STAKE IN ALLFLEET
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Al moves to the edge
ADVANCES IN PROCESSORS ARE BRINGING THE TECH DIRECTLY INTO SMARTPHONES
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
States to get 10% more LPG for PNG push
THE CENTRE HAS offered states up to 10% additional commercial LPG allocation if they accelerate the shift to piped natural gas (PNG), as supply pressures persist amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing West Asia conflict.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Sarvam AI models excel in Indic, lag frontier systems
SOVEREIGN AI
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
Indices log third day of gains
SENSEX, NIFTY UP NEARLY 1% | BROAD-BASED RALLY LED BY MIDCAP, SMALLCAP
2 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
India uniquely placed, says Cognizant chief AI exec
INDIA HAS A “unique” position in Al enablement due to its deep technology foundation and large pool of people who understand digital systems and processes,according to Babak Hodjat, Chief Al Officer at Cognizant.
1 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Relief rally lifts IT stocks as Al jitters subside
INDIAN IT STOCKS sawarecoveryonWednesday,with the Nifty IT index rebounding after the previous session’s underperformance, as investor sentiment steadied following brokerage commentarythat tempered concerns around AI-led disruption.
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March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
DPDP: Easier rules likely for govt depts
PRIVATE PLATFORMS MAY FACE TIGHTER COMPLIANCE
1 min |
March 19, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Trouble brews for tea exports
WITH THE DEEPENING crisis in West Asia disrupting key trade routes, nearly 3 million kg of the country’s tea shipments have been left stranded, raising fresh concerns over export earnings and supply chain stability.
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