Karan Choudhury And Archis Mohan

Stories by Karan Choudhury And Archis Mohan

Will the GST bill be signed next week?

Will the GST bill be signed next week?

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2015

Senior leaders within the Congress now say the party could accommodate the government's argument that the GST rate cannot be stipulated within the Constitution.

NITI Aayog to discuss ways to promote innovation

NITI Aayog to discuss ways to promote innovation

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2015

For the first time the government is organising an event where consolidated efforts would be made to help start-ups.

Winter session: The ice is unlikely to break

Winter session: The ice is unlikely to break

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2015

The opposition, while not directly stalling Parliament, will insist all legislation goes to standing committees, delaying implementation.

Ahead of winter session, BJP warms up to Congress

Ahead of winter session, BJP warms up to Congress

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2015

The ruling party has indicated willingness to discuss opposition-sponsored motions on 'intolerance'; Jaitley has also shown willingness to accommodate concerns on GST

Amit Shah's ship is sinking. Here's why...

Amit Shah's ship is sinking. Here's why...

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2015

Amit Shah's formal leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party might have its days numbered, given the range of resentment now coming forth against him.

Will BJP's Bihar debacle spell trouble for Amit Shah?

Will BJP's Bihar debacle spell trouble for Amit Shah?

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2015

As long as he enjoys the PM's blessings, the BJP president's position is safe.

Bihar results: Defeat in polls to hurt BJP's Rajya Sabha hopes

Bihar results: Defeat in polls to hurt BJP's Rajya Sabha hopes

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2015

The BJP's defeat in Bihar dents its hopes of improving its RS tally but the grand alliance victory could also present the first signs of tension when five JD-U members retire next year.

Nadella to visit Mumbai on Nov 5

Nadella to visit Mumbai on Nov 5

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2015

He will be in Mumbai for a day to deliver a keynote address at Future Unleashed.

Shape up or ship out, Zomato CEO Goyal tells sales team

Shape up or ship out, Zomato CEO Goyal tells sales team

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2015

Zomato is far behind the numbers it promised to its investors for FY16.

Zuckerberg to pitch for Free Basics at IIT meet

Zuckerberg to pitch for Free Basics at IIT meet

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2015

Zuckerberg is expected to speak for 15 minutes.

6 reasons why the BJP might win Bihar elections

6 reasons why the BJP might win Bihar elections

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2015

The party is counting on women voters and caste calculus, among others, to swing the crucial polls in its favour

Amazon seeks cut in import duty on tablets

Amazon seeks cut in import duty on tablets

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2015

Amazon plans to bring in its cheapest e-book reader maybe by the next year

In Bihar, BJP's war machines versus Nitish's rag-tag coalition

In Bihar, BJP's war machines versus Nitish's rag-tag coalition

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2015

The Bharatiya Janata Party claims it has over six lakh committed workers in Bihar, a team of 10 deployed for each of the 62,200 polling booths.

Telangana: A hotspot for e-commerce, retail and aviation companies

Telangana: A hotspot for e-commerce, retail and aviation companies

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2015

Riding on e-commerce wave is the youngest state, which faces competition from neighbours.

BJP outdoes Nitish Kumar on poll freebies

BJP outdoes Nitish Kumar on poll freebies

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2015

The Bharatiya Janata Party's vision document for Bihar promises to shower freebies on all sections of society if comes to power.

In Bihar polls, 'copycat' parties, rebels may have the last laugh

In Bihar polls, 'copycat' parties, rebels may have the last laugh

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2015

Grand alliance leaders accuse their rivals of having engineered electoral tactics to confuse its voters.

Meet the backroom boys in the battle for Bihar

Meet the backroom boys in the battle for Bihar

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2015

Archis Mohan & Satyavrat Mishra take a look at the silent strategists in the two rival alliances

Paytm looking for non-banking CEO for payments bank

Paytm looking for non-banking CEO for payments bank

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2015

In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.

Young guns in Congress feel 'short-changed' over delay in Rahul's elevation

Young guns in Congress feel 'short-changed' over delay in Rahul's elevation

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2015

The leadership styles of the two Gandhis being different, the party appears to be pulling in different ways. While Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president, seems more predisposed to holding the government accountable on issues of probity, the younger Gandhi is more keen on taking up battles that ensure immediate victories.

India's start-up world booms with 100,000 new firms in 2014

India's start-up world booms with 100,000 new firms in 2014

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2015

About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.