Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments.
In his first interview after taking over as Philips India's vice-chairman and managing director, Krishna Kumar speaks to Business Standard on how the company is readying itself for the next few decades and the increasing importance of India to Philips' global operations.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
Vishal Sikka talks about his chemistry with N R Narayana Murthy and about his plans to strengthen the leadership team.
CEOs of leading banks say third straight rate hike by RBI inevitable, though not desirable.
Infosys has already hired 20 such talent.
The Prime Minister's Office has clarified that the total sanctioned strength of the PMO has been around 525 in the period 2011-14. As against this, the actual strength of the PMO in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 was in the range of 407 to 411. The number has now declined to 385.
At 89th, India is the lowest-ranked among the BRICS.
Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Hyundai stand to gain the maximum, given their large portfolio of products in the sub-4 meter segment.
After switching to a new-look formation that sparkled against Queens Park Rangers last weekend, a diamond may just be Louis van Gaal's new best friend as the Manchester United boss looks set to continue with it against Leicester City on Sunday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
From the roll-out of GST to H1B visa problems, the government needs to quickly deal with various disruptions.
Brokers have only kept guarantees for which they have open positions.
Firms have to adhere to strict compliance requirements mandated by global parents
Sher Shah Suri ruled for only a few years, but his huge influence on India continues six centuries later, reveals Farhat Nasreen.
'Localisation saves a lot of time and cost for them. Keeping an eye on a long-term market, this is the best way these car-makers can build momentum for their brands.'
'Probability has increased for India to have improved fundamentals'.
A leave vote means the future of Britain's financial services industry is now hanging in the balance.
What explains Vijay Shekhar Sharma's optimism when other players have started to tread cautiously is Paytm's huge customer base: It has 120 million users and counting, says Nivedita Mookerji.
RIL's standalone net profit rose one per cent quarter-on-quarter
The Discover 150 is a value for money commuter bike which is high on performance, says Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
Claude Arpi salutes Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand Bakshi, India's most decorated general, who passed into the ages recently.
Since the beginning of its sales in India, French MPV Renault Lodgy has always faced stiff competition from Toyota Innova as the ultimate people's mover.
'If the TRS, with 75% seats in the Telangana assembly, can be coerced into a sense of resignation by a tiny party that has just 10% of seats, then questions have to be asked about KCR's mettle as leader,' says Sudhir Bisht.
GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar tells Sudipto Dey how IT can improve service delivery of government departments.
Ola's cash reserves are starting to run dry. The company was in talks to raise $1 billion in funding by the end of July, but no announcement has been made as yet
An interview with Sridhar Ramaswamy,Senior vice-president, ads and commerce, Google.
Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector
'Some business families would probably have to revert to their core businesses, which the IBC will ensure.'
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the session at 25,342, up 3 points while the Nifty50 closed at 7,738 points.
Lockheed Martin's offer involves transferring the world's only F-16 production line from Fort Worth, Texas, to India. Thereafter, every F-16 built, and a large share of the spare parts and sub-systems for every F-16 flying across the globe would come from India.
The Nissan Kicks does tick all the right boxes as a convincing Hyundai Creta competitor.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
Fraud is a big concern among many board members.
HealthifyMe is an app that connects users to fitness trainers virtually, motivate them on goals.
In a major milestone, India successfully tests new advanced towed artillery gun system.
Christine Lagarde said the prospect of rising interest rates in the US and China's slowdown are contributing to uncertainty and higher market volatility.
'They should decide their allocation based on their risk appetite and age, and not valuations.'
State owned banks SBI and PNB were the top Nifty gainers along with ICICI Bank and auto shares.
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