The market players were expecting that if long-term gains are taxed, the STT would go. But this has not happened, says Debashis Basu.
'No government should be viewed as authoritarian, rather as a collective institution of people,' says Pinarayi Vijayan.
Industry players say they have learnt from the bitter experience of 2008 and have far better checks and balances in place to avoid an encore.
'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Banks have Rs 10 trillion in stressed assets - Rs 7.8 trillion of bad loans and Rs 2.2 trillion of restructured ones.
Modi urged the Swiss business leaders to explore the investment opportunities in India.
During the first round of discovered field auctions, there were 134 bidders for the 34 blocks on offer
Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.
The central bank is the money manager of the government, and not a guarantor of any debt.
His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.
The face of MNC drug firms in India and champion of IPR protection, he oversaw the Swiss giant's India expansion, its forays into new therapies and setting up of its global service centre in Hyderabad
Lower inflation, FCNR(B) outflows likely to influence central bank decision
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
It is raining private equity funds in the logistics and warehousing space.
People move from investment banking to growth equity or from venture capital to growth equity or entrepreneurship, depending on what's attractive at different points of life.
Investors spent much of 2016 cleaning house. And a VC tells Ranju Sarkar, "There's still some bad news left in the portfolios (of VC firms). What happens to Ola and Flipkart will drive sentiment in future."
There are a lot of things that a couple must clarify right at the onset of their marriage such as life goals and financial aims.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
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Amul plans to bring camel milk to the breakfast table
While moving towards the new technology is compelling and inevitable, powering 5G would also mean massive initial investments for telcos, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
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.
IHMCL implemented the FASTag electronic tolling of national highways, but due to technical glitches, road ministry is mulling the option of offering this job to a Korean company
If the interest rate on bank deposits is linked to any external benchmark, it would jeopardise the banks' fund-raising ability. Interest rates on small savings schemes are likely to be reduced very shortly, to maintain parity. All these steps would indeed affect retired people, and particularly those dependent on interest income, says Arindam Gupta.
The device's top quality, above Apple and other smartwatches, is its battery life. The 46 mm one can run for at least three days on full use and over a week on limited use, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Aggressive acquisitions & deep pockets fuel real estate competition; experts suggest future partnership
'LIC's proposed investment will come out of what is technically called the 'policyholders funds'.' 'As the name implies, these monies belong to policyholders; that is, you, me and 25 crore others who have taken a total of 30 crore policies from LIC.' 'It is not the government's or LIC's money to play poker with,' says S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
DDinesh Kumar Khara is someone who cares for others's ideas and suggestions.
If he takes the people along with him (which he always does); cares for the customers (80 per cent of SBI's new customers are in the 20-40 age group); and doesn't take his eyes off technology, his job is done, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The people of the nation co-operated and patiently waited for the government's promised "ache din", and now they want their just rewards, says Adhil Shetty.
'Personally, I have reached that stage where I think material things can't give you any satisfaction.'
The Portuguese can expect a hostile reception in Valencia, who had to suffer 15 of his goals for Real Madrid and are returning to the Champions League for the first time in three years.
Prime Ministers Modi and Abe enjoyed a close and empathetic relationship and this certainly gave a sustained momentum to the India-Japan strategic partnership. It is necessary for India to reach out and engage with his successor as early as possible, advises former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
Firms in which IP is critical, such as pharma and research and knowledge-based organisations, were taking the lead in seeking cyber covers to protect their computer systems from hack attacks
'EPFO's investments this financial year should be Rs 1 lakh crore'
A Balasubramanian tells Business Standard that the sector will see one of its best phases in the coming five years.
India is in the midst of its biggest crisis since Independence. It is a national emergency and begs to be dealt with. Politics can wait. Lives need to be saved. We need to vaccinate India at a pace faster than any country in the world, asserts Ramesh Menon.
'I always say I am a teacher by choice and an entrepreneur by chance.'
'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.'
Is distance education invalid in MNC companies? asks Nagaraj Shenoy.
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
In 2020, Indian users went up by 400 per cent, making it the fastest growing market in the world for Duolingo, with China coming in second.
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