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The Ken

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Business news is complex and overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be. Every day of the week, from Monday to Friday, Daybreak tells one business story that’s significant, simple and powerful.Hosted from The Ken’s newsroom by Snigdha Sharma and Rachel Varghese, Daybreak relies on years of original reporting and analysis by some of India’s most experienced and talented business journalists.

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Episodes (701)

UPI can be forever or free—not both

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What happens when a failed founder goes job hunting?

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Inside Samir Kumar’s plan to bring order to Amazon India’s chaos

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Aug 13, 202511:56pending

A quick guide to the new Income Tax Bill

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Aug 12, 20259:35pending

When dark patterns become default

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Aug 11, 202511:19pending

Biden said 'please' till 2024. Trump's saying 'penalty' in 2025

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Aug 7, 202511:09pending

Why some of AI's brightest minds are rejecting billions from big tech

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Aug 6, 202510:58pending

Why EY India's old guard is walking away

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Aug 5, 202512:44pending

Bansal chased vision. Nagori chased output. Public markets seem to prefer butter...

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Aug 4, 202511:36pending

Can Zepto’s 10-minute coffee dodge the fate of Starbucks and CCD?

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US consumers may not notice the ‘Made in India’ tag, but after Trump's tariffs,...

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Clinics have made IVF the new C-section. VCs can't get enough

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Jul 30, 202510:31pending

Lenskart's all set for its IPO but the franchisees behind its success want to dr...

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Jul 29, 202512:58pending

At India’s airports, Adani wants the runway, the lounge, the latte, and the lips...

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Who’s using the e-rupee?

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On Substack, online knowledge olympics, and the fickleness of the www feat. Anur...

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Jul 24, 202539:27pending

How Chanda Kochhar was found guilty

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Jul 23, 202511:42pending

Why should your degree get you a job anymore?

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Jul 22, 202510:55pending

FMCG giants are caught in a spice war

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Jul 22, 202512:32pending

What happened to Kashmir's saffron?

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Jul 20, 202513:28pending

iPhone 17 mass production in India is faced with a China-led disruption. Here's...

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Jul 17, 20259:20pending

No one knows how Cibil rates your finances. Not even your bank

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Jul 16, 202513:38pending

You think Ola Electric is in trouble? You’re not even close

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Jul 15, 202512:32pending

The new tech job you’ve never heard of and why India’s leading it

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Jul 14, 202510:33pending

Why IIMs are betting big on bachelor's degrees

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Jul 13, 202511:19pending

India can’t build the next Nvidia now but it can become the place Nvidia needs n...

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Jul 10, 202513:13pending

47 million in India lost life insurance in one year. Nobody blinked

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Jul 9, 202510:23pending

From Manipal to Shapoorji, India's private credit party is just getting started....

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Jul 8, 20259:28pending

Whitehat Jr taught Karan Bajaj a few lessons. Now he’s testing them on cancer

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Jul 7, 202511:33pending

Does Reliance really know what it wants from e-commerce?

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Jul 6, 202511:02pending

The Centre cleared the road for bike taxis. Karnataka still won’t hit the gas

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Jul 3, 202512:47pending

Inside India's rare earth magnet emergency and how EV makers are coping

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Jul 3, 202511:09pending

Reliance Trends, Pantaloons, and the shopping spree that never came

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Jul 1, 20259:20pending

Why Sebi-registered advisors are now an endangered species

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Jul 1, 202514:58pending

How Croma became the victim of Tata Digital's endless quest for relevance

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Jun 30, 202513:55pending

Bata's premium problem in a Prada-priced world

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Jun 26, 202512:09pending

The humble category manager is now a quick-commerce overlord

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Jun 26, 202512:31pending

Pune-based Loop Health’s big bet — insurance that keeps you out of hospitals

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Jun 24, 202510:19pending

Siddharth Shah and family want to fix your smile. Pharmeasy 2.0 may need fixing...

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Jun 24, 202513:21pending

Can Tata Build Your Next iPhone?

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Jun 22, 20258:47pending

Inside Kalyan Krishnamurthy’s fight to steady Flipkart as lieutenants flee

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Jun 19, 202521:24pending

Paying the price of going global — Meesho, Razorpay, and the reverse flip

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Jun 19, 202513:42pending

Why Info Edge can’t love Zomato eternally

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Jun 17, 20259:36pending

India’s luxury watch craze is ticking up. This Chandigarh-based retailer is maki...

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Jun 17, 202512:23pending

Cricbuzz might boost Dream11’s reach but it's Times Internet that really scored

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Jun 15, 20259:23pending

Rapido wants to make food delivery affordable. But can its restaurant-first stra...

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Jun 12, 202514:07pending

How VC-backed startups turned the suitcase into a style statement

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Jun 12, 202511:38pending

The AI-powered workplace is here — and it’s messier than you think

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Jun 11, 202510:13pending

How a 4-year-old startup took on wealth management titans with its bold hiring s...

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Jun 9, 202511:55pending

Starlink’s deal with Jio-Airtel is more optics than real partnership

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