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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Infosys stock gets analysts' nod

After analysing information following whistleblower allegations, they see no inconsistency in data provided by company

Profits for Flipkart, Amazon India could be a distant dream

Amazon India posted cumulative losses of about Rs5,800 crore in FY19, while at Walmart-owned Flipkart, losses at the corresponding units stood at about Rs5,460 crore. Both companies have seen their revenue surge, but growth seems to have come at a cost in the country

BBK Group closes in on Samsung

The parent company of Oppo, Vivo, Realme and OnePlus poses a four-pronged threat to the South Korean smartphone giant

Three factors that put Sensex on firmer ground

Its second rally past the 40,000 mark looks like it's here to stay

Pakistan to China: How countries regulate Netflix and other OTT content

Netflix's Leila and Zee5's Kaafir met extreme reactions on Twitter for hurting religious sentiments. I&B Minister Prakash Javdekar is contemplating a certification body for over-the-top (OTT) web content in India—here's how other countries do it, or don't

'54% South Asian youth unfit for employment in 2030': Unicef head

Unicef's Henrietta H Fore on why more than 50 percent of the youth in South Asia do not have the skills for employment in 2030

The world's fastest airlines: A definitive ranking

Want an airline that reliably gets you to your destination the fastest? Fly Hawaiian

What's next for photo-editing app VSCO?

VSCO is a popular and sophisticated photo-editing app. What more can it be?

Fogg maker Vini Cosmetics gears for new chapter

Riding on the success of the blockbuster Fogg deodorant, Darshan Patel is confident of turning Vini Cosmetics into a multi-brand company

Four must-have luxury watches this season

From Chopard's Happy Sport line to Panerai's Luminor Due collection, here's what to watch out for this gifting season

Hyundai zooms fast, furious and electric, amid auto slowdown

Hyundai Motor India, the country's second-largest carmaker, is pushing new launches, tech innovations and electric vehicles amid a slowdown, while affiliate Kia Motors bolsters its growth journey

Abhay Soi: Health care's new czar

Abhay Soi's Radiant Life Care entered the health care big league after acquiring Max last year. Now Soi has to prove he has the chops to build an institution

Inside Brian Humphries' strategy plan for Cognizant India

Humphries, who took over as CEO of Cognizant in April, is betting on more and faster exposure to digital technologies opportunities to restore growth

X1 Racing League dashes into uncharted territory

Armed with lessons from other sports leagues, motor racing makes a comeback in India

'Europeans are going through existential crises': Waswo X. Waswo

The Udaipur-based artist talks about raising issues of identity politics through his works

The rise of regional Indian food around the world

A new slew of Indian restaurants abroad are dishing up cuisines from lesser-known regions of the country, pushing aside curry-house stereotypes

Travel: 36 hours in Tbilisi

Time is no constraint in experiencing a slice of life—past and present —of this Eurasian city

Ranveer Inc(Ink): Can Gully Boy triumph in the music business?

The actor has launched an independent music label to promote raw hip-hop artistes in the country. Ranveer Singh's entrepreneurial tryst—much like the star himself—is quite unusual

Jack Ma tops Forbes China Rich List again; tycoons' wealth rises despite trade war

The total wealth of the country's 400 richest rises by more than a fifth despite slowdown and trade friction with the US

Wall Street's Best Dealmaker: Orlando Bravo

Orlando Bravo peaked as a competitive tennis player as a junior in the 1980s, but he is the undisputed world champion in a far more lucrative game: Private equity

Inside story: The fall of Overstock's mad king, Patrick Byrne

The founder and longtime CEO of former e-tailing giant Overstock.com, recently resigned, saying his involvement as a federal informant in the investigation of accused Russian spy Maria Butina made performing his duties impossible. That's not the whole story. This is

Business intelligence for dummies

Sorry, PhDs. Dean Stoecker's analytics software, Alteryx, can turn almost anyone into a data scientist. And it's turned him into a billionaire

Hollywood mogul Barry Diller begins again

Most tech billionaires are precocious revolutionaries. Then there's Barry Diller. The former Hollywood mogul has ground his way to a $4.2 billion technology fortune, one unsexy spinoff at a time—and at 77, he is about to start afresh

Billionaire oilman Phil Anschutz gears for the green

Anschutz is gearing up for one last act, moving from fossil fuels to—gasp!—renewable energy. But he's in it for a different shade of green. Will Anschutz's $8 billion wind farm be his ultimate windfall?

Gang star rap

Ranveer Singh's entrepreneurial story—it's not about sports or apparel—is uncommon

Edtech startup Gradeup's big test

To avoid collision with market leader Byju's, Gradeup has identified a unique niche—competitive exams—currently underserved by the online market. Can it dominate the highly fragmented market?

How's the Josh? Inspirational, sir

Josh Talks uses storytelling as a tool to motivate youths to reach their full potential

Freelancers, Bon Credit could fix your financial struggles

The Bengaluru-based startup is helping gig workers tide over their everyday expenses by offering weekly micro loans

Singapore sting: Temasek's game plan for India investments

Temasek, a global investment firm owned by the Singapore government, has deployed US$11 billion in India in 15 years, moving from the emerging markets theme to internet-enabled companies. Health care and warehousing are also on the cards

Thoughts on hip-hop