UpFront
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Ayodhya sees exponential rise in property prices after SC verdict
Unfavoured for years due to the dispute, areas in and around the proposed Ram Mandir have now multiplied in value; experts caution that haphazard development to keep up with demand could lead to serious infrastructure issues in the long run
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Accel India raises $550 million fund, its largest ever
The corpus will give the firm, which was an early investor in companies like Flipkart and Swiggy, significant heft to participate in follow-ons
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IKEA goes small in Mumbai
Swedish furniture giant plans pop-ups and smaller stores in the island city, keeping its compact flat sizes in mind
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In Prince Andrew scandal, Prince Charles emerges as monarch-in-waiting
The 71-year-old Prince Charles has been moving aggressively to assert his control, most conspicuously in trying to mop up the recent scandal that engulfed his younger brother, Prince Andrew, about his friendship with disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
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How internet companies are preparing to fight the 'Deepfake' future
For companies like Google, finding the tools to spot deepfakes has gained urgency. If someone wants to spread a fake video far and wide, Google's YouTube or Facebook's social media platforms would be great places to do it
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Art Basel Miami, where big money meets bigger money
As the global art world prepares to descend on Miami next week, a guide to the highlights of what's on display
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Are there benefits to intermittent fasting?
Are the people who choose to not eat for more than 12 hours a day annoying, or are they actually on to a path to better abs?
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Technology (Top 10 emerging technologies), Philosophy (There's a reason for need to study Philosophy), Genetics ("Designer" children will be a reality soon), Environment (Coal industry was aware of threat of climate change) and Sports (Why Gulf states are betting on sport).
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As GDP numbers continue to fall, could growth have bottomed out?
At 4.5 percent, the number was the lowest in the last 26 quarters, and in line with estimates put out by a number of brokerages and economists
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As growth has slowed, so has inflation
Unlike the inflation fall in 2014, which was largely on account of softening energy prices, the latest fall has economists asking the question, 'Has inflation targeting gone too far?'
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Disinvestment target, a distant dream
Slowing economy isn't helping government; experts say possibility of sale of stake in PSUs the only silver lining