UpFront
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Slam Dunk: Can Rajan Bajaj grab a big slice of the fintech pie?
New unicorn Slice is fast becoming a darling of millennials, Gen Z, and Tiger Global. Can the credit card challenger live up to its billing?
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How two flights to Europe may have spurred spread of new variant
The flights, like the cruise ships of the early pandemic, have prompted fears of superspreader events and raised concerns about lessons unlearned
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China's silence on Peng Shuai shows the limits of Beijing's propaganda
On China's social media platforms and other digital public squares, the censors' meticulous work has left almost no sign that Peng had ever accused Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier, of sexual assault
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Ballon d'Or: How Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo stack up
As Messi wins his seventh Ballon d'Or, a look at all the players in the history of the France Football award who have won it more than once
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Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter's new CEO?
Agrawal, the chief technology officer since 2017, is little-known to the public, with even some Twitter insiders saying they were surprised by his appointment
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Entrepreneur at 49, billionaire at 58: How Falguni Nayar built success with Nykaa
Investment banker Falguni Nayar launched beauty and fashion ecommerce platform Nykaa from her father's office when she was 49. Almost a decade later, after her IPO was oversubscribed nearly 82.5 times, India's richest self-made woman billionaire says she is only getting started
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Meet Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal
Meet the Indian origin executive who replaces Jack Dorsey as Twitter CEO, rising in the ranks from ads engineer to CTO, and now chief executive
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Fragmented reactions hinder global fight against Omicron variant
Little is known about omicron beyond its large number of mutations and it will be weeks before scientists can say with confidence whether it is more contagious and whether it causes more serious illness
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Four journalists have been killed in India in 2021, second to Mexico's seven
According to a report by Reporters Without Borders, 38 journalists have been killed all over the world in 2021, more than 300 have been imprisoned
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As China speeds up nuclear arms race, the US wants to talk
For the first time, the United States is trying to nudge China's leadership into a conversation about its nuclear capability, focusing the talks first on avoiding accidental conflict, then on each nation's nuclear strategy
