UpFront
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Covid-19 response was a series of global failures: WHO panel
The report highlights how governments and public health organizations worldwide responded slowly and ineffectively to the coronavirus, despite years of warnings.
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93.5% vs 45%: The inside story on how Ajay Piramal clinched DHFL
Bidding for the bankrupt Indian shadow lender was both a strategic and a platform-driven decision for the billionaire, who trumped competitor Oaktree Capital due to brand familiarity, and better relations with bankers and stakeholders
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How PE firms are becoming bullish on startups in India
Private equity firms, which previously favoured safer IT and BPO companies in India, are increasingly willing to go after newer internet-based startups
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News By Numbers: 20 Indian Americans to join Joe Biden administration
Out of the 20 Indian Americans in the Joe Biden administration, 17 will serve in the White House Complex
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One year, 400,000 Coronavirus deaths: How the US guaranteed its own failure
The situation has turned dire just as the Trump administration, in its final days, begins to see the fruits of perhaps its biggest coronavirus success, the Operation Warp Speed vaccine program
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Most major economies are shrinking. Not China's
The Chinese economy rose 2.3% last year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics announced Monday in Beijing
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Accel India: Sharpening investment instincts
Spotting an opportunity early, making follow-on investment rounds, and guiding it to unicorn status is an art few peers would have mastered as well as Accel has
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India's Covid-19 vaccine: A quick gist of the rollout plan
Here's a quick look at how India plans to roll out its first phase of the vaccination drive starting today
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How Indian personal care brands are going niche
Indian personal care brands are targetting niche audiences with the proposition of natural and sustainable products
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An SUV? Ferrari sees the writing on the road
Like Porsche, Lamborghini and Aston Martin before it — and every workaday carmaker following the crowds — Ferrari is getting into the SUV business
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Hopes for Tokyo's Summer Olympics darken
The International Olympic Committee may be forced to cancel the Olympics for the first time since World War II.