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BS READS: The mystery investor who made a killing in Ruchi Soya

A Delhi-based company put Rs 13 cr for a 5.94% stake in Ruchi Soya soon after it got relisted; today that investment is worth Rs 1,500 crore

BS READS: Political rhetoric, Chinese money are drowning out India in Nepal

Even as the Nepalese PM theologises on the nationality of Hindu gods, China is outspending India, buying Indian companies and increasing its cultural presence in Nepal

BS READS: Vague gambling law lets offshore betting sites prey on Indians

Gambling is illegal in most parts of India, but British-era laws cover only land-based activities. Internet, with no boundaries, remains a legal grey area for bookmakers and bettors to thrive in

BS READS: A debt-laden gym chain, a tainted auditor, and the missing crores

Even as Talwalkar group firms are defaulting on interest payments, Talwalkars Health Clubs has been pumping money into newly incorporated firms with negligible operational income and no track record

BS READS: What Rs 50,000-crore MSME Fund can learn from its start-up sister

The Rs 50,000-crore MSME fund of funds has an uphill task ahead, but there's plenty it can learn from problems with the Rs 10,000 crore start-up fund of funds launched five years ago

BS READS: The curious case of Indian students who planned to study abroad

While there are many reasons why Indian students choose universities abroad, the advantage one gets in post-study work visas and employment opportunities are the main incentives

BS READS: Can fitness trackers detect Covid-19?

As the world faces the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and technologists are figuring out if fitness trackers and smartwatches could be used to detect early symptoms. But is it possible?

BS READS: Inside story of Plane X, India's dead civilian aircraft project

An ambitious Rs 7,555-crore project to develop an indigenous civilian aircraft failed because of scared investors, bureaucratic hurdles and dithering governments

BS READS: Plane X, the first desi civilian aircraft India could never build

The idea was to build 70- and 90-seater versions of an indigenous civilian aircraft that would be sold not just in India but across the world

BS READS: Zerodha's run to top is made of more than just 'free' brokerage

The company's tight-aggressive business model has done well so far, but with other players, both traditional and new, smelling an opportunity, there could be a very fascinating game ahead

BS READS: Are corporate-run prisons an answer to India's rotting jails?

By allowing corporate entities to manage separate jails for undertrials, state governments could free up to 70 per cent capacity in India's notoriously overcrowded prisons

BS READS: Drone operators unite, lend a helping hand in coronavirus fight

In the era of social-distancing, flying objects will take ahead the battle against Covid-19. Here are the start-ups making this possible