Smoke Signals
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WeWork’s failed IPO shows that tech startups can no longer take the inflated valuation road
From Uber and Lyft to Slack and Peloton, most companies that posted IPOs are now trading at far below their offer prices.
John Colley, The Conversation
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E-cigarette ban: Are the government’s public health concerns just a smokescreen?
The association of vapers accuses the government of ignoring the deleterious effects of cigarettes because it has a stake in one of the biggest tobacco firms.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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No candy with cigarettes: Health Ministry for registered tobacco-only shops, aims to cut consumption
Many say move will curb tobacco use among teens, but others worried that it will give its products legal sanction.
Priyanka Vora
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt to murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Congress to legally challenge unopposed win of BJP Surat candidate after Lok Sabha polls
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No candy with cigarettes: Health Ministry for registered tobacco-only shops, aims to cut consumption
Many say move will curb tobacco use among teens, but others worried that it will give its products legal sanction.
Priyanka Vora
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Should e-cigarettes be banned in India? Experts are divided
Some say these devices could help people quit smoking. Others say they encourage nicotine addiction.
Menaka Rao
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The world is waking up to the $5.3 trillion cost of fossil fuels
China's falling coal production suggests the world is waking up to the real cost of coal, calculated as $5.3 trillion in a report released this week.
John Quiggin, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home