With facts and figures, the CAG report has highlighted how Gujarat was far from a role model for states across India, and that the progress made in this province in western India in improving agriculture, education, healthcare and empowerment of women and children, was not exactly creditable, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 48 hours.
You get a 45-day repayment window and reward points. But inability to pay back on time can be a problem.
The tragedy comes at a particularly sensitive juncture.
Amid the bitter war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Narendra Modi of being discourteous to his opponents, adopting double standards on corruption and favouring select industrialists.
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
The first option that the state government might opt for is offer Infosys space in one of the SEZs that are coming up, but that is unlikely to be accepted
Poor contract workers often have little or no access to safety equipment or health benefits in factories.
Govt depts, banks prone to information leakage.
Life inside the prime minister's official residence is highly regulated, but it comes with its perks, says Veenu Sandhu
Renault says that one of the reasons why its sales look muted when compared to its peers is its limited reach.
There is a clamour for changing land-use from agriculture to commercial, residential or industrial.
To be competitive, you need to focus on building products very rapidly, says Werner Vogels.
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
To increase focus on hiring people from diverse skillset
While going back to the old bill is only a face saver, there is little in the bill that will excite industry or the markets, says Shishir Asthana.
At least 13 attempts were made earlier at modernising.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
In a hard-hitting attack on Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi on his home turf, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused his government of "stealing" farmers' land and charged the BJP with appropriating credit for schemes launched by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance.
Ghosn's partnership with motorcycle and auto-rickshaw maker Bajaj Auto got most publicity.
Sources claim that 68-70 per cent of the workers at Halol are permanent ones, while the balance is tilted towards contractual workers at Talegaon.
Back in the thick of action, former Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi will be in his element now
'Modi is a master of convergence. By his ability to converge and add new features to a non-star idea, he is able to sell it. Like how he has turned Kutch into a tourist destination by selling the salt desert of the Rann as a flat snow desert of the night and roping in Amitabh Bachchan to sell it. In one stroke this has ensured economic returns to the people and on the other hand it has taken care of the national security angle in the sense that the border population in the Rann, which is almost entirely Muslim, is feeling better as now they are much more connected with the mainstream.' Ahead of the launch of his book on the much-debated Modi model of governance, journalist Uday Mahurkar speaks to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
An average of 30-40 per cent automation is standard across all big automobile plants in the country
Who are the men the prime minister relies on to execute his impressive agenda?
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
If you are more than your rhetoric about a strong and united country, give us our due -- treat us as countrymen, says an ordinary Muslim in this open letter.
About two dozen car & SUV models and two-wheelers lined up for launch
Investors can take heart from the first Cabinet meeting in the second innings.
Pre-election campaigns -- this one particularly -- are always about personalities, never about issues. Bashing one another is the best political parties can do. Or pandering to their constituencies -- religious, caste, economic or whatever. Best to just enjoy the show without expecting any electrifying performances, feels Sherna Gandhy.
Given the cost structure in the country, it won't be easy for AirAsia to offer 'Nano' fares and still make money.
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Crony capitalism will of course generate investment and ensure profit for private capital, but it won't give employment or income to the people. If you can make money by selling coal or speculating in land, why produce electricity, why invest in research and development, why even set up factories, asks Praful Bidwai.
In a candid conversation Indrani Mitra, educationist Sunanda Sanyal explains why many intellectuals like him are disillusioned with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
'Corruption is rampant in every office in the state from the villages right up to Gandhinagar. I have witnessed all these issues first hand... Before Narendra Modi became chief minister Gujarat had a debt of Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore. Today it is Rs 180,000 crore. There has been six-fold jump in public debt in Gujarat in the last ten years... Every child born in Gujarat owes a debt of Rs 30,000 today. How can you call this development? Look at how high taxes are in Gujarat. Look at the condition of our public health system. There are not enough doctors or nursing staff in government hospitals; not enough teachers in schools and colleges.' Three-time BJP MLA Dr Kanubhai Kalsaria rips apart Narendra Modi's policies.
Since many of Modi's urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from rural to urban areas in the world
While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore's Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time scale is not measured in decades and centuries, but in annual quarters, says Shivanand Kanavi.
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