If indeed the issues involved between the government and RBI are of immense public interest, why not make public the arguments of both the government and the RBI, irrespective of the outcome of the process, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.However, the Act is silent on what happens if the governor's views differ from that of the government. If Patel does not want to budge from his stance the government can either see merit in the Governor's arguments and decide against going ahead with its plan or overrule him. My guess is that the issues raised by the government need to be sorted out not at the November 19 board meeting but between the Governor and the government, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The Commerce Ministry earlier this week commissioned a study to assess the impact of free trade agreement with South Korea, with which India had a trade deficit of about $9 billion in 2012-13.
RCom is expected to have a 50% stake, Aircel 40% and MTS 10%
Why are states important to win for national parties? What is the significance of local power? That was what we should have a look at because the Congress has been squeezed out of power in more states today than it has ever been in history.
Infosys was the top Sensex loser along with other index heavyweights ITC and HDFC.
Sensex, Nifty under pressure on weak global cues.
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
The stock market, the Survey felt, had run away from underlying real economy indicators and asked if this indicated rational confidence or irrational exuberance.
There are a couple of proposals, however, whose goals are not easily achievable.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
One of the urgent tasks ahead for the new government should be to improve public trust in the executive.
The Essar Oil, Rosneft deal also helped Arpwood Capital, boutique investment bank, co-founded by Rajeev Gupta and Raj Kataria, to grab the second spot in the mergers and acquisitions league table.
E-governance roll-out needs better infrastructure, privacy protection.
Almost half the overall projects costing at least Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) are facing a time lag as on March 31. Of 558 projects, 272 were running late when FY13 came to an end, official data showed.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
'The domestic scenario is much better than earlier, demonstrated in the March quarter earnings.'
Since Parliament is still in session, the government refrained from making an official statement but the ministers said there were ample 'precedents by the Congress governments in the past' of Bills being pushed through the ordinance route.
Is the demoralised party trying to open its account as an Opposition party?
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
The United Progressive Alliance government's efforts to rein in the judiciary may come unstuck as its ambitious bill scrapping the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and high courts as the Bharatiya Janata Party is unlikely to allow the passage in the ongoing Parliament session.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
Former Comptroller Auditor General Vinod Rai has come out with a stinging criticism of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying integrity is not just financial but intellectual and professional too and claimed that Congress leaders had sought to apply pressure on him to keep the PM's name out of audit reports.
Modi's minimum government, maximum governance will go a long way?
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
The apex court's five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said Aadhaar is meant to help benefits reach the marginalised sections of the society and takes into account the dignity of people not only from personal but also from community point of view.
Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.
How the 4 ministries have performed
Landmark judgments follow new CJI's assumption of office.
The minister also cautioned the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg of repercussions under the IT Act in case of any data breach came to light.
'The recent US jobs report has eased fears of a hike in the Fed meeting.'
"We will work out the parameters then we will see as to how mentioning will be done," he said.
Moving from pricing control to a free market means stiff competition.
The Finance Ministry is of the opinion that Vodafone might drag its tax dispute to court.
Delhi Police claims that the FIR reveals serious cognizable corruption & cheating offences, so matter is within its jurisdiction.
An exchange which preaches others on governance must start practising it first, says Shyamal Majumdar.
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
The government has made its initial moves, good and not-so-good, while the roll-out in some cases has been slow.
Monday's surprise meeting is an admission by the Bharatiya Janata Party that their purported strategy of hoping to ride the popular 'Modi wave' in a Tamil Nadu without Jaya and a bed-ridden Karunanidhi does not have much chance of success, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Modi govt says its economic score on all coutns is very good.
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