Of all the markets in which politicians interfere with prices, the land market is probably the last that will be reformed, says T N Ninan.
The finance ministry plans to work out its borrowing calendar.
'The BJP has everything to lose if it performs poorly in UP. It dreads a repeat of Bihar,' says Rajeev Sharma.
Ramesh released some fresh documents including one of 1949 which showed that the Dholpur Palace was owned by the Rajasthan government.
Indian roads are far more unsafe than its railways. A sense of urgency is required to tackle India's embarrassing record on road safety.
Land acquisition costs have gone up to almost 50% of total project cost.
Senior government officials said the company would be allowed a harmonious exit.
In 2013, the government awarded less than 1,500 km of road projects under the EPC mode after it found no takers for PPP projects.
'Is it a crime to be inspired by the Left ideology? Why can't I read a book on Marxist philosophy? Is it banned in India?'
The Gomti Riverfront Development project, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre and the efforts towards the beautification of Old Lucknow are some of Akhilesh Yadav's initiatives that are the subject of investigation.
A few weeks ago, when Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched an electronic toll-collection system on the Delhi-Mumbai highway, television channels reported live from toll plazas showing vehicles with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in dedicated lanes that did not have to stop for paying cash.
Though some operators offer the facility of tag lanes, such tags can only be used at designated points.
NHAI to pay only Rs 175-200 cr as it takes over from concessionaire
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
'Our priority will be to settle land disputes in Bihar, which I believe is the root cause of almost all crime in the state.'
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
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PSUs may not be financially sound enough to plug deficit or revive investment.
'Our target is to award Rs 25 lakh crore worth of projects that would result in creating 25 million jobs'
The minister tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee that he wants to set up a financing corporation for the road and shipping sectors, which will throw up a business opportunity of Rs 25 lakh crore!
Little attention is being paid to keep roads, bridges and flyovers in good shape
Information technology, not manufacturing or infrastructure, should be the focus of the government while implementing initiatives such as Make in India and Start Up India.
Authorities alerted people to avoid staying outdoors and L-G ordered to halt all civil construction activities across the city till Sunday.
Hooted by Bharatiya Janata Party workers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi early this week, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday hit back asking people to avenge the "insult" meted out to the state through the ballot in upcoming assembly polls.
However, the budget arithmetic is slightly optimistic.
The larger virtue of maintaining fiscal credibility should not be unduly diluted by quibbles on the fiscal math, says Sajjid Chinoy.
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.
The government shouldn't hide behind the veil of making a domestic giant out of the HPC-ONGC deal, rather it should just say it needs cash from this divestment exercise, says Sudhir Bisht.
Long-term tax on capital gains arising from selling a house can be invested in another property under Section 54.
Drought or no drought... life goes in the water-starved Beed district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
The NHAI says non-availability of funds from private developers and financial institutions is also responsible for major delays.
Governments must give companies a hearing before blacklisting them.
The Centre has accorded top priority for cost-effective, pollution-free transportation modes, such as waterways, which reduce logistic costs and increase road safety. Union minister of roads, highways, ports and shipping Nitin Gadkari speaks to Sanjay Jog about the government's strategy.
Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?
RNOR status is a sub-set of the Resident Status.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
'While GST and demonetisation are likely to cause disruption for longer than the market currently expects, they can have meaningful positive impact over the medium-term.'
Even given politicians' penchant for self-promotion, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa takes it to another level altogether, says A Ganesh Nadar. Nothing wrong with it, provided it's not done at the tax-payer's expense.
This uncaring attitude is primarily based on the fact that road concessionaires still do not see themselves as "service deliverers", says Vinayak Chatterjee.
More than legal and illegal mining of sand, the issue which stares us in the face is sustainable sand mining, says Gopal Krishna
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