This finance minister has come of age. That's not condescension. It is a praise, says Omkar Goswami.
'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else.'
With Muthappa Rai's death ended a life that highlighted the dark side of Bengaluru's often delirious growth to become India's IT capital
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony reports.
"Not a single step has been taken by this government to empower small businesses in India," says Praveen Khandelwal, national secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders and former treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit.
A picture has been created that present government is anti-farmer, which is absolutely wrong, says BJP MP Bhupender Yadav.
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
'Without doubt, Narasimha Rao confronted huge challenges. Yet, in the very brief period I saw him at the closest of quarters, I have to say that he was simply magnificent. A lifetime of circumspection gave way to courage.'
The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
The proposed ban on cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh may hit luxury goods, jewellery sales and real estate.
Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered.
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.
'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.
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
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
'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.'
The Forbes 5th annual '30 Under 30' list features 600 women and men.
Today, Apollo Tyres is the first made-in India automotive brand to be sold in Europe independently.
Even as government projects aren't lucrative from a revenue perspective, companies fight with each other to bag the contracts
'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.'
Most mainstream researchers agree that good governance is a necessary condition for growth.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
'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.'
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
Recently, The World Bank has come up with the latest figures on the wealthiest countries in the world.
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.'
Saundarya Rajesh has helped more than 8,000 women get back to work.
The better performing states throw up more employment opportunities including at unskilled levels.
