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Asics India MD Rajat Khurana Loves Running. Here’s Why
For Rajat Khurana, Managing Director of Asics India, running is a way of life

Why Hero Vired's Akshay Munjal is Passionate About Clay Sculptures
Edtech firm Hero Vired's Founder Akshay Munjal is passionate about creating sculptures out of clay
Tech to the Rescue of Pet Parents
With people getting back to offices, it could be tough to leave your pet alone at home or spend as much time with it as when you worked from home. Worry not as technology is here to help you attend to your pet
How Hotels Are Pulling Out All Stops for Pet Parents
With more pet parents wanting to travel with their four-legged babies, hotels are going all out to ensure you have the 'purr'fect holiday

2022-08-07

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Columns

How a CBDT Circular has Given Rise to a Tax Debate

Recent guidelines issued by the CBDT seem to have overreached the ambit of the provisions of Section 194R

Features

How Short-form Video Apps are Looking at Monetisation Opportunities

With short-format videos catching on, international and home-grown apps are looking at new monetisation and profitability opportunities

How Casual Gaming Became Serious Business in India

Not just a lockdown phenomenon anymore, online casual gaming has truly gone mainstream in India, with an estimated 450 million users at the end of FY22

The World of Chess Streaming

Like the game of chess itself, live streaming on OTT platforms can be an uphill task. But not if you cross the strategic prowess of a community of GMs and IMs with the ease of streaming available today

Sports Streaming Hits Fever Pitch: What Next?

In the aftermath of the battle for IPL's digital streaming rights, each game has been pegged at Rs 58 crore. But there is a method to the madness

Why Bollywood Lost Out to Movies from the South

With few Bollywood movies making an impact at the cash registers in the last few quarters, the Hindi content factory looks seriously ill compared to movies from the South

How the Business of Entertainment is Changing in India

Spoilt for choice of entertainment, the consumer today has cinema, cricket, music, and gaming, among others, to choose from

Interview

'Data Centres are the Factories of Today,' Says Microsoft India Prez Anant Maheshwari

Anant Maheshwari, President of Microsoft India, holds forth on data centres, digital transformation and cyber threats

Corporate

Edtech Decacorn BYJU’S Multiple Challenges

With subsidiaries bleeding and funding getting tougher to come by, BYJU,S faces a critical point in its journey

India's Low-cost Carriers Face a Slew of Fresh Challenges

The recent industrial action faced by Indian carriers speaks volumes about the intensely competitive dynamics of Indian aviation

Technology

How the Metaverse Will Drive Innovation in Entertainment

The metaverse is driving innovative ways of delivering various forms of entertainment, but a lack of regulatory framework is leaving stakeholders worried

Why Audio OTT Apps are Growing in India

Cheap data and smartphone penetration are driving the growth of audio OTT apps in India, with the rise of regional content being the next big thing

How OTT Players are Wooing Viewers

OTT players are ramping up their original content game to get the fickle viewer to stay and pay

Stocks

How Macro Concerns have Pushed Tech Stocks into the Red

Macro concerns point towards gloomy days ahead for battered IT stocks. But there is a silver lining

Current

Why Trade Volumes Have Declined at Indian Crypto Exchanges

Trading volumes of Indian crypto exchanges have declined after the application of 1 per cent TDS.

Economy

UP Government’s Road Map for a $1-trillion Economy

With the first 100 days of the Yogi Adityanath government's second term over, the road map for UP to achieve a $1-trillion economy looks clearer

Editor's Note

Southern Invasion: How South Indian Cinema Took Over Bollywood

The Hindi film industry, with its marquee production houses, megastars and marketing prowess, is proving to be a feeble competitor to the movies emerging from South India. Our cover story this fortnight explores this rise of movies from South India which has changed the basic, and accepted, tenets of success in Indian moviemaking.