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Honda puts the brakes on growth plans as scooter sales slow in India

Honda's scooter sales plunged 37 per cent year-on-year to 1,447,002 units in the first eight months of FY21

WhatsApp's new policy: Signal high on privacy, misses out on backup

Since Signal is an open source app, its claims can be verified

What panel members said in the past on farm laws, farmers' agitation

Ashok Gulati, Pramod Kumar Joshi, Bhupinder Singh Mann, and Anil Ghanwat were appointed to the panel by the SC

With capital from a record IPO, Mrs Bectors bets big on biscuits market

Its Rs 541-crore initial public offering (IPO), which was launched in December, remains the most subscribed issue in over three years by any company

Twitter shares fall 7% following permanent ban on Donald Trump

The company confirmed its decision in a blog post on Friday, saying Trump's tweets breached policies by risking incitement to violence

Micro loans: Assam is not Andhra Pradesh

The Assam Bill is not a repeat of the 2010 Andhra Pradesh law, which almost killed the microfinance industry. Assam's share in micro lending is a fraction of what AP's was back then

A path towards profitability: Online retail buys into private labels

Growing demand for value-for-money products and higher margins make this a profitable growth option

V G Somani: The DCGI chief, a man known by his actions, 'not of words'

To the media, Somani may be a man of few words but among peers he's known for quick responses

Explained: How Apple can tackle the $230 billion luxury car market

The iPhone maker has reignited efforts to build its own vehicle, Reuters reported last month, though it's at least five years away from production

Global cost of internet shutdowns $4 bn in 2020, India share at 70%: report

Top10VPN report says internet restrictions in Kashmir were lifted after 7 months but users were only able to access low-speed 2G connections

Does govt need most of its staff? Covid offered a rare chance to find out

The country has just about 418,00 central govt employees beyond rail, defence and home. Yet, core functions have been working smoothly, even as this feeble size isn't often put to use

A jab at risk: Serum's quest to lead the world in Covid-19 vaccine race

It took a chance by ramping up capacity on vaccines when they were yet to be approved and is set to emerge a global winner

Thoughts on banking in the new decade

Those banks that remain complacent, bragging about their captive customer base, may turn dinosaurs

Two-wheeler EV firms see growth in post-Covid demand for personal transport

SMEV data shows that two-wheeler EV sales between April and December stood at around 80,000 units - 3,000 units in Q1 (April-June), rising to 35,000 units in Q2 and 42,000 in Q3

Three things countries must do to stay ahead of mutating coronavirus

A global, coordinated surveillance effort is required to make sure that the world is on top of the way the virus is changing, writes Sam Fazeli.

Macroeconomics needs to focus on managing abundance and not scarcity

Macroeconomic theory has to be constructed around this now, not the old Keynesian identity which took deficiency as its starting point

Covid-19 will drive revenues for hospitals, diagnostic labs in 2021

The RT-PCR tests will carry on, and the massive vaccination drive will require lakhs of antibody tests to check for immunity

Former Aston Martin executives to resurrect 'thinking man's Ferrari'

On November 9, London-based Pegasus Brands announced its intention to revive Bizzarrini even though it hasn't made a car since 1969

Covid-19: Atul Gawande on why US slipped, and India managed better

The most important tool you have in public health is messaging and communication, said Gawande

Fintechs may pose a challenge to banking sector over the next few years

The formal and informal fintechs will pose a significant challenge to the mainstream banking sector over the next few years