'This prime minister thinks he knows everything.' 'He has to consult, he has to talk and he has to mobilise the best people, but having seen him function, I have no expectations from him.'
The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived.
Banks in India must have a modern approach, suggests a panel comprising of banking bigwigs.
The next general election is more than three years away. Yet, the Centre appears to be reluctant to take any bold move that might annoy influential sections of the electorate.
Both the countries have increased prices of gas recently.
'It is in the interest of both sides that the visit of the US President is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested considerable political capital in it. This rapid exchange of visits and the decisions taken have to be justified, beyond the symbolism, which is no doubt important in itself. This opportunity to impart a fresh momentum to ties should not be missed,' says former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal.
Borrowing from BRICS bank will help India avoid other kinds of politics emanating from the West. Overall, the BRICS institutions will necessarily adopt alternative ways of doing things based on their own cultural and socio economic needs, says M K Venu.
'In the Mahabharat, when faced by an enemy, Yudhishtir, the eldest Pandav, had quipped that 'When it comes to external enemies, we are 105, (100 Kauravs and 5 Pandavs)'.' 'It is time modern politicians heed this ancient wisdom,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
In the first part of an exclusive interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com on the eve of the first year of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, BJP President Amit Shah talks about the government's achievements and the controversy over the land ordinance.
If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
'India does not wish to remain silent in improving its strategic space so that its leverage to counter China's expansionist designs is maintained, besides enabling it to play a responsible role from a position of strength for peace and stability in Asia,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
The most efficient utility for our smart cities will be about smart design.
"Reform is not an end in itself. Reform for me is just a way station on the long journey to the destination. The destination is the transformation of India," he said.
The hype surrounding the Budget gives it undue importance.
These automotive companies were afraid of competition and made wrong accusations on grounds of safety.
The proposed exchange is likely to be almost as big as Mumbai's Bharat Diamond Bourse, now said to be fully occupied.
Government tenders could soon go to bidders who promise to train highest number of youth.
Pusapati was given detailed presentations on various aspects of the sector by senior officials of the Ministry.
It's the beginning of a rate reduction cycle
'What is critical today in India is confidence of depositors.' 'If you have these kinds of problems spreading like this, the confidence level of a lot of people in the system gets shaken.'
Rumours of which tycoon is close to which minister will soon start floating, and those could affect prices in the short term.
Today, banks are being asked to discover niche strengths and focus on them
Rajapaksa has blamed India, the United States and European countries for his humiliating defeat.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
Shekhar Chakravarty has developed and patented Curvo -- world's first non-linear ropeway system.
'If you go on with your start up ensure that you put all your might behind it.' 'Ensure that you talk to a lot of people and bounce off your ideas before you go out and make a pitch.'
Instead of a consumption stimulus the government must address the NPA issue with a war footing and invest in infrastructure, affordable housing and exports, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
To do so, the government will have to tackle a number of broad development challenges successfully, says Shankar Acharya
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
Once these banks start showing losses, they will not be able to pay dividends to the government nor pay taxes, which will further aggravate the situation for the government as its return on investment as an investor would be very negligible for the next few years, says M V Subramanian.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 215 points at 27,011.
While the benefits offered by the new-generation products are alluring, choose a plan that offers features you may actually need in the future
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
Banks cannot shirk their responsibility in cases of frauds.
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The toxic brew of fiscal populism, crony capitalism and bad economic management has ensured the collapse of economic growth, industrial stagnation, stubbornly high consumer inflation, declining savings and investment, shrinking employment opportunities, and a dangerously vulnerable external financing situation.
Devangshu Datta predicts the good, the bad and the ugly of currency trends for the coming year.
'We had a great product for the global market and we could sell it globally resulting in this amazing growth.' 'When customers come online and buy a product, they don't look at whether it is created in India or somewhere else.'
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
