...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ajit Balakrishnan on keeping an eye on democratising finance in India.
Balakrishnan refused to react to the India Inc criticism of growing incidents of tax terrorism following Siddhartha's letter. Appearing unfazed, he said, "I only believe in doing my job well."
Tamil Nadu electricity minister was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), official sources said, making him the first minister in the M K Stalin-led government to face such an action from a central agency.
Are breakthroughs on this imminent, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers lessons from another tech revolution not so long ago.
Tuition classes: Saviours or demons, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The 16-year-old, who had won the silver medal in the 1500m freestyle event on Friday, bettered his personal best time by 1:45s as he clocked 1:54.50s.
The Singapore government on Wednesday conveyed to the Indian High Commissioner its strong objection to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's comments about a 'Singapore variant' of COVID-19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
The country must adopt Singapore's three-pronged strategy of creating new jobs, redeploying displaced workers and constantly upskilling workers.
Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline.
The Grand Old Lady of Yoga V Nanammal was the oldest recipient of the Padma Shri on Republic Day this year. Archana Masih met the nearly 100 year old yoga guru who does not wear glasses, has never been to a doctor and can do age defying twists, hauls and bends.
A Students Federation of India (SFI) activist was stabbed to death at the Idukki Engineering College here on Monday, allegedly by Youth Congress activists, police said.
Analysts are of the opinion that 55 may emerge as the new age to retire for techies in India
The splendid rock figures around Cappadocia and the silent, eternal ruins of Ephesus made a trip to Turkey even more memorable.
'Defence funding is channelled to State-owned research organisations where scientists are merely bureaucrats holding meetings and sending out minutes of meetings and press releases, but have long ago stopped any innovative work.' 'Unless this tragedy is fixed, India's chances to create world-conquering and job-creating new industries are slim,' says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Vedaant, son of Indian actor R Madhavan, has bettered his personal best times in all three events he has participated in in the ongoing meet.
The causes for and solutions to India's manufacturing angst may not lie in high land costs, excessively labour-friendly laws or excessive taxes.
The bench was informed by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation and others, that the Centre has filed an affidavit saying it wants to appoint another commission to examine the issue.
CEO of Rediff.com, Ajit Balakrishnan answers some of the questions you asked him.
'...and showcased in their original beauty.'
Billionaire Gautam Adani's son Karan will helm the cement firms his group has acquired to become India's second largest cement player and extend his burgeoning empire that spans from ports and energy to airports and telecom.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.
Uttar Pradesh, last year, recorded the most 2,60,028 deaths attributable to air pollution, followed by Maharashtra at 1,08,038 and Bihar 96,967, it said.
Characters that populate his novels, preoccupations they have, ambitions they nurse and obstacles they encounter are all endearingly those of today's real-life India, says Ajit Balakrishnan
As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Company plans to raise the contribution of Indian private sector to its revenue from about 15% to about 50% in two-three years.
A survey of CEOs shows corporate India is unsure about the party's ideology, with some feeling its left-of-the-centre politics can be detrimental in the long run.
... and I learn more about economic trends than from books, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'India shares the world's pain, but India's pain is not the world's.' 'Little that occurs here is even reported abroad,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The recently held presidential election and the historic victory of Droupadi Murmu are likely to create political ripples in Kerala as the NDA candidate received an unexpected vote from the southern state.
The new device, building by a team of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, will keep the heart in good condition for about eight hours.
Amid the ongoing festival season in the country, the hiring of gig workers has zoomed across sectors as the businesses have begun opening up leading to an uptick in consumer sentiments and rising pent-up demand, according to experts. "In the third quarter, with the onset of festive season, we are witnessing a 400 per cent spike in the hiring for gig workers. Earlier, in the first quarter of this year, as many businesses and companies were not operating at full strength, growth was muted. "However, things began picking up and became more promising from the second quarter, as the demand for gig workers across sectors grew," Taskmo, a subsidiary of Quess Corp, co-founder Prashant Janadri told PTI.
The second day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi had an interaction with ministers of Indian origin in different countries. The subject was 'interests and concerns of the Diaspora.'
Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes India Abroad, the leading Indian-American newspaper for half a century, which ceased publication on March 30.
The whistle-blower may strongly feel about the issues he had raised.. the regulator will follow the due legal process and decide, Balakrishnan said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to examine whether Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) have any right to represent India in international sporting events.
The book, "Narendra Modi -- Harbinger of Prosperity & Apostle of World Peace", was released by justice (retd) K G Balakrishnan, former chief justice of India, to mark the completion of six years of Modi as the prime minister.
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