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Financial Express Kolkata
Siddaramaiah seeks to meet guv, might make way for Shivakumar
A CHANGE OF guard in the three-year-old Karnataka government seems imminent with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking the Governor's appointment, a day after he was apparently asked by the party high command to make way for his deputy DK Shivakumar’s elevation to the top post, but chose to speak on the matter on Thursday.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Coal gasification roadshow today
THE GOVERNMENT WILL hold a roadshow on Thursday to promote its newly launched ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote surface coal and lignite gasification projects.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Cloud beyond cost savings
FOR MUCH OF the last two decades, conversations around cloud have largely centered on infrastructure.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Swiggy defends rejected board changes
SWIGGY ON WEDNESDAY defended its proposed amendments to its Articles of Association (AoA), saying the changes were intended to support its long-term goal of becoming an Indian Owned and Controlled Company (IOCC) and would not have resulted in concentration of founder control, after shareholders voted down the proposal last week.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Coal India OFS gets 8x bids
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ON Wednesday lapped up Coal India shares, putting in bids worth about ₹19,000 crore, with the issue getting over-subscribed 8.14 times on the first day.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Irdai's pay reform may not solve key issues: Insurers
INSURANCE INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES have welcomed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s (Irdai) move to link executive pay to customer outcomes but say the framework falls short of addressing deeper structural issues affecting policyholders.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Why Trump wants to enlarge the Abraham Accords tent
US President Donald Trump’s demand that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan sign the Abraham Accords have left these countries stumped. Banasree Purkayastha looks at what makes West Asian countries reluctant to sign the pact, & whether this could jeopardise the emerging peace deal with Iran
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
NHAI identifies 1,692-kilometre highways for monetisation in FY27
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Authority of India (NHAI) has shortlisted 17 highway stretches totalling 1,692 kilometre (km) for monetisation through the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model and the National Highways Infrastructure Trust (NHIT).
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
JPMorgan’s Dimon ‘on the lookout’ for next big deal
JPMORGAN CHASE & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is on the hunt for his next big deal.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
SC relief to Amazon in Future case
Ruling overturns suspension of deal, ₹202-cr fine by CCI
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
ED raids houses of former Kerala CM Vijayan in money laundering probe
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE on Wednesday conducted searches at the residences of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family members as part of its money laundering probe linked to the CMRL case involving his daughter, officials said.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Mphasis launches AI platform Tria
IT SERVICES COMPANY Mphasis on Wednesday launched Mphasis Tria, an enterprise AI platform aimed at helping companies move from AI experimentation to large-scale business decision-making and execution, as the company positions itself for a shift towards outcome-based commercial models.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
L&T arm inks pact with Israel-based EVR Motors
LARSEN & TOUBRO (L&T) on Wednesday said its business unit L&T Electronic Products & Systems (LTEPS), has entered into a strategic partnership with Israeli electric propulsion technology company EVR Motors, to jointly develop, manufacture and deploy next-generation EV traction motors for the Indian market.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Why exit matters?
INDIA MAY NOW BE READY FOR DIRECT LIQUIDATION PATHWAYS AS THE SYSTEM MATURES
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
HDFC Bank falls 2.6% after ‘differential interest’ claim
● Lender denies report that Maha body was offered better deposit rate
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
SBI bets on omnichannel banking with AI-led shift
STATE BANK OF India Chairman CS Setty has outlined a technology-led growth strategy for the country’s largest lender with a sharper focus on artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, customer experience and deposit mobilisation while retaining the bank’s branch-led relationship model.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
When AI becomes the tutor
GOOGLE GEMINI IS REDEFINING HOW STUDENTS PREPARE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
PhysicsWallah eyes net profit in FY27
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM PhysicsWallah expects to achieve profit after tax (PAT) profitability in FY27 as higher enrollments, improving operating leverage and growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools support margin expansion, co-founder Prateek Maheshwari said.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Jio gambles on OTT bundles amid tariff pause
RELIANCE JIO’S LAUNCH of a new OTT-focussed top-up plan signals how telecom operators are increasingly looking beyond broad-based tariff increases to drive customer spending, as immediate tariff interventions appear unlikely and operators seek alternative routes to improve average revenue per user (Arpu).
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Consumed by success
INDIA DID NOT MERELY LOSE AN EDTECH GIANT. IT WATCHED ONE OF THE DEFINING MYTHS OF ITS STARTUP ERA UNRAVEL IN REAL TIME
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
IT firms deepen AI talent ties
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIRMS are expanding partnerships with universities and skill development programmes as artificial intelligence (AI) changes workplace requirements and pushes companies to build talent with both domain expertise and AI capabilities.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Economists see Q4 GDP growth at around 7.2%
INDIA’S ECONOMY IS estimated to have grown 7.2% year-on-year in the January-March 2026 quarter (Q4FY26), according to a Financial Express poll of economists.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
NSE-SUFI pact for derivatives of steel, other commodities
THE NATIONAL STOCK Exchange (NSE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI) to develop steel and other commodity derivatives ecosystem.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
LIC stake sale worth ₹10K cr likely soon
THE GOVERNMENT IS likely to begin formal marketing next month for a planned share sale in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) that could raise as much as ₹10,000 crore ($1 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Centre meets FY26 fiscal deficit target
THE CENTRE HAS met the fiscal deficit target of 4.4% of GDP for FY26 based on the new GDP series, with almost 99% achievement of expenditure target set for the year, sources told FE.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Govt nudges Tata Group to keep house in order
CLEAR MESSAGE: ISSUES SHOULD BE HANDLED 'PROFESSIONALLY & DISCREETLY'
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Ola Electric's second shot at q-comm, gig mobility
OLA ELECTRIC IS preparing to enter India’s fast-growing quick commerce and gig worker mobility market, marking a renewed push into the segment less than a year after shelving its affordable scooter plans aimed at gig economy workers.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Govt approves extension of SARTHAK PDS with outlay of ₹25,530 crore
THE GOVERNMENT ON Wednesday approved the continuation of the Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling with Automation in PDS (SARTHAK PDS) with a total outlay of ₹25,530 crore.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Pernod withheld Scotch info to pay lower tariffs, finds probe
INVESTIGATORS HAVE CONCLUDED Pernod Ricard withheld the age and composition of its Scotch whisky imports to hide their true value and pay lower tariffs, sparking a legal fight after the French company was asked to pay $314 million in back taxes, documents show.
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May 28, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Air India cuts over 20% domestic flights till Aug
AIR INDIA HAS temporarily reduced domestic flight operations by over 20% and international services by more than 25% between June and August, citing sustained pressure from high aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices and rising operating costs.
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