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Financial Express Kochi
PSBs Tighten Home Loan Pricing to Protect NIMs
Top public sector banks are increasing interest rates for new home loans, a move likely aimed at protecting their net interest margins (NIMs) at a time when deposit mobilisation has been difficult.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
No GST on health, life cover
ALL GOM MEMBERS agreed with the proposal, a source said, adding that few have given suggestions for improvement. \"We want GST on insurance to be zero,\" Bihar deputy chief minister and GoM convenor Samrat Choudhary said.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Retail sector projected to nearly double and nudge $2 trillion by 2030
INDIA'S RETAIL SECTOR, currently valued at $1.06 trillion, is projected to nearly double to $1.93 trillion by 2030, according to a Deloitte-Ficci report.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
After weak Q1, QSR firms pin hopes on second half
• Fast food chains remain bullish on store additions
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Indian Envoy Holds Trade Talks With US
INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, on Wednesday held a meeting with US Congressman Warren Davidson to discuss the bilateral relationship between Washington and New Delhi and briefed him on recent developments on trade and energy.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
These smart glasses use smart tech to 'see for you'
ACT AS EYES FOR LOW-VISION & BLIND USERS
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Quick commerce model is the growth driver
Quick commerce model is the growth driver
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Banks Scale Up CSR Spends; HDFC Tops List
While HDFC Bank deployed a record ₹1,068 crore in 2024-25, SBI spent ₹610 crore
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Bike taxis: HC tells Karnataka to take a call
THE KARNATAKA HIGH Court on Wednesday gave the state government one month to decide whether to allow bike taxis operations.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Think global, act local
OpenAI's bold bet on India is welcome, but the future of AI in India will not be won on pricing alone
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India and Russia-led EAEU agree on terms for FTA
Strategic Alliance
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ludhiana textile units on the edge as US buyers develop cold feet
AT SHINGORA TEXTILES, a cloth manufacturing unit in an industrial cluster on the outskirts of Ludhiana, a group of workers are at work.
3 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Welspun arm buys Bengaluru land plots
WELSPUN ONE LOGISTICS Parks (WOLP), part of Welspun Group, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of two plots of land totaling 107 acres near Bengaluru, including ~51 acres of land in Hoskote, and ~56 acres of land in Devanahalli.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Retailers, brands seek ease of doing business
The government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to ease of doing business and deregulation.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trump's tariffs create 'urgency to transform India': Uday Kotak
KOTAK MAHINDRA GROUP founder Uday Kotak on Wednesday said the uncertainty of Donald Trump's tariff regime had created \"a sense of urgency for transforming India\" and offered \"a great opportunity to pivot\".
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
MPC opts for caution amid tariff uncertainty
The Reserve Bank of India's six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) opted for a wait-and-watch approach in the August policy, flagging the need to assess the full impact of recent rate cuts and monitor risks from the US tariff actions, minutes of the August meeting released on Wednesday showed.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Dealing with the hafta king
Trump has compelled everybody to acknowledge India needs to step out of its business-as-usual policymaking and take serious steps to strengthen its economy
3 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
A Symbiotic Relationship
DATA CENTRES ARE THE BACKBONE OF INNOVATION
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
IOCL, BPCL Resume Buying Russian Oil
State-run Refiners
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nvidia's China reception is buying time for Huawei
DON'T BE FOOLED
3 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Nayara Turns to Dark Fleet, Russian Oil
One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, Nayara Energy is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its operations running.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Large-caps a good choice right now, says Ambit Capital
The current volatility in the equity markets is making large-caps a more sensible choice, Ambit Capital's institutional equities head Nitin Bhasin said.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
EKA Mobility to launch a new CV every 6 months
EKA MOBILITY, PART of Pinnacle Industries, is ramping up its commercial electric vehicle (EV) play with plans to introduce a new product every six months, founder and chairman Sudhir Mehta said.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China's rare earth magnet exports hit 6-month high
CHINA'S FLOWS OF rare earth magnets to the US continued to recover in July—with volumes rising 76% month-on-month—after Beijing agreed to normalize exports as part of its trade truce with Washington.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Shah, Rajnath to head panels for economy, social reforms
TWO NEW INFORMAL groups of ministers (iGoMs) have been formed by the Centre under home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh to prescribe reforms in the economic and social sectors, respectively.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
PropEquity Sues Rival CRE Matrix for Data Theft
REAL ESTATE ANALYTICS company PropEquity has filed a lawsuit against its rival CRE Matrix in the Delhi High Court, alleging the theft of primary real estate data.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Online game Bill sparks outcry in legal circles
THE PROMOTION AND Regulation of Online Gaming Bill has taken the legal fraternity by surprise.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Karnataka to classify SCs in three groups
KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced in the Assembly to implement the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) in jobs and education, a day after it was approved by the state Cabinet.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Cut reliance on Chinese goods, suggests GTRI
INDIA MUST WEAN itself away from the Chinese imports of critical industrial inputs as increasing dependence on these goods is adding to the country's external vulnerabilities and giving the northern neighbour a huge leverage at the time of crisis, according to Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ugly scenes as Shah tables Bill to remove ministers
Amidst stormy scenes in the Lok Sabha, with ruling and Opposition MPs coming close to a scuffle, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday tabled three Bills which seek to remove Central and state ministers, including Chief Ministers and Prime Minister, who are facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for at least 30 days.
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