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Financial Express Mumbai
BSNL, pvt telcos spar over shift to IP-based interconnection
PRIVATE TELECOM OPERATORS, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, have locked horns with state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) over the cost of transition of the interconnection framework.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
‘2026 will be defined by the industrialisation of AI’
LTIMindtree is betting big on BlueVerse, its AI-native ecosystem that brings together intelligent agents, modular architecture and built-in trust, providing everything enterprises need to move from AI concept-to-value. “We see strong investments in Al, with significant traction both in AI-native projects and in infusing AI into existing capabilities,” says Venu Lambu, CEO & MD, LTIMindtree. In this interview with Sudhir Chowdhary, he outlines the key trends and his company’s strategy for accelerating Al adoption among its clients. Excerpts:
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Long build
HOW NIYO TOOK SHAPE WITHOUT A FOUNDING THESIS, AND BUILT ITS BUSINESS BY STAYING CLOSE TO PAYMENTS, REGULATION & USER BEHAVIOUR
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Bring the cinema home
YUVA VIBE DELIVERS SHARP AND VIBRANT VISUALS
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Subsidies 8% of states' revenue spending
STATE GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE to devote a sizeable share of their budgets to subsidies, underscoring their role in welfare delivery while intensifying pressure on public finances.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
From multiple regulators to one framework
VIKSIT BHARAT SHIKSHA ADHISHTHAN BILL, 2025
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Delhi voices concern, calls for dialogue on Caracas
Statement urges all concerned for ‘dialogue, ensuring peace & stability'
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Bangladesh threaten not to play T20 World Cup matches in India
AMID TENSE BILATERAL TIES BETWEEN SOUTH ASIAN NEIGHBOURS
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Govt likely to introduce Seed Bill in Budget session
TO ENSURE QUALITY and traceability while curbing spurious sales, the government is likely to introduce the Seed Bill in Parliament in the forthcoming budget session, an agriculture ministry official said on Sunday.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Power ministry reviews hydro projects in J&K
UNION POWER MINISTER Manohar Lal reviewed the progress of the 690-MW Salal Hydroelectric Project in Reasi district as he began his two- day tour of Jammu and Kash- mir, officials said.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Romance, mediated by AI
THE RESPONSES CAME quick, but polished.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Slowdown in home loans hits personal credit growth
THE SLOWDOWN IN home loans pulled down the overall growth in the personal loan category in November.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Early screen time leads to teen anxiety
A STUDY BY a Singapore government agency has found that children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed brain development changes linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety in adolescence, adding to concerns about early digital exposure.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Resolving India’s grid bottlenecks
Institutional coordination and transparency is key to ensure that India is able to get the renewable energy it generates to its power grid
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Global degrees, Indian address
FOREIGN UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ARE EXPANDING CHOICE TO EARN GLOBAL DEGREES
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Customs rejig must resolve inverted duty, supply chain issues: Virmani
AHEAD OF THE Union Budget for FY27 and an expected overhaul of the customs duty regime, economist and Niti Aayog member Arvind Virmani has underlined the need for India to address inverted duty structures, ease supply chains and facilitate labour-intensive stages of production to enhance the competitiveness of the Indian economy.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
New airport....
BHOGAPURAM'S OPERATOR, GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport, said the validation flight marked a key regulatory milestone ahead of the airport's inauguration, scheduled for June.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
GST 2.0: Luxury EV penetration declines
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
Financial Express Mumbai
'Tax hike raises tobacco smuggling risk'
AN UNPRECEDENTED TAX hike, coupled with a new excise duty structure on tobacco, could lead to a surge in illicit trade of cigarettes and result in significant tax revenue losses for the country, experts said.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Citi tops M&A...
DALAL POINTED TO a series of large transactions announced late in the year, including Torrent Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of JB Pharma, Emirates NBD's agreement to acquire a controlling stake in RBL Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's blockbuster ₹39,618crore investment in Shriram Finance, Mizuho Financial Group's acquisition of Avendus Capital, Coforge's outbound share-swap acquisition of Encora and Bharti Enterprises, Warburg Pincus' acquisition of 49% stake in Haier.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Somnath Swabhiman Parv: 1,000 years of unbroken faith
SOMNATH...HEARING THIS word instils a sense of pride in our hearts and minds.
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
From rare to well-done
FOR ONLINE FRESH MEAT DELIVERY SHOPS, THE PIVOT TO OFFLINE RETAIL HAS BECOME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SURVIVAL AND EXTINCTION
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January 05, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Indian word of the year 2025
The main culprits are the State, the leaders in pivotal positions, and some organisations that have been emboldened due to the patronage of the State
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
The most optimistic swing of the year
THERE IS A very special time in a golfer’s calendar when handicaps don’t exist, slices are forgotten, and optimism flows like free beer at a clubhouse prize-giving.
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Delhi in dilemma as US attacks Venezuela
PREZ MADURO CAPTURED
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
NEP to bring students out of Macaulay mentality: Pradhan
THE NATIONAL EDUCATION Policy will be the medium to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to bring the country's new generation out of the Macaulay mentality, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday.
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Canada warns Air India on drinking regulations
AN AIR INDIA pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Canada’s transportation agency warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorisations if it did not comply with rules about alcohol consumption, reports Associated Press in Vancouver.
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Legacy players set to secure lead in electric two-wheelers
Competition in 2026 to centre on reliability, service
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Delhi in dilemma as US attacks Venezuela
MANY IN THE Global South will look to India to underline the need to respect international law, and nonintervention by foreign forces in the internal affairs of a country.
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January 04, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Six destinations for a spirited January
Evening pickleball, glacial ice plunges and mocktails galore are just some of the ways hotels are wooing travellers for Dry January
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