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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicBrand business

Topic: brand business

After steaks & Bibles, brand Trump’s latest offering: smartphone that’s cheaper than an iPhone

US President Donald Trump’s sons have announced launch of Trump Mobile, a mobile service and smartphone brand. On offer is ‘The 47 Plan’ & a smartphone for $499.

OYO couldn’t afford IIT grads but Anuj Tejpal didn’t want a salary. Now he’s worth crores

In ‘Unlocking Unicorn Secrets’, Kushal Lodha and Ishan Sharma captures the entrepreneurial journey of India’s new-age founders and the challenges they faced.

Google launches AI-powered advertiser features in push for automation

Google and other firms have developed novel chatbots that respond to users in open-ended conversations. AI is being deployed to serve advertisers, who contribute to firm's revenue.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.