The persistence with Aadhaar, to the exclusion of all other identity systems, is a dangerous path and should be avoided if the risks of digital vulnerability are to be eliminated. Till such time that the ownership of the Aadhaar system is transferred to an independent body, concerns over Aadhaar's digital vulnerability will persist, says A K Bhattacharya.
Looking to raise funds to ensure release of its chief Subrata Roy from jail, Sahara has sold a big land parcel at the outskirts of the national capital for Rs 1,211 crore to Gurgaon-based developer M3M India Ltd.
'If standing in a bank or ATM line is a test of patriotism, why is not a single leader standing in that queue too?'
'The government's principal aim should be to reduce the volume of cash transactions.' 'That would bring more of the Indian economy within the purview of taxation.' 'The current downturn in economic activity due to a lack of adequate cash is likely to be limited to a year,'
Sahara told the top court this week it was considering other proposals to raise funds, including selling a luxury development outside Pune.
Underscoring the need to boost the start-up ecosystem, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it will simplify rules and regulations which impede their growth and ensure that an entrepreneur does not have to run from "pillar to post" to start a business.
The fact that the US dollar has become the world's preferred reserve currency is now the core of global financial crisis, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Housing prices could drop by up to 30% over 6 to 12 months after demonetisation.
Experts believe it can touch 63 against the dollar
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister.
Amendments to RBI Act likely soon
Action against auditors, last of the 276 recommendations of a JPC probing Ketan Parekh scam, is still pending.
From July 1, retail investors can offer stocks through exchanges for de-listing, buyback and open offers
Demonetisation should be judged to have delivered some immediate gain if at least around Rs 2 trillion gets immobilised.
Though inflation, on the basis of the wholesale price index, is nowhere near the 1990-91 level of 10.26 per cent and India is in a much better position to check it, the greater integration of our economy with the globe has exposed it to a much higher risk of imported inflation.
Harassment, corruption and the burden of compound interest for years are also the reasons.
Well then, what did DeMo achieve? As predicted by most economists, the volume of transactions fell, economic activity was adversely impacted, and some sectors (which were more dependent on cash transactions) witnessed greater disruption than others, says Rahul Khullar.
'Against the backdrop of difficult administrative, political and economic problems, Imran's temperament and staying power will be the subject of intense expectation and public scrutiny,' says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
'Make cash available now, don't put people into suffering.' 'You should not come to a situation where the operation was successful and the patient is dying.' 'What did not happen in India for several years, you cannot do in 50 days.' 'This is agony and pain.'
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
Sebi has been probing Prayag Group for allegedly running unauthorised collective investment scheme and for defaulting in repayments to various small investors.
'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.
Countries with abundant resources are faring worse in terms of development than those with less.
Even as government projects aren't lucrative from a revenue perspective, companies fight with each other to bag the contracts
Many millennials believe that they have enough time to plan for long-term goals, hence they do not worry about goals such as retirement.
After snapping his political alliance with the ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, N Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, speaks to B Dasarath Reddy on what he now has in mind.
IRDA suggested that health insurance should cover alternative treatments.
Shortly after a controversy erupted over government's plans to snoop on every message sent through WhatsApp, SMS, e-mail or any such service, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology clarified that social media websites and applications will be exempted from the purview of the draft National Encryption Policy.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
'I have tutored my family and myself to fight hunger,' the former agent for the disgraced Saradha chit fund says, his eyes welling up. 96 of the 107 cases referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office are based in Bengal!
While Sahara maintains it has already repaid more than 93 per cent of the outstanding dues directly to the concerned bondholders and the remaining amount was just about Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion), it deposited Rs 5,120 crore (Rs 51.2 billion) to Sebi in December 2012 towards the investor refunds as per Supreme Court orders.
'Even with the restrictions of depositing more than Rs 2.5 lakh in a bank, people will find new methods to convert this cash hoard into legal tender.'
An emergency fund, as the name suggests, is one in which you have three months to six months' salary.
'If your data is hacked you cannot go to court. Only UIDAI can go to court.' 'UIDAI is lying that Aadhaar is completely secure.'
India is witnessing its own tech tsunami, and is poised to become the second largest global startup hub by the end of the decade
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
India is set for decent growth in 2015.
US indicts Rajya Sabha MP K V P Ramachandra Rao, a close associate of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and his son Jaganmohan Reddy, in bribery and corruption case.
Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.
