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What a ban on Chinese gear means for India's 5G plans

Indian telecom companies will have to innovate, while Western suppliers of equipment will mean higher costs

News by Numbers: How many foreign trips has PM Modi taken since 2015?

His most-visited countries have been Russia, China and the US, with five trips made to each during his tenure

Fresh investments in edtech sector to address urgent need

With the pandemic making online learning urgently relevant, some of India's edtech startups including Unacademy, Byju's and Eruditus, are getting fresh funding to ramp up operations

Brucellosis outbreak in China: What you need to know

More than 3,000 people in northwest China have tested positive for brucellosis, a highly contagious bacterial disease

IPL: Indian Profit League?

How much money is involved in the T-20 extravaganza? Take a look

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine advances, sparking optimism in race

Unlike some of its competitors, Johnson & Johnson's vaccine does not need to be frozen and may require just one shot instead of two

How Covid-19 forced Nippon Paint to reinvent

The pandemic has caused the producer of paints for automotive, industrial and decorative purposes, to take a fresh look at their business, making it more innovative and agile, says Sharad Malhotra of Nippon Paint India

356 elephants dropped dead. Did this bacteria poison them?

With no bullet holes nor removal of tusks, the cause of death has remained a mystery, creating fears among some experts about the future of the mighty mammals in Botswana, where their conservation has largely been a success story

Envisioning a future that orbits around digital

Work-from-home fatigue setting in: Neetish Sarda of Smartworks

Founder of Smartworks, a managed office provider to enterprises and MNCs, reckons that flexible workspaces or co-working will no longer be an option for organisations but will become part of their core strategy

Ayushmann Khurrana joins Narendra Modi on Time's most influential list

Actor "humbled with recognition" from international magazine, whose top 100 for 2020 also includes US President Donald Trump, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho