Despite recent setback, these remain the most appropriate tool for international diversification
Merrill Lynch jumps to first from 7th last year in a smaller market; says its focus is larger deals and clients.
Money allocated for rural India has increased, but expenditure of panchayats is not adequate and inconsistent
From the roll-out of GST to H1B visa problems, the government needs to quickly deal with various disruptions.
As oil minister, he has overseen India's petroleum and natural gas needs. But now he also runs the environment ministry, where he has issued permits for 100 stalled projects in a month-long spree that has delighted industry but shocked green activists.
Assume the worst regarding how long your unemployment could last and make conserving cash your topmost priority, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha 'the government is absolutely sensitive and seized of the matter'.
The 71-year-old remained Sonia Gandhi's most trusted lieutenant for most of her tenure as the longest serving Congress president, standing by her side through sun and shade.
While RBI may cut rates by 25 basis points in the February policy review, global monetary policies hold the key to much of the financial assets flow in 2017
'ADR's success is its ability to remain non-partisan for a very long period, sheer professionalism and tenacity, and that makes it one of the good things to happen to our democracy.'
More than 25,000 National Guards have been deployed along with thousands of local police personnel and those from other security agencies. The area in and around Capitol Hill, a large part of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House has been made out of bounds for the general public with eight-feet high iron barricades being erected.
Patel, 71, who was critical for a few days, was admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on November 15 after he developed complications. His son Faisal said he died at 3.30 am.
It appears that the BJP government has succeeded in managing the communication of the PNB scam in a manner that its adverse impact on its electoral fortunes is largely contained
Fencing the border between Myanmar and Nagaland is expected to adversely affect the Naga tribals. Gautam Sen, an expert on Nagaland, explains why the Indian government needs a more comprehensive and long-term perspective on this issue and why it must take local tribal sensitivities and customs into account.
Around Rs 2 trillion will flow in over the next five years for development of urban areas across India.
'The fact that a rural Kashmiri boy was brainwashed into killing himself and others means there is an active programme that exists which does such recruiting and there will potentially be other such individuals out there,' warns Aakar Patel.
But Raju has not discarded his first love, real estate.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
Vikram Kothari finds himself stands accused of a bank loan default to the tune of thousands of crores.
The top court last week gave Sahara a final chance to raise funds.
The sector faces many challenges and calls for prompt corrective action.
The rupee bounced back by four paise to close at 65.27 per dollar on fresh selling of the American currency by banks.
This is the first time in the RBI's history that a governor is leaving without willing to renew his contract
'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.'
'Her presence before and during the Lok Sabha election will electrify the political environment.'
The crisis in Indian banking has now reached a point where the NPAs of many public-sector banks are higher than their net worth
Elaborating on this theme, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pointed out that if the power sector had not been opened up through reforms initiated in 2003, India would still have been in darkness.
Rajan said expecting the government to provide all solutions wasn't right.
The panel will be asked to give report by March-April next year.
Such criticism by China of a foreign government official, particularly of a major power like the US, is very unusual. It is clear that China will come under increasing pressure certainly till the US presidential elections are held, observes former senior RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
Royal Enfield sees its scale and dominant market share as adequate buffers against Bajaj's recent challenges, says Ajay Modi.
The new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state.
We are entering a period of turbulence, but you can profit off that volatility.
'Brexit might delay the sale process of Tata Steel's UK operations'.
'My simple instruction to every IBM salesperson is, "When you go to the customer, use less of this (he points to his mouth) and more of this (ear)".' 'Talk less, listen more",' Karan Bajwa tells Raghu Krishnan.
As with TCS, most companies put their money in mutual funds, corporate bonds and bank deposits, which are losing their appeal versus government bonds in terms of both returns and safety.
"The era of 'lalten' is gone. In the last six years consumption of electricity has increased 3 fold in Bihar," PM Modi said. "Voters of Bihar have taken a resolve that they won't let those who have a history of making the state 'Bimaru' come near them," he added.
Raghavendra Kamath reports on what ails India's real estate sector.
'Having spent four years in that country and been able to assess the thought process of their military up close, I am of the opinion that a reprisal is inevitable.' 'The Pak military lives in a high ego make believe world (even believing a nuclear war is fightable!) and I know they WILL respond soon enough,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
