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Scientists consider indoor ultraviolet light to zap coronavirus in the air
This is not what President Donald Trump incomprehensibly described in April when he suggested irradiating the insides of COVID-19 patients with ultraviolet light
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Commercial property braces for lease expiries worth Rs 6,000 cr. What happens next?
Indian commercial real estate has been the darling of global private equity investors. But with the novel coronavirus outbreak bringing the economy to its knees, can it still stand tall?
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Results are in for the sharing economy. They are ugly.
In earnings reports this week, Uber and Lyft disclosed the depth of the financial damage, as did Airbnb's cost slashing measures. The companies, founded on the notion that they should become as big as possible as quickly as possible and worry about making a profit somewhere down the line, now face an uncertain future
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Covid-19: How small businesses are adapting to survive
Unlike big businesses that have collateral, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which contribute 29 percent to India's GDP and generate close to 11 crore jobs, have been crushed by the coronavirus outbreak. Yet, many are finding creative ways to stay afloat
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Auto industry preps for a long journey to recovery
Even as auto industry players prepare to get back to factory floors, they don't expect the sector to recover before 2021
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After Facebook and Silver Lake, Vista Equity invests in Jio Platforms
The investment by the pureplay technology investor makes Reliance Industries India's most valuable company
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Life after a layoff
Your career is far from over even if you've got the pink slip because of circumstances like the Covid-19 pandemic. Five people who went through the ordeal in the past explain why it can be a blessing in disguise
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Photographers unite to raise funds for Covid-19, see collection here
A photographers' collective has launched Prints for India, a photo print fundraiser featuring a collection of photographs taken in India by renowned photographers and emerging talent. An initiative founded by four photographers—Guannan Li, Samuel Beech, Sigga Marrow, Verity Fitzgerald—net proceeds will go to the Rahat-19 program of Goonj
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A new source of coronavirus spread: 'COVID-19 parties'
Much like 'chicken pox parties' that health authorities have long tried to halt, at least two instances of 'Covid-19 parties' have been identified as people want to quickly contract the disease in the hope to build immunity
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'Becoming' review: Michelle Obama stays on script
'Becoming', now on Netflix, is not the candid Michelle Obama film that people might have been waiting for. Instead, we get a familiar, albeit more carefree, former first lady
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The show must go on(line)
With venues shut, artistes are moving to digital events and finding new audiences