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Finance
Online due diligence to gain traction as coronavirus lockdowns disrupt dealmaking
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns in many countries will accelerate the trend of dealmakers conducting due diligence for...
General
Govt freezes inflation-linked salary hike of employees to combat coronavirus
India on Thursday froze inflation-linked hikes of salaries and pensions of federal employees and pensioners as part of efforts...
TMT
Podcast: upGrad's Ronnie Screwvala on acquisition plans and the state of ed-tech
For the better part of his professional life, Ronnie Screwvala has been primarily known for his work in the television ......
TMT
One year of talks, Covid-19 hurdles and more backstory about Facebook-Jio deal
In 2008, Mark Zuckerberg made his first trip to India. The Facebook Inc founder, who became a billionaire at the ......
Finance
Global CEOs see U-shaped recession due to coronavirus: Survey
Global business leaders are preparing for a drawn-out U-shaped recession due to the impact of coronavirus and many fear their...
Manufacturing
Medical device makers battle supply snags in race to build affordable ventilators
Indian medical device makers, racing to churn out ventilators as domestic COVID-19 cases spike, have been beset by supply bottlenecks,...
TMT
Softbank-backed OYO to cut pay of all employees in India
Softbank Group-backed OYO Hotels and Homes has cut the salaries of all employees by 25% for four months starting April ......
Infrastructure
Office rentals, demand set to drop as coronavirus crimps corporate appetite
The coronavirus-led slowdown has come as a speed-breaker for the commercial real estate sector in the country and may impact ......
Finance
As coronavirus heightens default concerns, a look at India Inc's ‘unsafe debt'
The coronavirus pandemic will likely force several businesses to default on their borrowings, even though the central bank has...
Finance
Centrum-backed steel firm ropes in foreign investor to buy out debt purchasers
A steel firm backed by Centrum Group’s microlender Altura and Anand Rathi Group’s NBFC arm has roped in a foreign...