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US travel ban ends, easing personal frustrations and diplomatic tension
The lifting of the travel ban will allow couples and families to reunite after 18 months and also end a diplomatic tussle between the US and the European Union, where thousands had turned to social media to press governments to end the ban
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How the global chip shortage is creating new power players
Many lesser-known chip makers are increasingly able to choose which customers get how many of their scarce chips
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Cash is still king five years after demonetisation
While more and more people are banking on digital transactions, cash is still the most opted for mode of payment for various categories including groceries, food delivery, and property
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Americans are flush with cash and jobs. They also think the economy is awful
Workers have seized the upper hand in the labour market, attaining the largest raises in decades and quitting their jobs at record rates
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For long, India held a high moral ground in a region in strife. Is it eroding now?
The shift could open opportunities for China, which has used the promise of investment and access to its hard-charging economy to cultivate stronger relations with its rival's neighbours
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COP26: Will India commit to or cop-out of climate obligations?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 is set within today's reality of increasing reliance on coal, new carbon-based infrastructure, amendments to forest protection laws, and concrete-based development in India's biodiverse hotspots
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Roaring with the riches
The India Rich List is characterised by a rising tide that lifted most boats
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I am not in the business of fashion, I am in the business of making women happy: Anita Dongre
Anita Dongre is one of the few people on the planet who figured out life at an early age. The result is a fashion brand favoured by the likes of Kate Middleton and Hillary Clinton. On Forbes India Beyond the Boardroom, the boss of House of Anita Dongre gives a glimpse into her sustainable living and the skills her mother taught her
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Can carbon capture really save the world?
It is a permanent solution, unlike the planting of forests which can release their carbon by rotting, being cut down or burning in a warming planet
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What to do about Facebook, and what not to do
The company is among the largest collectors of humanity's most private information, one of the planet's most-trafficked sources of news, and it seems to possess the ability, in some degree, to alter public discourse
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Our top reads of the week
From Goodknight's plan to battle illegal and unorganised mosquito incense market in India to Rishabh Pant on being a Mahendra Singh Dhoni fan, here are our best reads of the week