To The Point
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Can Byju's be without Byju?
After a round of will-they-won't-they, it seems like Byju Raveendran is still CEO of his troubled company, even as a group of investors have voted to oust him. This saga is likely to play out over a long time, Forbes India's edtech expert, Rajiv Singh, says. Here's what he thinks will happen next
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WPL: What's at stake at the Women's Premiere League—and our predictions
The Women's Premier League is set to kick off its second edition, with a star-studded launch. A lot of its success, our guest today says, rests on how well the BCCI is able to market women's cricket—it has come far, but has a long way yet to go. What's at stake and who do we think will take the cup? Kathakali Chanda answers the big questions with journalist Annesha Ghosh, who has covered women's cricket extensively
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Explained: Why India's farmers are protesting, and a view on how to really help them
There's no resolution in sight to the standoff between India's protesting farmers, demanding legal status for the minimum support price and other benefits, and the government, which instead is looking to help them by liberalizing the agriculture sector a bit more. Mark Kahn, managing partner at Omnivore, one of India's best-known agri-sector-focused venture capital firms, joins us to explain the big picture context and offers his view on what might really help the farmers and also open up a sector that's in desperate need of modernization
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Softbank's $100bn chip challenge
Softbank shares rose as much as 3.2 percent with the news that founder Masayoshi Son is considering a $100 billion AI chip venture that will take on Nvidia Corp. The project is code-named Izanagi, and would complement UK-based Arm Holdings, the chip design company in which Softbank owns majority stake. What will it take to challenge Nvidia's dominance—and how long will the AI gold rush last? Naandika Tripathi joins in to chat with Neil Shah, technology industry analyst at Counterpoint Research
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Sex, ads and Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh's advertisement for Bold Care, a men's sexual wellness brand went viral earlier this week for its cheeky portrayal of bedroom troubles. Singh, who has previously endorsed Durex, is perhaps the only leading actor to address such issues in India. Forbes India's advertising expert, Rajiv Singh, joins us to talk about brand Ranveer Singh, the nature of bold ad campaigns and the inescapable question that Poonam Pandey has presented—how far is too far?
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Forbes India 30 Under 30: Class of 2024
It's time to release the Forbes India team's favourite property to work on, the dynamic and inspiring Forbes India 30 under 30 list. We often get asked how the list is made, what goes on behind the scenes, and who, finally, makes the cut. On this episode, we discuss our highlights from the Class of 2024, with Kathakali Chanda and Divya Shekhar
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Paytm saga: Can ex-SEBI chief's panel help matters?
One97 Communications Ltd., which operates the Paytm wallet and payments network, has formed a committee, headed by Meleveetil Damodaran, a former chief of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the country's capital markets regulator, to help it meet the Reserve Bank of India's recent diktat over regulatory violations. Forbes India's Nasrin Sultana joins us today to discuss how this three-member committee might assist Paytm, which is facing all but shutting of its payments bank unit by the end of this month
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The potential of Centre's Bharat Rice, Dal, Atta initiative
As higher food prices continue to hit India's masses, the government, last week, added rice to its portfolio of commodities under its 'Bharat' brand. Forbes India's Neha Bothra joins us today to give us an update on Bharat Rice, and explore its long-term possibilities. A salient point is that this rice, like the Bharat Dal, launched last year, is available via online marketplaces too in new-age India
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Inside Satya Nadella's India visit—and what we make of it
Forbes India's Naandika Tripathi and Naini Thaker attended Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's events in Mumbai and Bengaluru respectively, on the tech honcho's India trip. Here's what it was like inside—and what their announcements around AI mean, especially while Google has also launched its new AI product, Gemini
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IIM placements: Why are they slow this year?
Last year, MBA graduates from premier institutes such as the IIMs received top-tier salaries. This year, placements across institutes are taking longer than usual, and IIM-Lucknow, which typically has a 100 percent placement record, reached out to alumni to help out as many as 72 unplaced graduates. Kamal Karanth, co-founder at staffing firm XPheno, unpacks what's going on
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IPO reports: Is Hyundai testing the waters?
A Reuters news report says that South Korean car maker Hyundai is looking to launch a $3 billion IPO for its India unit as early as November this year, which, if true, would be India's largest ever initial public offering. Forbes India's Manu Balachandran joins us to talk about the news, as well as Hyundai's long legacy in India, what is in its pipeline and the competition it faces