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11.12 / 10:03
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With a $35 billion push, Amazon puts e-commerce rivals on notice
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amazon.com Inc.’s plan to invest an additional $35 billion in India by 2030 is expected to intensify competition in the online commerce and prompt rivals to increase their spending on infrastructure, supply chains, and consumer acquisition.
11.12 / 00:55
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ICICI Pru AMC's upcoming IPO to test group’s listing luck
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India’s capital markets expand and household savings accelerate their shift toward financial products, asset management companies are entering a new phase of growth, powered by rising retail participation and record flows into systematic investment plans (SIPs). Against this backdrop, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.
10.12 / 10:47
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Manish Tiwary wants to make Nestlé India faster, flexible and focused with the use of technology
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: “Faster, more flexible and more focused." That’s what Nestlé India chairman and managing director (MD) Manish Tiwary wants the packaged foods company to become. Less than a year at the company, the former Amazon India country manager and Unilever executive plans to achieve these goals by making the company more tech-ready across operations, improving its reach in the urban and rural markets, and using micro-markets to step up innovation and premium launches.
10.12 / 08:33
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Amitabh Kant: Why REITs and InvITs may hold the key to India’s infrastructure leap over the decades ahead
Our ambition is clear. By 2047, when India marks 100 years of independence, it must be a developed nation: A Viksit Bharat. This means moving from a $4 trillion economy to $30 trillion.
10.12 / 05:31
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China is building an entire empire on data
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. CHINA’S 1.1BN internet users churn out more data than anyone else on Earth. So does the country’s vast network of facial-recognition cameras.
10.12 / 00:31
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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
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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
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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 / 11:35
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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
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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 / 09:33
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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.
08.12 / 10:39
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Businesses need reliable software: Taming AI for enterprises could spell business for India’s IT sector
Enterprise technology has long rested on a basic assumption: determinism. When a system gets identical inputs, it must yield identical outputs. Business and tech leaders rely on this expectation.
08.12 / 01:23
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Digital market falters, leaves farmers with fewer buyers and weaker returns
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government's move to upgrade its digital farm marketplace, meant to give farmers access to more markets and better prices, has run into implementation glitches, with Rajasthan reporting data mismatches, login issues, and stalled mandi operations.
05.12 / 14:15
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Ex-Cognizant chief D’Souza back into healthcare software, this time with a former rival
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Francisco D’Souza, the former Cognizant chief who had once helped secure the $2.7-billion TriZetto healthcare software deal and locked horns with its rival HealthEdge in court, is now betting big on that very competitor. This time, steering its next chapter with Bain Capital.
05.12 / 13:37
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Trump family-backed companies are being left behind as crypto recovers
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bitcoin and other digital assets are staging a recovery. Some crypto industry companies tied to President Donald Trump and his family aren’t keeping up.
05.12 / 09:15
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India’s problem isn’t restrictive labour laws but a failure to innovate—Making workers work harder won’t help
While the rest of the world frets over artificial intelligence and how it could hollow out demand for human effort, a zeitgeist-defying idea is taking hold in India. Several corporate bosses have publicly said that at India’s stage of development, a 70- or even 90-hour workweek is a national imperative.
05.12 / 08:21
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What really counts in life insurance: The claim experience
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In life insurance, value is proven not in brochures or marketing campaigns, but at the moment a family files a claim. It’s here—where operational efficiency, regulation and human empathy intersect—that the industry’s promise is truly tested.
05.12 / 08:21
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Godrej Consumer needs to check many boxes for earnings revival
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a tepid FY24 and FY25, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is on the cusp of a recovery, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. High single-digit consolidated revenue growth is expected in FY26, with momentum improving to double digits in FY27.
05.12 / 01:45
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Mint Quick Edit | Can any government really keep young teens off social media? All eyes are on Australia
A week before Australia’s social media ban for under-16s kicks in, Meta has started pushing underage Australians off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms.The ban, which comes into effect on 10 December, is aimed at shielding children from harmful content. Social media being what it is, the rest of the world is watching what many consider a doomed experiment. Age-faking has been a common practice for the underage to gain access to platforms and many under-16s are aware of VPN and other hacks to get around digital walls.
04.12 / 08:13
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Udaan in talks to sell minority stake in its NBFC arm
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Udaan has initiated a process to sell a minority stake in its non-banking financial entity as the business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform looks to monetize assets while navigating a broader restructuring exercise, said three people aware of the matter. “The company is in early talks with advisory firm DC Advisory to help with the process, and the deal structures are still being decided," one of the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity.
04.12 / 03:37
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Mint Explainer | New RBI digital banking rules kick in 2026—here’s what it means
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for how banks can offer services through digital channels, following industry feedback on the draft guidelines issued in July. Coming into force on 1 January 2026, these rules tighten approvals for banks, raise compliance and customer-protection requirements, and strengthen disclosure and grievance-redressal standards.
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