UpFront
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Skincare is not just about looking good, it's about feeling confident in one's own skin: VLCC's Puneet Gulati
The burgeoning middle class, driven by rising disposable incomes, urbanisation, and the pursuit of a better lifestyle, is exhibiting a noteworthy demand for beauty and wellness products and services, says Puneet Gulati, chief marketing officer, VLCC
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India tech startup funding in 2023: Takeaways from a five-year low
It was a year in which the slowdown that started the previous year hit a new low, and making money became important again, versus burning it
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2023: Bye bye birdy, hello chatbots
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter defined much of the year for social media, including the rushed launch of its microblogging competitor, Meta's Threads. At the other end of the spectrum, we began conversing with increasingly intelligent and fascinating chatbots, which will likely change the way we use social media forever
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Gold Rush: How 2023 panned out for Indian sports
From 100-plus medals in the Asian Games to best-ever performances in the world championships, 2023 has been a year of key positives for Indian sports. And we aren't even talking about cricket
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Company Transformations: How Duroflex is unlocking growth in India's sleep solutions market
Duroflex's Managing Director and Sleep Evangelist Mathew Chandy and newly appointed Group CEO Sridhar Balakrishnan, share how the company is transforming, their plans for India's growing sleep solutions market and taking the firm public
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Investor appetite fading for IPOs of new-age tech companies
Even as the listing rush made a late start in 2023, new-age tech companies, considered to be the darling of investors, went missing from fundraising in the capital markets. What went wrong?
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Cyber criminals are getting smarter. Laws and awareness need to keep up
From financial frauds to job scams, a million cybercrimes are being reported in India every year. As the criminals find more inventive ways to dupe people, sometimes to the tune of lakhs of rupees, experts call for laws to be more stringent and cyber literacy to be more widespread
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China's reopening: How the biggest investment theme of the year flopped
China reopened its economy with a roar but twelve months later most investors are twiddling their thumbs as the fire fizzled out amidst unfolding economic chaos. But a new $112 billion stimulus package hopes to boost the economy in the coming year
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Fear index shows complacency about risks as markets scale new heights
India is not the only country where the VIX or fear gauge/index has plunged with investors betting on a downside risk as a distant possibility. But are there really no risks with rising inflation, elections and a weak rupee?
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Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba on reimagining India's economic growth path
Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba believe that India's best days are still ahead and that the country shouldn't lose its biggest strength—democracy—by "any stretch of the imagination". In their new book, 'Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future', Rajan, former RBI governor, and Lamba, an economist at Pennsylvania State University, talk about why creativity and human capital should be at the centre of growth and development. They also tell Divya Shekhar why it's essential to reprioritise our resources to focus on the basics
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CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2023 to recognise industry titans who are shaping India's economic progress
'CNN-News18 Indian of the Year' has a rich legacy of honouring exceptional individuals across various fields. The 2023 winners will be revealed at the star-studded grand awards ceremony in January 2024