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Explained: How Google kept Chrome after its biggest antitrust showdown

The US court spared Chrome in Google's monopoly case, tightening rules on deals and data but stopping short of breaking up its massive ad business

India to Switzerland: Don't preach on minorities while ignoring your own

India slammed Switzerland's remarks on minorities, offering instead to help it tackle racism, systematic discrimination, and xenophobia in the Alpine nation

Centre drops public consultation for atomic and critical mineral mining

The environment ministry has exempted mining of atomic, critical, and strategic minerals from public consultations, citing national defence, security, and strategic requirements

Who is Balendra Shah, the Kathmandu mayor backing Gen Z protesters?

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an rapper-turned-engineer-turned-politician, has emerged as the new political face in Nepal as Gen Z-led protests toppled Prime Minister KP Oli

Best of BS Opinion: India's moment of fragility, resilience and reinvention

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From Nepal to Dhaka: A growing list of India's neighbours shaken by protest

From Nepal's social media ban riots to Bangladesh's student uprising and Sri Lanka's economic collapse, India's neighbours face repeated upheavals with regional fallout

Best of BS Opinion: Tax reforms, AI disruption, and Indus water lessons

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Why are top US scientists choosing to move their research careers to China?

Liu Jun, a respected statistician and longtime Harvard professor, has returned to China, as part of a growing exodus of academics from the US driven by funding cuts and rising opportunities in EU and

Best of BS Opinion: Global debt, India's power gaps, Punjab's anger

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Why your alcohol, fuel bills won't see any reduction under GST 2.0 reforms

Despite sweeping reforms to the goods and services tax, alcohol and petrol remain outside its ambit, shielded by Constitutional provisions and states' heavy dependence on excise revenues

Best of BS Opinion: India's tax overhaul, urban woes, and global turns

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As Giorgio Armani passes away, a look at the legacy of the king of fashion

Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who turned minimalist suits into global status symbols and built a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died in Milan aged 91

Kim Jong Un in Beijing: What history says about China-North Korea ties

Beijing remains Pyongyang's closest ally, with their allegiances dating back to their joint action during the Korean War in the early 1950s, but relations have been fraught with mistrust, too

Why India's GST began with so many slabs and why it's being simplified now

The GST Council has cut slabs from five to two, aiming to reduce compliance costs, simplify taxation, and align India's indirect tax regime with global practice

Best of BS Opinion: A quest for chips, cleaner air, and global leverage

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Best of BS Opinion: Fragile flames of reform, farming and markets

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TV leads ad spends in 2025 as print bounces back, digital shrinks

Television remained the biggest gainer in the first half of 2025, with per-channel ad spends climbing 27 per cent compared to the same period in 2024

Explained: How housing allowances for MPs set off deadly Indonesia protests

Outrage over Indonesian MPs' housing perks has unleashed deadly protests across the nation, exposing deep anger over corruption, governance and the role of security forces

Beyond the bullet train: Japan's expanding role in India's infrastructure

India and Japan ramp up ties with a $67 billion investment plan as Tokyo's funding footprint grows beyond bullet trains to metros, freight corridors, bridges, and water projects

Best of BS Opinion: India's global ties, trade battles, and health debates

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