Take One: Big story of the day
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FM Sitharaman's budget focus: Push for manufacturing jobs, expanding PLI schemes
The quality of fiscal consolidation has improved as has capex push, but the newly-elected government needs to strike a balance on the financial assistance going to alliance parties and the path towards reaching fiscal deficit targets
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How brands decode behaviour and unlock the secrets of making users tick
Digital brands are counting on behavioural science to figure what customers want and earn their trust. It plays an important role in understanding their pain points, increasing revenue and improving team performance
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How Mercedes Benz's strategic patience made it India's largest luxury carmaker
Even as its competitors were folding up operations in India, the German automaker persisted. Three decades after it first came to India, the gamble has paid off and Mercedes is now moving from chasing volumes in the growing luxury segment to focusing on the top end of the pyramid
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Amaravati: The lost city awaiting resurrection
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's decade-old ambitious plan to build a new capital city is being pulled out of abandonment as he plays kingmaker in the central government
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Apple, in rare departure, goes outside the Park for generative AI
Caught without its own powerful LLMs, Apple's tried to make the best of the fait accompli of OpenAI's dominance, a senior analyst says
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Privacy-first AI: Can Apple show the art of possible today?
Anticipation is at fever pitch with respect the iPhone maker's AI roadmap, as WWDC, its annual developer jamboree, gets underway
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Exclusive: Samir Modi claims royalty for retail chain 24Seven
The executive director of tobacco maker Godfrey Phillips India fires fresh salvo in the family feud with his mother Bina Modi, demands royalty of Rs389.6 crore from the company
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Moving on from elections: Budget, earnings, monsoon take centre stage
The topsy-turvy nature of Indian equities in the last few months exposes the current fragility of stock markets as investor sentiment lacks conviction. With steep valuations, can the markets shift gears from the election mandate?
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India's defence companies have been on a roll. Will it change under Modi 3.0?
The prime minister has been instrumental in pushing the agenda of greater indigenisation. But political compulsions because of a coalition government could result in decision-making slowing down for the sector
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Joblessness and rising food prices: Real challenges for BJP and its allies
India's private consumption expenditure is at a several-year low, hurt by rising unemployment and lower disposable income. Rising food prices only impacted households adversely. In its third term, the Modi-led government has one more chance to set things right
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What does the Modi 3.0 government need to do to scale India's electronics manufacturing industry?
Experts anticipate a greater thrust on creating a component ecosystem and enabling a skilled workforce to further scale the industry
