Take One: Big story of the day
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Laws of the Jungle: For this VC firm, it's about growing slow, lying low and building to last
Jungle Ventures is fuelling dreams of founders who harbour pan-Asia aspirations and are not content with a dominant India play. Will its gambit pay off?
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Investors are willing to pay high valuations for India: BNP Paribas' Manishi Raychaudhuri
There are fundamental reasons why other markets have suffered but India has not, says Manishi Raychaudhuri of BNP Paribas in an interview
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Slack's India plans: Data residency, virtual boards and digital headquarters
In one of its largest markets globally, collaboration platform firm looks at expansion, brings in new features suited to a post-Covid world
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Life after Layoffs: How employees can get back on their feet, and what companies can do
Amid a spate of layoffs, including overnight or unceremonious firings at IT companies and startups, experts weigh in on the rights employees can exercise, how they can fight back or pick up the pieces
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AirAsia India: Why did the pioneer of global low-cost aviation not live up to its potential in India?
With the Tatas buying out the remaining equity stake in the brand, the end of the runway seems near. But the airline has for long had a turbulent flight in India
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Can Paytm's lending business help shore up its share price?
Over the last 18 months Paytm has silently built out its loan distribution business. Yet the stock tanked 10 percent on the expiry of the lock-in period for pre-IPO investors earlier this week. What will it take to prop up the stock which is down 75 percent from its year-ago listing price?
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How will US mid-term elections impact Indian markets and economy
As Republicans win House and Democrats retain Senate, experts feel a divided government will not directly impact India, but some of the indirect effects will be felt through rising oil prices and spending cuts
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Why banks are in a sweet spot after almost a decade
Most of India's top private and public sector banks are seeing robust lending growth to retail and housing post the pandemic, leading to revised earnings growth. But a deposit rate push, weak microfinance trends and corporate borrowing patterns need to be monitored carefully
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SaaS outlook: No more castles in the cloud
Indian SaaS companies are focusing on delivering cost savings and improved efficiency to enterprise customers as the going gets tough
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On the way to climate hell: Will COP27 negotiations enforce climate action commitments?
The debate of economic growth versus environment is central to our times and at the heart of the climate negotiations of COP27. Escalating climate events worldwide show that we are living on borrowed time
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How China has dragged down investor returns over the past decade
With a cynical view of India, global investors had bet big on Chinese equities. Now, decades later, the MSCI China Index has delivered no returns, but the MSCI India Index has gained a whopping 2,000 percent