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Financial Express Kolkata
Car sales rise 10.7% in Feb on SUV-led demand
PASSENGER VEHICLE (PV) wholesale dispatches from manufacturers to dealers posted low double-digit growth in February, rising 10.7% year-on-year (yo-y) to 424,292 units, compared with 383,243 units in the same month last year, according to industry data.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Modi, Carney to meet today
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney are set to roll out a broad framework on Monday to deepen India-Canada ties in areas of trade, energy and critical technology in the face of increasing geopolitical upheavals.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Mercedes-Benz to drive in the V-Class, once again
MERCEDES-BENZ INDIA is set to challenge the luxury MPV dominance of Toyota Vellfire (€1.2-1.3 crore) and Lexus LM (%2.15-2.69 crore) by launching the V-Class on March 3, in the price range of €1.7 crore to ¢1.8 crore,ex-showroom.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Perplexity looks beyond AI-powered search
AFTER NEARLY TWO months of silence, Perplexity AI is back in action.
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March 02, 2026
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Ola Electric slips out of top 5, TVS retains lead
OLA ELECTRIC, ONCE the dominant player in India’s electric two-wheeler (E2W) market, has slipped out of the top five in monthly sales for the first time this fiscal, ceding ground to smaller rival Greaves Electric.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Sharp swings in sectoral growth in new GDP series
MANUFACTURING, MINING GROWTH RATES SHARPLY UPGRADED
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March 02, 2026
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Uncertainty looms over 8 mn Indian workers in W Asia
Diplomatic channels put on high alert
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March 02, 2026
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Power without the bulk
IQOO 15R STANDS OUT FOR ITS COMPACT BODY
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March 02, 2026
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A void and its reverberations
THE ASSASSINATION OF Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 in a coordinated US-Israeli strike represents the gravest rupture in Iran’s political order since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
'Spring cleaning has to be done from time to time'
When Tuhin Kanta Pandey took over at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the regulator was grappling with internal unease and heightened external scrutiny.
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March 02, 2026
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Fresh export bookings put on hold
•Govt calls meeting of players involved in export logistics
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
US payroll growth seen moderating
US PAYROLLS GROWTH probably settled back in February after the strongest month of hiring in a year, returning to a more moderate and likely sustainable pace of hiring.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Strait of Hormuz blockade: Freight, insurance costs to soar
EXPORTERS MUST BRACE for higher freight and insurance costs as tensions in West Asia escalate following the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran. Industry players say the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with renewed Houthi threats in the Red Sea, could force vessels to reroute, pushing up freight rates and war-risk premiums on shipments to the US and Europe.
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March 02, 2026
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A long war will be costly: Economists
AS WEST ASIA PLUNGED into a crisis, economists say India’s inflation, fiscal deficits as well as trade risks hinge less on the shock itself and more on the duration of the conflict.
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March 02, 2026
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TURBULENCE IN THE SKIES
Indian carriers cancel 750 flights in 2 days, thousands stranded
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March 02, 2026
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Midcap IT companies make strategic shift to AI-led large deals
AS CONCERNS RISE over how generative artificial intelligence could disrupt traditional outsourcing models, mid-tier IT services companies are sharpening their focus on AI-led transformation deals.
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March 02, 2026
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‘Coal to remain core biz despite clean energy forays’
With India crossing the one billion tonne (BT) coal production threshold last year, power demand projected to hit new peaks this summer, and Coal India (CIL) lining up %16,000 crore in capital expenditure for FY26, the country’s largest miner is entering a phase of volume expansion, logistics build-out and diversification aimed at securing energy supply well into the next decade.
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March 02, 2026
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Delivering at record speed
GROWTH IN E-RETAIL AD SPENDS HAS FLIPPED THE MARKETING PLAYBOOK
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March 02, 2026
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Pak-Afghan clashes: Death toll tops 350
PAKISTAN SAID ITS ongoing campaign against Afghan militants have left more than 350 Taliban dead, as clashes between the two sides continued for a fourth day and showed few signs of easing.
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March 02, 2026
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Iran unleashes retaliation
THE WAR SPREAD across the region on Sunday, a day after the US and Israel started attacks on the Islamic Republic, drawing a swift and widespread response.
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March 02, 2026
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Power consumption grows 1.86% in Feb
POWER CONSUMPTION
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March 02, 2026
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Telcos likely to buy under 40% of spectrum on sale
OPERATORS MAY SPEND ₹84K-CRAGAINST ₹2.19L-CR UP FOR AUCTION
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March 02, 2026
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Fresh export bookings on hold
ACCORDING TO AJAY Sahai, CEO and director general of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, it could take up to a week for clarity to emerge on the availability of shipping capacity, new routes, insurance and freight rates.
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
‘Taking a structured approach to AI scaling’
Piramal Pharma’ Catalyst NuGen, a flagship ERP initiative, is complemented by targeted automation, advanced analytics, and infrastructure modernisation programmes, collec- tively driving business impact and operat- ional excellence. The emphasis today is on building a future- ready, data & AI-driven and scalable technology ecosystem that directly supports the organisation’s long-range ambition of doubling revenue and tripling profitability by FY2030, Viral Gandhi, president & Group CIO, Piramal Group, tells Sudhir Chowdhary in an interview. Excerpts:
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March 02, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Amazon India cuts seller fees on items under ₹1,000
AMAZON INDIA HAS announced a major reduction in the fees it charges sellers, stepping up its challenge against local rivals Flipkart and Meesho.
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March 02, 2026
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War in West Asia, worry in markets
Ayatollah, top leaders killed: Defiant Iran unleashes deadly retaliation
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March 02, 2026
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Brent prices flare up; Russian cargoes come back in focus
Every $10 rise to up annual import bill by $14 billion
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March 02, 2026
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Airtel, Google join hands to protect spam
SUNIL MITTAL-LED BHARTI
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March 02, 2026
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Centre seeks consensus on new fuel emission rules
THE GOVERNMENTWILLtakea consensual view before implementing the CAFE-III rules, which seek to limit average fuel consumption and carbon emissions across the entire model range of an automobile manufacturer, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Sunday.
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March 02, 2026
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Rice exports to West Asia run into rough seas
THE SITUATION IN West Asia threatens India’s robust rice exports to Iran and countries in the Arabian peninsula, exporters said.
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