Special
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Philanthropy (An IPS officer becomes the savior for the marginalized students), Parenting (It was never meant to be this isolating), Business (Inside the airline industry's meltdown; Marico's Harsh Mariwala on FMCG start-ups), and Investments (Mark Hawtin on Digital 4.0 and post-Covid beneficiaries)
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'Finally, people want to stay fit': Hudle's Suhail Narain
Narain on how his sports tech and management startup, Hudle, is trying to make the most of the collateral gains of the pandemic: The business of fitness
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Men from Mars, Women from Venus, and Veet?
Reckitt Benckiser rolls out hair removal cream for men under Veet brand, a name more popular among women. Can V mean the same to 'W' and 'M'?
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'Why are PSUs making ventilators?'
Vinod Kohli of Allied Medical believes local manufacturers of medical devices can compete with multinationals if they are provided with financial support and a level-playing field
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'We're seeing green shoots for our business'
Deepak Shetty, deputy chief executive officer and managing director of the Indian arm of UK-based construction equipment maker JCB, is optimistic of a strong recovery on the back of government's infrastructure push
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Coding is just a small part of computer science: SP Robotic Works' Sneha Priya
Championing the cause of providing the right exposure to children to various technologies, Sneha Priya, cofounder of SP Robotic Works, pitches for empowering kids so that they can make the right career choice at the right time rather than being easily influenced by parents, peers or marketing gimmicks
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Disney reorganisation puts sharper focus on streaming
In one of Bob Chapek's first big moves since taking over as chief executive earlier this year, the Walt Disney Co. announced a realignment of its business divisions on Monday that placed the focus squarely on Disney+ and its other streaming services as the future of the company's creative efforts
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British Airways abruptly replaces CEO
The airline had earlier said it will cut 13,000 jobs as the coronavirus pandemic batters the airline industry. On Monday, it announced one more job was going: the chief executive's.
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Rooted in faith, representing a new conservatism: Meet Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's court pick
To Barrett's critics, she represents the antithesis of the progressive values embodied in the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her life spent in a cocoon of like-minded thinking that in many areas runs counter to the views of a majority of Americans
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Razorpay turns unicorn with $100 million Series D funding
The investment was led by GIC and Sequoia Capital, and the startup expects to use the money to grow two new product lines it is building, and add solutions for small businesses.
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Canada arrest casts a cloud on The New York Times' star, and the publication itself
The terror beat lends itself particularly well to the seductions of narrative journalism. Journalists often find themselves relying on murderous and untrustworthy sources in situations where the facts are ambiguous, and if you get something wrong, you probably won't get a call from the ISIS press office seeking a correction