The Nagas, who inhabit the hills, feel the Manipur (Hill Area) District Council Act (Third Amendment) 2008, under which the election was to have been held, takes away the powers of the tribal people.
Religare's CMD talks about the deals for the Singh brothers of Ranbaxy and how clever structuring of deals, like on loss-making Bollywood film Rann, ensures there's no downside for the group.
The 2009 Brand Derby, threw up some interesting issues. A film, 3 Idiots, topped the chart.
All parents worry when their children quarrel, more so in the sunset of their lives. Karunanidhi's children are special.
The young Sarosh may not have been rich but what he did possess was ambition and determination to become a judge. He became counsel for the income tax department in 1974, aged 27. He also appeared for the then Bombay Municipal Corporation in matters concerning rateable value and octroi. He represented the Maharashtra government and several public sector undertakings until he was appointed a high court judge.
Unnoticed by the rest of the world, a bizarre drama was played out in Jharkhand recently -- that is, even more bizarre than the claims made by Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's aides that Soren voted for the United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha because he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, so he forgot that it was the National Democratic Alliance which was supporting his government in Jharkhand.
Caught in the vortex of a political cyclone that the affairs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have turned into, the Congress is clear: It wants heads to roll, but they must be of CEOs and not any more ministers.
Told to take money and withdraw, the successful but frightened Kochi franchise winners seek Sonia's protection.
Luxury in India may not have gone 'mass market' as in China, but it has taken some very firm strides.
The damage when the dust settled was calculated at $65 billion.
Sheila Dikshit answers the question everyone is asking: 'What after the Commonwealth Games'?
He's a devout Hindu but places fairness above religion.
He's looked after commerce, finance, home ... and holds forth on his predecessors, their bosses, his bosses, and more.
Airbus hasn't bagged orders from India in the last two years, but country head Kiran Rao is bullish on opportunities.
Sheikh Chilli is a well-known character in South Asian mythology. He abounds in vision, dreams, and knows how to inspire people with his talk. He is brimming with futuristic ideas, but has no idea how to realise them: The most famous Sheikh Chilli story is how he decided to cut a branch off a tree when he needed firewood, except that he was sitting on the branch while cutting it.Several in the Bharatiya Janata Party are reminded of Sheikh Chilli while evaluating the team.
Car makers fear that when car prices go up and loans become expensive, running a car will also cost more. Thus a stimulus-pullback will act as the straw that broke the camel's back, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
It has become old fashioned to be attached to your business.
The consensus in the intelligence community is that there never has been and never will be the kind of super spook that M K Narayanan is considered to have been in the government.
Unknown to the public eye, the Incredible India campaign bid has triggered a row of sorts.
The stranglehold of Mulayam's family on the party is at the centre of the debate.
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