Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap dividend distribution tax to revive investment cycle and promote growth.
Anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar, who has been called a threat to the economic security of India by the Intelligence Bureau, speaks to A Ganesh Nadar.
The Planning Commission has not been central to the policy making process since the mid-1960s, says Nitin Desai.
The ravines, which are sharp, steep mud hillocks, stretch over three states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, once home to several dreaded dacoits have long been the subject of several projects and government schemes to make them agriculturally viable.
MCX-SX on Friday said the rights issue would now close on April 17.
Melbourne is the world's best city to live in.
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
"I am really grateful to the entire ISRO family for having worked this hard and making IRNSS-1I a success," said the space centre's chief K Sivan.
Incidents like these are a wake-up call, says School Education Secretary Anil Swarup. 'Today, if a particular problem has been found, technology allows solutions to address it,' he says, suggesting alternatives such as printing and distribution of encrypted question papers on the day of the exam. Swarup wants electronic tracking to keep tab on who has access to and can, therefore, leak papers.
'Every educational institution should have incubating centres so that students will get exposed to entrepreneurship early.'
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
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The president called for tax reform that eliminates corporate-friendly loopholes, highlighted his earlier proposal for free community college.
After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient.
The OrcaPod is a prototype of what comes after boats, cars, trains and planes. It's India's foray into what Tesla founder Elon Musk calls the 'fifth form of transportation' and India's only entry at the ongoing Hyperloop competition by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.
Thinning valuation gap between these and mid-caps indicates a shift in investors' preferences.
Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.
Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
From college intake to visa guidelines, here's everything you'll need to know before signing up for a course in New Zealand.
Higher dividend taxes, falling valuations make alternative shareholder payment attractive.
Of the five towns planned, work is progressing in two, Dasve and Mogao.
The Child Protection Services programme under the Integrated Child Development Services was increased to Rs 1,500 crore from Rs 925 crore.
A study of the PM's speech reveals 13% of all words he used were pointed keywords to market his cause
China's intended role for AIIB is not so different from the existing Western lenders like the World Bank.
'The 2019 election and the run-up to it will certainly see bots being deployed in large numbers on all sides.'
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
Startups in India need low-cost debt for working capital, which is impossible to get.
'Cognizant's results indicate that digital related spends can more than offset headwinds in traditional services'
Mahesh Rangarajan, director of the historic Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, tells Sheela Bhatt how the first prime minister will always remain relevant, and the efforts being made to keep his legacy alive.
FMCG stocks have underperformed the market, falling 2.2 per cent so far in 2014.
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
India needs to come up with new ideas to make the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas more appealing to overseas Indians. The Diasporas talents should be used for the country's development, says Thomas Abraham, founder of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin
'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.' The Budget speech past CII president Naushad Forbes wants to hear.
'India has 1 lawyer per 1,000 population.' 'Opportunities in the field of law are plenty.'
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
You cannot sow today and reap tomorrow.
The PM's vision of a lean, agile, mobile and technology driven force requires more than 1.7 percent of GDP that it now gets.
The processor is just 5 per cent of the overall cost of a computing device.
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
