Business reacted with caution to the reforms of 1991, and demanded protection from multinationals and imports. Twenty-five years later, traces of that demand can still be found, reports Bhupesh Bhandari.
Sahara Group got other much-needed relief with the apex court lifting its embargo of permitting it to sell only 19 properties.
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports on the ongoing battle for the top spot between publishers S Chand and Navneet.
Non-uniform definition of control makes foreign investors wary, raise corporate governance issues.
An estimated $344 billion has been illegally removed from the Indian economy between 2002 and 2011
Sahara has ploughed at least Rs 1,500 crore from two of its credit cooperatives into the Aamby Valley resort project
More asset sales may be only way out, though most of the group companies' ratings have been downgraded and their combined market value is now a fraction of their combined debt.
'EPFO's investments this financial year should be Rs 1 lakh crore'
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay, columnist and author of several books like From Lehman to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions and Sahara: The Untold Story, tells Rediff.com why Yes Bank depositors should not panic and the current crisis at India's fifth largest private lender does not pose any systemic risk.
More than 900 entities have been banned from the capital markets by Sebi
Part of funding for 9/11 attacks in the United States had originated from India, according to a former top police officer Neeraj Kumar, who has based his claim on the "revelation" made by a terrorist.
Bhendi Bazaar faces a fairytale future as the Dawoodi Bohras initiate a Rs 3,000-crore project to change it from a squalid marketplace to a swanky neighbourhood, says Ranjita Ganesan
In the midst of its bloody battles with the Supreme Court and Sebi, Sahara group gets the Calcutta high court to issue a stay order on the publication of the book, Sahara: The Untold Story, by Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The agency has done five advertisements so far.
The top court last week gave Sahara a final chance to raise funds.
That's all it takes to protect an institution -- just one person with no past and no greed for the future, says Shekhar Gupta.
'She was either overconfident that nothing will happen to her or she underestimated the gravity of the allegations.'
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
US regulator seeks Sebi's help in probing online Ponzi scheme run by duo under American names
Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
Sahara chief Subrata Roy may not come out clean in the biggest ever investment fraud that he allegedly did few years ago.
Inviting private sector in Indian Railways is a good idea.
'Headley's testimony indicates to what extent the Pakistan government and its proxies can go to destroy not only Indian scientific talent but also international expertise.'
The television channel is in hot water for not having made a public announcement in 2009 of a 'change of control' of the company.
At the time of filling the KYC (Know Your Customer) documents (when joining), do not sign wherever you are asked to. In particular, look closely at the power of attorney (PoA) section, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
'My sense is that we should be braced for a correction.' 'It has already begun in the mid-caps for the past month, and will now spread to larger stocks as well.' 'Use the correction to upgrade the quality of your portfolio,' advises Akash Prakash.
'It was Parrikar's sharp insights into finance and international systems that stood out when India --at his suggestion -- decided to procure the Rafale combat jets from France.'
The BSE and the NSE have also been asked to provide inputs.
Top decision-making body, executive council, will be dissolved on April 1.
The strategic illiteracy on display in the arguments put forth on the Rafale deal before the Supreme Court is breathtaking, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The Street is never short of hope and events to look forward to
Wealth of the richest 62 people has risen 44% in the five years since 2010, while that of the bottom half fell by 41%
Raghuram Rajan explains the rationale for his policy stance and other issues.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
'It could have moved from the use of small arms to artillery fire.' 'Anything could have happened like what happens on the LoC.'
The overriding objective of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) must be adequate economic return, not financial return.
While some companies, such as HSBC, have closed retail operations, big players such as India Infoline is scaling down.
Congress leaders claim The Associated Journals Limited has 761 shareholders while the company shows more than 1,000
It has been also revealed that V G Siddhartha had written a letter to the Board of Directors and employees of Coffee Day Enterprises, saying he had 'failed as an entrepreneur'.
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