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Alcohol ban: Why people are fearful of Bihar's new plan

The amendments proposed to the state's prohibition law are so sweeping that they could put innocents behind bars and spur more people to crime

TV finds new hope in Broadcast India Survey

BARC's new baseline survey could redraw the TV map in India and allow broadcasters more bargaining power in negotiating ad rates

Newsmaker: Ananth Narayanan

Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in the future

B2B is the name of the game for YourNest Angel Fund

B2B business is considered to grow at a slow pace and the chances of exits are lower, especially in Series-A investors like YourNest

PE realty funds flock to residential projects

For second year in a row, funds continue to invest more in residential assets over commercial spaces

How ShopClues fought the big boys in e-tail

It has focused on unstructured categories that offer higher margins, capital efficiency, and has stayed away from a pricing war

For companies, debt recast still a long shot

Stringent rules on cash flows mean more than half the debt-laden firms will not make the cut for the Reserve Bank of India's S4A scheme

Adani group takes a gamble on growth

Acquisition of stressed infrastructure assets has pushed its debt to over Rs 1 lakh crore, highlighting concerns about its growth strategy

When Pokemon pokes lawmakers

Pokemon GO raises several safety, privacy, data protection and cyber security-related questions. Experts share their insights on how the mishmash of virtual and real worlds may play out in the legal d

Partnership Act does not bar arbitration

'The Bill may create unrest as land ownership is highly unregulated'

'Lack of implementation capacity could affect fund use'

The Strategist Quiz (#471)

The Strategist Quiz (#470)

Answers to the Strategist quiz (#470)

Eyeballs on ads

Home buyers' agitation hits Noida

With their life savings stuck in unfinished flats, buyers are desperately taking to new forms of protest to draw the govt's attention to their woes

Implementation of Lodha panel's reforms not a problem, their working might be: Kirti Azad

Interview with former cricketer

Newsmaker: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Playing for the slog overs

In Tamil Nadu, a port project divides opinion

While villagers say the trans-shipment project will threaten their livelihood, those in favour of the project call the opposition politically motivated