The high court verdict on AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets conviction appeal just got delayed, says N Sathiya Moorthy
Look for one with the right mix of qualification, experience, ethics knowledge, and communication skills
A platform that helps retailers reduce failed transactions while keeping the cost down, Innoviti is all set for India's digital payments revolution.
'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya.
This lawsuit will have no bearing on its fund-raising exercise as a deal is already in final stages
Parekh said divestment can unlock huge funds.
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Privatising public sector companies would have encountered significant opposition from their managers as well as from strong unions.
Loan rates will change at the next reset, while deposit rates will continue till maturity.
The court has also questioned Epic's assumption that Tata Consultacy Services used the information for the creation of a competitive product
Upon implementation of the 7th Pay Commission the expected yearly burden on the central exchequer will be more than Rs 100,000 crore. Central government employees will get on an average a 24 per cent pay hike. Still, the unions aren't happy.
The Modi PMO is like none other: It is staffed by people who are so low profile that the only dominant personality is the Prime Minister's.
Budget is widely seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With the first salary date after demonetisation around the corner, will India's labourers be able to take their hard-earned wages home?
How will the navy's six Scorpenes fight, when their primary weapon -- the Black Shark torpedo -- is blocked by a ministry of defence ban on the company chosen to supply these? This gloomy scenario provides a heaven-sent opportunity to revisit the navy's torpedo purchase plan, handled without strategic vision and economic foresight.
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The National Democratic Alliance government has adopted half measures instead of moving decisively on defence.
The applicant must have an operational savings bank account.
Tax incentives to have cascading effect on the capital goods industry.
The industry status will help the sector access bank lending at average interest rates
'Most of the agitations are staged by the Opposition to disturb the peace of the state.'
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Re-instatement of 5% custom duty on crude imports will help.
The Budget has unveiled measures that should now pave the way for India to progress from Make in India to 'Innovate in India'.
NDA under Mr Modi is as focused on the rural poor with doles and hand-outs as the UPA under Dr Singh was.
One may fault this government for incompetence, corruption, and delayed action but it cannot be faulted for lacking a vision.
The 2 countries signed 15 agreements including one on defence cooperation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 'productive discussions' with President Joko Widodo.
China has been keeping tabs on the restive Tibet province through a 'grid' system and some 600 'convenience police posts' armed with high-tech equipment that monitor the daily life of the citizens of Lhasa and other Tibetan towns. Worse, 'volunteer security groups' known as 'Red Armband Patrols' are roaming around in order to get more information and 'classify' each and every citizen, says Claude Arpi
One of the biggest ways in which recent government actions have been seen as investor-unfriendly is New Delhi's decision to unilaterally revisit almost every Bilateral Investment Treaty it has signed with other countries, says Mihir S Sharma.
PSUs will get direct allotment.
Even a doomsayer like Nouriel Roubini says India is in a sweet spot. If only we'd live up to the promise, says Shekhar Gupta.
Fund managers weren't too worried in 2014, as it was a year of positive surprises.
The workers who were hired straight out of school as unskilled labourers are now struggling to find alternative employment because they lack skills.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
'I was at a very senior position in the CBI and what happens is, hints are dropped for you to act upon. But then it depends upon your conscience, to do it or otherwise.' 'I know the rank and file of the CBI, they will bounce back; it is the leadership which has failed.'
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
In the absence of the over-arching 'Jaya charisma', EPS has to convince the AIADMK's traditional constituencies, including those in his western districts, that his leadership would stand up against the BJP-led Centre even in a post-poll scenario, a la Jayalalithaa, and would not yield as much as party founder MGR had done, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
'...incarcerated in jails, ruining their entire families.' 'You would see that Dalits who displayed so much agitation over the Bhima-Koregaon issue are effectively silenced by the arrests of their activists by the police.' 'What can be a more pitiable state than this for a people who had just seen a ray of hope after darkness of millennia?'
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