'The first year of the Modi government's second term has laid the roadmap for the future and we will embark on it with gusto,' promises Gopal Krishna Agrawal, the BJP's national spokesperson on economic affairs.
Usually, the chair in the Upper House reads out obituary references before members rise as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.
The incoming government will have to encourage private investments, bring down cost of capital
The UPA government's decision to ensure a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 a month under the retirement fund body EPFO's scheme, which will immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners, is going to be a reality soon.
The STF of Kolkata Police has seized mobile phone SIM card which, it believes, was used by the three arrested suspected ISI agents to pass on information to the ISI of Pakistan.
'We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to allow them to take bold decisions.'
The domestic deal-making activities were hit by weak corporate governance and a huge liquidity crunch in 2019, while the global deals were also hard to come by due to various factors including uncertainties caused by the US-China trade war, which left many investors in a wait-and-watch mode.
Several leading industrialists, including Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani, Vedanta Resources Limited executive chairman Anil Agarwal, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Welspun Group chairman and Assocham president B K Goenka, attended the swearing-in ceremony.
Her departure from the cabinet marks an abrupt halt to the meteoric rise of the Gujarati-origin MP, often touted as a potential future leader of the Conservative Party and a prime ministerial candidate.
The 79-year-old activist also demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge of the Jharkhand high court.
'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the United Progressive Alliance government for not fulfilling its promises made to the youths.
Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai, an electrician with a graduate degree and a resident of Pulwama, arranged the vehicle and explosives used in the terror strike.
'It is intense, riveting, clever, dark, sad, lyrical, heartfelt, relevant and understated,' says Sukanya Verma.
'You can't take jobs to people, you have to take people to jobs.'
'We have already sanctioned loans worth over Rs 3,000 crore to around 120,000 customers.'
If someone does reduce his contribution, he should scale it back to the 12% level as soon as he can, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
A 22-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to death by a local court for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl.
IMF believes it is mostly cyclical, not structural, but because of the financial sector issues, recovery will be not be quick. IMF said, it saw an opportunity with the strong mandate of the new government to reinvigorate the reform agenda to boost inclusive and sustainable growth.
Did you know there are laws made as far back as 1836 still in circulation in the Indian legal apparatus?
Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world's most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the Centre launched the newly approved, eco-friendly firecrackers earlier this month as a "safer and cheaper" alternative, the mood in the market is tepid, says Ritwik Sharma.
India's political infighting is denting business confidence.
'Amit Shah's trajectory seems unstoppable; no wonder some say the day is not far off when he could be pitching for the top job, and that this is only the first step,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Sandeep Pandey salutes women who have contributed to social transformation in India after 1980.
Contrary to the bragging that marked its two-year anniversary, the government's timidity on reform is simply astounding.
Ernakulam Principal Sessions court judge N Anil Kumar awarded the death penalty to Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing murder of the law student at nearby Perumbavoor.
Agarwal was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after he even gave up drinking water.
They also termed as 'unwarranted' and 'unfortunate', the submission of Muslim parties that the archaeological report be trashed.
Here are five talking points from the weekend's Premier League action:
"It is a historic day. We are making history today," Law Minister said.
...for others it would be an incentive to participate more robustly in equities and other tax instruments.
The passage of the Bankruptcy Code could set the stage for other important legislation that may see India undergo more economic change than all governments combined since the reforms implemented by P V Narasimha Rao in 1991-93, says Ben Merton.
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
Some of the key proposals of the agenda relate to transforming the banking sector, addressing agrarian distress, countering hate crimes and discrimination, and spurring employment generation.
'People have been infected. They are responsible for it internationally.' 'They only admitted in February that it is infectious. This proves our case.'
We are in this mess as the machinery of the government in a market economy is broken. We need technically sound banking regulation, so that capital is not misallocated, and the landscape does not get littered with zombie firms kept alive through evergreening, says Ajay Shah.
India has been ranked very low, mostly in the bottom half, globally on most of the parameters for inclusive growth and development even as it fares much better internationally when it come to business and political ethics.
'Don't waste your time in doing long pointless graduation courses.' 'Try and get into an apprenticeship or a job after Class 10 or Class 12, as there is always time to get back to academics and learn new skills.'
The truth is that few ministries in the Modi sarkar are working on new and updated legislation of any kind.
