In the first seven months of 2011-12, the Centre's fiscal deficit has crossed 74 per cent of the year's target. Inflation has been over 9 per cent for a year, despite food inflation falling considerably.
Terming the coronavirus pandemic as a "crisis of a magnitude that we have never faced before", Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday asked employees of the conglomerate to use the lockdown period to relook at their personal and professional way of life to prepare for the future and to serve the "post corona world". In a letter to the over two lakh employees of the group, Mahindra reiterated what he had suggested during the last global recession on how to use the "down time to Reboot, Reinvent and Reignite" through introspection of the way things are currently done and then doing them better.
'Our thrust would be on basic facilities first like sanitation'.
The wellness entrepreneur tells you how to take care of your body, mind and soul.
Rajan has set March 2017 as the deadline for banks to clean up their balance sheets.
The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub.
De Villiers backed India and Mumbai Indians' batter Suryakumar Yadav, who has witnessed a sudden dip in form, advising him to focus on what has worked in the past.
'I go to shoots on a cycle; it saves so much time!' confesses Saiyami Kher.
Nationalism, Hindutva, and war on corruption, not growth, will define Modi's politics until 2019.
Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai recently.
Anita Aikara/Rediff.com spotted these hotties at the on-going Lakme Fashion Week.
Jessica Biel has revealed the secret behind her slender frame -- besides healthy diet and regular workout sessions, she sends half of her meal back while in a restaurant.
In a recent lecture, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan dished out some frank advice -- don't get into 'jugaad', instead try for the long haul. Only that will sustain in the long-run.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
With the job market booming, pressure on professional front is on the rise as well, and companies are trying to strike a balance by initiating 'stress-buster' activities such as get-togethers, adventure trips, employee bands etc.
Rajan said that central banks should not ignore global responsibilities.
FHM Fantasy's cover girl Payal Ghosh is making inroads into Bollywood after wooing fans in the South Indian film industry.
Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam lists the major operational takeaways from the 1971 War in his new book 'India's Wars, A Military History, 1947-1971'.
You can make fruits appealing by serving them in fancy shapes, says Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
The Supreme Court on Friday said when the public interest is so clearly articulated and is an urgent and pressing exigency, private interests must give way to the extent required.
These two lovely girls have one thing in common, discovers Anita Aikara/Rediff.com.
Never let self-doubt get in your way and the fear of rejection stop you from growing.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
If your total EMI payments exceed 35-40 per cent of your monthly income, use these strategies to avoid a Squid Game like debt trap, suggests Bindisha Sarang.
Asset sales have helped ease investors' worry but debt remains at alarming levels
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
'99 per cent of Indians who go to the US for their advanced studies they stay back there, which is a huge loss for India.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides the answers.
'Wherever I am, in the country or abroad, I spend at least one hour on myself.' 'If you aren't doing that, you are doing injustice to yourself.'
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs wants to shed its stern regulatory image and acquire a gentler, corporate-friendly reputation. The new mantra is to be a facilitator in corporate growth instead of just another regulator.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Voters of Bihar have made it clear that their aspiration and priority are development alone, Modi said in a series of tweets, adding that the people's blessings for the NDA's good governance show what are the state's dreams and expectations.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides the answers.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced new rules for credit cards, applicable from July 1. "These directions cover the general and conduct regulations relating to credit, debit and co-branded cards which shall be read along with prudential, payment and technology & cyber security related directions applicable to credit, debit and co-branded cards, as issued by the Reserve Bank," the circular by RBI said. Business Standard culled out key rules from the list, and asked financial experts for advice on them, along with the thumb rules one needs to follow while using credit cards.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the challenge of the Covid pandemic is not fully over yet, with the increase in coronavirus cases in the last two weeks manifesting the need to stay alert, and underlined that vaccination remains the biggest protective shield against the virus.
The plea argued that any changes such as inclusion of same sex marriage in the Customary Law are much easier, convenient and practical in marriages which are a type of contract between the partners as they are very remotely based on religion and more generic in nature.
