We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
Only national service can save the nation, and not politics: Modi
A key UN climate change summit that will be attended by nearly 150 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks off on Monday under the shadow of the deadly Paris terror attack to try to craft a long-term deal to limit carbon emissions.
Over lunch, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley breaks down his Budget. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
'The middle class you can hurt anytime. For revenues, politics, pleasure, anything,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
'There is a consensus within the Indian security establishment -- at least among those who draw their conclusions from data instead of speaking from nationalist sentiment -- that India lacks the offensive capability to defeat Pakistan in a short war.'
'A false promise of marriage cannot be called rape.' 'The police register it as rape. But you are acquitted finally.' 'In the meantime the man's name is spoilt.'
They made history for India and the world.
Power2SME, a one-stop shop for sourcing and buying raw materials for SMEs, is the only B2B firm in this space.
Investors should quiz them to understand the product, which options to invest in, and how to get the final payout
SBI might present the first result for the combined entity at the end of the first quarter of 2017-18
The IIT-Madras alumnus, who moved to Canada for an MBA programme and settled there, is not new to investing in India.
The CM announced an ex gratia relief of Rs four lakh for the deceased and Rs one lakh each to the injured and assured that the state government will bear all medical expenses.
The 40 per cent exemption benefit is applicable only for employees.
'The procurement cycle still consumes too much time; little has changed.'
Bankers say there is palpable fear among erring promoters that the banking system just cannot be taken for granted, and any delay in loan repayment could mean promoters losing business
PM extended some old schemes and finally said yes to one that was legally mandated for past 2 years.
'Should the government be in the business of running banks?' 'Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?'
'By transferring the case to the NIA without the Maharashtra government's consent clearly indicates they want to play mischief.'
Soon, one will be able to pay utility bills at the local supermarket, while buying groceries, with the RBI allowing the setting up of payment banks.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
Govt wants to up investment in Railways
M C Mary Kom managed to surpass even herself, obliterating everyone and everything else along the way in a tumultuous year for the sport.
Taking potshots at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Saradha chit-fund scam and the Burdwan blast, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people here to vote for change and development in the state.
Money permits patronage. Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
'I know most of the politicians in this country and I know how fair-weather friends they can be.' 'If they get defeated in elections, they will blame it upon something that cannot respond to their allegations like the EVMs.'
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
One can expect significant changes at India's banks in ensuing months.
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
Nitin Desai suggests some concrete measures to revive investment and boost growth.
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.
Modi govt must implement few policy measures which it announced in Budget 2015.
While the total disbursement of housing loans by PSBs as well as HFCs witnessed a deceleration in 2016-17, there was significant growth for the lower slabs
To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress was observing a 'black day'.
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has the task of bringing clean tap water to all households by 2024.
India borrows ideas that we don't need, like the FRDI Bill, and ignores the ones we need, like rewarding whistleblowers such as the ones who want to save Bombay Mercantile Bank, says Debashis Basu.
Banking is a boring business but still the banker should enjoy it as fancy awards and cozy relationships with politicians, Bollywood stars and corporate honchos cannot save them if the job is not done properly. In the concluding part of the series Tamal Bandyopadhyay wonders how long Kochhar would need to wait for her redemption or downfall and atonement.
'Gandhi turned his life into a counter-intuitive experiment in old ideas like non-violence and swadeshi.' 'He offered numerous universal ideas that talk to the human condition.' 'His ability to take risks was outstanding,' says Sopan Joshi, explaining why the Mahatma's ideas are as relevant as ever.
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