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10.12 / 01:21

COST UPS Platform Research wellness reports Courts Cash-rich legal tech faces huge task: Making data machine-ready

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Legal tech is flooded with capital, but even as money pours in, structural roadblocks persist. The sector faces the unglamorous task of making legal data machine-readable through annotation and labelling—before the automation promise can truly be realised.

10.12 / 01:21

markets UPS Target Action trends Trade recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's top picks for 10 December

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Benchmark indices extended their decline for the second straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by a mix of global and domestic concerns. The Nifty50 slipped 120.90 points or 0.47% to close at 25,839.65, while the Sensex fell 436.41 points or 0.51% to 84,666.28.

10.12 / 01:21

markets Action Sustainability trends Trade band recommendations Stock recommendations for 10 December from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: India's equity benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extended losses for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, 9 December, amid weak global cues ahead of the US Fed policy outcome. The Sensex closed 436 points, or 0.51%, lower at 84,666.28, while the Nifty 50 ended the day with a loss of 121 points, or 0.47%, at 25,839.65.

10.12 / 00:31

markets COST security Experts testing International As NephroPlus expands abroad, scale turns into its toughest test yet

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Nephrocare Health Services, better known as NephroPlus, is pitching itself as a global dialysis disruptor on the back of what chairman and managing director Vikram Vuppala touts as a low-cost, high-efficiency operating model. Built at India’s price point and refined through scale, the company now plans to replicate this template in higher-priced international markets.

10.12 / 00:31

Digital Manufacturing security Align cover reports International Govt rolls out 12 new standards across AI, payments security, audit data and industrial systems

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In a major move, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified 12 new standards in a single round, covering artificial intelligence, secure financial cryptographic devices, audit data systems, lifts, campus facilities, rotating electrical machines and optical fibre testing, as per two separate government orders.

10.12 / 00:15

markets Aware Racing Food trends Trade International Why India’s shrimp exporters are suddenly racing toward value-added products

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian shrimp exporters are increasingly shifting focus toward value-addition as global demand trends evolve and competition intensifies. With traditional frozen raw shrimp markets facing price pressure and stricter quality norms, exporters are broadening their product portfolios to include ready-to-cook (RTC) and ready-to-eat (RTE) shrimp offerings.

10.12 / 00:15

COST UPS Citi Fighting trends show reports Inside India's wealth-management paradox: More clients, less profit, how managers are dealing with it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Strained net income margins has pushed Indian wealth management firms to accelerate expansion even as rising operating costs, dropping fees, hard-as-nails competition, and frequent regulatory changes erode profitability across the sector. Competition has intensified in the wealth management space with the surge of affluent people in the country—India has 870,000 dollarmillionaire households, up 90% from 460,000 lakh in 2021, according to the Mercedes-Benz Hurun India Wealth Report 2025.

10.12 / 00:15

UPS Digital Booking Platform trends country audience Nagraj vs Naruto: Indian comics level up as Gen Z turns to anime

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI , MUMBAI : Indian comic heroes like Chacha Chaudhary, Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruv, Doga, Suppandi and Shikari Shambu are levelling up to face anime legends such as Naruto, Tanjiro, Goku, Saitama, Light Yagami, and Luffy. Millennials’ childhood favourite characters from Diamond Comics, Raj Comics, Amar Chitra Katha, and Tinkle, among others, may soon be seen taking selfies, using artificial intelligence (AI), and discussing mental health to connect with Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who have gravitated towards Japanese anime and manga.

09.12 / 16:19

markets UPS IPO Digital Maxim Strategy country India to see increased momentum in cross-border deals and IPOs in 2026: JP Morgan

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is expected to see heightened momentum on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs) through 2026 as companies worldwide look to monetise their stakes and take advantage of the country's rich valuations, top executives at JP Morgan said at a media round table on Tuesday.

09.12 / 15:05

COST Manufacturing economy pandemic Trade country What to expect from India’s customs reforms

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian businesses and the country’s trading partners alike have flagged the need for a simpler customs duty framework. The global supply-chain disruptions and US tariffs have further amplified the need to review the regime.

09.12 / 12:13

Analysis Software Persona voice information reports Meet the bot collector: How AI is rewriting India’s debt recovery playbook

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: As he prepared to call a debtor, Manoj, an adviser at Bengaluru-based debt collection startup DPDzero, saw a message flash across his screen. Borrower sentiment: distressed.

09.12 / 11:35

markets COST UPS Digital Research song reports Automation puts IT-backed digital marketing units under strain

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: Automation tools are rapidly reshaping the economics of digital marketing and creative services. Tasks that once required teams of designers, website builders and editors are now being completed in minutes, cutting both billing cycles and the need for large production teams at some of the world’s biggest IT and advertising-linked firms.

09.12 / 11:35

markets Digital Maxim performer social Features Updates Is India’s privacy law already outdated? AI thrives on data abundance but we’re aiming for scarcity

I have long argued that modern technologies can only be effective if governed by principle-based legislation. Prescriptive rules tend to be sclerotic, calcifying faster than the technology systems they seek to regulate.

09.12 / 11:35

UPS Booking Election Diversity symptoms rights The popularity of Gita Press and how it shaped modern Hindutva

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The other day I was reading journalist Akshaya Mukul’s Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India (2015) at a cafe in south Delhi, when a stranger at the adjacent table asked if he could take a look at the book. A 20-something Gen Z-er, he was surprised to see a detailed history of the publishing firm.

09.12 / 09:33

COST Digital Progressive Gap reports Department prevention Mint Explainer: Why CAG plans to audit government departments in real time

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the national auditor, is preparing to overhaul the way it audits government departments by moving from post-facto examination of accounts to real-time audits of public spending, project execution and service delivery. The shift marks one of the most significant changes to India’s audit architecture in decades, and comes at a time when governments are executing larger, technology-driven programmes that require closer and more continuous oversight.

09.12 / 09:33

COST UPS Platform Entertainment Experts show Videos Ad fatigue crisis hits Indian streaming services: Repetitive, low-cost ads drive viewers away

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Advertising on video-streaming services in India is increasingly resulting in viewer fatigue as these platforms try to supplement plateauing paid subscription revenue with ad money. Users are bombarded with the same long and unskippable ads, often with glitches, that make the viewing experience tedious and disrupt the flow of the show.

09.12 / 07:41

markets UPS Citi Provident Platform Enterprise track Urban Company not providing investors instant help to make gains on stock

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Urban Company Ltd’s shares hit an all-time low of ₹125.23 on the NSE on Monday. While still at a premium to the initial public offering price of ₹103, it marks a 38% slide from the high of ₹201.18 on 22 September.

09.12 / 07:41

markets UPS Gap security Sustainability social Updates As regulatory changes step up lending competition in India, private credit could prove its mettle and thrive

India’s private credit market has experienced remarkable growth in the first half of 2025, reaching $9 billion across 79 transactions, nearly triple the volume in the preceding six months. This surge has been led by a landmark $3.1 billion transaction by a large Indian corporate, representing the largest onshore private credit deal in Indian history.

09.12 / 03:37

markets UPS IPO economy trends Trade rights With such heavy supply, you can’t expect a runway market, says Axis Mutual Fund’s Ashish Gupta

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is in a better position, and 2026 appears to be an improvement over last year, according to Ashish Gupta, chief information officer (CIO), Axis Mutual Fund. “But with such heavy supply, you can’t expect a runaway market," he said.

09.12 / 03:37

markets COST Trade band cover rights Updates Customs reform: How a standard rate of 5% import duty could sharpen India’s export edge

We welcome finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement at this year’s HT Leadership Summit that her next reform would be of India’s customs duty regime. This is vital to boost competitiveness and trade diversification amid today’s tariff turmoil, with the US walling itself apart.It would be best not to limit the exercise to easing procedures and revising customs duty rates.

09.12 / 01:59

markets COST Manufacturing Trade show country electronic Rupee below 90: Why an undervalued real exchange rate is a double-edged sword

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The rupee has surpassed the 90 per dollar mark, down over 5% from the start of 2025. While the exchange rate has depreciated quite a bit this year, the most recent trigger was the 12% year-on-year contraction in exports for the month of October, driven mainly by a decline in exports to the US.

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