UpFront
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Ep 23. Urjit Patel's 'Overdraft': Is the govt to blame for the bad loan mess?
The former RBI governor pens down the government's habit of shaping macroeconomic policies through government banks and LIC and what happens to the savers money when the government is busy lending to the "living dead" borrowers through public sector banks. Patel also talks about the dilution of IBC laws and the implications of the same on the banking ecosystem. On this episode, economic journalist and author of The Lost Decade Puja Mehra discusses why this book is important and well-timed
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Online gaming: A boom waiting to happen
The e-sports industry in India has entered a tremendous growth phase over recent years. A look at the engagement growth and the effect of lockdown on this burgeoning sector
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Bytedance may sell a majority stake in TikTok
TikTok could receive new investments from existing ByteDance investors—including the Sequoia and General Atlantic—with the Chinese company retaining a minority holding
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sue over photos of Archie
The photos show the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their 14-month-old son in the backyard of a secluded estate in the Los Angeles area where the family has been staying since earlier this year, the lawsuit said
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Leadership (Team management lessons from a naval captain), Business (When bosses shared their profits; Make your next pitch instantly more compelling by using this one philosopher's framework), Technology (India Inc wakes up to march of the machines) and Productivity (You need to ask yourself this question every day)
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'Women face a double burden': Pink Ladder's Karthik Nagendra
A report by the Bengaluru-based startup that works on gender diversity at companies shows that more than 40 percent women are experiencing high stress, and 75 percent believe they will be working longer hours
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rises against being called 'that word'
Few prominent women in power have publicly addressed a particular vulgarity that men have leveled against them for years. Today, on the floor of the House, that changed
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Who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first? Here's one idea
A weighted lottery gives everyone a chance at a drug or vaccine in short supply. But some have a better shot than others
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WATCH: India reports 49.310 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day surge
The country nears the 13-lakh case mark, as most of the cases are being reported in the southern states
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Mask Queens: Mixing fear with fantasy
The Mask Queens photo essay originated by one of the creator's friends, who let loose an image of her stylised mask for her first day back at work
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Sushant Singh Rajput's box office legacy
Ahead of the release of the late actor's final film, Dil Bechara, a look at how his films have been received at the cinema