UpFront
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Paytm takes on Google with launch of own mini app store
Already 300+ developers have signed up on the platform but can it take on Google's might?
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Google's Play policy update brings Indian startups face to face with Big Tech's power
The uproar in India's nascent startup ecosystem over Google's plan to enforce certain Play store billing policies is only but a small part of a global phenomenon of large tech companies' practices affecting smaller companies
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Women in the workforce sees a rise during Covid-19 lockdown: LinkedIn study
The number of women in the workforce improved from January 2020 till July 2020, a new study by Linkedin has found, improving the gender parity in Indian companies
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#Exclusive JetSynthesys buys mobile gaming company Nautilus
JetSynthesys, which boasts of a robust foothold in the cricket community globally with its exclusive JV with Sachin Tendulkar, takes pole position in skill-based cricket gaming franchise space in the world
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America sees opportunity in India-China conflict
Weeks after India and China engaged in their deadliest border clash in decades, the sight of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier—USS Nimitz, entering the Bay of Bengal draws attention across the region., with experts calling it "symbolic" of the US's support of India
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Donald Trump greets supporters at Walter Reed even as confusion on his Covid-19 condition persists
In a surprise and risky outing, Donald Trump, currently suffering from Covid-19, stepped out to greet supporters at Walter Reed, even as doctors point out gaps in the health reports coming out of the president's consulting team
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New York becomes the first big city to reopen all its schools
Roughly 480,000 children have opted to start the school year remote-only, an indication of how wary many New Yorkers are of sending their children back to classrooms in a city that fears a second wave of the coronavirus
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Airlines, facing a painfully slow recovery, begin furloughing thousands
With no recovery in sight and negotiations over another stimulus package at an impasse, United Airlines and American Airlines on Thursday began furloughing more than 32,000 workers
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News by Numbers: Shocking reality of how often crimes against women are committed
Every 16 minutes, a woman is raped, but an attempt to rape is made every 2 minutes—and more statistics
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Know your competition; World's toughest business school), Productivity (Interview with Marc Andreessen), Philanthropy (Surviving disaster gave this founder a new lease on life), Sports (Rahul Tewatia and the romance of the struggle) and Science (What research in Antarctica tells us about isolation)
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Judge blocks Trump's ban on foreign workers
The court overruled limits on visas for hundreds of thousands of foreign workers during the coronavirus pandemic