Abhijeet Kumar

Whatever happened to the metaverse dream that was meant to change tech?

Once billed as the next internet, the metaverse is now a patchwork of gaming, AR, and enterprise tools, which is far from the trillion-dollar vision tech giants once promised

Best of BS Opinion: India's test in trade, democracy, and diplomacy

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North India's hill states are flooding again. Is rain the only culprit?

Above-normal monsoon rains have battered Himachal, J&K, Uttarakhand and Punjab but experts say poor planning, fragile infra and slow progress on climate resilience worsened the devastation

Explained: What are digital services taxes and why Trump is furious

As US President Donald Trump warns of additional tariffs, here's what digital services taxes mean, how they work across countries, and why US tech firms like Google and Amazon are most affected

From July 2017 to Diwali 2025: India's evolving GST journey explained

As PM Modi promises a fresh round of GST reforms, here's a look at how India's biggest tax reform began in 2017 and how it has shaped the economy over the years

Best of BS Opinion: India's Sisyphean climb towards free speech and growth

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Best of BS Opinion: How policies, markets and culture leave their mark

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India's gaming ban vs the world: How other nations regulate online gambling

As India bans real-money gaming, nations from Britain to China show contrasting approaches of regulation, restrictions or outright prohibition

Fossil fuels will not disappear soon, say experts at BS Infra Summit

Despite rapid growth in renewables, experts at the BS Infra Summit highlighted that India's dependence on fossil fuels will still persist for the foreseeable decades

AI key to India's infrastructure future: Nitin Gadkari at BS Infra Summit

Speaking at the BS Infrastructure Summit, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the govt is building green highways using bio-bitumen, waste plastic, rubber and 8 million tonnes of municipal garbage

Best of BS Opinion: Rolling the dice on gaming bans, AI rules, and growth

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GST on life, health insurance may be scrapped as Centre pushes exemption

The Centre has proposed exempting life and health insurance premiums from the current 18% GST; the GoM will submit its report to the GST Council, which will take the final decision

Wind projects underperform, but firms' credit quality holds steady: Crisil

Last year marked the weakest performance in five years, with only 20 per cent of wind power capacity meeting or surpassing the P90 level

Disqualification of MPs, MLAs: What Constitution, Supreme Court rulings say

As Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill, questions resurface on how MPs and MLAs can be disqualified

Best of BS Opinion: India's choices in a world of shifting alliances

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Explained: Why Crimea is central to Trump's push for a Russia-Ukraine deal

After meeting Putin, Trump said that Zelenskyy can "end the war immediately" by conceding Crimea and Nato ambitions. Here's a look at why Crimea is central to the Russia-Ukraine conflict

AI adoption spreads across sectors as Indian workforce seeks upskilling

A new survey has found that 43 per cent of respondents feel confident about adapting to technologies such as Generative AI and Agentic AI over the next two to five years

Timeline: How Rajasthan became India's top solar hub in just a decade

From Bhadla to hybrid plants, Rajasthan's solar journey over the past decade shows how policy, investment, and geography turned it into India's clean energy leader

Best of BS Opinion: India's journey through farms, courts, and climate

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Before Trump, there was Bush Sr: How India dodged US tariffs in 1990s

In the early 1990s, George HW Bush's trade officials threatened sanctions that could have squeezed Indian exports, but cautious reforms helped New Delhi avoid a tariff war