Specials News

Fabric meets freedom: Tarun Tahiliani on completing 30 years in fashion

As label Tarun Tahiliani marks 30 years, he tells Akshara Srivastava about his enduring fascination with movement, fluidity and the quiet power of fabric in motion

Updated On: 10 Jan 2026 | 6:30 AM IST

How Zomato-style apps are steadily reshaping savings for young investors

There's a certain appeal with the new-age investment platforms that young investors find hard to ignore

Updated On: 05 Jan 2026 | 10:29 PM IST

Indian comics, redrawn from the margins, survive on intent not scale

Once woven into everyday reading, the medium is surviving through dogged intent rather than scale

Updated On: 03 Jan 2026 | 12:02 AM IST

From herstoric win to space glory, all that shaped the India story

Rediffusion's 'Hits & Misses' survey on what dominated the country's landscape

Updated On: 01 Jan 2026 | 11:52 PM IST

The ATM interchange conundrum: How to make the channel viable again

Stakeholders are pulling in different directions, and the ATM channel has to be reimagined to make it commercially viable. Are there any alternatives?

Updated On: 31 Dec 2025 | 10:46 PM IST

Bidding adieu: Lives that shaped our times in culture, conscience, and arts

Legacies that endure: Remembering those who left their mark on culture, conscience and creativity

Updated On: 31 Dec 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

Finding India's funny bone: Stand-up comedy booms despite challenges

The stand-up business in India is roaring, even going global, despite challenges

Updated On: 29 Dec 2025 | 10:04 PM IST

Newsmakers@2025: People behind the year's firsts, farewells, flashpoints

From historic breakthroughs and leadership changes to legacy battles and cultural reckonings, people who shaped the year

Updated On: 30 Dec 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

Sports@2025: Of crowns, cracks and goodbyes that shaped the sporting year

Landmark wins, uneasy moments and defining exits shaped the sporting year

Updated On: 29 Dec 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

Stellar & disappointing stocks of 2025: leaders fall, laggards rise

Some stocks that rallied last year have been among the biggest laggards of 2025, while many underperformers have emerged as winners

Updated On: 26 Dec 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

From Air India crash to Hayli Gubbi volcano, 2025 was marked by calamities

From plane crashes and fires to stampedes, floods, and cyclones, 2025 drew attention to the steep human cost of systemic lapses, climate stress, and fragile disaster preparedness

Updated On: 26 Dec 2025 | 6:21 AM IST

World@2025: Trump torrent and global tides drive an unpredictable year

The year unfolded unpredictably: Trade relations were upended, Trump's tariffs unsettled markets, GenZ took to the streets, Japan saw its first woman Prime Minister, and a museum was left poorer

Updated On: 25 Dec 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

Business@2025: From tax reforms to trade pacts, a year of course correction

The government moved to steady the economy amid global uncertainty. Crises at IndiGo and BluSmart, meanwhile, underlined the need for tighter oversight and stronger governance

Updated On: 24 Dec 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

'A Sixth of Humanity': Revisiting the idea and project of India

Instead of listing reforms, A Sixth of Humanity by Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur identify necessary conditions that would give India a fair shot at solving important challenges ahead. An excerpt

Updated On: 19 Dec 2025 | 10:20 PM IST

Recent airport chaos sparks competition in India's aviation sector

The recent airport chaos across India has sparked calls to foster adequate competition in the domestic aviation sector. One way could be to look at what other countries are doing

Updated On: 17 Dec 2025 | 12:11 AM IST

A battle within

Women may be marching perfectly in parades but they are still denied the opportunity to serve in combat roles in the Indian Army

Updated On: 15 Dec 2025 | 11:25 PM IST

The 'delusional' optimist: Harshil Mathur on Razorpay's journey, challenges

Lunch with BS: Mathur takes Ajinkya Kawale and Shivani Shinde through the payment aggregator's journey, its challenges, his vision for it, and where his optimism comes from

Updated On: 12 Dec 2025 | 10:45 PM IST

Kicking climate can down the road amid fears of another weak summit

The UN climate summit ended without a fossil fuel phase-out plan or clear climate finance roadmap, with India's delayed climate pledge adding to the challenges

Updated On: 01 Dec 2025 | 7:28 AM IST

An artful mind: Munjal says future leaders need both STEM and the arts

Lunch with BS: Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise, and Founder, Serendipity Arts Foundation

Updated On: 28 Nov 2025 | 10:23 PM IST

COP30 Brazil: A global summit of fading hopes, fires and thunderstorms

Despite dramatic scenes in Belem, the summit delivered little on climate finance, fossil fuel transition or equity, leaving India and other developing nations disappointed

Updated On: 23 Nov 2025 | 10:39 PM IST