Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......
'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh.'Wanting to use the newly......
The key risk factors would be anti-incumbency, small vote share swings causing large impact on outcomes and the 2004 example. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the inauguration of various......
North and northwest India reeled under very cold conditions on Monday as a dense cover of fog lowered visibility in the region that affected traffic and led to a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's......
Exit polls missed the mark on few counts with the Aam Aadmi Party belying their predictions and failing to cross the 150-mark, while the Bharatiya Janata Party winning more than 100 seats in the......
Jefferies has identified 11 stocks set to benefit from long-term macro trends like capital expenditures, government manufacturing initiatives, and financialisation. Photograph: Eduardo......
'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......
It's not easy to predict the market. But there are at least two positive factors to back the PSU banks, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters These days,......
Credit-to-deposit (CD) ratio of major public sector and private sector banks during the October-December quarter of FY24 inched up as compared to the previous quarter though government-owned......
Standard Chartered’s India strategy will focus on wealth management while credit card will remain core to its business though will avoid competition with the country’s private banks,......