The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
The government has made its initial moves, good and not-so-good, while the roll-out in some cases has been slow.
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
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
An international tribunal in the Hague has ruled in favour of the Philippines.
Lack of opportunities coupled with a desire to get rich quick in the West is fueling Punjab's human trafficking problem.
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.
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.
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.
'In India, China's capacities to conduct new types of warfare is critically underestimated,' says Claude Arpi.
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.
'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.'
'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.
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.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces.
An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.
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.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Bain alleges that it invested around $60 mn based on false financial statements that EY had audited and certified
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
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.
'The Parivar's ideology and politics was and remains the very opposite of what Dr Ambedkar stood for.'
Managing expectations is a challenge for policymakers.
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 choking of natural drainage brings monsoonal Mumbai to its knees year after year.
The San Francisco-based giant has acquired a Delhi-based company.
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 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.'
'India cannot expect to be insulated from the crisis. Europe is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade of E72.5 billion or Rs 530,000 crore last year,' says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Both India and South Korea will use President Park Geun-hye's visit to unveil a comprehensive programme for mutual benefit and impacting on regional security environment, says Srikanth Kondapalli.
Immediate NSG membership will not help India realise its nuclear ambitions any faster. It could have easily left the process take its own course, instead of running a high-stakes campaign to get in, says B S Raghavan.
Rama Krishna Sangu, partner, Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, Chartered Accountants, and a member of the Indirect Tax Committee of ICAI, fielded readers' questions on GST on Rediff Chat.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's video address to an Indo-Pakistan entrepreneurs' event in Islamabad was abruptly cut off after he lambasted the Pakistani government for ceasefire violations on the Line of Control and suggested the civilian administration did not control the military.
