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Financial Express Mumbai
Beauty startups see return of VC interest
AFTER NEARLY TWO years of muted deal making, direct-to-consumer beauty sector is beginning to see a revival in venture capital interest, with a clutch of young brands raising fresh fundings over the past few months.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Market players seek relief in equity tax
MARKET PARTICIPANTS HAVE urged the government to ease capital market taxation, including a higher exemption limit on long-term capital gains, ahead of the Union Budget.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Sugar, spice and nothing nice
IS IT TIME TO CRACK DOWN ON JUNK FOOD ADVERTISING?
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Alibaba links shopping to main AI app
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING plans to link its flagship online shopping and travel services to its AI app, taking its biggest step yet to build Qwen into its one-stop AI platform for consumers.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Why Supreme Court must side with SEC fraudster
NO ONE WANTS to come down on the side of people who commit fraud.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Connecting Gemini to Google apps
AI CHATBOTS LIKE ChatGPT,Gemini, Claude and Perplexity are great, but one of the biggest problems with these Al-powered assistants is that they often forget personal details.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Model Tenancy Act can check fake HRA claims
FOR YEARS, THE income tax department has struggled to effectively verify House Rent Allowance (HRA) claims.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Retail sector stress shows demand recovery uneven
THE DECEMBER QUARTER earnings of the country's top two organised retailersReliance Retail and Avenue Supermarts-point to a shaky recovery in consumer demand.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
IT sees flat headcount growth in Dec quarter
NET WORKFORCE OF 5 FIRMS DROPS AMID DELIVERY MODEL RESET
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Discoms back in the black after...
OFFICIAL SOURCES SAID that while private discoms have consistently reported profits in the three years through FY25, the turnaround has been “driven by” state discoms.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
‘AI no longer an added layer on existing systems’
Enterprises are moving from experimental projects involving agentic AI to deploying pragmatic, enterprise-wide strategies that emphasise tangible business value. As these technologies mature, the competitive advantage will belong to organisations that invest equally in their people and their platforms, says Sandhya Arun, CTO, Wipro. “Ultimately, success will depend on talent readiness and continuous skilling,” she tells Sudhir Chowdhary in an interview. Excerpts:
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Centre sets guidelines for missions to boost exports
THE GOVERNMENT HAS formulated specific guidelines for Indian missions abroad as it steps up efforts to boost exports through market diversification amid global economic uncertainties, an official said.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Pentagon readying troops for possible Minnesota deployment
THE PENTAGON HAS ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Haryana, Punjab rice farmers to get carbon credit by FY26
STEP TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER CROPS AND STATES SHORTLY
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Gaza ‘board of peace’ takes shape; Israel firmly objects
DONALD TRUMP'S SO-called Board of Peace for Gaza is beginning to take shape, even as Israel voiced rare objections to parts of the US president’s plan to build on the fragile ceasefire in the region.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
'Mid-sized manufacturing needs a steroid-like boost'
Kotak Mahindra Bank Founder Uday Kotak believes the world is tilting toward hard power and warns against the creeping comfort that is slowing India's entrepreneurial spirit.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
PM unveils ₹830-cr projects in Bengal
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Sunday launched development projects worth over 830 crore in West Bengal and flagged off three Amrit Bharat trains connecting Kolkata with other parts of the country.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Gold likely to extend gains; silver may ease: Analysts
GOLD PRICE IS expected to maintain its upward momentum in the coming week, driven by safe-haven demand and expectations of policy easing by the US Federal Reserve, while silver may witness consolidation after a stellar rally, according to analysts.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
‘The green number plate is aspirational’
India’s EV market is entering a more crowded, more cautious phase, where differentiation is as much about product architecture and advanced features as it is about range or price.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Scaling the cure
FITT, IIT DELHI, IS REENGINEERING AI HEALTHTECH
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Markets jittery, but hopeful
THE MARKETS’ VOLATILE behaviour last week had the traders rattled as Nifty yo-yoed between 25,473 and 25,900 as it closed with a miniscule gain of just 11 points, or 0.04%, for the week at 25,694.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Greenland tariffs spur India to guard trade autonomy
THOUGH OFFICIALS INDICATE that a trade deal with the US is close,President Donald Trump’s Greenland-related tariffs on eight European countries highlight the need for greater caution on India’s part. New Delhi must safeguard its strategic autonomy and build adequate protections into any trade agreement, experts said.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Streamline agri-food policies
IF THE GOVT IS REALLY ON 'REFORM EXPRESS' MODE, IT NEEDS TO REFORM AT LEAST TWO ITEMS IN THE BUDGET
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Automobile exports rise 24% in 2025, says SIAM
AUTOMOBILE EXPORTS FROM India rose 24% in 2025 driven by robust demand for cars, two wheelers and commercial vehicles in the overseas markets, as per the latest SIAM data.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Persistence pays
A REJECTED CREDIT CARD APPLICATION PUSHED A WALL STREET RETURN TO BUILD STASHFIN - REIMAGING HOW LENDING WORKS FOR BORROWERS BANKS OVERLOOK
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
AI startups...
“WE HAVE CLIENTS in the US, Japan, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and parts of West Asia.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
How the Windsor became India’s top-selling electric car
A RANGE CHAMPION, MAKES ECONOMIC SENSE, BUT HAS A TECH-CESSIVE DASHBOARD
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Xinnian kuaile (Happy New Year)
I'VE JUST RETURNED from a wonderful holiday in Thailand over the new year, and, my God, what a fabulous country.
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Centre's market borrowings pegged at ₹16-17 L cr in FY27
FROM FY27, FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TO BE ANCHORED TO DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO
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January 19, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Indian students are moving to Germany, UAE, NZ
THEY ARE PIVOTING TO VALUE-CENTRIC EDUCATION DESTINATIONS: REPORT
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