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75th Independence Day: How far has India come since the 1950s?
India has seen tremendous growth in exports, per capita GDP, food production, among others, since 1950. Here's a look at how far we've come since independence
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Heirloom alerts: Where diamonds and precious stones meet roses and light
New high jewelry collections celebrate nature, founders and fantasy lands
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Our top reads of the week
From 'Wadia group's fight to soar high,' to 'promising startups of India' and 'Mithali Raj's valuable lessons from the field,' here are the top reads of the week from Forbes India
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Alibaba rape allegation reveals China Tech's seamy side
Last weekend, a female employee alleged on the company's internal website that she had been sexually assaulted by a company client, then raped by her manager
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Startup seeks breakthrough in power from nuclear fusion
Fusion energy has long been held out as one of the most significant technologies needed to combat the effects of climate change because it could generate an abundance of inexpensive clean energy
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World Organ Donation Day: Total transplants in India fall 72% in 2020 amid Covid
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a drastic reduction in the number of kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplants in 2020 in the country; highest fall was seen in lung transplants
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Adidas sells Reebok to Authentic Brands for $2.5 billion
Sixteen years after acquiring Reebok for $4 billion, German sportswear giant Adidas is selling it for a little more than half that to Authentic Brands Group, a voracious acquirer of struggling brands
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Afghan collapse accelerates as two vital cities are falling to the Taliban
With the Taliban's sudden gains in Kandahar, in the country's southern Pashtun heartland, and Herat, a vital cultural and economic hub, the insurgents appear to be nearing a complete military takeover
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Schools have been shut for over 500 days. Bringing rural kids back will take more than just reopening them
Closure of schools has had a devastating impact on the education and mental health of students, particularly underserved children. The way forward involves decentralising decision-making, helping kids catch up with core concepts, and implementing mitigation strategies at the most local level
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How Facebook failed to stem racist abuse of England's soccer players
Much of the racist abuse in English soccer has been directed at Black superstars in the Premier League, such as Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford
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Covid-19 has slammed Bangladesh's hospitals. It is reopening anyway
Bangladesh's already strained health care system is buckling under the ferocity of the country's third, and by far deadliest, wave of coronavirus infections