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How Taj Hotels is revamping its age-old business model
Over the last five years Indian Hotels has moved from being largely owner-driven to one that is expanding via management contracts. Add to that newer avenues of income, and there is reason for CEO Puneet Chhatwal to be optimistic
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Fintech startups exult as RBI releases digital lending rules
They have widely welcomed the new rules for bringing clarity to the space, being 'customer centric' and 'encouraging innovation'
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Cricket, Kabaddi, and freedom: Parimatch's big bet in India
Ukrainian sports bookmaker is betting big on cricket, kabaddi and a bunch of games in the country. But will India legalise sports betting?
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Engineering the viral: The science behind meme marketing
Can viral memes be manufactured? Meme marketing companies would certainly say yes to that question. Storyboard18 finds out more
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Simply Speaking: Brands need editors. Here's why
The rise of brand journalism signals an exciting time in media and it shows no signs of slowing down. More and more brands are growing their editorial teams and branching into new forms of quality content
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There will be a complete change in how people perceive real money gaming: Deepak Gullapalli
In an exclusive chat with Storyboard 18, Deepak Gullapalli, Founder and CEO, Head Digital Works, talks about the change in messaging, growing marketing spends, getting Shah Rukh Khan as a brand ambassador and perception change around real money games
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It will take India a long time to match up to China in manufacturing: Revathi Advaithi, CEO, Flex
Revathi Advaithi, CEO of global manufacturing company Flex, talks about the India focus and what it will take for the country to become a global manufacturing hub
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ONDC goes live later this month. What will it take for it to succeed?
The government's open, inclusive and competitive marketplace for ecommerce is said to usher in the next era of retail in India, but in the absence of larger players like Flipkart and Amazon, and no clarity on the architecture of the network, it will be interesting to see how it plays out
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Our top reads of the week
From Ajay Singh's SpiceJet challenge to the shrinking gender pay gap, here are our top read stories of the week
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Salman Khan and his zero-profit blockbuster- Khan Academy
How a hedge fund analyst quit a lucrative job and built a massive global edtech empire that aims for a multi-generational impact, rather than raking in profits
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RBI follows the US Fed's footsteps, hikes repo by 50 bps to fight inflation
In a "new-normal" move, India's central bank raises benchmark rate to its highest level since August 2019 while retaining its growth and inflation forecasts for FY23 with a continued focus on calibrated withdrawal of accommodation