Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Archis Mohan &Amp;Amp; Karan Choudhury

Stories by Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Archis Mohan &Amp;Amp; Karan Choudhury

The controversy over Rajiv Kumar's column

The controversy over Rajiv Kumar's column

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2017

While Bibek Debroy echoed his view in Twitter, Pronob Sen questioned Kumar's conclusion

'Any party that aligns with Congress will die'

'Any party that aligns with Congress will die'

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2017

'You won't find such an apathetic indecisive party in the world.'

Why there's no stopping Amit Shah

Why there's no stopping Amit Shah

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2017

Some within the BJP see Amit Shah's entry into the Rajya Sabha as the party's succession plan for 2025 when Narendra Modi turns 75.

New fiscal year, bureaucratic reforms: Talking points for Modi's I-Day speech

New fiscal year, bureaucratic reforms: Talking points for Modi's I-Day speech

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2017

Entry of a higher number of technocrats, an appraisal system for civil servants and the benefits of changing the financial year may feature in the PM's fourth speech.

17 Sanghis killed in 17 months: BJP ups the ante in Kerala

17 Sanghis killed in 17 months: BJP ups the ante in Kerala

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

Arun Jaitley will visit Kerala on Sunday. The same day, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam will discuss law and order with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Heard of Moglix, little Indian company that has Alibaba in its sights?

Heard of Moglix, little Indian company that has Alibaba in its sights?

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

The founder of the e-commerce firm, which specialises in procurement of industrial products, believes if he plays his cards right, his company could become a unicorn with a valuation of $1 billion in 5 years.

Arvind Panagariya's hits & misses as vice-chairman of NITI Aayog

Arvind Panagariya's hits & misses as vice-chairman of NITI Aayog

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2017

Initiated move to privatise Air India, but reports on poverty and cast census remained unfinished

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2017

Snapdeal has a number of shareholders including Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, PremjiInvest, Ratan Tata, Foxconn, Temasek and BlackRock, among others.

'We won't be investing in the Flipkarts of the world'

'We won't be investing in the Flipkarts of the world'

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2017

After another profitable quarter, Anil Chanana, chief financial officer, HCL Technologies, tells Karan Choudhury that customer confidence is at an all-time high.

Why Punjab farmers are a happy lot today

Why Punjab farmers are a happy lot today

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2017

On average, an account-holder among Punjab farmers availed of crop loans of around Rs 2.23 lakh in the first 11 months of 2016-17.

'There would be so many Ram Nath Kovinds in the country today'

'There would be so many Ram Nath Kovinds in the country today'

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2017

'...getting drenched in the rains, doing farm work, labour and sweating it out so that they can get their evening meals.' 'I want to tell them that this Ram Nath Kovind of Paraunkh village is going to Rashtrapati Bhavan as their representative.'

Post Air India sale, IAF may own PM's aircraft

Post Air India sale, IAF may own PM's aircraft

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2017

The government is also planning to replace the current ageing Air India One or Boeing 747 with Boeing 777s. Arup Roychoudhury and Archis Mohan report.

What Naidu was told about Sangh's 'vegetarianism'

What Naidu was told about Sangh's 'vegetarianism'

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2017

A senior politician Naidu respected once tried to convince the firebrand student leader to quit the Jana Sangh.

Can India be Uber's silver lining?

Can India be Uber's silver lining?

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2017

Karan Choudhury asks Uber India president Amit Jain what the company's global problems mean for its India operations.

Uber, Ola face higher lease payouts under GST

Uber, Ola face higher lease payouts under GST

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2017

GST impact: Higher lease payouts may hit airlines, cab aggregators.

Days after PM's Israel visit, cabinet approves deals with Palestine

Days after PM's Israel visit, cabinet approves deals with Palestine

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2017

The two agreements were signed during Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's state visit to India in May.

Monsoon might make strong comeback over Central India this week

Monsoon might make strong comeback over Central India this week

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2017

This may rescue pulses, cotton and oilseed sowing; rain revival in the south to take longer

Ex-SC judge emerges as Opposition's VP nominee

Ex-SC judge emerges as Opposition's VP nominee

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2017

Justice V Gopala Gowda's name has been considered positively by the Trinamul Congress as well as the Left.

More PSUs likely to be sold soon

More PSUs likely to be sold soon

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2017

Centre might move swiftly on its next round of strategic sales in CPSEs

Raids on Lalu: Why Nitish isn't worried

Raids on Lalu: Why Nitish isn't worried

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2017

The crisis will strengthen Nitish Kumar's position as Lalu's troubles erodes his bargaining power within the ruling coalition in Bihar.