'The UPA was the gang that couldn't shoot straight. The NDA is the gang that can't stop shooting. They (the Modi government) are shooting at anybody, everybody, all directions, shooting themselves in the foot.'
Participants are eyeing the Bihar elections.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
Realtors split on possibility of price fall, gold may replace cash in secondary deals.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
While the latter is being viewed as a greater concern, the former may gain prominence in the next few weeks.
This is the story of two youngsters from Bengaluru, who converted adversity to their advantage.
A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages. His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be entertained, informed and, perhaps, also enlightened.
The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months. But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next assignment?' Nobody knew; the players were waiting for the BCCI to tell them. The BCCI, with barely any time from its endless legal tangles, had nothing in mind immediately. The likes of Australia and England were back on the field, battling it out in the Ashes in front of sizeable crowds. But for Mithali Raj and team, there was no road ahead.
Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
The rice bucket challenge, over the last two months, has voluntarily been taken up by individuals and organisations.
GIFT is a financial centre almost entirely devoid of bankers and, indeed, of people.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre examines the Marathi film industry, which annually produces around 190 dissimilar films that requires an investment of Rs 400 crores.
Bajirao, an unorthodox leader, faced much opposition during his lifetime from the Brahmins of Pune. In the last hundred years or so, he has been ignored due to caste politics in Maharashtra where he has become a 'non person' for having been born a Brahmin, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
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