UpFront
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Coronavirus likely to damage luxury sector more than 2008 recession
In the luxury industry, expect the expected, and at lightning speed
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Podcast: 7 startups fighting Covid-19 in India
From a sanitary pads company that is now making three-ply masks to one that turned its prison monitoring system to track coronavirus symptoms, these young firms are great stories of agility in the face of a crisis
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How—and how many—asymptomatic carriers are spreading Covid-19
As the silent spreaders of the coronavirus quickly rise, here's what you need to know, and how you can stay safe
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This is the time for IT services to reinvent business models, say analysts
Discretionary spending will go away in the short to medium term, but the IT vendors must offer highly effective and targeted solutions to find opportunity in adversity
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Ventures versus the virus: 7 Indian startups fighting the pandemic
These startups have stuck their necks out, innovated and made the fight against coronavirus a common goal
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Indian diaspora panics at Trump's immigration plans
Most of the 800,000 immigrants currently waiting for a green card to build a permanent home in the US are Indian citizens
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Bezos takes back the wheel at Amazon
After years of working almost exclusively on long-term projects and pushing day-to-day management to his deputies, Bezos, 56, has turned back to the here-and-now problems facing Amazon, as the giant retailer grapples with a surge of demand, labour unrest and supply chain challenges brought on by the coronavirus
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What the Covid-19 lockdown looks like in...Dubai, UAE
For a city that thrives on being a nodal point connecting farflung places across the globe, a halted airport spells imminent doom
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Crisis-forced digital transformation will shape the future: Google's Karan Bajwa
Google Cloud is helping thousands of organisations, including many of the world's largest companies, transform themselves, says Bajwa, managing director of Google Cloud, India
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Should you get Covid-19 insurance?
Health insurance companies are providing policies to cover coronavirus infections, but most coverage amounts are very low
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India's economy looks for aggressive stimulus
Growth for 2020 has been virtually written off. For India, the hope is for an additional economic stimulus, and for demand in manufacturing and services to pick up