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Mint Bangalore
THE PEOPLE BEHIND INDIA'S LONELINESS ECONOMY
A handful of people are quietly coming up with solutions to help urban Indians feel less lonely
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January 05, 2026
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France, UK conduct strikes against IS
France and the UK on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria to prevent the Islamist extremists resurging.
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January 05, 2026
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Earnings revival to stay elusive for top IT firms in Q3
Client caution and macro concerns will cloud earnings of India's top 10 information technology (IT) services companies in the December quarter, at least four brokerages said, signalling a longer wait for demand pickup.
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January 05, 2026
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Trump wants to unlock Venezuela’s oil reserves. A huge challenge awaits
For months, the U.S. sold its pressure campaign against Venezuela as a way to curtail drug trafficking.
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January 05, 2026
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Disney-OpenAI deal to reshape India's AI and creator economy
The landmark licensing agreement between The Walt Disney Co. and OpenAl, under which iconic TV and movie characters can be used to create short Al-generated videos and images, is set to reshape how content franchises are consumed, remixed and monetised.
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January 05, 2026
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20 years on, running is a mainstream business
Distance running has become an aspirational sport for Indians, and in turn, booming business for sponsors. Where does it go from here?
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January 05, 2026
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Jaishankar begins France visit
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday began a six-day visit to France and Luxembourg to hold talks on bilateral and global issues of mutual interest.
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January 05, 2026
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WHY THE NEW NPS RULES MAKE SENSE IN THE REAL WORLD
There was a time, not so long ago, when the Income Tax Act specified that of the sum you could invest under Section 80C, only Rs 10,000 could be put in tax-saving mutual funds.
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January 05, 2026
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Govt probe into raw plastic imports
India has initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of nylon-6 chips and granules—raw plastic materials—from China and Russia, after domestic manufacturers alleged that cheap imports are hurting local industry, the commerce ministry said on Saturday.
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January 05, 2026
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Amara bets on US expansion
India’s second largest auto battery maker is doubling down on building local distribution network in North American market
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January 05, 2026
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HOW INDIAN ADVERTISING CAN BECOME CASTE-CONSCIOUS
I spent years in Silicon Valley through the post-George Floyd surge in DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) efforts, and then witnessed its very public retreat earlier this year.
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January 05, 2026
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Bharat Coking Coal IPO to open on Friday
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, is set to open its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, 9 January, marking the first public issue of 2026.
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January 05, 2026
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Litigation overload: It’s time for the state to rest its case
India has 54 million pending cases, 47 million in district courts, 6.3 million in high courts and nearly 90,000 in the Supreme Court, with just 25,000 judges to handle them.
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January 05, 2026
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Parliament sharpens oversight on PSUs
Parliament will significantly widen its scrutiny of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) through the Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) at a time the government is ramping up operations in strategic sectors such as nuclear energy and rare earths and opens sunrise sectors to greater private investments, said COPU chairperson Baijayant Panda in an interview.
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January 05, 2026
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Steel cos get duty boost amid glut
Problem of plenty
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January 05, 2026
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Online health insurance: Why it's cheaper
While shopping for health insurance, I took quotes from multiple sources— through an agent, directly from the insurer’s website and via a broker.
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January 05, 2026
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The US action in Venezuela sets a precedent the world will regret
It may embolden an eastern power like China to forcefully take over Taiwan on a similar argument
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January 05, 2026
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Inox to add 300 MW solar assets in ₹1,000-crore deal
Inox Clean Energy has agreed to acquire SHV Energy-owned SunSource’s solar portfolio
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January 05, 2026
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India shops by season: ACs for summer, air purifiers for winter
If searing heat is an annual feature of the Indian summer, air pollution is fast settling into a permanent fixture of winter.
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January 05, 2026
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Opec+ set to keep oil supply steady
Opec+ delegates said they're likely to stick with plans to pause crude oil supply increases in the first quarter at a meeting on Sunday, adding it's too early to assess the impact of the shock US capture of Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro.
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January 05, 2026
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EV uptake in luxury car segment dips in GST 2.0 era
Electric vehicle (EV) penetration in the luxury car segment has seen a drop by nearly 3 percentage points in the GST 2.0 era with the internal combustion engine versions offering better total cost of ownership, according to industry players.
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January 05, 2026
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PSU banks gain productivity edge, outpace private peers
Median profit per employee at PSU banks rose to ₹19.6 lakh, against ₹14.5 lakh at private banks
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January 05, 2026
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Earnings revival likely to stay elusive for top IT firms in Q3
TCS and HCLTech release their December quarter earnings on 12 January, Infosys on 14 January, and Tech Mahindra on 16 January.
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January 05, 2026
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Let us pause to reflect on all that’s good about our world
As this is my first column of the new year, I thought I would do something challenging—write what is good about the modern world.
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January 05, 2026
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Venezuela surprise rocks oil dynamics
Risks from oil volatility; hopes of stability, investment safety
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January 05, 2026
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Structured investing, lower debt, no FOMO: Your 2026 money goals
Approach-oriented goals and small, achievable steps significantly improve the chances of long-term success
4 min |
January 05, 2026
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Govt may carve out dedicated R&D corpus to boost pulses, cotton crops
The government may announce a dedicated research and development (R & D) corpus for pulses and cotton in the Union budget for FY27, as it looks to address India’s persistent yield gaps, two government officials aware of the discussions said.
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January 05, 2026
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US captures Maduro in a night-time military raid
Maduro and wife Cilia Flores face US charges of participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy
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January 05, 2026
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Government plans highway rescue hubs for dead EVs
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is likely to be the first long-distance corridor for this rollout
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January 05, 2026
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'Using Grok for illegal content will invite bans'
Microblogging site X will act against illegal content by removing them, permanently suspending accounts, uploading the material, and working with the local governments as required, the Elon Musk-owned social media site said on Sunday.
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