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China’s trade challenge

China’s trade challenge

China’s recent decision to take India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over its industrial policy marks a subtle but significant shift in the...

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Newsmakers of the year: Trump | Chaos & calm in a world of churn

Newsmakers of the year: Trump | Chaos & calm in a world of churn

By Vamsee Juluri When Donald Trump announced his candidature to run for president a second time, it seemed improbable for many Americans that he...

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The IndiGo fiasco and surge pricing

The IndiGo fiasco and surge pricing

At the Delhi airport last week, a middle-aged professional, stranded after his Indigo flight was cancelled late evening, refreshed his booking app...

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China’s geo-economic tactics

China’s geo-economic tactics

China’s $1 trillion trade surplus is not just a statistic. It is an affirmation of its ability to control global trade in a strategic fashion of...

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Guest

Not MRF, not Apollo: The ‘skeleton’ stock inside every 2nd car in India

Not MRF, not Apollo: The ‘skeleton’ stock inside every 2nd car in India

The next time you are cruising at 100 kmph on an Indian highway, remember this: the only thing keeping your tyres from flying off your flashy metal...

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Suhel Khan

The rage-bitten Gen Z

The rage-bitten Gen Z

From brainrotting doomscrollers to disruptors reshaping political discourse worldwide, the Generation Z shed many a stereotype to acquire a...

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Ivinder Gill

‘Gotta get lighter on my feet’: Hrithik Roshan dances at wedding with sons; ‘Gravity, take notes’, say netizens

‘Gotta get lighter on my feet’: Hrithik Roshan dances at wedding with sons; ‘Gravity, take notes’, say netizens

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has created a stir with his dance moves yet again. Lighting up the dance floor at his cousin’s wedding, fans...

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Kuhu Verma

TCS to declare Q3 FY26 results & dividend in January: Key dates you need to know

TCS to declare Q3 FY26 results & dividend in January: Key dates you need to know

Tata Consultancy Services will announce its Q3 earnings results on January 12, 2026. In an exchange filing, the company stated that its Board of...

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Fazal Rahim

‘Worth every sleepless night’: 18-year-old wakes up at 3 am to run a global AI startup tackling Alzheimer’s

‘Worth every sleepless night’: 18-year-old wakes up at 3 am to run a global AI startup tackling Alzheimer’s

Alex Yang, an 18-year-old high school senior in Seoul has built a global AI research startup aimed at improving Alzheimer’s diagnostics, managing a...

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Shubham Chhabra

From fringe to mainstream

From fringe to mainstream

India’s AI market is projected to reach $22 billion by 2027, driven by a 30% CAGR and a ₹10,371 crore national mission.

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Manish Gupta

Vikran Engineering bags Rs 2,035 crore order for solar projects in Maharashtra

Vikran Engineering bags Rs 2,035 crore order for solar projects in Maharashtra

Vikran Engineering has secured an order worth Rs 2,035 crore for the development of solar projects in Maharashtra. As per its regulatory filing,...

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Student loan crackdown: US to cut wages from January as defaults cross 5.5 million

Student loan crackdown: US to cut wages from January as defaults cross 5.5 million

The Trump administration will start taking money directly from the paychecks of some student loan borrowers beginning in January, the US Department...

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Aditi

Who are Jes Staley and Larry Summers? Epstein once named them executors of his will

Who are Jes Staley and Larry Summers? Epstein once named them executors of his will

Newly released US Justice Department documents have revealed that former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and former US Treasury Secretary Larry...

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Aditi

Ceigall India wins Rs 550 crore work order from Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam

Ceigall India wins Rs 550 crore work order from Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam

Construction company Ceigall India has received a Rs 550 crore work order from Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam. In an exchange filing, the company...

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Fazal Rahim

Redrawing lines

Redrawing lines

The central government’s assurance that it will not relax mining rules for the Aravallis offers little comfort to those alarmed by a newly adopted...

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How to fix Delhi’s air pollution disaster

How to fix Delhi’s air pollution disaster

By Nirvikar Singh Why has Delhi’s air pollution problem persisted? Is there a way to fix it? For at least a decade, Delhi’s air has been hazardous...

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‘Full-scale assault in name of electoral machinery’: Rahul Gandhi in Germany; BJP hits back

‘Full-scale assault in name of electoral machinery’: Rahul Gandhi in Germany; BJP hits back

Addressing the Hertie School in Germany on the topic of “Politics is the art of listening”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again brought up...

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Retail investor outflows in 2025 highest in 6 years

Retail investor outflows in 2025 highest in 6 years

Retail investors have taken out Rs 8,461 crore from equities in 2025 (as of December 19), the highest outflows since 2019, NSE data show. Outflows...

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Ananya Grover

Internet suspended as fresh violence erupts in Assam’s Karbi Anglong; IPS officers injured, shops set ablaze

Internet suspended as fresh violence erupts in Assam’s Karbi Anglong; IPS officers injured, shops set ablaze

Internet services were suspended in parts of Assam on Tuesday evening following violent clashes between two groups. At least eight people were...

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Anwesha Mitra

Kerala SIR draft electoral roll: Here’s how to check your name

Kerala SIR draft electoral roll: Here’s how to check your name

Kerala SIR update: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to release the draft electoral rolls for Kerala on Tuesday, as part of the ongoing...

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Shubham Chhabra

Lower repo rate link to lending

Lower repo rate link to lending

With the repo rate being lowered by 125 basis points (bps) within this year and bank lending rates coming down, there is strong reason to believe...

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Madan Sabnavis

Coping with US tariffs

Coping with US tariffs

The focus of attention on the latest trade data for November has been unduly on India’s export performance to the US despite the 50% tariff...

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Drinking the financial Kool-aid

Drinking the financial Kool-aid

By Shankar Sharma Dermatologists know many secrets. But the best one is that Botox has long-term effects which are not all good. You are never told...

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Emcure Pharma launches weight loss drug

Emcure Pharma launches weight loss drug

Emcure Pharmaceuticals on Monday launched Poviztra, a second brand of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide injection for weight management, across India....

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Geeta Nair

How Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball century in Indore left Sri Lankan bowlers needing therapy

How Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball century in Indore left Sri Lankan bowlers needing therapy

You were probably finishing dinner on December 22, 2017. Maybe switching on the TV for what you thought would be a normal Friday night T20. By the...

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Abhishek Ab

Is Elon Musk’s Starlink facing threat from Russia?

Is Elon Musk’s Starlink facing threat from Russia?

Russia may be developing a new anti-satellite weapon that uses destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel to target Starlink. The Elon Musk-led...

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Anwesha Mitra

‘For employees stuck abroad…’: Microsoft’s advice to H-1B workers revealed amid visa stamping delays

‘For employees stuck abroad…’: Microsoft’s advice to H-1B workers revealed amid visa stamping delays

Microsoft has joined other top companies like Google and Apple in issuing firm warnings, while also showing its employees the way ahead amid the...

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Ashima Grover

‘Billion-year-old Aravalli Hills fighting for its existence’: Row over India’s oldest mountain range explained

‘Billion-year-old Aravalli Hills fighting for its existence’: Row over India’s oldest mountain range explained

Spread approximately 600-800 km across three states (Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat) and one union territory (Delhi), the Aravalli hills have...

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Ajay Kumar

Facts rather than hype

Facts rather than hype

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has done the Indian information technology (IT) industry a service by choosing clarity over rhetoric on artificial...

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The buyback conundrum

The buyback conundrum

On November 14, two companies, GHCL and Infosys-both highly regarded entities-offered to buy back their shares from existing shareholders. While...

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: The second killing of Mahatma Gandhi

Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: The second killing of Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. The RSS vehemently denied that its ideology and propaganda motivated the assassin. The RSS...

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P Chidambaram

The big idea: How Varun Dua’s persistence, not reinvention, led to Acko

The big idea: How Varun Dua’s persistence, not reinvention, led to Acko

In 2009, Varun Dua was restless. The global financial crisis had shaken up Tata AIG General Insurance, where he had spent five years after his MBA....

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Ayanti Bera

Maharashtra Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Litmus test for Mahayuti, do-or-die for MVA; Counting to begin at 8:00 am

Maharashtra Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Litmus test for Mahayuti, do-or-die for MVA; Counting to begin at 8:00 am

Maharashtra Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE: The BJP has emerged as the largest party in the Maharashtra municipal council and nagar...

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‘Casteist slurs made, not a pilot vs passenger issue’: Air India Express pilot accused of assault issues statement

‘Casteist slurs made, not a pilot vs passenger issue’: Air India Express pilot accused of assault issues statement

A day after an Air India Express pilot was accused of physically assaulting a passenger at Delhi airport, the pilot’s legal team has issued a...

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‘The future of HR lies in humanising technology, ‘ says Achal Khanna

‘The future of HR lies in humanising technology, ‘ says Achal Khanna

As artificial intelligence, hybrid work and digital transformation reshape workplaces, the role of HR is undergoing its most profound shift in...

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Biswajiban Sharma

Reforming fertiliser subsidy

Reforming fertiliser subsidy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a national wide-ranging reform drive in motion. From income tax, goods and services tax (GST) to labour laws,...

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Why did David and Victoria Beckham unfollowed their son Brooklyn on Instagram?

Why did David and Victoria Beckham unfollowed their son Brooklyn on Instagram?

David and Victoria Beckham’s Instagram accounts have seen a surprising change, as has that of their eldest son, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham. Brooklyn,...

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Pallavi Mehra

Fifth column by Tavleen Singh: Cancel Christmas

Fifth column by Tavleen Singh: Cancel Christmas

If you are Hindu and reading this, you better not be going to any Christmas parties next week. You have been warned. Not by me, but one of the...

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Tavleen Singh