A K Bhattacharya

Learn from the North Block, Mr Nath

The commerce minister ought to seek validation for his incentives with the finance ministry.

Oil: Why dual pricing makes sense

The oil companies can increase the price differential and justify the higher price by offering enhanced services to those who pay more per litre of petrol or diesel.

Is RBI being fair to all?

What the RBI should ensure is that its rules are appropriately framed and uniformly implemented with transparency, fairness and correctness

How correct are the Budget numbers, FM?

Mr Chidambaram will beat the deficit target but both non-Plan expenses and revenue are growing at twice the rate budgeted.

Tata car: Why farmers are on a warpath

The compensation package for land acquisition decided by the West Bengal government is very generous, so why are the farmers protesting?

Don't rule out a new tax this Budget

Officials in North Block are wondering if a new tax will be mooted again and whether that will pertain to foreign investments.

The Bombay Club is alive

Conflict zone: Expert panels versus govt

The new face of India's public sector

Govt officers deserve higher pay

Why are industry chambers silent?

The new Left in new Bengal

Good-bye to one more Budget tradition

Budget: Third time lucky?

The rise of PSU chairmen

India gets its point across at WEF

Global growth imbalances get focus in closing sess

Davos looks at global risks

Budget is just routine stuff now

India not everywhere still, but it's at WEF