UpFront
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Inside GlobalBees and the ecommerce roll-up gambit
The homegrown unicorn is beefing up its portfolio by aggregating a colony of D2C digital brands, but with global leader Thrasio entering India, can the startup get ahead of competition?
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Fare well, Virat Kohli: His career, in key numbers
As captain Kohli hangs up his Test captaincy boots, a look at India's most successful skipper's stint, in numbers
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Quick and furious: Zomato and Blinkit's quick commerce play
Think instant and you'll think noodles, but it all started with coffee in 1901, and now we're in a market that expects everything at the snap of a finger, whether it's food, groceries, cigarettes, or more. Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal believes he's got it figured out with Blinkit
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How the IMF's loan fees are hurting nations in desperate need
The fund, which for decades has backstopped countries in financial distress, imposes these fees for loans that are unusually large or long-standing and were designed to help protect against hefty losses from high-risk lending
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A divisive figure around the world, Djokovic is a hero in Serbia
As Djokovic fights to stay in Australia despite his decision not to be vaccinated, he has become entwined with a broader debate in Serbia about coronavirus restrictions, government policies, personal liberty and vaccination
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UK monarchy and government plunge into simultaneous crises
While these cases are about starkly different issues, they both feature privileged middle-aged men under fire for their behaviour, raising age-old questions of class, entitlement and double standards
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The Taliban have staffing issues. They are looking for help in Pakistan
With any new regime comes new appointees, but the difference in Afghanistan is that the new government had operated as a hard-line Islamic insurgency for two decades, so the cadre of people they are plucking leaders from are soldiers and religious scholars, rather than political allies or technocrats
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Vodafone Idea: Running to stand still
The government getting a substantial stake in VI does not change much for the Centre or the company. Its attractiveness as a corporate seeking urgent funding remains in question
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The army of millions who enforce China's zero Covid-19 policy, at all costs
China's early success in containing the pandemic through iron-fist, authoritarian policies emboldened its officials, seemingly giving them license to act with conviction and righteousness
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Storyboard 18 - BharatPe fiasco: A look at how brands could tackle founder-led controversies
BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover landed in trouble as social media called for a brand boycott over his alleged abusive call with a bank employee. Branding experts say founders should consider the company brand an extension of their public persona and behave accordingly
