Special Report
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Budget reactions: Govt fails to bring relief to Karnataka's silk farmers
Major issues concerning them remain unaddressed; they want the government to look at the larger picture
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Budget 2019: No skill, no job
Why Make in India or Startup India mean little with a potential workforce that mostly lacks the requisite skills, and no government can remedy that overnight
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From Digital India to Digital Villages
FM promises a tech-driven society with a 10-point development agenda and recognises the country's startup prowess as the engine to create jobs
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Piyush Goyal 'high on josh' for Bollywood
Finance Minister announces single-window clearance for Indian filmmakers, anti-camcording provisions and reduction in GST on movie tickets
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Reelpolitik: How biopics help drive home the political agenda
Political films—adaptations, hagiographies and dramatisation of election issues—seem to be the toast of the pre-poll season, but India is not the first or the only country to go down this road
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Earnings to hurt Indian equities, not elections
While poll results could be an excuse for markets to fall, the reasons are more fundamental
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Budget 2019: Diamond industry wants turnover tax instead of income tax
Faced with repercussions of the GST and Nirav Modi fiasco, the Surat sector seems to have lost its sheen
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Budget 2019: Silk reelers buckle under GST, want import duties cancelled
Silk reelers in Ramanagara, Karnataka, blame the availability of cheaper material and GST as well as the absence of an organised market for their woes
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Poll apps: Giving power to the people
From helping citizens register into the electoral rolls to analysing data on candidates and their performance, technology platforms are reshaping political conversations to give voters a stronger voice
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Political films, by nature, will take sides: Hansal Mehta
The filmmaker responds to criticism on The Accidental Prime Minister; says freedom of expression should not be selective