Be very afraid of the biometric regime

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual,' such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna. On April 20, an order was......

Why things have remained the same for the Patels in Gujarat

'The reason the protests are not happening in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Noida is that there are options available to the youth in those cities.' 'And many people can access......

Over 100,000 small and mid-sized firms flout GST e-invoicing rules

Over 100,000 small and medium-sized businesses are non-compliant with e-invoicing norms under the goods and services tax (GST) regime, a mandatory requirement for businesses with an annual turnover......

Why Auditors Quitting Big Clients Is Complicated

Auditors seem to have developed a heightened sense of risk and are not content to tick the boxes and sign the papers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On January 7, 2009, when B Ramalinga......

Field testing started for fuel-agnostic engines

 Photograph: Kind courtesy cummins.com Cummins India will soon start producing fuel-agnostic engine systems at the Tata-Cummins plant in Phaltan in Satara district of Maharashtra, senior......

Domestic crude oil producers get marketing freedom, exports not allowed

In a move that may boost the Indian hydrocarbon industry and bring more investments into the sector, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to give marketing freedom to domestic crude oil......

It has been a good year for Bollywood. Could it get better?

Business is better than usual in Bollywood. It is 7:45 on a Wednesday evening. In its third week, Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do, the story of a rich Punjabi family's journey of self-discovery,......

IPL's positive impact...contributes billions to India's GDP

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma, captain of the Mumbai Indians, and MS Dhoni, captain of the Chennai Super Kings, pose with the Indian Premier League trophy. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Premier League......