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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Disney wants to keep ESPN, will look for strategic partnerships to form joint venture, says CEO

ESPN has been a cash cow for Disney for a long time, but is caught between declining cable subscribers and increasing fees paid to sports leagues.

Mr Sandeep Dandekar conferred with the Glory of India Award for his exceptional contribution to various industries

Sandeep, a mechanical engineer and MBA with a track record of high-scale success, has 30+ years of global professional experience and commercial exposure across diverse domains

Four-fold jump in WhatsApp Business’s user base in three years, says Mark Zuckerberg

Meta said it would shortly begin testing features which will help small businesses run ads that click to the messaging platform without the need for a Facebook account.

TCS and Transamerica terminate $2 billion contract due to challenging macro environment

The 10-year contract, signed in early 2018, involved TCS working with Transameria to enable the digitization of more than 10 million policies into a single integrated platform.

Zurich Insurance Group in talks to buy up to 51% stake of Kotak General Insurance

Backed by Asia's richest banker Uday Kotak, the early-stage negotiations value the company at around $800m. The stake the Swiss insurer wants to secure will be worth around $400m.

TikTok seeks up to $20 billion in merch sales this year in hopes to expand its e-commerce business

The development comes as the TikTok faces scrutiny from governments and regulators due to concerns that China could use the app to harvest user data or advance its interests.

Starbucks introduces smaller, cheaper Indian drinks to compete with domestic startups

The company is also planning products with domestic touches such as 'Indian-inspired' tea offerings, alongside expansion into smaller towns and cities.

Amazon’s India, South Asia cloud division head Puneet Chandok resigns

Vaishali Kasture will replace Chandok as interim head of the cloud unit from 31 August.

Industrialist, visionary, philanthropist – new book on Lala Shri Ram captures man behind DCM

Published by HarperCollins, 'Lala Shri Ram: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow' by Sonu Bhasin will be released on 2 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch digital ebooks.

North Korean hackers stole $721 million in cryptocurrency from Japan since 2017, reports Nikkei

Citing a study by UK blockchain analysis provider, the report said North Korea has stolen a total of $2.3 billion in cryptocurrency from businesses between 2017 and 2022.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.