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AFC Cup: Why can't India turn its passion for football into performance?
A few players on the Indian football team were 'found out' as not being up to international level, says sports presenter Joe Morrison, after India's crash out of the AFC Asian Cup, following a loss against Syria. He talks to Kathakali Chanda about why this tournament has been a reality check for India, showing that despite hype around the local Indian Super League, football standards have not been raised
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Can Aakash keep Byju's afloat?
The beleaguered edtech unicorn has posted its FY22 earnings, 22 months after its original deadline, showing losses that have ballooned to upwards of Rs8,200 crore. Of its acquisitions, test prep firm Aakash Education Services is among the only bright spots in Byju's books—but is it enough to save the fast-sinking ship? Forbes India's Rajiv Singh joins us to discuss
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The aftermath of the Sony-Zee merger termination
Zee Entertainment's share prices have tanked by 20 percent, a day after the $10-billion merger with Sony was called off. We speak to Abhishek Malhotra, managing partner, TMT Law Practice on the implications, the legal battle that is to follow and where Sony and Zee go from here on
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Can Ayodhya handle 45 lakh tourists?
As part of the Ram Mandir inauguration, Ayodhya is expected to receive a massive influx of pilgrims in just a few days. Forbes India Samidha Jain speaks with PP Khanna, board member of Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), on what the city will need in terms of infrastructure to manage the load, and the post-Covid trends in spiritual tourism
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Why isn't Delhi airport better prepared for fog, an age-old problem?
The fog phenomenon isn't new. Aviation consultant Mark Martin says that it's 'unfathomable' that Delhi airport, with four runways, has only one with CAT 3B and CAT 3C landing technology that helps land in low visibility. He joins Manu Balachandran to talk about who should be held accountable for the ongoing chaos, why the government needs to step in, and how the airports can get their priorities right
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3 simple steps to fixing India's education system
The Annual Status of Education report is out for 2023, with statistics that are somewhat shocking, but to anyone who has followed the sector, not surprising. Sumeet Mehta, co-founder and CEO at school edtech unicorn LEAD, tells us that bringing change to enhance learning outcomes is, in fact, quite possible, if schools follow these three simple steps
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Debating Ola Electric's IPO risks
Ola Electric has filed its DRHP, or draft red herring prospectus, and is yet to receive Sebi's approval to launch its IPO. Meanwhile, serious concerns have been flagged, including the company's mounting losses, unclear path to profitability and promoter Bhavish Aggarwal offloading the maximum number of shares in the OFS. Are these big red flags, or par for the course for new-age startups? Forbes India team engages in debate (Hosts: Harichandan Arakli & Pankti Mehta Kadakia)
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Why are India's earning women so risk averse?
On today's episode, we discuss a fascinating report on the financial preferences of the urban Indian woman, by DBS Bank and Crisil. The survey showcases the investment habits, decision making ability and goal choices amid working urban women, both salaried and self-employed, across 10 major Indian cities. Forbes India's Divya Shekhar delves into this report with Mitali Nikore, a feminist economist and founder of youth-led think tank, Nikore Associates
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Indian industry on edge, as manufacturing tax sops near sunset
Indian companies have petitioned the Ministry of Finance, asking for an extension on the manufacturing tax sops set to expire in March 2024. The government had announced a lowered tax rate of 15 percent for new manufacturing setups in 2019, which was extended one more year—and companies want another extension, because of time lost to Covid-19 lockdowns. Forbes India's Samar Srivastava joins us to talk about this development
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TCS, Infosys Q3 numbers, what they tell us, and where's Wipro headed?
Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, India's top two IT services companies, reported their fiscal third quarter numbers yesterday, signalling that a pickup in the US, their biggest market is not in sight yet. TCS's sales fell 3 percent in the US and Infosys cut the upper bound of its forecast for the full fiscal year FY24 by 50 basis points to 2 percent. Ray Wang, Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, unpacks the outlook. He also weighed in on what's ailing Wipro, which has seen a raft of senior exits in recent times
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Vibrant Gujarat: What rate of success has it had over the years?
We discuss the big news from the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat 2024 business summit, now in its 20th year, with Forbes India's Naandika Tripathi who reports live from Gandhinagar. She gives us perspective on the big announcements made so far, by Maruti Suzuki, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Tata Sons and more. How many of Vibrant Gujarat's announcements have come to fruition over the years? Find out on this episode