Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered.
'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.
Nobody is clear what 'minimum government maximum governance' means.
He was number three in 1999 when the company was founded.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Simple takeaways from the Union Budget 2015-16 and how it impacts your life
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Because of corrections in property prices and oversupply in the office segment, the rich are investing in hospitals, warehouses, ATMs and other alternatives to traditional investment options.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Some developers point out that what comes in the way of low-cost housing is the sky-high price of land
'Modi is likely to make more announcements to win or retain popularity, and put himself at the centre of things even more than now,' says T N Ninan.
Claude Arpi, who spent 10 days in the Land of the Dragon, tells us how Bhutan is different from the rest of the world.
Claude Arpi, who spent 10 days in the Land of the Dragon, tells us how Bhutan is different from the rest of the world.
'The Congress-JD-S alliance will be intact for the next three years, for sure.'
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
'That is not a democratic ideal obviously, but it is a practical reality.' 'It is a consistent feature of politicians in Pakistan that their rhetoric on the army softens the closer they get to the seat of power.'
The Forbes 5th annual '30 Under 30' list features 600 women and men.
Even as government projects aren't lucrative from a revenue perspective, companies fight with each other to bag the contracts
Today, Apollo Tyres is the first made-in India automotive brand to be sold in Europe independently.
'Like 2014, 2017 was also Modi's election.' 'Every voter you met, apart from those who are BJP cadres, everybody said they would vote for Modi, not the BJP.' 'The one and only factor is the Modi juggernaut. He is the one who turned the tide.' 'The wave which he created in 2014, and to maintain it for three years, is a huge task in itself.'
Most mainstream researchers agree that good governance is a necessary condition for growth.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
What is Change really like in Bihar? Once seen as India's basket-case, what is its turnaround story like?
On the eve of the Modi government's two years in office, the RSS-linked Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha leadership met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. After the meeting, the BMS claimed the FM told its delegation 'the government has realised that labour reforms are not essential for industrial growth in the country.'
Recently, The World Bank has come up with the latest figures on the wealthiest countries in the world.
Saundarya Rajesh has helped more than 8,000 women get back to work.
The Congress has never given India a PM who was a prisoner of his or her own image, said Rahul Gandhi at the party's MPs' meet.
The better performing states throw up more employment opportunities including at unskilled levels.
'The middle class stood by the BJP, especially after demonetisation, and they expected something in return.' 'Some section of the BJP believes the middle class is condemned to vote for the BJP as they have no other choice.' 'They think they can treat them any way, still the middle class will run to vote for it.' 'That's what the Budget seems to convey.'
The new ordinance on land acquisition will allow land grabbers to deprive millions, destroy agriculture, horticulture, rivers, forests, tree cover and mangroves to extract minerals as well as ground water, without replenishment at a pace that will not leave anything for the next generation, warns activist Medha Patkar.
Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present.
2015 is set for a lot of changes - and some that we would like to happen
Harassment, corruption and the burden of compound interest for years are also the reasons.
Transcript of the Ganesh Natarajan chat on rediff on Friday.
Key relaxations traced in final regulations.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
'Let us not say that Modi has not delivered on anything; he has delivered something and in parts substantially, but he has to also deliver on a large number of his electoral promises.'
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
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