Take One: Big story of the day
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Offline, Online & Vivo: A Game of Quarters
A strong offline presence, a dominant online play, and a smart sub-brand in iQOO, Vivo has yet again pipped Samsung in the quarterly sweepstakes. Can the Chinese phone maker finally wrest the annual throne from the Korean rival?
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Why 1,000 top executives voted for global AI standards
As AI systems begin to replicate complex human decisions, self-regulation by businesses won't be enough, most respondents said in a study by Tata Consultancy Services
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Markets stare at $14.5 billion outflow risk
A slew of companies is slated to set free their pre-listing shareholder lock-ins, amounting to an estimated value of $14.5 billion, in next three months. How can it change the course of markets post elections?
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Atul Satija wants to make building social enterprises and NGOs "cool"
The/Nudge Institute, which has enabled hundreds of social enterprises and non-profits scale up their impact, was formed by Satija after he quit his high-paying corporate career to build solutions for poverty alleviation and livelihoods
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Heady Corporate Ride: Verayu, Yantra and Routematic
The pandemic sounded the death knell for the business of corporate rides. However, four years later, Sriram Kannan has taken his doomsayers for a ride by growing Routematic over seven times. Meet the computer scientist who steers the corporate transport of Infosys, and 174 other companies
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Confidence shake-up jolts markets into frantic ride
With Lok Sabha election results expected on June 4, anxiety among markets investors is rising, fuelled by low voter turnout. Is the restlessness around election outcomes much ado about nothing for markets?
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Katra, Kasauli, Kashmir: Five-star hotels expand to underserved markets
After a good 2023, branded chains are now moving towards the mountains and spiritual centres. But, along with the tourists, they will have to be mindful of maintaining and preserving the ecosystem of these sensitive regions
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Cool Beans: Can 93 Degrees strike it hot?
A fourth-generation founder from the Bikanervala family is brewing a distinct journey with specialty coffee brand 93 Degrees Coffee Roasters. Can Mishthi Aggarwal be the roast of the town with her audacious venture?
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ICEs and EVs will coexist: Sudarshan Venu
The managing director of TVS Motor Company reckons both have much headroom to grow—globally and in India. He, however, emphasises that electric vehicles are at the front and centre of the company's future
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Can inheritance tax alter succession planning in India's family-owned businesses?
Inheritance tax is paid by the beneficiary for inheriting a property or asset from a deceased person on value of the inheritance. But who benefits from it?
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Work, sleep, repeat: The Sleep Company & the right doze
The Sleep Company is disrupting a cluttered mattress and comfort solutions market with its science-led approach. Although it has grown rapidly, it now needs to post a profit
