They needed a helping hand. And when they got it, these women worked wonders.
Asking employees whether they would prefer to work under a man or woman amounts to asking them to discriminate, positively or negatively, on the basis of gender.
'Independence Day has been India's annual general meeting. For the most part, it has been a forgettable experience of ritual observances. Not so this year... Mr Modi instead presented what I call a moral balance sheet of India,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
'He's got such incredible resilience, such an incredible spirit that we were feeding off his strength rather than him feeding off ours.' 'Sometimes I look back and cannot figure out how the f*** we made this movie.'
Mr Jaitley should devise methods to attract better talents at the higher level.
The Congress leader asked the government to not resort to further unorthodox, short-term economic measures that can cause any more uncertainty in the economy.
Major Khushboo Kanwar, the daughter of a Rajasthani bus conductor, made history on Rajpath on Republic Day.
NDA under Mr Modi is as focused on the rural poor with doles and hand-outs as the UPA under Dr Singh was.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Don't bet everything you have, Lemon Tree's Patu Keswani tells Pavan Lall.
From note ban result to Delhi's next L-G, a few things to look forward to.
Six men are in the news, and in very different boats
'No Budget has so far has addressed the issue of the government's abysmal productivity of capital spending, improving which will be the big game changer. 'But, the government's tight lock on businesses, banks, education, and even essential services like transportation and large parts of infrastructure and healthcare is destroying capital year after year,' points out Debashis Basu.
Arvind Subramanian was appointed CEA in October 2014 and got a year's extension in September 2017
'I remember the confusion over the slogan, 'Karenge Ya Marenge! (Do Or Die!)'.' 'I think this confusion arose because Gandhiji was arrested.' 'People used to wonder: What are we supposed to do?' 'How are we supposed to die?' 'How are we to fight the British?'
"The RSS is trying to change the nature of India. Other parties haven't tried to capture India's institutions," he said.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'Shah Rukh Khan is a great actor. To be the only other actor that a great director selects after him is a matter of great pride.'
'What are the circumstances at that time? Had you thought Modi will come after Vajpayee?'
Mahesh Londhe, son of a Pune bhel vendor cleared CA in first attempt. Londhe, who was sponsored by Thermax CEO MS Unnikrishnan, now wants to take up a corporate job in a manufacturing firm
'There is a certain irony embedded in this asymmetric geographical distribution of FDI because most state leaders have shed their inhibitions about promoting 'business' and have understood its virtues as a more cost-effective way of replacing the mai-baap welfarism that passed for economic policy till the early nineties', says Kanika Datta.
For Make in India's success, Modi govt msut remove policy paralysis.
Whilst politicians promise to uphold the honour and interests of our soldiers, the very opposite is being done, says Karan Thapar.
The US president has slammed the op-ed titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration', calling it 'gutless'.
It is time to reset expectations as government will move with alacrity on social policy, not on economic reforms.
Classically, the Japanese - who are not guided by short-termism - added capacity during slumps to be ready to reap their good fortune when the business cycle turned upwards again and shortages emerged, says Subir Roy.
In an online chat with readers, Vidhu Shekar, CFA, country head-India, CFA Institute shared advice on how to crack the CFA exam.
'I have been managing people since I was very young. I really enjoy it.' 'For me, age is only a proxy for experience.'
Stinking politics will only sink the party which practices it, feels Vikas Khanna
New strategy for Infosys by October, says Nandan Nilekani. New chairman's other priorities: Hiring CEO, reviewing Panaya probe reports.
Beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni has found backing from former Australia cricketer Mike Hussey, who says the Indian captain was the most suitable to lead the team as he still has a lot of fire in his batting.
Naipaul wrote more than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction during his career with a sharp critique of established religion and politicians characterising much of his work.
It all feels like something you've seen before. And yet, Raja Sen calls Bridget Jones's Baby a pleasant experience.
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
The means to do so via an expanded Aadhaar system is easily at hand, too.
Rahul said his party's soon-to-be released manifesto will reflect the people's voice and not just one man's view.
'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'
Many of the industrialists profiled in the book are no longer riding the wave of success.
There are millions of taxpayers, all of whom are susceptible to this frustrating situation.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
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