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The Curse of The Khiladi.

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     Fiscal year 2019 wasn’t a great time to be in the midcap space, to say the very least. Valuations suffered a reality check and several cases of corporate fraud emerged, even as the Indian growth story came to a screeching halt. Outliers, however, always save the day. Even in these turbulent times, there are some stocks out there that are consistent performers, outpacing the market in any era. Bollywood, in that regard, isn’t too different. While the recent past has seen several films led by the biggest names crash and burn, the industry does have its crop of bankable stars. And over the years, one man has stood tall above the rest.      Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. The man who holds a Canadian passport and masquerades behind the screen name Akshay Kumar just so happens to be one of the most versatile actors out there, one who has undoubtedly reached the dizziest heights of stardom. Starting out as an action hero in the industry, Akshay Kumar has proven over two and a half decade

The Beast From The East.

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     In the year 2018, even as animal spirits were running wild on the bourses and the world was approaching the longest economic expansionary span on record, Europe was buffeted by one storm after another. With the Brexit hurtling towards an ugly finish, political and social unrest in France, a resurrecting Italian debt crisis and an EU-wide industrial production and consumer confidence slump, Europe’s economic engines were sputtering. Germany, by far Europe’s financial powerhouse, was facing mounting troubles of its own. Caught in the crossfire of a China-USA trade war and being the epicentre of a refugee crisis, its own slowing economy was doing it little favours. Over the course of the year, several German companies egged Angela Merkel’s government to loosen its purse strings to resuscitate an economy that was on the precipice of a recession. At the start of 2018, the cold wave dubbed ‘The Beast From The East’ had blanketed Europe in thick snow and sent both temperatures and con

Tata Crucible: The Taking Of Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory.

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"When thou seest a buzzer, thou shalt press it even if thou knowest not the answer."    - Unknown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb4BG0KXgwY