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Being Gay in Bollywood

This book is important for those interested in Bollywood or in queer activism in India, but also for those who are looking for a life story to inspire them

IAMAI announces committee to study issues faced by VC firms in India

Softbank, Sequoia, IAN, 3one4 Capital, Eximius, Multiples Alternate Asset Management among others join panel

Corp governance focus must for building world-class cos: Sequoia's Anandan

Speaks of potential to create 100 million jobs, generated by both big tech and startups in areas such as food delivery, ride-hailing, energy storage and agritech

Jain Irrigation to merge international biz with Temasek-backed Rivulis

The cash proceeds will be used to pay off Rs 2,700 crore of overseas debt

No single-use plastic

There is no case for extending the deadline

Managing currency risks

Adjustment in the rupee exchange rate should not be delayed

DeFi can't hold a candle to the centuries-old trust-based system hawala

Decentralized finance needs to give up on its techno-anarchist utopia, and get more real and centralized. Otherwise DeFi lending will enter annals of finance as failure where hawala has been success

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin induces wider immune response, say experts

However, experts say that Covaxin induces a wider immune response and thus antibody production against the spike protein may be less intense

IT analysts in wait-and-watch mode as experts see mild recession in the US

Analysts predict that if a slowdown does happen by 2022-end, the impact will be seen only in second half of FY23

Live new: Draupadi Murmu will be NDA's presidential candidate, says BJP

From International Yoga Day 2022 celebrations to rising Covid cases, protests against Agnipath scheme, and more, catch all the latest developments from across the globe here

Amazon Retail India enters Gujarat, to source directly from farmers

The e-commerce major said the aim is to empower the farmers of Gujarat and offer high-quality fruits and vegetables to its customers

India plans to resist anti-US messaging at BRICS summit with Xi, Putin

India looks to ensure any joint statement out of the summit is neutral and prevent any attempts by China and Russia to use the summit to score a propaganda victory against the US and allies

Twitter accounts hyped US firm seeking trials for India-made Covid vaccine

Ocugen sought FDA approval for Covaxin in October, then a seeming coordinated social media effort lifted its stock.

Inflation spirals: How are Sri Lanka, Turkey and Argentina dealing with it?

Inflation is a headache in India but a life-threatening disease in Sri Lanka, Argentina, and Turkey. Here is how their central banks are battling the necessary evil

RBI postpones implementation of certain norms related to cards by 3 months

Banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) were to implement the Master Direction on 'Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022' from July 1.

Top headlines: Sinha is Opposition president nominee, Agnipath creates jobs

Business Standard brings you the top headlines this hour: India's presidential election to Agnipath scheme.

Sri Lanka' May consumer prices soar 45.3% YoY, highest since 2015

A sharp drop in foreign exchange reserves has left the country of 22 million people struggling to pay for essential imports of food, fuel and medicine.

Yashwant Sinha is Opposition consensus candidate for presidential election

The BJP has enough votes to elect its candidate but has not named a person yet.

Companies in clover, but there's something in the economy that's amiss

Today, far too many people earn far too little to support consumption growth of the kind the economy needs, notes T N Ninan

Yashwant Sinha is Opposition consensus candidate for presidential election

The BJP has enough votes to elect its candidate but has not named a person yet.