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BYJU FIASCO: A Blow to Start-up Ecosystem

Byju’s, which arose as perhaps one of the most dominant start-ups after Flipkart, is on a slippery slope. Issues like defaulting on loan settlement, handing

Bao Fan

China’s Great Disappearing Phenomenon

Another Chinese billionaire and dealmaker has gone missing, plunging one of the country’s top investment banks into turmoil. Bao Fan, the founder and executive director

Real Estate: The Rise of Phoenix

Real Estate: The Rise of Phoenix

After remaining in shambles for most of the last decade, real estate has come back with a vengeance in the last one and half years.

Will 'Bad Bank' Craft Good Banks?

Will ‘Bad Bank’ Craft Good Banks?

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has, at last, acted upon one of her many announcements during the 2021 Budget presentation, by declaring the creation of India’s first-ever ‘Bad Bank. It will acquire all the NPAs of a bank at a price that is below its book price. It then will work to recuperate and turn around the assets by way of expert management, sale, or restructuring. How effective would be bad bank to solve the mega problem of NPAs?
Shivanand Pandit answers this big question.

Blame Game Must End - Understanding the Oil Bond Math

Blame Game Must End – Understanding the Oil Bond Math

In the present financial year 2021-2022, the government has increased the price of petrol 39 times and decreased once, while the diesel price was increased 36 times and decreased twice. In 2020-2021, the price of petrol was raised 76 times and reduced 10 times and that of diesel increased 73 times and decreased 24 times.

Sugar Turning Into White Gold

Sugar Turning Into White Gold

Sugar sector, for long, has always been considered cyclical in nature. Nevertheless, some structural change that is taking place now makes it a sustainable business and reduces the cyclicality.

Tax Portal Glitch - A Blunder by the Government and Infosys

Tax Portal Glitch – A Blunder by the Government and Infosys

Government Becomes a Laughing Stock! Even though the government has extended the due date for individual taxpayers to file an income tax return (ITR) till December 31, it is imposing a 1% interest for each month of delay beyond the original July 31 deadline.

Anil Ambani - Rise of a Phoenix

Anil Ambani – Rise of a Phoenix

There is a fall from the grace of his group in the last twelve years, nevertheless, the position is getting better and is much better than a year ago. This is in spite of the continuous bashing by a fifth-generation politician.

News, Views & Lies in Between

News, Views & Lies in Between

There is no difference between advertising products and peddling opinions in the press because they are paid to. Media barons’ business model and the belief that society will continue to produce similar response always and ever is terribly misplaced