UpFront
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Electric is the Trick: Why BluSmart is on a high-voltage ride
The EV ride-hailing upstart is taking on the might of Ola and Uber with its full-stack business model that focusses on the users and drivers. Can David shock the Goliaths with an electric play?
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Deltatech Gaming CEO Shivanandan Pare: More skilled women playing Poker on platform, expect a 70:30 men to women ratio soon
Shivanandan Pare, executive director and chief executive officer, Deltatech Gaming, on the need for regulations in gaming, poker's popularity, confusion around GST calculation, and IPO plans
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BYJU's Divya Gokulnath on 2022: The year of lessons, resilience, and India's reckoning
BYJU's co-founder Divya Gokulnath shares, "I have always believed in facing headwinds head-on. It is simply not enough to sit back and wait for change to come."
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Showstoppers 2023 edition recognises the celebs and the celebrated
From Alia Bhatt to Tabu; Hardik Pandya to Surya Kumar Yadav; R Vaishali to Jerlin Anika...spot the pattern. They are household celebrities, followed by the lesser-talked-about but equally accomplished in films, over-the-top (OTT) series and sports. Common to all is they're outperformers. Showstoppers. Winners, in their own rights
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Stress, Distress & Redress: Integrow and its realty crusade
A construction, banking and investment veteran is taking a stab at overhauling a broken real estate sector by cementing it with loads of technology and accountability. Will Ram Yadav's audacious gambit pay off?
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Pizza Cutter: Meet the master storyteller from Domino's
He once drove a taxi in New York City, was a vendor at Yankee Stadium, and delivered the New York Post for a living. Now as CEO of Domino's, Russell Weiner needs to bring the best of his hustle to navigate the uncertainties of a looming recession and a resurgence of the pandemic. Can he?
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After launching two-wheelers at the higher end, Piaggio wants to win over the three-wheeler market
The Italian automaker is throwing its weight behind all three categories of three-wheelers, including electric, ICE and CNG, as chairman Diego Graffi says that electric has given a different perspective to the business
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Our top reads of the week
From the big fat Indian wedding to the possible impact of e-Rupee on UPI, here are our top stories of the week
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Lionsgate Play: Focused on the niche
Unlike many OTT players in the country, Lionsgate Play has been targeting urban audiences instead of the masses, and has largely kept away from regional language content and live sports. Can this strategy for India work in the long run?
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The curious case of the Paytm buyback
Though buybacks reduce the number of shares in the market and so increase the price of the remaining shares, since the day of Paytm's buyback announcement the stock price has slipped over 10 percent
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Diageo India CEO Hina Nagarajan: We are cash positive and have the money to invest where the opportunities are
Hina Nagarajan, MD and CEO of Diageo India, on the alcobev major's premiumisation and M&A strategies, key consumer trends, ESG agenda and more