RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
Athens bowed to demands to phase out tax breaks for its islands.
Jaitley's team presents a quintessential mix of foreign-educated, intellectual technocrats and seasoned bureaucrats
'We are looking at the Budget with the hope that it will address all issues even at the cost of exceeding the fiscal deficit target.'
India needs to tread cautiously on the growth path.
Manipur needs an integrated politico, military, socio-economic approach, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
'Clearly, there is a wide gap between the stated intentions of China's top leadership to improve relations with India and the PLA's aggressive border management,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
The government has made its initial moves, good and not-so-good, while the roll-out in some cases has been slow.
An international tribunal in the Hague has ruled in favour of the Philippines.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Under a 2010 nuclear liability law, nuclear equipment suppliers are liable for damages from an accident, which companies say is a sharp deviation from international norms
'In India, China's capacities to conduct new types of warfare is critically underestimated,' says Claude Arpi.
Lack of opportunities coupled with a desire to get rich quick in the West is fueling Punjab's human trafficking problem.
'A President who is a living embodiment of high principles can tone up the entire national fabric,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Terrorism and Afghanistan were the focus points of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on his first visit to Central Asia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has positioned himself as a credible partner for Bangladesh. He has scored by getting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to travel with him to Dhaka, says Srinath Raghavan
"I am an academic and I have always made it clear that my ultimate home is in the realm of ideas," Rajan said in a letter to staff.
India's new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog.
The shift to gross calorific value-based grading of coal aligned domestic prices with international benchmarks.
As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.
Investor forum wants govt to take over exchange, raises doubts on claims of matching stocks; NSEL says default by brokers to be dealt with legally.
The question is whether the Indian economy has the advantage of other vibrant sectors that can step up their performance on the exports front, says A K Bhattacharya.
If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
China is spending billions of dollars to improve infrastructure in Tibet and other parts of its border with India. Claude Arpi explains why New Delhi can't afford to ignore Beijing's plans.
'He needs to control his foot soldiers by taking either stern action against the over enthusiastic members of his group or convince them to stop causing him this embarrassment.' 'We know that most of these leaders are not going to be prosecuted by Indian authorities. So we are seeking alternate means to bring them to justice,' FIACONA President John Prabhudoss tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com
Bain alleges that it invested around $60 mn based on false financial statements that EY had audited and certified
'The middle class is already alienated.' 'If the stockmarket is destabilised, the BJP is finished; the party will lose in every town.' 'And if the stockmarket crash happens now, the BJP will not cross the 150 mark in 2019.'
'The Parivar's ideology and politics was and remains the very opposite of what Dr Ambedkar stood for.'
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
The United Kingdom has voted by 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum.
The UPA Government is trying to push through the second wave of airport privatisation before the elections and the controversial elements of this process threaten to harm the sector.
Managing expectations is a challenge for policymakers.
The choking of natural drainage brings monsoonal Mumbai to its knees year after year.
The Enforcement Directorate has managed to sniff out over Rs 9,000 crore as suspected haul from money laundering in a decade, but it has yet to link those against anyone successfully in a court.
The San Francisco-based giant has acquired a Delhi-based company.
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