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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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After power outage in Mumbai, Punjab stares at two days' coal
What is grid failure? What happened in Mumbai on Monday? A 2018 global competitiveness report ranks India 80th among 137 economies in the reliability of its electricity supply
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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
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Rushing the big white hope of the antidote
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, risk-taker and pioneer of several new drugs and R&D has its reasons for partnering with Russia, which go way beyond the vaccine.
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Rooms that tell tales of its inhabitants
It took a pandemic to drive us indoors, and an elegant room could charm you into staying in. Excerpts from Phaidon's best-selling Interiors: 'The Greatest Rooms of the Century', which is not just about people who care about spaces in which they live, it is also about spaces that speak of how these people live
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World Mental Health Day: All work and no play while WFH is taking its toll on Indians
New LinkedIn-Mental Health Survey finds 60% Indian professionals felt lonely while working remotely, while 40% continue to experience financial instability
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Investing (Lessons from investing in 483 companies; ESG brings distinct value to developing nations), Parenting (Working-class parents are becoming more like middle-class ones), Space Tech (Cloud computing is betting on outer space), and Sports (Game of Life: Lessons we can learn from sports)
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RBI goes on the offensive; tweaks real estate lending norms to spur growth
Relief to big-ticket loans; home loan rates expected to ease, say experts