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VIP Industries' business woes could delay promoters' stake sale plan by a year
Arresting a fall in market share to smaller rival Safari, need to strengthen ecommerce business revenues and retaining talent in its middle management are challenges the company needs to resolve in coming quarters
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SRK, Mani Ratnam among prominent names to be at 'CNN-News18 Indian of the Year' awards
Many other celebrated personalities to join Indian News TV's biggest award ceremony on 10 January
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Adani Group plans to commence work on Dharavi redevelopment this year, but uncertainty lingers
Even as group plans education programmes and a survey, doubts about TDR and complexities around the eligibility of slum dwellers remain
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Bricks vs Clicks: Why physical retail isn't going away anytime soon
In emerging markets, the growth of online sales has not led to a decline in the number of physical stores. Indian retail chains, after two years of the pandemic, made a spectacular comeback in 2022. One of India's largest retailers, D-Mart, added 50 new stores and planned to add another 135 in FY 2023-24
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From an EV upstart In Chattisgarh playing for the big leagues, to startups braving a funding winter—our top reads of the week
Bollywood's greatest musical pair, actor Wamiqa Gabbi's turn to shine, and what 2024 holds for the stock market—here are the stories that piqued the interest of our readers this week
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Mad Over Donuts: Lord of the glazed rings
A decade of frenzied euphoria, an intense scramble for a bigger bite, and recoiling of a flurry of doughnut brands have paved the way for an unlikely winner. Interestingly, the maddest about doughnuts has managed to survive, flourish, and make money
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Robin Sharma on wealth, leadership, and how to separate good advice from bad
The author and leadership coach, known for international bestsellers The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The 5 AM Club, speaks with Divya Shekhar about his forthcoming book The Wealth Money Can't Buy, and the relevance of self-help books in the age motivation content fatigue, thanks to social media. He also discusses why hubris takes down many great people and companies, why most CEOs and billionaires are "cash rich and happiness poor", how technology takes us away from creativity, and the secret behind how successful people separate good advice and decisions from all the noise
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Meet the EV upstart from Chhattisgarh playing to enter the big boys' club
An EV upstart from Chhattisgarh is trying to break into the big boys' club by positioning electric two-wheelers as a 'family scooter'. Can the challenger brand Eblu give an electrifying fight to biggies like Ola, Ather, TVS and Bajaj as EVs enter an exciting phase in 2024?
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Meet the founders who braved the funding winter chill
The Forbes India cover story on outliers in a funding winter—and extends the Scrooge metaphor to the moneybags fuelling startup activity, the venture capitalists (VCs)
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From Cloud leaps to AI advances: Here's what will shape India in 2024
As we enter the techade of innovation, our reliance on machines to make decisions for us will inevitably increase. However, it is crucial to remember that human ingenuity drives innovation, writes Kulmeet Bawa
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How The Ayurveda Co is bringing high quality, affordable ayurvedic solutions to the masses
A taxing childhood, a punishing adolescence and an exacting adulthood... Shreedha Singh spent most of her life fighting extreme odds. Now, the doughty founder is disrupting the health, beauty and personal care space with her ayurvedic venture TAC