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Anthropic’s new AI models are making its customers uneasy
New AI tools acting on their own are making many users nervous
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June 01, 2026
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UK foreign secretary to visit India and China
UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday before a visit to India on a two-nation tour focused on tackling global challenges and bolstering cooperation.
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June 01, 2026
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Expressway boom hits freight bottleneck
India's massive investment in highways and expressways is failing to translate into proportionately faster freight movement because trucks spend too much time waiting at warehouses, factories and logistics hubs, according to a year-long government study.
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June 01, 2026
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Inox plans ‑1 tn investment in clean energy
INOXGFL Group plans to invest ‑1 trillion in renewable energy projects by 2030 through its green power arm Inox Clean Energy Ltd, said Devansh Jain, executive director of the group.
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June 01, 2026
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‘FPIs avoid IPOs, seek block deals amid high valuations’
Global institutional anchoring for domestic IPOs saw a 40% year-on-year decline in 2026
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June 01, 2026
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Coffee Day Global returns to profit
Coffee Day Global Ltd, the operator of popular cafe chain Café Coffee Day, reported a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹14 crore in fiscal year 2026 (FY26), while its revenue from operations grew 5.7% to ₹1,094 crore.
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June 01, 2026
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Robots get in on the act of caring for the aged
At the Ronghua subdistrict smart eldercare centre in Beijing's southern outskirts, Ren, 74, has come for the food. The steamed buns are soft, the vegetable dishes change daily, and the canteen’s robot chef, a stainless-steel contraption that stir-fries with mechanical precision, never takes a day off.
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June 01, 2026
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Govt to help 150,000 farmers access machinery, curb stubble burning
The government has earmarked ₹8,550 crore in financial assistance this fiscal to help 150,000 small and marginal farmers access farm equipment, as it seeks to boost agricultural mechanization and curb stubble burning through improved crop residue management.
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June 01, 2026
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Beyond Dalal Street: Why global exposure is key to diversification
Investing in global stock markets is increasingly being seen as a hedge against concentration and currency risks
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June 01, 2026
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LIC considering foray into fintech
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is actively considering establishing a fintech arm either through strategic investment or organic way to cater to its growing digital needs, chief executive and managing director R. Doraiswamy said.
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June 01, 2026
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Strait of Hormuz ship transits rising thanks to US help
Shipowners are increasingly optimistic about a pickup in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after more vessels left the waterway this week with the US providing information to aid those making the journey.
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June 01, 2026
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Infineon to grow India base, R&D
German chipmaker to boost supply chain, partnerships
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June 01, 2026
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Youthful workers at Infosys are now fewest in 15 years
Almost half of Infosys Ltd’s 320,000 employees are now over 30 years old, the highest in the last 15 years, underscoring the challenges faced by the country's second-largest information technology (IT) services firm as more young people explore careers beyond the IT sector.
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June 01, 2026
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Strategy without action has no meaning
CEO of Hisense India Pankaj Rana on why execution beats planning
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June 01, 2026
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Prop firms take GIFT City route to global access
What began as a licence for brokers to offer Indian clients access to international markets through GIFT City has evolved into a broker's tool for managing costs and taxes.
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June 01, 2026
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Kerala's elderly focus is a wake-up call for India
The state's new department for the elderly is an idea other Indian states faced with ageing before getting rich would need to adopt. Fiscal plans for tomorrow's needs must start today
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June 01, 2026
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The pope is right about one danger of AI in particular
I haven’t read much of anything Catholic, not even the Bible.
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June 01, 2026
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Rain likely in many parts, monsoon seen progressing
Weather pattern is seen favourable for advance of south-west monsoon, says Met department
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June 01, 2026
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The U.S. has found a way to down a drone without spending $1 mn
On a ridge overlooking the South China Sea, a group of U.S. Marines in tactical vehicles took aim at a fixed-wing drone soaring toward them.
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June 01, 2026
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Leading from the frontlines of failure
From rewarding flawed code to delivering food incognito, successful leaders use humility and frontline experience to uncover business flaws
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June 01, 2026
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Friday's 1.5% fall worsens Street's weekly slide show
India’s equity markets ended a volatile week in the red, as a combination of geopolitical uncertainty, weak monsoon forecasts and MSCI-driven institutional flows weighed on sentiment.
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May 30, 2026
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Why AI can't write jokes
In a recent interview that I loved, the podcaster David Perell asked the novelist Yann Martel whether he has ever used AI in order to write.
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May 30, 2026
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SC quashes Sebi's RPL disgorgement order
Top court overturns ₹447-crore fine linked to Reliance Petroleum trades
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May 30, 2026
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How gaming boomed in small towns
Learning from magazines, gamers from small towns built foundational literacy and became India’s tech elite
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May 30, 2026
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Anderson Diagnostics eyes ₹250 cr round
Anderson Diagnostics and Labs, backed by Tata Capital Healthcare Fund, has initiated a process to raise about ₹250 crore through a mix of primary and secondary transactions, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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May 30, 2026
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Beyond the badminton bronze medal
Satwik-Chirag, India's leading badminton pair, remain resilient despite injuries and scrutiny
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May 30, 2026
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What if God's own country hadn't joined the Union?
S. Hareesh's new novel in translation reimagines the consequences of Travancore refusing to join the Union of India
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May 30, 2026
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Sebi rolls back MF nomination norms
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has rolled back key aspects of its January 2025 framework overhauling nomination rules governing demat accounts and mutual fund (MF) folios, after acknowledging in March challenges in the new system that sought to reduce unclaimed investor assets.
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May 30, 2026
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Back in the USSR with these artists
An upcoming show of Indian art in Russia looks at the porosity of cultural borders and contested terrain of identity
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May 30, 2026
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Cockroach party site inaccessible at several firms
Employees at some of India’s top audit and consulting companies were this week surprised to see they were denied access to the websites of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’, or CJP, a mock political party, through their office intranets.
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