With the marathon season around the corner, even couch potatoes can train for shorter runs at the Delhi Half Marathon in November
Recent media reports suggested that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre is seeking the removal of governors of states appointed by the previous Congress government. Subhash C Kashyap, former secretary-general of the Lok Sabha and a constitutional expert, speaks to Manavi Kapur on the predicament that several governors are now facing
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Condusive climate across states is crucial for manufacturing growth.
Inflation moderates, but a rate cut is unlikely.
It's time to re-examine government's role as owner of banks,
Dividend payouts seem recession-proof.
As Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ruled out any possibility of a compromise, whispers were already being heard of a possible collapse of the talks.
The consumer price index has been in double digits for much of the past year, and was 9.8 per cent in September.
The December elections in Delhi will be the first real test for the Aam Aadmi Party. Manavi Kapur spends a day shadowing its leader on his campaign
In January this year, with a view to cutting the subsidy on diesel, the government had decreed that all bulk users, such as the railways, state transport corporations, armed forces and all commercial establishments, would be charged the market price for diesel.
This is likely to put a brake on the fast pace at which Aadhaar cards have been issued so far to more than 400 million people.
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After a string of extremely low and even negative monthly numbers, the industrial sector grew by 2.6 per cent year on year, far exceeding expectations.
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The stock market responded to his speech by going up by over two per cent; the rupee also gained in strength, by about 1.45 per cent, against the dollar.
India Inc enables the US' frostiness to India.
Between 2000, when Steve Ballmer became the chief executive officer of Microsoft, and now, when he has announced his retirement, the company's earnings have more than doubled and its revenues have increased over three-fold.
While the motives of the Bill are of course laudable, there is every likelihood that the consequences of its passage will be dire.
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Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
After 2015, all re-structured assets will be treated on a par with non-performing assets, requiring the same level of provisioning.
A few states are already running their own schemes for providing free drugs from the government health centres.
