Frequently asked questions

A.As a first time visitor, when you visit the Business Standard website, you come across some articles denoted with a key prefixed to the heading. These are premium or locked articles.

To unlock such articles, you need to subscribe to the Business Standard Premium services.

Business Standard premium offers unlimited & uninterrupted access to exclusive content - Insights, Features, Comments and more - handpicked and curated by our Editors - just for you.

Not just access to behind the paywall content, Business Standard premium comes with a whole host of other benefits

A.When you subscribe to the Business Standard Premium Services, the following benefits accrue to you and the list of benefits is growing by the day.

• Exclusive content, insights, features, opinions and comment - hand-picked by our editors, just for you.
• Exclusive Content from sections as wide and diverse as Companies, Markets, Personal Finance, Opinion, Analysis, Features, Leisure and a lot more.
• Focused Newsletters - These ensure you are on top of each topic that matters.
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  3. Crème de la crème: Best of Opinion plus Comment on how to interpret the world today, with BS Views
  4. The Day's Special - Spotlight on the "Event in the News". Gets you the complete picture with current and historical perspective.
  5. Business Round-up - in the evening along with information on stocks you wish to track.
  6. Manage your money better with our Friday Personal Finance Special Newsletter and the best on Policy with our Policy and Politics Newsletter every Wednesday.
• Access to 20 plus years of digital archives
• Full access to the Business Standard E-paper www.bs-epaper.com
• Unlimited access to Business Standard Digital - website & mobile app
• Pick 5 of your favorite companies. Get a daily email with all the news updates on them.
• Stay on top of your investments. Track stock prices in your portfolio
• Muted advertisements so that you enjoy a clutter free reading experience.

A.Content as you consume is categorized into 2 broad buckets.

• The first one is information - what happened, when it happened, who were involved etc. This information is commonly available to all and will always remain Free to access on the Business Standard website.
• There is a second much more detailed category we commonly refer to as Insights. Insights are beyond news or information that is processed. Examples, Why it happened, what next, what changes, how and when will the change happen etc.
• Insights give you a heads up over the rest. When you subscribe to Business Standard Premium Services, along with its other key benefits, you are basically paying to access these Insights before others do.
• It's a small price to pay to stay better informed and ahead of the rest."

A.Once subscribed, you get unlimited access to all the content and services from any device through the browser or via mobile applications.

A.You can access your Business Standard Premium Subscription on any desktop/laptop browser or Business Standard mobile app for android and iOS. All apps are free to download

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A.All our subscriptions are automatically renewed for your convenience. You don't have to worry about renewing the subscription every month; we take care of it for you. Moreover, you have complete control over your subscription and can contact us anytime to change or cancel the subscription.

A.Membership to Business Standard Premium will be automatically renewed every month.

Auto renewal is a key product attribute which enables you gain seamless month on month access to the product and services we offer. Importantly it is non-human intervention based and hence not prone to human errors. We do not offer a single month product.

A.To change your subscription plan, all you have to do is simply mail us at assist@bsmail with the preferred plan.

A.All packages offer similar benefits and access levels.

A.We offer following packages as per your need:

MONTHLY STAR(Business Standard Digital): ₹ 149/month

SMART ANNUAL(Business Standard Digital): ₹ 1499/year

A.Our introductory prices are our lowest available rates

A.No, this membership is only for Digital platform.

A.No, we do not have an option to create your own package. We do offer multiple packages to choose from in order to best fit your needs

A.Currently, Payment is available only through credit cards & debit cards (ICICI & HDFC). Master and Visa Credit Cards being the preferred options. However, you can contact us for an offline (NEFT) purchase for the annual duration.

• A.Standing Instructions enabled auto renewal is a key aspect of the product we offer. This functionality assists non-intervention based seamless monthly renewal of your subscription access
• The non-auto intervention led alternatives are impractical and prone to human errors which result in a gap in user experience.
• Standing Instruction facility is currently available across limited instruments/ payment channels
• You should soon see more payment options as we are in the process of adding more instruments / payment channels

We do offer all Debit Cards for the Annual Subscriptions. Being long term the dependency on renewals is less.

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A.No, we do not offer any refunds. However, you can cancel your subscription anytime.

A.Yes, you will be prompted to register first in order to complete your buying process. You need to create an account using your e-mail ID or any of your social accounts. If you have already registered earlier, you can use the same account for purchase. You need not create a separate account

A.News as you consume is categorized into 2 broad buckets: The first one is information while the second one is processed news or deep insights. If you do not wish to become a member you can still read the free informative articles

A.Currently you can write to us at assist@bsmail.in and we will mail you the GST compliant invoice, we will be launching the online feature shortly.

A.Digital is an independent product, while some of the content is the same, with the Business Standard Premium access, you get a lot more during the day information, products like newsletters, access to archives etc which are independent of the Print Newspaper.

A.Yes, you can become a Business Standard Premium member from anywhere in the world.

For any questions, drop us an email at assist@bsmail.

A.Our product promise is muted not in your face advertisements for our premium customers. The objective is to ensure that as a premium subscriber you get clutter free content experience and that is what we promise. Credible and Quality content creation demands resources. The amount we charge you for premium access is a highly subsidized one. Advertisements fill in a part of the funds required. Over a period of time we assure you of a 100% clutter free experience.

A.Yes, you will be prompted to register first in order to complete your buying process. You need to create an account using your e-mail ID or any of your social accounts. If you have already registered earlier, you can use the same account for purchase. You need not create a separate account

A.News as you consume is categorized into 2 broad buckets: The first one is information while the second one is processed news or deep insights. If you do not wish to become a member you can still read the free informative articles

A.Currently you can write to us at assist@bsmail and we will mail you the GST compliant invoice, we will be launching the online feature shortly.

A.No, we do not offer any refunds. However, you can cancel your subscription anytime.

A.Cancellation is easy and can be initiated anytime for the future with No Questions Asked.

If you wish to cancel your subscription, please write to us 48 hours prior to your card being charged for renewal.

Communicate from your registered email id and send the email with the cancellation request to assist@bsmail.in. Include your contact number for speedy action. Requests mailed to any other ID will not be acknowledged or actioned upon