Airbus recently bagged large orders from Indian airlines such as Indigo and Go Air.
Action against auditors, last of the 276 recommendations of a JPC probing Ketan Parekh scam, is still pending.
If GDP growth in Q2FY18 remains below 7%, the outlook for Samvat 2074 would remain uncertain at best, says Nitin Desai.
'James Crabtree ignores the emergence of a nexus between business and politics going back to the 1920s and talks of it as a new child of 21st century India,' says Shivanand Kanavi.
'Mrinalini Sarabhai was gracious, well-read, liberal, very secular, and very well informed,' recalls film historian S Theodore Baskaran of the celebrated dancer who passed into the ages last week.
The whole project smacks of cronyism and corruption
The problem is with the broking model and what brokers are allowed to do, notes Debashis Basu.
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
These incredible photos show some of the spectacular scenes captured by photographers as part of the annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Photographers from across the United Kingdom submitted images from wildlife to stormy waves, as well as cityscapes and 'winter wonderland' style scenes. The overall winner of the 2020 competition, whose photo stands in pride of place on the first page of the book, was Chris Frost, whose early-morning shot of Woolland Woods in Dorset shows a blanket of mist rolling over a bank of white wild garlic.
The RBI cited lower-than-expected inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand, as well as the government's commitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target as reasons.
On the employment front, services employment was unchanged in April.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
Markets crashed due to domestic worries; bluechip stocks tanked too.
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
'This is not Ahmedabad Gymkhana but people's house'
Raghuram Rajan said the head of the central bank should have a fixed tenure of more than three years as the current term was too short.
Traveller and trekker Amit Tyagi writes about the hidden gems of Kashmir. You won't regret including them in your next itinerary.
Sensex falls at close; metals, banks perform well.
'My brave JCO managed to get to the gun, sit on top of the dead man and fired away at the attacking aircraft till they melted away into the darkness.'
Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.
'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.'
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries
M V Subramanian says there is an imperative need for collective responsibility to tackle inflation, prices and availability of essential commodities, and not rely on inflation targeting alone.
'The reason why we don't have an escalation of war like in 1962 is because in 1962, we didn't have this connectivity.' 'Whereas today, we have lots of incentives to stay stable and connected to China even though we still have that political rivalry.'
India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.
Manmohan Singh, reveals the former President, was keen that either P Chidambaram or Montek Singh Ahluwalia be the finance minister.
Banks get bonds boost to raise funds for core sector; up to Rs 50 lakh of home loans in metros and Rs 40 lakh in other cities not to have CRR, SLR requirements
India's salvation lies in job creation by entrepreneurs, say Manish Sabharwal and Ashok Reddy.
'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.' 'It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past, with two failures for the record books.' 'This cloud over the economy will probably remain as long as Modi is in power.'
One thing is certain: Demonetisation has broken the back of terror funding, says Colonel Anil A Athale.
Readers tell us how they are managing without cash since November 8.
'Nehru's hegemonic politics has been responsible for many ills, which undoubtedly includes Kashmir'
Air India buyer has to take over interest-bearing debt of Rs 16,500 crore a large portion of which is aircraft related, meaning they are backed by aircraft value
HFCs and banks expect a drop in demand for housing loans in the short-term.
His finest years came when he served as deputy governor under C Rangarajan.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
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