That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable. The BJP can no longer ignore AAP's growing presence in its strongest bastion, explains Ramesh Menon, long-time observer of Gujarat politics.
Bringing in the untapped informal sector into the formal one will benefit business.
Women entrepreneurs view the world through different lenses, hence, execute things differently, says Mohana Nair.
The Make in India Week has become a platform for two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to jostle for the number one destination in India for investor funds.
GST was 'flawed' and had unleashed a 'tsunami of tax terrorism', he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the much-awaited 5G services in India on October 1, 2022, an official release said on Friday. According to the release, 5G to be launched by the Prime Minister in select cities, will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years. The cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is estimated to reach $450 billion by 2035. Capable of supporting ultra-high-speed internet services, the fifth generation or 5G is expected to unleash new economic opportunities and societal benefits, serving as a transformational force for Indian society.
'Muslims know they cannot defeat the BJP, why then come in its firing range?' 'And they know, ultimately it is the BJP MLA who is going to get elected and only he or she can do their work.' 'The BJP may do a different kind of politics for Muslims, but when they sit in the chair they work for Muslims too.'
Of the 73 names, 41 have been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for secretary-level posts, while 32 names have been cleared for holding additional secretary or equivalent-level posts, reports R Rajagopalan.
For an entrepreneur, managing his personal finances well is half the battle won.
... Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
As an entrepreneur the most important quality you have to have is that all consuming passion to become an entrepreneur.
Incubated at Aegis, the company finds its feet in the nascent India market for online printing, bustling with rivals from abroad & home.
The big cities have been covered and the roll-out in tier-II towns has begun. The aim is to reach out to 1,100 women by the end of 2013
Always acknowledge what you don't know and know that there are many paths to an end goal, says three-time founder and CEO Neha Sampat.
India has been ranked very low, mostly in the bottom half, globally on most of the parameters for inclusive growth and development even as it fares much better internationally when it come to business and political ethics.
Amruta Subhash's journey towards recognising her worth in a judiciously earned moment of victory is reason enough not to miss Saas Bahu Achaar PVT LTD, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Prime Minister Modi will meet President Obama at the White House on September 29 and 30, US officials said.
'Wage earners are shrinking. In both, the organised and unorganised sectors. And, entrepreneurs are growing.' 'But the increase in entrepreneurship is of a kind that does not create salaried employment or daily wage employment,' says Mahesh Vyas.
Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.
India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material, saying the country has a "robust system" to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Recognising the importance of small scale entrepreneurship, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lauded Brijmohan Lall Munjal of the Hero Group, which has emerged the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer.
From teaching to YouTube, these ideas will help students chase their dreams early on.
Your promise to protect bankers for their commercial decisions is a huge confidence booster, but how does one define a commercial decision? Are our investigative agencies well equipped to dissect lending decisions of bankers?
Asia's fastest-growing companies are midsize operations that have flourished on a steady diet of venture capital and liberalized policies.
In an interaction with rediff.com, various TiE members expressed hopes of revival in the Indian economy after the formation of the new government.
Rahul said his party's soon-to-be released manifesto will reflect the people's voice and not just one man's view.
'I told myself, I will be 23 next year. Why can't I be a billionaire too?'
'I have tried to make it easier for the small scale entrepreneur to do business and cut through the red tape.'
Ranjit Shastri, an active member of the Indian Angel Network and co-founder of PSi Inc, shares tips on how the young should learn the entrepreneurial zeal. He talks on how to get started, maintaining and nurturing a start up and then moving on.
RustOrange co-founders Samik Sarkar, Shashank Agnihotri and Kuvalaya Singh share their story and learnings.
In conversation with Walmart India president and CEO Krish Iyer.
Practising Indira Gandhi's brand of socialism today will not just be anachronistic but also economically harmful.
'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.
Pragmatism and flexibility is a virtue. An untethered and short-term approach to policymaking is a flaw, argues Mihir S Sharma.
'If you ask India's finest business leaders, they now tell you -- in whispers, of course -- that the mood has never been so glum after 1991,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'We did not know we would one day dominate nearly 70 per cent of the market.' 'Today, of 100 diamonds available for trade in Antwerp, 93 are cut and polished in India.' A fascinating excerpt from Shantanu Guha Ray's The Diamond Trail: How India Rose To Global Domination.
Beauty technicians and hairstylists in PPEs. Constant disinfection of instruments such as scissors and combs, Disposable neck-wraps and fresh towels. That's what beauty may look like now, reports Amrita Singh.
Raghav tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier how he and his cousin Mukund co-founded Renew IT, which refurbishes discarded computers and makes them affordable for the poor in rural India.
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