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'The brightest person in the room': Meet Gaurav Gupta, co-founder, Zomato

Gupta, an Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management graduate, worked at A T Kearney before joining Zomato

Globally news related queries form just 2% of search: Kate Beddoe

'News is one of the most powerful ways of answering some of the questions that people come to Google for', said Beddoe

Accelerating the settlement cycle & challenges facing FPIs

The concern is that should, for example, one exchange turn into a T+1 exchange, we could see a fragmentation of the order book and the liquid­ity, should domestic volumes move to such T+1 exchange

Eyes in the sky: Drones aim to deliver vaccines, drugs in India amid Covid

The success of these trials could transform the manner in which remote areas get essential healthcare supplies

What symptoms do merger talks between Clix and Suryoday SFB represent?

The guidelines for on-tap SFB licences have it that an applicant not found suitable for a licence will not be eligible to apply again for three years

Film submissions at TIFF were higher than pre-Covid numbers: Cameron Bailey

'People still want to experience movies; they want to discover new films', said Bailey

From Ford Motor to Harley-Davidson, why US automakers stalled in India

Failure to read the market and taxes favouring small cars made some of the most storied names in the global automobile industry fail in the world's fifth-largest market

Explained: Why App store fees are drawing fire worldwide

Apple device users spent $72 billion on the App Store in 2020, with almost $22 billion of that going to the iPhone maker

Statsguru: Silver lining for salaries in 2022 as business outlook improves

India still has a lot of ground to cover, since only 12.48 per cent of the country's population is fully vaccinated

Indian fintech market poised for multi-fold growth for newer biz models

India, as the KPMG report suggests, is a unique market where the regulator has been actively involved in giving access to new-age fintech players

Hybrid learning here to stay, like work: Re­port by PwC and CII

The management of the institutes are actively looking to partner with edtech firms, according to the report

How world's ability to predict behaviour of monsoon has not improved at all

Of late, IMD has begun providing its breakups by the five major divisions and by calendar months

Metal of choice: How electric vehicles will shape demand for platinum

Prices of this rare precious metal lagged gold as a result of an industrial slowdown but battery adoption may boost it

Making green hydrogen viable demands financial, tech support to lower costs

In terms of government support for green hydrogen, a cabinet note proposing to make it mandatory for fertiliser plants and oil refineries is in the works

Why Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel sent his father to judicial custody

The Congress govt is embroiled in a whole lot of controversies that enable the high command to continue acting as arbiter. Putting his father in jail is Baghel's response to these complex power games

Angels venture where others fear to tread

Points to ponder before you give wing to the angel investor lurking inside you

I-T portal glitch: FM's reprimand of Infy reflects contractual weaknesses

As former finance secretary Sumit Bose pointed out, govt often does not set clear milestones. The penalties, too, are often most difficult to invoke owing to a 1987 SC ruling

New entrants leveraging technology to attract customers in MF industry

Recent entrants are leveraging technology and low-cost 'passive investing' to attract customers in an industry where market penetration is low

Google-backed edtech firm Cuemath bets on free math courses to add users

Its premium curriculum, which normally costs $299 a year, will be free for subscribers who invite two new users

HR tech to help firms and employees with back-to-office transition

The HR of today is savvy and utilises several technology tools to ensure employees are well taken care of