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Jan 2021
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In today’s episode of Finshots Special, we’ll talk about how Videocon’s endless borrowing spree gave rise to the biggest corporate bankruptcy case in Indian banking history.

But let’s start from the beginning- back when Videocon was the king of consumer electronics in India.

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