The railways continue to lose market share with an actual fall in the number of passengers and stagnant freight tonnage, says Subir Roy.
Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty.
Giants like Pepsi and Coke are fast losing shelf-space to healthier, functional options.
The Congress is banking on minority-oriented schemes like those providing medical aid, skill development and promoting leadership among women to reach out to Muslims ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Vat Vrikshya -- banyan tree in Sanskrit -- helps tribal women, with absolutely zero formal education, set up businesses.
Indians at large harbour a notion that their country is cherrypicking out of the American basket of goodies, but the policymakers in Delhi and the political leadership are well aware that it can only be a pipe dream since a military alliance with a superpower is a profound irrevocable commitment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Dinesh Vazirani on how he built Saffronart into an institution.
'He is wily and has everything that a political leader needs to succeed at that level.' 'He would be outstanding as a counter to Modi in the Lok Sabha, if he had the Opposition benches behind him,' says Aakar Patel.
The Pro Kabaddi League will now have 12 teams, over 130 matches and 13 weeks of competition.
The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products
A new book may help companies in getting corporate social responsibility right, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Challenges abound but innovation is key for new banks inorder to survive.
Technology infrastructure solves many problems, but it cannot build roads or bridges and provide clean water. However, such activities are essential for human progress, and their creation provides jobs, says R Gopalakrishnan.
Australian great Margaret Court won 24 grand slam singles titles, one ahead of American Williams, who confirmed she was pregnant on Wednesday and will sit out the rest of the season.
Brijmohan Lall Munjal, 92, who recently became chairman emeritus of Hero MotoCorp, single-handedly rewrote the rules of the motorcycle business
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
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But no general trade, because that is a completely different channel of distribution.
The suit claims Uber sacrificed customer safety for the sake of profit and expansion.
'At one of the UK's best known museums, one of our greatest sculptures had been placed next to a public toilet.' 'This perception that art antiquities are better looked after in the West is one created by the cultural elite of our country.'
Anusha Jain was 21 when she took over her father's business. In four years, she has clocked 1.5x growth for the company.
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.
Lukewarm response from private investors and turf battles between government agencies have resulted in delaying Modi's ambitions. Sahil Makkar reports.
energy is India's binding supply-side constraint for inclusive growth.
The eyewear market in India is worth $3 billion.
Despite the recent imposition of import rule and high duties, the yellow metal continues to attract buyers.
Indradhanush-II is likely to chart out the process for resolution of non-performing assets.
GST will yield 'better value for money' for car buyers, increasing automobile industry demand, says Sandip Neogi.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
The retailer has registered a new company called 'Wal-Mart India Private Ltd' in the country.
Perhaps half-way through India's demographic transition, what is the outlook for the future?
The emperor has no political power, yet he enjoys a unique place in Japanese society, notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
The West has built a culture of art philanthropy.
'If you yourself don't believe in the product, you will never be able to sell it.' 'If you have got the basics right, if you have understood the consumer needs well, success will always follow.'
Failure is something that needs to be managed as carefully as success.
Atletico Madrid delayed Barcelona's La Liga title celebrations by beating Valencia 3-2 at home in an entertaining game on Wednesday at a sparsely attended Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
Khadi is the perfect fabric for the country.
The Tata empire turns 150 this year. R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala, and his successor, J R D Tata.
'The politician in him saw to it that the foundation stone was laid in Ahmedabad in the run-up to the assembly election in Gujarat in 2017.' 'But the statesman in him also wants it to be his legacy.'
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