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Year of the banana?

The farcicality should be obvious to everyone, but artists and art writers can be persuasive about the 'meaning' of such work, laying it at the altar of high art

Misfits matter

In his debut collection, Mumbai-based journalist and poet Suhit Kelkar has channelled Greek myths to indulge in a sort of personal mythopoeia

Tweaking the data: Understanding the history of Indian spin bowling

Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will leave you strangely dissatisfied

The movie is set at an almost breathless pace that seems to be a continuation of a chase that started many movies ago

Japanese whiskies enter India, just not the ones you've been waiting for

Age statement Japanese whiskies that charmed the world continue to elude Indian buyers. But a taste of them is here

Improbable lessons for today from a propagandist film of a century ago

The restoration itself is a reminder of the magic of colours and countries coming together

CHESS #1381

The two best performers in the four-event Grand Prix get entries to the Candidates

Foot soldier: Trusox socks promise to equip athletes with a better grip

As for performance, Trusox is best utilised on the football pitch

Reebok Forever Floatride Energy is best-suited for a beginner runner

The Floatride foam midsole is surprisingly cushioned for a shoe that weighs just 250gm a piece

The price of speaking their mind is particularly high for sportspersons

Mesut Ozil with Turkish roots, chose to condemn the Chinese government's treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country's Xinjiang province

Fit for the wrist: Fitbit Versa 2 a great watch, but not the right upgrade

The Versa is an excellent fitness tracker, which has been tuned to last even longer

Satirists at work: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, makers of The Family Man

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK speak about writing ordinary characters in extraordinary situations

The quiet brain of the athlete

The brains of fit young athletes dial down extraneous noise and attend to important sounds better than those of other young people

Angry young people: Voices from the India's streets in response to CAA, NRC

The sentiments of students and their supporters being expressed on streets across India's cities

Auto Expo 2020: Digital tilts the wheel as marquee brands plan to skip

Even as big auto brands plan to skip the 2020 Auto Expo, as many did two years ago, Chinese carmakers are stepping in to claim their spot

BS Banking Annual 2016: 'Banks should collaborate to prevent fraud'

Edited excerpts from a discussion at the Business Standard Banking Technology Round Table 2016 held in October

BS Banking Annual 2016: 'Our message is we are not here for charity'

Edited excerpts from a discussion at the Business Standard Banking Round Table held in Mumbai in October

BS Banking Annual 2016: 'Our mantra is, think money, think HDFC Bank'

By going digital, in the long run we see both top line and bottom line improving, said Aditya Puri Managing Director, HDFC Bank

BS Banking Annual 2016: Thriving on disruption

Aditya Puri has always taken the untrodden path and come out a winner

BS Banking Annual 2016: A different scale of banking

HDFC Bank is ahead of its peers in shareholder returns, presence in rural and semi-urban areas and innovations in digital banking