Indian Railways need a facelift, says Suresh Prabhu.
Has the Modi government been more at odds with institutions than other governments? There is no doubt that there have been more run-ins. While the RBI and CBI cases have drawn attention, there have been others, less publicised, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee points out.
Sources estimate there could be about 60 applications at the department of industrial policy and promotion for up to 49 per cent foreign direct investment in single-brand retail.
After clearance in 2012, single-brand showpiece still to decide on a single location, with first store unlikely before 2017.
Jos Buttler was rewarded for his good showing in the Indian Premier League with a place in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's, starting May 24.
Post elections, the company has been making frequent visits to various ministries, including the IT ministry, commerce ministry, as well as different agencies to get the hang of things in the administration.
Here are 15 things that would have made 2015 a great year.
The old guard is still involved in broad corporate decision-making, but quite a few new business heads have started making their mark at the group
Recent tribunal rulings open prospects of large haircuts and barriers to auctioning of personal guarantees, among other issues
Sources said she had stopped eating for the past few days and had constantly been making calls and sending emails to the two brothers.
Railway Budget has not discriminated against any state.
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
This is the first "Green budget" of the government for effective containment of pollution in the city, the deputy chief minister said in the budget session of the assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Speaking at the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance Platform in New Delhi, T Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology said, India has captured a grassroot innovation system through formal structures.
The proposal is currently with the finance department and is expected to be placed before the Cabinet in the coming days.
However, this was subject to conditions like substantial ownership and effective control of the airline being vested in Indian nationals.
The 40 per cent exemption benefit is applicable only for employees.
'Let us also not expect that there will be a clean break with the past, much though the new government might like to think about it. In a functional democracy that is neither feasible nor desirable. But basic change it must be,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
The Union finance ministry has sought views of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for setting up a 'social bourse.'
The South Carolina governor has become the first woman and minority to join Trump's administration.
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
According to a source, banks have decided to infuse funds after Purnendu Chatterjee, chairman of The Chatterjee Group, agreed to invest Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) as margin amount into the ailing plant.
Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.
After allowing FDI by foreign carriers in their Indian counterparts, the government has put in place provisions to prevent Indian airlines from being controlled and managed by the foreign investor.
Santosh Kamath, partner (infrastructure and government services), KPMG in India, expects an extension of a tax holiday for the sector.
The finance ministry and several agencies under it such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which are investigating the affairs of Sahara India Parivar, are worried about its exposure to National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) products.
'If anybody defaults on something which is due for today, they have to disclose it tomorrow.' 'The accumulation of NPAs is due to asymmetry in information.' 'The investor should have real-time information.'
Changes being driven by Etihad, says a source, after a V-P quits
What is required from government is intellectual framework.
Onion prices have increased 150% over the last few months
For many, he is the Dhirubhai Ambani of Kerala. For others, he is the most influential Indian in West Asia. M A Yusuff is back in the spotlight after the controversy surrounding the UAE's reported offer of a Rs 7 billion aid package for flood-hit Kerala.
Some decades ago, nearly 90 per cent of Nattukottai Chettiars were entrepreneurs; this has dropped to 15 per cent. The community plans to reverse the numbers through know-how, family support, funding and networking.
The former Pakistan captain said he had enjoyed the most playing his cricket in India.
Its economy dependent on tourist arrivals, the hill state is looking at a summer of discontent. Not that the rest of the year promises to be any different. Ashwani Sharma reports from Shimla.
'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
An excerpt from 'Money Smart: The Indian Woman's Guide To Managing Wealth' by Reenita Malhotra Hora and Divya Vij that reveals various options to help you save tax as well as invest for creating long-term wealth.
India's antitrust regulator has approved Sun-Ranbaxy deal, subject to the companies divesting seven products.
Flour millers want import duty exemption.
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
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