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How Paatal Lok, The Family Man unveil India's unexplored reel landscape

The rise of streaming video since 2016 has not only created the pan-Indian film and the domestic crossover - helping Indians discover Malayalam, Tamil, Assamese, and Bengali cinema, among others

Sinner ain't sinning? Doping ban raises concerns for Indian sponsors

Sinner's team stressed that they had scientific feedback that this was not a case of intentional doping, including micro-dosing

Minimum Trump, maximum Modi: Their contrasting views on civil servants

For Modi/BJP supporters, Deep State is some amorphous entity, including global foundations, Left-activist corporations and investors, and also intelligence proliferations working in cahoots with them

As with US, so with India: Deportation images and political silence

The fact is, deportation, which should have been like a cracker thrown in the midst of routine, slightly tired politics, has not compelled people to take to the streets

When being the China alternative isn't enough: The challenge ahead

Supply chains have never been static - they are always evolving. This new chapter will test their durability

Long haul for growth: How GDP dynamics may shape up in the coming quarters

Looking at India's growth performance from the expenditure lens indicates a pickup in the private consumption expenditure to 6.9% YoY in Q3FY25 compared to 5.9% YoY in Q2FY25

Best of BS Opinion: India's magic act in policy, business, and industry

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Ekta ka Maha Kumbh: I believe this is the dawn of a new era, says PM Modi

For 45 days, I witnessed crores of people from every corner of the country making their way to the Sangam. The wave of emotions at the confluence kept rising

Responsible regulation: The key to reform in an era of deregulation

As deregulation gains momentum, here are nine points to consider when crafting governing regulations

Tax revamp: Incentives vs broader base amid revenue stability concerns

At the aggregate, the ratio of revenue foregone to total revenue collected has declined for corporate tax, especially in the last three years for which data is available

Lōal Kashmir: Stories of love and longing in a conflict-ridden land

Lack of connectivity and communication breakdown is not a novel occurrence in the Kashmir Valley

Women's workforce participation up, but social barriers need more action

The push in women employment has come more from the rural sector than the urban sector

India must rethink trade strategy as US pushes reciprocal tariffs

A systematic evaluation of all these measures, for almost 13,000 tariff lines traded by the US for each of its trade partners, seems like a near-impossible exercise to undertake

Misleading medical ads: SC move must lead to stronger regulations

Enabling citizens to complain against medical ad is proactive

Best of BS Opinion: How small policy gaps can lead to major crises

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Govt's civilian staff grows, but is it leading to efficiency gains?

Union Budget for 2025-26, presented earlier this month, provides an idea of how the Centre has gone about recruiting staff in all its departments and ministries, other than those in the armed forces

Road to decentralisation: Rural local bodies need to be strengthened

Overall, devolution to rural local bodies increased from 39.9 per cent in 2013-14 to 43.9 per cent in 2021-22, said the govt report

Unprecedented visit: A whole-of-govt approach needed for India-EU ties

Resetting relations between two large, complex, and heavily regulated economies needs to be read from a much broader perspective

Michael Sheridan's book explores the Xi enigma and China's power dynamics

It is hard to shake the feeling that the book fails at multiple levels, principally because of the author's biases

Making every Budget rupee count for cities: Fresh ideas needed for impact

The share for urban housing has declined, with new schemes being slow to take off and the focus remaining on completing houses under earlier schemes