The whole project smacks of cronyism and corruption
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
'This is not Ahmedabad Gymkhana but people's house'
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.
Markets crashed due to domestic worries; bluechip stocks tanked too.
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
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.
'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.'
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.
'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.'
Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries
The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.
'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.
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.
Manmohan Singh, reveals the former President, was keen that either P Chidambaram or Montek Singh Ahluwalia be the finance minister.
India's salvation lies in job creation by entrepreneurs, say Manish Sabharwal and Ashok Reddy.
'Nehru's hegemonic politics has been responsible for many ills, which undoubtedly includes Kashmir'
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
'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.
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.
... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair.
'By not even acknowledging China's occupation of Indian territory Modi signalled to Beijing that he was not prepared to used forceful means to vacate the Chinese occupation, and that his government was reconciled to this loss of territory and accepted the fait accompli engineered by the PLA.'
His finest years came when he served as deputy governor under C Rangarajan.
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
Not only is your privacy stripped stark naked, says Mitali Saran, the system itself is illegal and vulnerable.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
'The news that the once dashing, absolutely handsome, utterly charming Shashi Kapoor is no more makes me feel terribly sad.' Aseem Chhabra, author of Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star, pays rich tribute to the iconic actor.
For a few minutes, Nanjappa was on the road pleading for help while passersby looked on in horror. Some filmed his severed body, while others quickly informed the police, who dispatched an ambulance to the scene.
Ways on how consumers can maximise benefits.
'I can confidently say there will be another financial crisis soon enough, and probably more than one global crisis within the next century, given the increasingly integrated nature of the global economy.'
Rajan, who has also served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said he had no idea what statistics are pointing at currently and "a revamp" was needed "to really figure out what India's true growth rate is".
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