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From judgments to cats, ex-CJI Chandrachud shares snippets of his life

"In the district judiciary, women are outnumbering men. The challenge is ensuring these women rise. We can't just say We want more women judges. We must build a pipeline," he says

Rapido's disruptive ride: Taking on bigger rivals with a bold playbook

Rapido, new kid on the cab aggregator block, is shaking up the market -Rapido

Russian oil may flow to India through loopholes despite new US sanctions

Trump announced fresh sanctions on two of Russia's largest oil companies in a bid to stop the Ukraine war. But this is not likely to spell the end of Russian oil flows to India, a major buyer

How Business Standard built its legacy of innovation and integrity

From its 1975 Kolkata launch to the BFSI Summit 2025, Business Standard's story is one of reinvention, pioneering business journalism and building India's most trusted financial news brand

Rajesh Nambiar remains confident as AI, Trump test India's tech sector

Lunch with BS: Meet Rajesh Nambiar, President, Nasscom

IPO boom gives pause for thought as cracks appear amid volatility

Nearly 200 companies have filed draft initial public offering (IPO) papers this year, setting the stage for an action-packed 2025

Betting big on Nothing: Smartphone maker enters India with new JV

The top three brands - Vivo, Samsung, and Oppo - account for half the smartphone volumes, and the top four, with Realme, over 60 per cent

The Parsis at Mansion House: A celebration of faith, food and identity

These were by no means the only Parsis in the UK. The first Parsi known to have arrived in Britain came as early as 1724

Behind the electronics surprise: India's path to $500 billion by 2030

India's one Achilles heel in electronics production has been its heavy dependence on smartphones, that too a lot on exports

Succession, an Indian saga: Sunjay Kapur case highlights need for planning

The sudden death of Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur has sparked a legal battle for his vast assets, involving his wife, mother, and two children from a previous marriage

Country needs to push for 'Heal in India', says Apollo's Prathap C Reddy

Coffee with BS: Meet Prathap C Reddy, founder-chairman, Apollo Hospitals

Trent to JSW Energy: Here are 10 beaten-down stocks to watch out for

Over a quarter of BSE200 stocks are down 20 per cent, leading to a sharp fall in their equity valuation, creating opportunities for investors

Rethinking America: What food delivery apps teach us about tariff wars

Zomato and Swiggy are platforms. Platforms are a business that connect a large number of buyers with a large number of sellers

Gandhi's unknown love: Music wound its way around him in strangest of ways

Music wound its way around Gandhi in the strangest of ways. He once declared: 'There can be no swaraj where there is no harmony, no music'

How Yusuf stitched cinematic dreams into frames that defined generations

From cotton cloth to silver, plastic, and LED screens, one family has illuminated the stories that define a century of Indian cinema

Zubeen Garg: The legendary singer, musician who united a divided state

Fondly known as 'Zubeen da', Garg was impossible to slot and invariably treasured. Though his repertoire was fluent, reportedly encompassing 38,000 songs in 40 languages

Statsguru: The paradox of women's empowerment, leadership in South Asia

South Asia, therefore, has been central to the story of women in top leadership, but the numbers remain small even today

Auto firms tap digital universe, coaching staff to steer leads to showrooms

OEMs, too, are investing in dealer training and working to filter digital leads, besides using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to ensure better conversions

Safeena Husain explains how girl-focused education works better for all

Lunch with BS: Meet Safeena Husain, whose Educate Girls became the first Indian NGO to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award

India's renewable story needs better forecasting, stronger infrastructure

The devastating floods across northern India turned the spotlight on the fact that a surfeit of water is as disastrous as a scarcity of rain