Abhijeet Kumar

Why India's first Aadhaar holder is now locked out of welfare schemes

This issue is rooted in deeper structural problems with the Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system, which has suffered from technical glitches, exclusion errors, and lack of accountability

Best of BS Opinion: Tumbling through trade, oil, uncertainty, and reform

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Why is Trump targeting Harvard and other universities and what's at stake?

Harvard, Columbia, and over 60 other institutions are facing funding cuts, audits, and federal demands from the Trump administration in the name of combating antisemitism and ideological bias

Best of BS Opinion: Stories of growth, grit, and grace under fire

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India tops AI hiring charts, but is it enough to compete with US and China?

India recorded the world's highest Y-o-Y growth in AI hiring and became the second-largest contributor to AI-related GitHub projects in 2024, but still lags behind in private investments

From chew toys to spa kits: Pet parenting gets serious in small-town India

Driven by rising demand for premium food, grooming tools, and subscriptions, Tier II and III cities are fuelling a pet care boom once limited to metros

Best of BS Opinion: When the warning sirens start getting too familiar

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From Nixon to Trump: How US shocks keep resetting the global economic order

Whether it's gold, oil, or tariffs, US economic shocks - from 1930 to 2025 - have repeatedly triggered global realignments and reshaped the rules of trade

Best of BS Opinion: UPI glitches, dollar doubts and Biden's decline

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Best of BS Opinion: The politics of protest, power, and punchlines

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Best of BS Opinion: Trump's tariffs, data dreams, and gender gaps

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Best of BS Opinion: Delicate footwork in a world full of large traps

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Best of BS Opinion: From trade wars to reform dreams, what connects?

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Amid Donald Trump's tariff offensive, China lets yuan slide to 19-month low

The onshore yuan fell to its weakest level since September 2023 as Beijing signals policy shift to support exporters and counter US trade pressure

Best of BS Opinion: Economy, innovation, and the Lennon-McCartney bond

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Mamata Banerjee meets teachers who lost jobs, asks them to 'keep working'

The Supreme Court, in a strongly worded verdict last week, upheld an earlier verdict of the Calcutta High Court invalidating over 25,000 appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff

Is there a new kind of war playing out for Europe beneath the sea?

In the Baltic Sea, undersea cables and pipelines that power homes, connect data, and sustain economies are reportedly being struck, severed, and quietly repaired repeatedly

Trump's tariff effect: How Vietnam turned into Nike's Achilles' heel

US sportswear brand Nike faces a significant impact from Trump's 46 per cent tariff on Vietnamese goods, where half of its shoes are made, potentially leading to price hikes for consumers

Heat wave alert: With mercury set to soar to 42 degrees, is Delhi ready?

According to the IMD, India is on track for above-normal summer temperatures from April to June, with heat wave days likely to increase across central, eastern and northwestern regions

Why Indian startups are stuck in delivery while China races ahead in deep tech

India's startups excel in food delivery and e-commerce, but lag behind China's in deep tech, AI, and EVs. As global rivals scale up, India faces key innovation hurdles