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December 30, 2025

THE FMCG GIANT'S FIRST WOMAN ENTRANT INTO THE CORNER OFFICE IS A RISK-TAKER BUT HAS HER FEET FIRMLY ANCHORED TO THE GROUND

- VIVEAT SUSAN PINTO

DDRESSING A GROUP of IIM students a few years ago, Priya Nair offered a deceptively simple lesson: find your purpose, and you will never lose steam.

"It will drive you every day and you will love what you do," she said. In 2025, as the first woman CEO and managing director in Hindustan Unilever’s more than nine-decade history, that idea has become both her credo and her challenge.

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Flights grounded in Greece on radio frequency loss

FLIGHTS ACROSS GREECE were grounded on Sunday after a collapse of radio frequencies crippled air traffic communication, stranding thousands of travellers and bringing airport operations to a halt.

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Bring the cinema home

YUVA VIBE DELIVERS SHARP AND VIBRANT VISUALS

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January 05, 2026

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‘Key theme in 2026 will be discretionary consumption’

Improving liquidity, income-tax relief and GST rationalisation are expected to lift discretionary spending in 2026.

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3 mins

January 05, 2026

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India Inc goes all-in on Al mainstreaming

INDIA INC MAY not be at the forefront of cutting-edge technological development, but it is gearing up for large-scale adoption of artificial intelligence, with large enterprises beginning to rework organisational structures, workflows and leadership roles to embed AI across operations.

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1 min

January 05, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bandhan Bank loans grow 10% in Q3

PRIVATE SECTOR LENDER Bandhan Bank on Sunday reported a 10% year-on-year (yo-y) growth in its loans and advances, totalling ₹1.45 lakh crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025.

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1 min

January 05, 2026

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Delhi voices concern, calls for dialogue on Caracas

Statement urges all concerned for ‘dialogue, ensuring peace & stability'

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3 mins

January 05, 2026

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