UpFront
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How Indians shop online: Done in 9.5 minutes, images over descriptions, voice gaining popularity
A new report by Bain & Company breaks down how Indians shop online—the e-grocery market grew at a rate twice than what was expected of it pre-pandemic, and more women and older people took to online shopping. That, and cash is still king in the digital payments era
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Can Ola kickstart India's electric vehicle revolution?
At a time its ride-hailing business is limping back to normality after months of Covid-induced lockdown, the company is building the world's largest two-wheeler factory and has already launched two vehicles from its stable
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Days may be numbered for the world's oldest bank
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, performed worse than any other bank in a test of its financial health by European regulators, the latest gloomy chapter in a long-running saga of ill-fated deals, financial shenanigans, criminal wrongdoing and even a mysterious death
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The Taliban's leaders: Worldly and 'inclusive' or ruthless ideologues?
Whether the Taliban's actions since taking control are signs of genuine openness or a looming power struggle between moderate and hard-line factions remains to be seen
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Afghanistan most affected by terrorism. India ranks 8th
13,826 people were killed due to terrorism in 2019 globally. Iraq, Syria, Pakistan are also in the top 10, according to Global Terrorism Index 2020
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You've never heard of the biggest digital media company in America
Red Ventures, which started as a digital marketing company, has attracted serious investments from private equity firms and is perhaps the biggest digital publisher in America, with roughly $2 billion in annual revenues
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How Mindtickle wooed customers and investors to turn unicorn
After five years of 'selling petrol to cyclists' in India, Mindtickle pivoted in 2015 to target 'bike riders' in the US. Six years later, the sales-readiness Saas platform has turned unicorn
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US will investigate Tesla's Autopilot system over crashes with emergency vehicles
The investigation was prompted by at least 11 accidents in which Teslas using Autopilot, an assisted-driving system that can steer, accelerate and brake on its own, drove into parked firetrucks, police cars and other emergency vehicles
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After seven years of failing to fix Afghanistan, Ghani makes a hasty escape
Ashraf Ghani's hasty escape from Kabul scuttled negotiations to ensure a smooth transition of power to the Taliban and left his own people to deal with the deadly chaos and frightening uncertainty under the country's once and future rulers
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Apple most innovative company in the world. Meet the top 10
According to BCG's annual rankings on most innovative companies, tech companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have been among the top 10 companies since 2005
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Content is king, engagement is queen: Going behind the scenes of India's influencer economy
With both young and legacy companies turning to social media influencers to promote their products, content creators are increasingly becoming decision-makers for how a brand should be marketed