To attract capital into infrastructure projects, the ratings system needs a fresh look.
A heartwarming tale of how they used their time to beautify the schools where they are quarantined.
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dig up the perceived past of the DMK rival, now under a new leader in M K Stalin, may not gel with the voters, both old and new. If they are still going to vote for the AIADMK-BJP combine, it will be for entirely different reasons, and despite Modi's poll speeches, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Real estate sector cheers reforms in the Budget.
Struggling, corrupt construction industry will be challenged by the prime minster's $250-billion plan
'Our target is to award Rs 25 lakh crore worth of projects that would result in creating 25 million jobs'
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for undiminished vigilance on the prevention and control work of the COVID-19 as the situation in the Wuhan City and Hubei Province remains severe
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
'Prices are rock, bottom, developers are ready to negotiate and banks are keen to lend.'
Unless we control the coronavirus, we are going to struggle to get our economy and country back on track. The spectre of the virus haunts recovery, warns Naushad Forbes.
Indian reserves stood at $343 billion at the end of March 2015.
Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan.
'These provisions may even be seen to be a threat to burgeoning businesses, since they would view every announcement of a rate cut as a starter's pistol that triggers a long race to adjust prices and to justify the adjustment,' argue Rashmi Deshpande and Anjali Krishnan.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia says it's the 'biggest failure of our system'.
GFA shoots down AFC claim, says no evidence
The WTO toolkit provides various instruments to deal with such situations - anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties and safeguard measures.
Under the hybrid-till model, a portion of non-aeronautical revenue (commercial revenue) at the airport is taken into consideration while fixing the landing and parking charges, user fees and other aeronautical charges.
Modi asked the police commissioner to speedily investigate the incident.
The Bangladeshi prime minister said that India's sudden decision to stop onion exports has led to a bit of difficulty for her countrymen.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
After some Governors, it was the turn of Vice-Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority M Shashidhar Reddy and five of its members to resign after the new government asked them to quit their posts.
What connects P S Jayakumar of Bank of Baroda, V Vaidyanathan of Capital First Ltd and Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan?
The regulator has put a cap on the business a bank can get from a single insurer.
Last year, FDI cap in insurance was hiked to 49%
While Modi must worry about the electoral backlash of bailing out state-owned banks, China's communist rulers face fewer constraints.
Two organisations tracking tax violations and money laundering worldwide identify totally different sets of countries for lack of financial transparency.
The company is a facilitator of taxis (therefore an intermediary) and is best governed under the IT Act said Neeraj Singhal, Uber's head of expansion in India.
The letter comes a day after the Supreme Court in its verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre clipped the powers of the L-G.
Such listings will help internationalise our currency, give us economic heft, compel best in class regulations and further develop the professional-services ecosystem., says Amit Tandon.
Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered.
The Delhi government also explored legal options, including filing contempt petition, against those who refused to comply with the directive, an official said.
A new book may help companies in getting corporate social responsibility right, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
While that may be easy, what is not easy is to buy the policy that is right for you
Two projects in Iran, which India is to execute involving major financial commitments on its part, are of particular significance for Indian steel.
Let start-ups be start-ups until they become grown-ups, let young entrepreneurs be experimental and bold, let VCs do their job, but for God's sake, the nation must prime the real grown-ups to solve the imminent issues., says R Gopalakrishnan.
'Should the Congress take Jyotiraditya's departure as good riddance?', asks Mohammad Sajjad.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The United Nations said on Friday it has received documents from Syrian government on joining the chemical weapons convention, which outlaws their production and use.
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Issue in two months for Australian projects; group to invest another $15 billion in infrastructure projects by 2020.
The top court said former Supreme Court judge A K Patnaik will oversee the CVC inquiry.
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