By castigating the reforms themselves because of the remediable and reversible defaults here and there in carrying them out, Yashwant Sinha is throwing out the baby along with the bath water, says B S Raghavan.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic.
The apex court issued notices to the Centre, ministries and departments concerned, Jet Airways and United Arab Emirate's Etihad Airways on the petition challenging the deal and sought their responses within four weeks.
Bibek Debroy raised seven questions about the new institution.
'Most of the agitations are staged by the Opposition to disturb the peace of the state.'
These risks are viewed as more acute in the online world.
Trump is accompanied by First Lady Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and the top brass of his administration.
In the factory, workers said Friday was the last day as far as production was concerned.
Chaos in Parliament threw a spanner in the government's efforts to revive the economy and kick-start reforms.
US economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter.
India must have a "contingency plan" in place to ring-fence the country's economy if the political showdown in the US leads to a default on its international monetary obligations, industry body Assocham said.
The new rail and road cargo service launched on Friday, linking Guangdong, Tibet and Nepal, aims to boost trade with the South Asian neighbour as China pushes forward its Belt and Road (Silk Road) initiative, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
The stipulation that new front-end stores will have to be set up will impact M&A in the sector.
Vetting by inter-ministerial board removed for benefits under Startup India Action Plan
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
It will now take at least two more years to get a clarity on the priorities and policies of the leadership of the new state of Telangana.
'He selects certain portfolios that he has personal interest in, and he does not give them to a senior leader. The responsibility is given to a junior minister who then directly reports to Modi or to the small team of bureaucrats working with Modi.' 'I noticed this first in Gujarat where Modi worked mainly with two ministers, Saurabh Patel and Amit Shah,' says Aakar Patel.
The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions.
'Modi as the PM of the country has to take everybody on board and deliver on good governance. That is his responsibility. In that talking alone won't help, he's working.' Commerce Minister Dr Nirmala Sitharaman tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com how the Modi government plans to change India.
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
UAE's promise of $50-bn investment in Indian infra won't be included.
RIL, as well as its partner Pioneer Natural Resources Co, are seeking a buyer for their stakes in Eagle Ford Midstream venture as they focus on shale oil production.
The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.
A key government official involved in initiatives to make doing business in the country easier said improving the ranking to 50th in a year was not possible but the country could certainly do that over two years.
Ajit Balakrishnan reflects on pariahs, small businesses, and blockchains.
The government has hiked foreign investment caps.
UK environment minister Lord de Mauley hosted a round-table meeting here with representatives of mango and vegetable importers and exporters from the UK and India, Deputy Indian High Commissioner to the UK Virendra Paul, and senior regulators from Defra and the Food and Environment Research Agency.
The retail sector seeing a sharp rise in FDI flows is one where the Modi government's policy is not clear and has got a little muddled by its political ideology.
The former McKinsey India head is presently on board of many big Indian conglomerates.
Besides India, the other affected countries are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana. The pilot scheme is expected to run for a year from this November before being extended to all visa types.
'China is where the action is, and from where new ideas ('String of Pearls', 'One Belt, One Road') emanate.' 'The Belt-and-Road initiative alone is unmatched in its sweeping dimensions,' says B S Raghavan.
Estimates suggest subsidy outgo on these proposals would be at least Rs 1,000 crore
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
This visa issue had gotten so embarrassing that former Defence Secretary William Cohen, now a member of the US-India Business Council's board of directors, who was presiding along with Ambassador Nirupama Rao at the launch, had to prevail upon Secretary of State John F Kerry and get the visas okayed.
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The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
It took Flipkart a little over 24 hours to complete due diligence and come up with a final offer that was $20 million higher than what Snapdeal was ready to forfeit.
Modi's visit to some developed countries such as the US, Japan, China and Australia were sprinkled with humongous investment figures. But do we have the wherewithal to absorb such big investments?
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