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BharatPe redefined India's payment ecosystem. The unicorn now wants to challenge India's banks
In just three years, Ashneer Grover-led BharatPe has become one of India's biggest fintech startups. And it's only getting started
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World Literacy Day: 320 million Indian students affected by Covid-induced school closures
Only 8% households with children have access to both computer and internet connection for online learning according to recent report by CRY and CBGA
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Warning of income gap, Xi tells China's tycoons to share wealth
Xi says the Communist Party will pursue "common prosperity," pressing businesses and entrepreneurs to help narrow the stubborn wealth gap that could hold back the country's rise and erode public confidence in the leadership
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From Afghanistan to the World Cup, tiny, wealthy Qatar steps up
The gas-rich country, which has long used its tremendous wealth to punch above its weight, is having a moment in the world spotlight
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Delivery and revenge dining: How Riyaaz Amlani survived the Covid-19 battering
The restaurateur wouldn't have imagined that he would mark 20 years in F&B by devising a playbook from scratch. But he's weathered the Covid storm and is looking set to return to his growth trajectory
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Monsoon is drawing to a close. Will the Gods show mercy on India's rain deficit?
September rains will be keenly watched as a lower-than-normal monsoon this year has resulted in drought-like conditions in a third of India
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Why you might not be returning to the office until next year
Companies have new variables to consider including evidence that the effectiveness of vaccines, while still strong, may be waning and burned-out workers who are vaccinated at varying rates
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Murdoch's Australia news outlets to ease climate denial
After years of casting doubt on climate change and attacking politicians who favoured corrective action, Rupert Murdoch's media outlets in his native Australia are planning an editorial campaign next month advocating a carbon-neutral future
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Air pollution is now a matter of life and death
Until adequate measures for transformative change to prevent air pollution at source are firmly in place, Indian cities will remain highly polluted, causing illness and death, and adversely affecting our GDP and climate
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World's highest paid athletes 2021: Conor McGregor no 1; Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams the only female athletes in top 50
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, among others, made it to the Forbes list of Top 10 overall highest paid athletes 2021
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Jet, Set, Debt: How InnoVen built its equity among unicorns
India's biggest venture debt fund has enabled unicorn founders to strike a delicate balance between less dilution and more growth