UpFront
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Can we trust India's drug regulator? Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy weigh in
Four cough and cold syrups made in India have allegedly caused the death of 66 children in Gambia, which is being investigated by Indian drug regulator. India has had at least five major events of poisoning by DEG in the past. In today's episode, Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy, authors of 'The Truth Pill' (published by Simon & Schuster India) talk about the problem with drug regulation in India, regulators are more responsive to pharma companies rather than the people of India, and what adverse events due to substandard drugs mean for the $42 billion pharma industry in India
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Betting big on 5G: HFCL's gameplay of telecom growth, healthy order book, and right alliances
Riding on the expected telecom and 5G expansion, HFCL is well positioned with 5G-centric products and its optical fiber cables business. With a strong order book and an improving financial performance, the company will now hope for renewed investor interest
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Ballon d'Or: France's Karim Benzema and Spaniard Alexia Putellas create history
Calling age just a number, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d'Or, one of football's most precious awards, for the first time in his long career so far. Alexia Putellas, captain of FC Barcelona Femini, won the Women's Ballon d'Or award for the second time in a row
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Razor-sharp checkout: How Razorpay grew close to eight times in four years
Fiscal discipline, sharp B2B focus and a string of buyouts have helped Razorpay grow at a furious pace. But will the RBI's digital lending norms queer the pitch for India's most-valued fintech startup?
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Indian exports: Brace for a slowdown
As tightening monetary policies slow Western economies, Indian exports face an arduous road ahead
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55 percent Indians willing to pay higher tariff for 5G services
Bharti Airtel has rolled out 5G services in India. Reliance Jio is gearing up to do the same. But is consumer willing to switch? A new survey reveals the levels of consumer preparedness and their willingness to pay more
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Meet the players blossoming despite the edtech winter
Platforms offering test preparation, certification and skilling are flourishing in a sector that largely faces slump as students head back to classrooms
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Our top reads of the week
From IDBI's path to growth to Maiden Pharmaceuticals' story so far, here's what made the headlines this week
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FIFA U17 Women's World Cup: All you need to know
The group stage of the seventh edition of the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup is underway. The tournament is happening for the first time in India—in Bhubaneswar, Goa, and Mumbai—from October 11 to 30. Here's everything you need to know as you continue encouraging the young talent
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Share buybacks of top IT firms have rarely prompted stock price euphoria
In 11 of the past 14 instances, stock prices of the companies performed better one month prior to the buyback as compared to a month following the announcement
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IT services Q2 earnings provide mixed signals, reflecting strong demand but also caution among buyers
Infosys sees its cloud services revenues cross $1 billion in the September quarter, reflecting the sustained cloud shift