Take One: Big story of the day
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Ola Electric wants to disrupt India's car industry. Does it have what it takes?
Ola has always adopted scale and localisation to bring down costs. But, like the big guns in the space, it will also need to build an ecosystem and explore synergies rather than roughing it out alone
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Saucy & SaaSy: Meet the Pied Piper of restaurants
A dash of pivots, a sprinkle of co-investing rivals and heavy seasoning of food and beverage players... UrbanPiper has played the right tune so far. But can the restaurant management platform now scale up its game?
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How Taj Hotels is revamping its age-old business model
Over the last five years Indian Hotels has moved from being largely owner-driven to one that is expanding via management contracts. Add to that newer avenues of income, and there is reason for CEO Puneet Chhatwal to be optimistic
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Fintech startups exult as RBI releases digital lending rules
They have widely welcomed the new rules for bringing clarity to the space, being 'customer centric' and 'encouraging innovation'
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Cricket, Kabaddi, and freedom: Parimatch's big bet in India
Ukrainian sports bookmaker is betting big on cricket, kabaddi and a bunch of games in the country. But will India legalise sports betting?
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It will take India a long time to match up to China in manufacturing: Revathi Advaithi, CEO, Flex
Revathi Advaithi, CEO of global manufacturing company Flex, talks about the India focus and what it will take for the country to become a global manufacturing hub
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ONDC goes live later this month. What will it take for it to succeed?
The government's open, inclusive and competitive marketplace for ecommerce is said to usher in the next era of retail in India, but in the absence of larger players like Flipkart and Amazon, and no clarity on the architecture of the network, it will be interesting to see how it plays out
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Salman Khan and his zero-profit blockbuster- Khan Academy
How a hedge fund analyst quit a lucrative job and built a massive global edtech empire that aims for a multi-generational impact, rather than raking in profits
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RBI follows the US Fed's footsteps, hikes repo by 50 bps to fight inflation
In a "new-normal" move, India's central bank raises benchmark rate to its highest level since August 2019 while retaining its growth and inflation forecasts for FY23 with a continued focus on calibrated withdrawal of accommodation
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Once the turnaround man, Ajay Singh may now need an external hand—and capital—to pull SpiceJet out of turbulence
The SpiceJet promoter is not new to dealing with crisis. As the airline grapples with safety incidents, the wily businessman will have to lead from the front for a revival. Experts wonder where the cash will come from to stabilise the airline
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Why severe landslides are on the rise
Global warming, climate change and infrastructure construction in eco-fragile areas are triggering landslides that are more damaging than ever before