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How Snapdeal is turning around its fortune
After being on the verge of shutting down in 2017 following a failed merger with Flipkart, the Gurugram-headquartered company has seen revenue surge and unique customers grow by focusing on value ecommerce
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US Elections: What happens next?
A look at the key dates leading up to Inauguration Day in Jan.
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BBC orders inquiry into Diana interview after claim princess was misled
A quarter-century after the princess admitted infidelity in a landmark interview with Martin Bashir, the journalist is facing renewed accusations of behaving unethically to secure the scoop
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India's COVID-19 cases have plummeted, but is a new wave coming?
While some hope the worst might be over, lapsed vigilance, cold weather and the festival season could spark a resurgence
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Company profits move faster than sales
Financial report cards for the April-September quarter indicate that companies have done better on profitability and cutting costs than on growing sales
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The husband-wife team leading Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine
On the day they were married, Dr Ugur Sahin and Dr Özlem Türeci returned to the lab after the ceremony. After several years they founded BioNTech, which had gained momentum and raised hundreds of millions of dollars even before the pandemic
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Beyond antibodies: A new test may better judge immunity to coronavirus
The test detects the response of T cells to the virus—an arm of the immune system that may be just as important as antibodies to preventing reinfection
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How the Bihar elections thriller played out
After a really close fight, BJP has claimed victory in the Bihar assembly elections against the Mahagathbandhan. Here's how the trends shifted through the day, and the final tally
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Revv Up, Your H'ness
Honda, the biggest automatic scooter maker in India, is shifting gears by entering the 350cc segment and recalibrating its motorcycle strategy. Can it find its thump?
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Global stocks return to record high as vaccine news adds to election rally
Crude oil prices leapt about 9% to more than $40 a barrel. Prices for government bonds—where investors traditionally park funds during times of uncertainty—tumbled sharply
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News by Numbers: Why Bihar is like Japan
If Indian states were countries, many of them would rank amongst the world's most populous nations