UpFront
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Will state election results reprice risks, give wings to stock markets?
State election outcomes can differ greatly from national elections. So, is the exuberance in the markets rational or misplaced?
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Cement is not a 'winner-takes-all' business; companies sink and swim together here: Puneet Dalmia
The managing director of Dalmia Bharat believes industry supply will outstrip demand in the short-to-medium term even as leading companies race to ramp up production capacity
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India at CoP28: Promises and perils in the way of climate action
Would world leaders' presence at the climate summit be enough to limit the damage from climate change already evident across an Earth ravaged by increasing heat waves, flooding, droughts, landslides and crop failures, from California to Australia to India?
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Forbes India Rich List 2023: From Raj to richest
This evolution is doubtless inspiring for those seeking to emulate the (Licence) Raj to Riches generations. But is wealth the end game? Is it really that stash—and all the glittering trappings that come with it—that people want most?
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MG Motor has had a decent run in India so far. Can Sajjan Jindal take it to the next level?
The joint venture deal between JSW and China-based SAIC marks not only JSW's foray into the automobile sector, but is also expected to help accelerate the transformation and growth of MG Motor in India
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My best is yet to come: Neeraj Chopra
Reigning Olympic, world and Asian champion and the World No. 1 javelin thrower on how he dug deep into mental resilience to win the gold at the World Athletics Championship, and his plans to build up to Paris 2024
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India's pulled the trump cards out of the card deck. They've got a good hand. But you can play a good hand badly: Aswath Damodaran
The finance professor and the dean of valuation on how India can learn from the economic consequences of 'overreach' in China and avoid the trap of chasing 'double-digit growth at all costs'
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Gush of hot foreign money set to strike Indian stocks
FIIs are getting attracted to Indian stocks once again as a key index tracked by passive funds is transiting. Has the tide turned with migration from bonds to equities worldwide?
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Freshworks' top lineup takes shape amid hope that NRR will bottom out
CFO Tyler Sloat hopes recent "company best" performance on lowering churn, new initiatives taking root and enterprise push all augur well for the future
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In conversation with Kashmir Hill: Facial recognition technology and the end of privacy
What if I tell you there's a company that can scrape every photo you casually upload on social media? A company that uses powerful facial recognition technology in ways that even big tech companies like Google and Facebook have refrained from using. The New York Times Journalist Kashmir Hill speaks to Divya Shekhar about her book 'Your Face Belongs to Us', which investigates the inner workings of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup. She discusses the promises and perils of such technology and its impact on privacy
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Jaro and an edtech masterclass
After a blockbuster IT hiring venture, a disastrous offline education joint venture, and three near-death experiences as an entrepreneur, Sanjay Salunkhe started Jaro in 2009. Fourteen years later, he has built over a Rs100-crore edtech upskilling company that is bootstrapped, scaling rapidly and profitable