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THE LONG-TERM INVESTOR
The co-founder of Snapdeal and Titan Capital talks about his journey from entrepreneur to investor, what he looks for in early-stage companies, and his obsession with Virat Kohli's shaving routine
A meeting with Monet
A luminous biography by Jackie Wullschlager gives a fresh appreciation of how central Monet was to modern art
How Ishan Shukla realised 'Schirkoa'
This animated feature with shades of 1984’ has a wild sci-fi palette and an eclectic voice cast
When the artist turns the camera around
By turning the camera on themselves, photographers create personal archives of their families, bodies and environment
In search of the perfect lipstick
We review three lipsticks that claim to offer shine, smoothness and shades of joy. But we are yet to find that perfect red
A story of old and new 'ikat'
An ongoing exhibition aims to raise awareness about one of the robust textile traditions of India
BENGALURU BARS GET INTIMATE
The city’s beverage scene, long dominated by cookie-cutter mega microbreweries, Is evolving to become more sophisticated
Sweet and sour, kiwi is packed with antioxidants
I sliced a kiwifruit this morning, and the burst of fluorescent green filled me with a sense of virtue.
Writing at a tangent to market forces
For nearly 20 years, Sharmistha Mohanty has offered a platform to writers who occupy the space between literary forms
Is this the slow-motion death of music criticism?
News of 'Pitchfork' being folded into 'GQ' is another sign of the shrinking space afforded to informed criticism
A numerical sketch of Mandela
In an immersive installation, Jitish Kallat maps Nelson Mandela's desk calendars from his long imprisonment
The Budget's Horizon Is A Mark Of Its Confidence
It is interim but also benefits from a rare political context that enables aiming for the long haul. It keeps an eye on polls with due fiscal restraint and a steady focus on infrastructure
Sunshine To Startups: Money For Ideas
The ₹1 tn innovation fund is expected to help India transition from a services economy to a research and manufacturing hub
Interim Budget 2024: It Makes An Impressive Effort On A Key Front
Its highlight is its proposed path of fiscal consolidation towards the government's deficit target of 4.5%-of-GDP by 2025-26
Paytm sees bank normalcy back by March
Shares of Paytm (One 97 Communications) hit the 20% lower circuit on Thursday, a day after RBI directive
Byju's investors seek to eject CEO Raveendran, rejig board
Large shareholders of Byju’s have demanded a shareholders’ meeting to oust its top leadership including founder and chief executive Byju Raveendran and recast its board, days after the edtech startup tapped its existing investors for emergency capital at a throwaway valuation.
RIL may pay $2.3 bn for 60% stake in Disney India assets
Big markdown for Disney assets' valuation; business may be later merged with Viacom18
Bharat Mobility Expo opens as EVs, PVs clock high growth
Indian automobile manufacturers, suppliers and participants from allied sectors, including batteries, charging, steel and tyres, came together for the first edition of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to speak at the event today, when the event also opens to the public.
Temasek Holdings exits PB Fintech for ₹2,425 cr
The transaction was executed through a block sale on the exchanges
Cabinet extends subsidy schemes for apparel, sugar
The scheme for a RoSCTL for the export of apparel, sugar subsidy scheme for AAY families extended for 2 years
Centre targets 30% higher revenue from telcos in FY25
Revenue projection for FY25 points at consistent AGR collections, spectrum auctions
More women in colleges, but not many in jobs
The country has seen a remarkable rise in women joining colleges, and many of them are studying science and technology courses, but that has failed to significantly improve the diversity quotient at corporate India.
Prevention and cure: focus on women
Proposals to promote vaccination of girls aged 9-14 for prevention of cervical cancer, tackle malnutrition among women
Healing touch: Plan for more medical colleges
The Centre’s plans to open more medical colleges and strengthen the existing ones will boost the supply of trained healthcare professionals and improve the doctor-population ratio in the country.
Holiday budgets to create hot jobs
As more Indians travel and the states promote domestic tourism, employment opportunities are expected to boom
Govt seeks to reduce post-harvest losses
The government has increased budgetary allocations aimed at improving livestock health, boosting milk productivity, and reducing post-harvest losses as part of its efforts to ensure food security.
The big target: ₹50,000 cr from disinvestment
The government has set an ambitious divestment target of ₹50,000 crore for FY25, about 67% higher than its revised target of collecting ₹30,000 crore selling its holdings in public sector enterprises in the current fiscal year ending 31 March.
Key agri schemes get little water
The budget did not raise the annual cash transfer benefit under the PM-Kisan scheme, keeping it at ₹6,000 per eligible farm family
Everybody's a winner in this infra race
The good news is that capex outlay proposed for FY25 is up 17%, at ₹11.11 trillion, but the details are not as exciting
Focus on rural boost, little for middle class
The interim budget laid out several key measures that are likely to assist rural employment and boost farmer income amid a weak demand for packaged goods reported from villages. However, companies said the budget did little to address subdued consumer demand among lower middle-income households.