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We can be 100% transparent with Covid-19 trials, but that will have very low utility value: Dr Gagandeep Kang
The virologist and fellow of the Royal Society of London speaks to Forbes India about transparency in clinical trials, emergency use authorisation for a Covid-19 vaccine candidate in India and whether the vaccine should be available for sale in the private market. Edited excerpts
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Exclusive: Tatas to buy 51% stake in BigBasket, Alibaba to exit
The startup and India's biggest online grocer is valued around $2 billion to 2.4 billion, and the Tatas might hike their stake up to 60% in the coming days
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Trump Lost the 2020 Election. He Has Raised $207.5 Million Since
President Trump's nonstop fund-raising in the month after his loss at the polls ensures his new political operation—whatever shape it takes—will continue to be well-financed
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UK and US Officials Spar Over 'Vaccine Nationalism'
Scientists warned that a debate over which country's regulatory system is better could undermine public faith in vaccines. Meanwhile, Britons waited to learn how soon they can get coronavirus shots
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Rajnikanth takes political plunge: How Tamil Nadu's film stars dominate politics
Tinsel town has ruled the southern state's political scene for years, from Jayalalithaa ro MGR and Kamal Hassan. A look at how they have fared
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'India continues to love K-Pop': Spotify India MD
With insights from Spotify's annual audio trends round-up, Wrapped, Amarjit Singh Batra, MD, Spotify India, speaks to Forbes India about how the country has been crucial to Spotify's global growth, and expansion plans for India
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Mahashay Dharampal Gulati: How a horse-cart driver became India's spice king with MDH
A man ahead of his time, the ever-smiling nonagenarian who passed away on Thursday, built an enviable brand and ended up becoming the highest-paid CEO in the FMCG sector in India in 2017
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Roshni Nadar, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw are India's richest women
The cumulative wealth of women wealth creators on the Kotak Wealth Hurun report is Rs272,540 crore; 19 women on list are under the age of 40
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What is 'good business'? A new study has some answers
The 'Mahindra Good Business Study' shows that consumer perceptions are guided by deeply personal views
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Devaki Jain: Memoirs of a powerful feminist economist
In her book 'The Brass Notebook', Padma Bhushan awardee Devaki Jain highlights the lived pain of ambitious women growing up in pre-Independence India. She joins us on this episode to share her incredible story to success, peppered with intimate anecdotes and reflections—a story she isn't afraid of showing off
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Why the U.K. approved a coronavirus vaccine first
When early results from the final trials began to roll in, scientists were well prepared. Now, they face the logistical challenge of putting the vaccine to work