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'Only Talent Will Survive'

It isn’t just about churning out party anthems and catchy lyrics. Rapper Badshah is a sharp businessman, who has been building his larger-than-life stage persona into a brand that now extends to apparel, content production, hospitality and TV.

Mr Dependable

With four hits in two years, Ayushmann Khurana has proved himself to be a bankable star. The challenge now is to be more responsible with his choices.

Celebrity Sells

Although India has been obsessed with stars for a while, celebrity-led brands are only now creating a new category.

The Motley Stars

India’s new YouTube celebrities are going well beyond urban audiences, with varied languages and content.

Sunil Chhetri- Lord Of The 90 Minutes

Prolific and fitter than ever, India’s highest-paid footballer Sunil Chhetri is hand-holding the game into a new era of professionalism and excellence.

Hyperlocal Goes Wide

Startups take the horizontal route, delivering everything from food and groceries to medicines and stationery. After a catastrophic start, hyperlocals are back in vogue with Swiggy and Dunzo locked in a fierce battle.

The Campaign Makers

Political strategy and consulting firms have mushroomed across the country over the last decade. As India gears up for elections, they are already on the road, using data to drive campaigns that can help swing polls.

Ground Control

From aerospace parts to toys may seem like an unrelated diversification, but for Aravind Melligeri, there’s a method and little madness.

Time To Wade In

In the absence of further bad news, selling fatigue may be the reason stocks begin to move up.

You Can't Take Cricket Out of Me

Former BCCI president N Srinivasan on CSK’s two-year ban in IPL, perception of him being authoritarian and his chances of making a comeback.

An Equal Music

The fight for equality has exploded in social conversations over the past decade.

Bachchan's Big Bet

Abhishek Bachchan’s innate passion for sports has transformed the Bollywood actor into an entrepreneur.

Indian Ecommerce 2.0: Bringing The Bazaars Home

The ecommerce market in the country is growing not only in size but also in the diversity of sellers and buyers. The year ahead will unveil many new dimensions of the next phase of India’s ecommerce journey.

The Year Of The Last Action Hero

Why we don’t need poster boys and rock stars but quiet performers.

Tata Motors 2.0

How Guenter Butschek’s transformational strategy is working almost three years after he slipped into the hot seat at India’s largest automaker.

Pumped Up

The testimonials are touching, but the scientific proof is wanting. How did a little medical products company get to be worth $14 billion?

Running On Empty

Half a decade of slowing demand, regulatory changes and tight financing have taken the real estate sector—and those lending to it—to the brink of a shakeout.

'India Loses Out On Innovation Quotient'

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on the need for an ecosystem where VCs invest in life tech enterprises and why some Indian startups prefer a presence in the mature US market

Here Come The Sons-In-Law

The next generation seems well poised to carry the torch of Yusuff Ali and his LuLu Group

Diamonds Aren't Forever

Over 90 percent of the world’s diamond production, says the Surat Diamond Association, takes place in the city of Surat in Gujarat and yet nothing about the city screams ‘bling’.

A Specialty Touch

With the backing of private equity major TPG, Vishal Bali is scripting a new chapter in his three decade journey in India’s health care industry

Silk Sulk

Ramanagara became famous in the 1970s when the blockbuster Sholay was shot there.

A Melting Pot Of Woes

A year after 13 protesters were killed, much remains to be addressed around Sterlite Copper’s Thoothukudi plant

The Jet Effect: Higher Fares Here to Stay

The shutting down of the full-service airline in April may have provided other airlines the opportunity they needed to finally improve margins

Kings Of Capital

How Blackstone made India its largest market in Asia by deploying roughly $10.4 billion across private equity, real estate and tactical opportunities. Close to $1 billion of that came in the past six months

Between The Leaves

A new book combines scientific rigour with anecdotes and nostalgia to highlight the significance of trees in urban life

Corridor Of Uncertainty

Why an industrial hub in Himachal Pradesh hasn’t lived up to expectations, and how NDA 2.0 can set things right

The Public Challenge

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is looking to rake in 90,000 crore through disinvestments in PSUs. Will the market play along?

Taking Fresh Guard

Mitashi, a homegrown consumer electronics brand, has used cricket and football to grow at a brisk clip over the last decade

The Real (Estate) Question

Residential properties have been navigating a slump for half a decade, while offices see a boom. When will the tide turn?