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Business disruption and opportunities that emerge

Can you get coronavirus twice?

Some experts say it is unlikely that the virus will strike the same person twice within a short time, and that it will take a slow toll after the initial exposure

Evolution of technology, mindsets and more in the time of crisis

Management lessons reinvented by the Covid-19 crisis and technology trends that emerged

Don't ban TikTok. Make an example of it.

There are legitimate concerns about a Chinese-owned company capturing the attention and data of millions. But instead of banning it or forcing ByteDance to sell it to Americans, why not make an example of it by turning it into the most transparent, privacy-protecting, ethically governed tech platform in existence?

Unlock 3.0: Cinema halls, gyms likely to open

Inter-ministerial consultations have begun for unlock 3, which is likely to be notified from August 1

WATCH: India records almost 50,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

India witnessed yet another highest ever single day spike with 49,931 new COVID-19 cases being recorded in the last 24 hours. The national tally has now climbed to 14,35,453. The death toll is at 32,771 and the number of recoveries currently stands at 9,17,567

Insiders pocket $1 billion in rush for Coronavirus vaccine

Across the pharmaceutical and medical industries, senior executives and board members are capitalising on the corporate race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, where winners stand to earn vast profits from selling billions of doses to desperate public

Ep 23. Urjit Patel's 'Overdraft': Is the govt to blame for the bad loan mess?

The former RBI governor pens down the government's habit of shaping macroeconomic policies through government banks and LIC and what happens to the savers money when the government is busy lending to the "living dead" borrowers through public sector banks. Patel also talks about the dilution of IBC laws and the implications of the same on the banking ecosystem. On this episode, economic journalist and author of The Lost Decade Puja Mehra discusses why this book is important and well-timed

Online gaming: A boom waiting to happen

The e-sports industry in India has entered a tremendous growth phase over recent years. A look at the engagement growth and the effect of lockdown on this burgeoning sector

Bytedance may sell a majority stake in TikTok

TikTok could receive new investments from existing ByteDance investors—including the Sequoia and General Atlantic—with the Chinese company retaining a minority holding