UpFront
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20 years that changed the world: A brief history of Facebook
Founded 20 years ago by Mark Zuckerberg and three friends as a simple hangout spot for young people, Facebook has since become a battle-hardened behemoth. Here's a look at the significant milestones and controversies of the social media giant
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What will be the implications if India pushes for custom duty on electronic transmission, especially in the semiconductor ecosystem?
India wants to impose customs duties on digital exchange, but other WTO members want to extend the moratorium. All eyes are now on the WTO's February conference
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Making smaller-budget Hindi films is getting harder, threatening industry growth
Audience's lower propensity to watch films in cinema halls has been detrimental for small-to-mid budget Hindi films' theatrical revenue. Emerging filmmakers are starting to develop roots in Tamil, Telugu and Marathi cinema
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DNPA Conclave & Awards 2024 to discuss the media industry's digital transformation
The DNPA Conclave & Awards will take place on February 6, in New Delhi, featuring Keynote Address by Shri Anurag Thakur and and Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar. This edition of the conclave is being organised by DNPA in association with Storyboard18
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How Reels has changed Instagram's growth trajectory
While Reels has driven a more than 40 percent increase in time spent on Instagram since its launch globally, in India it continues to boost content creation and participation from Tier II and III cities
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Paytm Payments Bank pinch: Can Vijay Shekhar Sharma get the house back in order?
The company's payment aggregator licence is still pending approval while most of peers have received it. The new regulatory overhang may make things more difficult
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Is the interim Budget no 'big deal' for stock markets in India?
Precedent shows that interim Budget will be largely a budget of 'intent', where the government outlines fiscal strategy if voted back into power, without announcing new spending or revenue commitments
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Budget 2024: Indian pharma industry expects tax breaks and funding for innovation
There is need to improve local value addition capabilities, upskilling people, and streamline regulatory frameworks, say experts
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Govt's divestment plans likely to flop in FY24, once again
As the government is likely to miss its divestment target for the fifth consecutive year in FY24 by a wide margin, expectations for the new fiscal in the interim budget is not high as previous stake sale plans are yet to materialise
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Budget 2024: What India's tech startups want
Apart from the perennial ask for lower taxes and customs duties, deep-tech startups want more R&D spend, greater public-private collaboration
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Give and Tech: India's IT entrepreneurs lead the way
Just as in the bustling US tech sector, India's IT entrepreneurs — from the IT services bellwethers to the more recent digital native billionaires—have carved a niche for themselves by not just donating millions but also by immersing themselves in relatively newer causes like climate change and gender inequality