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From zero to Rs 11,400 cr: How Murthy's retail business got a 'scrap' boost

As Bezos and Narayana Murthy end their joint venture, their prolific growth cannot be discounted

Qualified at home, Indian athletes fail to make the cut at Olympics

While winning medals in track and field events may still be a tough task, can India's athletes at least match the minimum qualifying times at the real event?

Could a $10-million system have saved lives in Kozhikode plane crash?

While most plane crash investigations blame dead pilots, Kozhikode investigators may have to dig much deeper

How Indian aviation sector braved Covid turbulence better than global peers

Compared with other major countries during Covid-19, domestic airlines have precariously stayed the course

Hindutva push behind making Lakshadweep the next Maldives?

Muslim women, who have on an average three children, could be possibly banned from contesting local elections in Lakshadweep

Powerful lobbying in US against India's Covid vaccine IP waiver push

While big pharma has vehemently opposed India's move on compulsory licensing, even non-pharma influencers such as Bill Gates are against sharing vaccine technology without patenting

How Punjab's latest Muslim majority district will encourage Hindutva forces

The Amarinder government declared Malerkotla, where more than half the population is Muslim, the newest district of Punjab on Eid as a symbolic gesture to the community

After just Rs 18,000 cr profits in a decade, Serum, Bharat Biotech may earn big with Covid

For both companies, the pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn hundreds of crores of rupees that could be ploughed back to fund further research and capacity expansion

Jhatka-nomics: Non-halal meat movement is going mainstream in India

India primarily exports meat to West Asia, where halal certification is mandatory. So, jhatka entrepreneurs are counting on India's demographics, which present a huge captive market for their product

IPL 2021 cancelled: BCCI, teams may lose more than Rs 3,000 crore

On an average the BCCI earns Rs 67 crore from every match broadcast. It earned Rs 4,000 crore from the IPL in 2020 and was expected to earn a similar amount this time

Endgame for relationship between farmers and commission agents in Punjab?

Commission agents say directly transferring money into farmers' accounts could put their loans in jeopardy

In times of vaccine nationalism, India played key role in inoculating world

India till date has exported 65 million doses of vaccines to over 88 countries

The first Sikh king's last wife

Ms Divakaruni's book is a path-breaking, poignant, exhilarating and almost surreal account of the little-known Jindan Kaur

BS READS: Rs 10,000-cr hit behind govt plan to sell Delhi, Mumbai airports

With the golden geese laying golden eggs no more, the Modi government's decision to sell Delhi and Mumbai airports could well save it from flogging a dead horse in the coming years

BS READS: Jinxed, cursed, twice destroyed - A river that doesn't want a dam on it

It has been 25 years since work on the Rishiganga hydroelectric project commenced. It has managed to generate electricity for barely four years

GIFT to Gujarat: Can the state become the next Ireland of aircraft leasing?

Companies already enjoy a 10-year tax holiday on income and profit in GIFT. Sitharaman's proposal to not tax capital gains incomes could further sweeten the deal for those wanting to exit Ireland

Ports, roads, steel: 5 companies step up investments as economy recovers

India is focusing on improving its infra as the economy recovers after the coronavirus pandemic. A look at at what Tata Group, L&T, Adani Ports, Ultratech Cement, and JSW Steel plan to do

BS Reads: From deal-making to air lifting, how the world will be vaccinated

While mass airlifting of vaccines is yet to begin, global deal-making shows many interesting trends

Behind the mass: The unseen forces holding farmers' movement together

Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence

BS Reads: In plan to develop new Ayodhya, mosque conspicuous by its absence

The request for proposal to appoint a consultant for preparing a plan to re-develop Ayodhya doesn't have any reference to the new mosque, its development or its integration into the 'new smart city'