Take One: Big story of the day
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ITC to spin-off cash-guzzling hotel business: Why aren't the shareholders euphoric?
Post-listing of the hotel business, ITC's balance businesses are expected to garner better return ratios, but there are concerns on the new subsidiary and what happens to British American Tobacco's holding in the long run
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The Tata Group has built an electric vehicle universe. Can it help its global ambitions?
The Mumbai-headquartered group's plan assumes significance as global automakers, including Tesla, are firming up plans to set up operations in India
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How can we protect the Mahadayi / Mandovi river?
Known as Mahadayi in Karnataka and Mandovi in Goa, diversion of the river's water could have catastrophic consequences on the region's biodiversity and climate
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No soching, it's still coaching: Why Kota is nothing without its teachers
The onset of the pandemic transformed Kota into a ghost town. Three years later, it's pulsating again with life as lakhs throng the engineering and medical test prep hub. And among the new entrants are a bunch of edtech players who mocked their offline rivals but now join the ranks
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How PhysicsWallah solved the profitability equation
In little over three years, Alakh Pandey has cracked the dynamics of running a profitable and thriving edtech venture that has scaled at a furious pace. Can he maintain the high momentum?
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Inside Kota: Edgy students, caring crusaders & a missing safety valve
A police squad, a psychiatrist and an educator are proactively reaching out to students, sniffing for signs of distress, and trying to defuse the ticking 'suicide' bomb. To their horror, the grenade pin lies with the parents
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Does markets sell-off in tech stocks indicate the end of the bull run?
Wobbly shares of Indian software services companies made investors nervous as selling pressure intensified with a few blue chip companies dragging the benchmark indices indicating markets sentiment is fragile
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Apple, Micron Technology, First Solar: India is bagging mega tech projects that a few years ago would have been China-bound. But can this sustain?
Things have started on a good note, but experts say roadblocks like infrastructure, red tape, a complex tax system and skilled labour remain
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Bank attrition: Concerning but not a pain point
Though attrition at some of India's biggest banks is high and rising, it is the junior management that makes the most exits due to opportunities in fintech and flexible working conditions. Banks are more concerned about retaining senior management talent, which is involved with strategic decision making
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Infosys falls after outlook whiplash: 5 Takeaways from Q1 FY24
Despite multi-billion-dollar order wins this year, translation to revenue will take time, CEO Salil Parekh said
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Broken dreams, pressure of the IIT tag and shattered lives: 'We failed him. He didn't fail'
The son of an IITian father and doctor-mother succumbed to expectations last year. The grieving parents find it hard to come to terms with their loss and rue inadvertently pushing him to the brink