Inclusive growth is about enabling wider participation in the growth story, but the current if fiscal debate is about how to compensate losers using annual Budgets, says Rathin Roy.
The successful test firing of medium range surface-to-air missiles is welcome news for the IAF.
E-auaction cannot totally end corruption in the system.
The official twists and turns have raised questions on the government's credibility and its ability to pull the nation out of the demonetisation quagmire. To keep up with the new rules, the government has issued an updated FAQ on demonetisation.
She will be the first woman to receive the International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her dramatic rescue.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
Loan defaults and restructuring to limit profits.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
'Last year, someone told us you must remove 's' otherwise you won't perform well and we didn't perform well.' 'Obviously, that's not the reason for not performing well, but it didn't hurt us to remove the 's'.'
It will allow more transparency in policies and flexibility in premium payment, besides improving processing of claims.
Banks in India must have a modern approach, suggests a panel comprising of banking bigwigs.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
Kashmir was indeed in need of a messiah that summer; 70 per cent of its population aged below 31 were up in arms against the Indian State. Every nook and corner of the land brought forth stories of youngsters with crushed bodies and an unfaltering spirit.
Getting the balance between fiscal restraint and growth-contracting policy remains a problem.
Indian states are preparing for a Rs 1.9 lakh crore (Rs 1.9 trillion) tax windfall this fiscal year.
Three policymakers aware of the central bank's deliberations on the Budget said they are combing through the numbers to test how Jaitley struck a balance, and question some of the assumptions.
A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high.
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else.'
'I didn't get any recognition in Kerala for this film and it has definitely hurt me. When the whole world is celebrating the return of Sanskrit, my state is busy ignoring it.' Vinod Mankara talks about his award-winning film, Priyamanasam.
Institutional investors - both foreign and domestic - lapped up the government's big-ticket share sales on Friday, helping it add nearly Rs 9,000 crore to its revenue kitty.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
'Modi's investment in the relationship with Washington is the biggest deliverable of this visit. He means business and that's fantastic!'
In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply.
HAL made its point against a sceptical Indian Air Force, which opposed the HTT-40 project, blocked funding, and imported an expensive Swiss trainer rather than backing the HTT-40.
'What does Bhagwat think his militia will do once it is at the border?' 'What does Bhagwat imagine his Sangh followers will do that will protect Mother India?' asks Aakar Patel.
Single window clearances for realty must.
Stability in currency markets was only restored from September.
Budget is a populist one, wil lbeneift common people
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
Days after the PM announced a financial inclusion package, a look at how banks and insurance firms are going about it and what lies ahead.
More important is to diversify the country's farm production base.
Voices from the Treasury are clamouring for lowering rates as this would boost demand.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
Instead of only government departments and state-owned undertakings, the CAG can now audit private companies, too.
In Budget 2015, the finance minister has opted to take the slow road and has doubled the cess on coal to "balance the need to tax pollution and the price of power" in his words.
'Credit expansion is probably the quickest way to get the economy going again.' 'Easy credit is like a shot of nitro in a race car: In timely, small, quick, doses it can give a tremendous boost but carried to extreme it can destroy the engine,' points out S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
Avantika Bhuyan on how Feroze Gujral is making her mark on the world of art.
Liberalising regulations on satcom technology could attract billions of dollars in foreign investment.
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