UpFront
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The great rural hope
If there are glimmers of hope for the economy, they're largely being seen in agrarian India
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No food wastage: A pledge you should take this Independence Day
In Saturday's News by Numbers, we take a look at how India wastes 40% of food produced each year—and how this affects the millions of Indians who go hungry daily
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News by Numbers: PMs who unfurled the tricolour at Red Fort
In 74 years celebrating Independence Day, 14 Prime Ministers have hoisted the Indian flag in ceremony. Modi will be the first non-Congress PM to do so seven years in a row
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Delayed 'Diana' musical to be streamed on Netflix
A specially filmed version of "Diana: A Musical," a new show about the ill-fated British princess, will stream ahead of its debut on Broadway
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'Feeling seen, finally,' Indian-Americans cheer Kamala Harris's selection
On the campaign trail, as Harris repeated stories—and cooked Masala Dosa with Mindy Kaling on video—Indian American community activists said that more South Asians had become aware of her heritage and had begun to identify with parts of her personal story
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Life (Lessons from the Choluteca Bridge; Success strategy I wish I could give my younger self), Business (Scary long pause plaguing live events; Return of the rumble in the VC jungle), Leadership (Building resilience in team) and Coronavirus (Bill Gates on Covid; Covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics)
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GoAir CEO gone in six months, new captain to help take off
The Wadia group-owned airline has brought back Kaushik Khona as CEO with immediate effect, to replace outgoing chief executive Vinay Dube
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Most of our loan beneficiaries are migrant workers, rural youngsters: Charlie Lee
Charlie Lee, the founder and global CEO of Softbank-funded True Balance, an Indo-Korean fintech company, talks about how the company wants to make sure no Indian is left out of the financial system
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News by Numbers: One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds
Older citizens are more vulnerable to death by suicide, and the rates in men are more than double those in women. Find out more here
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5 takeaways from Kamala Harris' first full day on the Biden ticket
She is adding sizzle, bringing in lots of cash, carving out an anti-Trump role and seemingly confounding the Republican opposition
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New Zealand beat the virus once. Can it do it again?
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revived her "go hard, go early" approach as officials grapple with a mysterious cluster that might have originated in a frozen food warehouse