The recent agreement between the RBI and the Centre marks a significant step forward toward financial inclusion.
The industry players couldn't hide their disappointment.
Swamped by Korean films dubbed in Mizo language, the film industry in Mizoram hopes that whichever party comes to power after polls should allocate more funds for its development.
Indian economy about to take-off
'You can never bring about a change if you only bring in outsiders. Consultants will never feel what changes are necessary and where,' says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
This Budget signals a shift from a hand-out to a hand-up economy.
Demonetisation hit informal sector hard and caused job losses which was not addressed by the budget, Moily said.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has slashed rated by 50 bps.
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
The government has provided a long-term vision.
Greek proposals hailed as "a positive step forward".
Is the Airtel Zero plan really a big blow for net neutrality? Will it end the 'free' internet as we know it? Amidst the hullaballoo over the issue, Sudhir Bisht provides a contrarian view.
This is the first time that a Muslim lady has filed a nomination in a Presidential election.
'Stand-alone' trip to North American nation and a strong track record in Gujarat open doors to business.
Largest deal in thermal power space; Lanco to use proceeds to lower debt.
The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality. So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?
The crisis remains acute with the country's banks already closed.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
In a surprise announcement in April, Sun and Ranbaxy -- at that time owned by Japan's Daiichi -- declared an all-stock deal to create India's largest and world's fifth-largest drugmaker in an over $4 billion deal.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
Manipur needs an integrated politico, military, socio-economic approach, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Structural changes to government finances could be focus of the Union Budget, says Mihir S Sharma.
There is much work to be done to design a good GST.
In a recent lecture, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan dished out some frank advice -- don't get into 'jugaad', instead try for the long haul. Only that will sustain in the long-run.
The World War I had been triggered by an assassination in then relatively unknown Serbia.
After the advent of the US Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, US insurance companies plan to encourage medical tourism.
'I want to leave behind the bank stronger and better than when I took over.'
Hyderabad-based Anshul Sinha is making hard hitting films on important social issues, but there are no takers.
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
We need credible retellings of the times we have lived through, or the events in the immediate past that have shaped our today, says Mihir S Sharma
Power2SME, a one-stop shop for sourcing and buying raw materials for SMEs, is the only B2B firm in this space.
'We need to take steps towards ease of doing business.'
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
'If Modi were to be elected, he would be part of a coalition government, and within that he would have to take this minority into account. Muslims cannot relate to the idea of Hindu nationalism. Although it is presented as a pan-Indian idea, it appears to them to be exclusive.'
Activist and journalist Madhu Kishwar on Smriti Irani and the controversy over the four-year course offered by the Delhi University.
'It is impossible for a decent man to live in Kairana town.' 'Any man who is not able to pay extortion money has left Kairana.' 'The people involved in this extortion want it to become a Hindu-Muslim problem.' 'The intention in Kashmir was that if Pandits leave Kashmir, all the property left behind will go to Muslims. The intention is the same in Kairana,'
'India cannot expect to be insulated from the crisis. Europe is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade of E72.5 billion or Rs 530,000 crore last year,' says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
The deadlock over finalising alliances has had a deleterious effect on the candidates of every party. The delay in alliance conclusion has also sent out confusing signals to the grass-roots who are unsure who will be their party candidate, or which party within an alliance will be allotted a particular constituency, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who envisioned Make In India last September was at his eloquent best as he made a fervent plea to global businesses to come Make In India.
