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Storyboard 18 - BharatPe fiasco: A look at how brands could tackle founder-led controversies
BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover landed in trouble as social media called for a brand boycott over his alleged abusive call with a bank employee. Branding experts say founders should consider the company brand an extension of their public persona and behave accordingly
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Libor, long the most important number in finance, dies at 52
The London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), a number that spent decades as a central force of international finance and was used in setting interest rates on everything from mortgages to student loans, has died after a long battle with regulators
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Storyboard 18 - Only 20% business comes from online channels: Colorbar's Samir Modi
In an exclusive interview with Storyboard18, Samir Modi, founder & managing director, Colorbar Cosmetics, shares the company's plans to go global and public, be more inclusive, and go D2C
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West Bengal considering state legislation to act against apps like Sulli Deals: Derek O'Brien
The TMC MP says the West Bengal government will not wait for the central government to create a law to deal with 'dehumanising' apps that target women. He also calls provisions in the Personal Data Protection Bill Orwellian in nature
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TCS hits $25 billion after Q3, but smaller rival Infosys is growing faster
The top companies' latest numbers also spotlight greater participation by women, overall, with the top IT companies seeing women make up close to 40 percent of their workforce
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Putin's next move on Ukraine is a mystery. Just the way he likes it
Putin's brinkmanship of recent months is a case study in his ability to use tension and unpredictability to seek high returns with what may seem like a weak geopolitical hand
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How the 'Djokovic affair' came back to bite Australia's Prime Minister
Scott Morrison now faces a difficult choice: whether to double down, or to fold and let Djokovic try to win his 10th title in the Australian Open, which starts on Monday
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Storyboard18 - The rise of 'key opinion leaders' in the celebrity vs creator battle
Apart from big multinationals, the rise of direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands that target digital-first customers has created a huge market for influencers who have deep personal equations with their followers and are often more affordable for brands over celebrities
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In a first, man receives a heart from a genetically altered pig
Scientists have worked feverishly to develop pigs whose organs would not be rejected by the human body, research accelerated in the past decade by new gene editing and cloning technologies
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Russia positioning helicopters, in possible sign of Ukraine plans
The Russian president's window for an invasion is limited, dictated by temperatures that will freeze the ground before a spring thaw, which could begin by March, creating a muddy quagmire
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The Wall: On Rahul Dravid's birthday, his career in numbers
Take a look at Rahul Dravid's career in numbers that highlight the key records and milestones of his journey