Pan-India promise, patchy payoff: Why many southern Hindi dubs are failing
A decade ago, they were hailed as a bridge between north and south India. But pan-India films have not quite...
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Good if they win, bad if they lose: Scindia on opposition's stand on SIR – ‘are they afraid of losing?’
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia argues that opposition parties only oppose the Special Intensive Review (SIR) when they face electoral defeat....
Why Ryanair’s hard-nosed efficiency is a lesson for no-frill Indian air carriers like IndiGo
After a bruising year, India’s airlines are searching for a reset. Ryanair offers a lesson: brutal cost discipline and a...
Devina Mehra: What are men and women good at? Follow the money and it changes
Women do a great many things better—but this is acknowledged only so long as the work is unpaid. Once skill...
Raghuram Rajan: Are central banks aiding a doom loop of unsustainable government deficits?
As governments pile up debt, central banks insist they are merely managing liquidity. Yet their extraordinary financing of fiscal gaps...
Lego’s latest smart bricks entertain—but also reveal a big educational opportunity it has missed
Critics worry Lego’s new Smart Bricks will dull children’s imaginations by replacing free play with lights and sounds. That fear...
India’s climate finance architecture is too wobbly: It needs the firm foundation of sharp definitions
India’s push for climate finance promises rigour, but its draft taxonomy is ambiguous. Without clear definitions, thresholds and timelines, a...
Mercedes-Benz will stick to top-end luxury cars even as BMW closes in
Mercedes sales in India declined 3% to 19,007 in 2025, while BMW closed the gap with 14% growth to 18,001...
Japan's SMBC gets RBI nod to open India subsidiary after Yes Bank stake deal
Japan's Sumitomo Mistsui Banking Corp gets approval of the Indian central bank to open a wholly-owned subsidiary in India. This...
State Street to buy 23% stake in Groww Mutual Fund for ₹580 crore
State Street's deal includes secondary share purchases worth ₹381 crore and a subscription to primary capital worth ₹199 crore. The...