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REVERENCE LOST IN RELENTLESS FESTIVAL NOISE
n the first day of the Vikram Samvat 2083 (the Hindu new year), I got up a little early.
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March 23, 2026
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Delayed justice is crushing consumer rights in India
Indian trade negotiators and diplomats soliciting foreign investment never miss an opportunity to showcase the country’s swelling middle and its robust legal system as the cornerstone of a vibrant democracy.
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March 23, 2026
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Tencent extends AI agent to WeChat
Tencent launched a tool on Sunday to integrate its WeChat messaging platform with the OpenClaw agent, deepening its push into AI agents that have become a
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March 23, 2026
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Vedanta taps NCLAT on Adani's JAL deal
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the approval of Adani Enterprises Ltd’s ₹14,543 crore bid for bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL).
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March 23, 2026
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Stories go multi-format as content consumption shifts
With attention now splintered across devices and formats, stories are being redesigned to fit into every available consumption window—from long-form screens to on-the-go audio.
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March 23, 2026
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NCLAT exemption to 50 IL&FS companies
Insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT has exempted IL&FS Group companies-categorized as \"red\" and \"amber\"-from corporate social responsibility (CSR) on account of interest expenses accrued on their loan amount.
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March 23, 2026
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Could Hormuz flare up into a dollar-yuan war?
The conflict in West Asia hasn't just seen oil weaponized by Iran, it raises the potential of a currency war that might need to join the scenario calculus of RBI and other central banks
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March 23, 2026
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India to auction 19 key mineral blocks
The government will launch the auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks today, as it aims to shield key sectors such as clean energy and defence from supply disruptions caused by trade and geopolitical tensions.
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March 23, 2026
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Makers of electric 2-wheelers brace for end of subsidy
Trading Economics data showed that prices of key input such as aluminum and platinum group metals (PGM) havesurged 14-19% since October.
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March 23, 2026
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Left your job? Here’s how EPF will be taxed
I left my job in 2025 at age 48 after 18 years of service.
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March 23, 2026
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Homeopathy access likely to expand using allopathic retail networks
In a push for alternative medicines, India is planning to direct allopathic drug wholesale dealers to stock and distribute homoeopathy medicines in the world’s third-largest pharmaceutical market by volume, as per two officials and documents reviewed by Mint.
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March 23, 2026
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Struggling Vi, BSNL eye infra sharing to shore up networks
Vodafone Idea and state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) have started talks on sharing towers, fibre and even spectrum, in a push to cut costs, improve network reach for both operators, and potentially accelerate 5G rollout.
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March 21, 2026
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Beijing's big problem: An incredible shrinking economy
By most standards, China’s economy has never been stronger.
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March 21, 2026
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India begins selective fuel price hikes as oil tops $100
Oil retailers raise industrial diesel price by ₹22 a litre, premium petrol by ₹2 a litre
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March 21, 2026
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West Asia woes leave D-St in the red for a third week
Markets see modest recovery on Friday as US, Israel signal Iran's oil infra won't be targeted
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March 21, 2026
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Rupee slips past 93 a dollar for the first time ever
tially exceeding the impact witnessed during the global financial crisis and the covid-19 pandemic,\" said VRC Reddy, treasury head at Karur Vysya Bank.
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March 21, 2026
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War throws up rare winner in Great Eastern Shipping
As war roils the Persian Gulf and the global economy feels its shockwaves, just across the Arabian Sea in Mumbai sits Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd, one of the few winners of a conflict that nobody but a few wanted.
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March 21, 2026
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Rupee slides past 93 a dollar for first time on oil shock
The rupee plummeted below 93 to a dollar on Friday as importers jostled for dollars, breaching a psychologically crucial level.
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March 21, 2026
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Staging wicked stories of female solidarities
The musical ‘Wicked’, now on stage in Mumbai, interprets the tale popularised by the films through a feminist lens
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March 21, 2026
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The air we breathe cannot be a luxury
To dismiss complaints about air quality as an elitist concern is callous. The real tragedy is that the powers that be seem to not deem it an emergency
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March 21, 2026
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NCLAT notice in JAL claim dispute
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Friday issued notice to the monitoring committee of bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates Ltd on a plea by Velocity Enterprises, a Bhopal-based contractor, challenging the rejection of its claim under the insolvency process.
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March 21, 2026
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Carbon plan for steel slows as emission data gaps force reset
India’s plan to bring its steel industry under a domestic carbon trading market has slowed after inconsistencies surfaced in emissions data collected from steel plants, forcing the government to reverify the baseline needed to set reduction targets and allocate credits, said two steel ministry officials in the know.
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March 21, 2026
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Centre invites bidders to set up rare earth magnet plants
₹7,250 crore incentive scheme for five plants aims to secure supply chain, build local capacity
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March 21, 2026
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Mapping the epic Sahyadri trail route
This 34-year-old is documenting 2,000km of ancient Sahyadri trails before they get lost
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March 21, 2026
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Rentomojo gears up for IPO, to raise ₹1,000 cr
Furniture rental startup Rentomojo is expected to file its draft papers in the coming weeks for a listing to raise about ₹1,000-1,200 crore, three people familiar with the matter said.
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March 21, 2026
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SBI shifts 64 West Asia staff to Mumbai amid war
State Bank of India has evacuated 64 employees from West Asia to Mumbai over the past few days as the country’s largest lender activated a business continuity plan in response to the escalating war in Iran.
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March 21, 2026
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Is social media tiring of radical honesty?
Increasingly, creators and audiences alike feel that not every private moment needs to become a public narrative
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March 21, 2026
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Love and revenge in the time of the coronavirus
Ashok Ferrey's new novel, set in a Sri Lankan village during covid-19, tells an amusing and unlikely love story
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March 21, 2026
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Innovation edge anchors Emcure’s semaglutide push
Emcure Pharmaceuticals, which is bringing Novo Nordisk's blockbuster semaglutide to India in an exclusive partnership, is banking on the perceived superiority and brand recognition of the innovator molecule, as a steady stream of weight-loss generics prepare for launch.
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March 21, 2026
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Farmers on returns hunt turn to rice, maize as cotton fades
Declining cotton area, production threaten India’s textile industry, export competitiveness
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