In India to take part in a board meeting, Martin Sorrell, chief executive officer of WPP, spoke to Alokananda Chakraborty on a wide range of subjects.
Retail prices across the country continued to be at Rs 80 a kg.
It would be perfectly possible for a rogue customer to disconnect a call and then claim compensation.
Centre could ban wheat import from Bangladesh, apart from restricting cultivation in West Bengal and Assam
Currently, MNP is only available within a state/circle.
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Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said the discussions at the day-long meet involved an overview of five models of participative policy, framework of engineering, procurement and construction contracts and sectoral guidelines for foreign and domestic investment.
'Women all over India want a safer atmosphere at the place where they go to pray or meditate.'
The problem, say experts, is not so much the use of plastic as the lack of effort to recycle and reuse it.
Jonathan Garner, chief Asia and emerging markets equity strategist, Morgan Stanley, gives Samie Modak his assessment of the Indian economy after 3 years of Modi Sarkar.
Recent tribunal rulings open prospects of large haircuts and barriers to auctioning of personal guarantees, among other issues
Why India is an FDI magnet. The country satisfies several reconditions to attract FDI.
Over the years India's governments have turned several public goods into private ones, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
In conversation with Walmart India president and CEO Krish Iyer.
According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth report, India has 1,800 ultra high net worth individuals -- 11th largest group globally, while the United States tops the chart with 62,800 UHNW adults (equivalent to 49 per cent of the global total).
'1984 is important as it is the beginning of the State making war against its citizens in India.' 'Since then, we had the government of the day organising riots or genocide by attacking certain people.'
'I suspect the recovery that the banks are going to get out of this IBC is not going to be more than 30 per cent.' 'If you leave the steel industry aside, the recovery rates are not looking very, very healthy,' Jairam Ramesh tells the Rajya Sabha.
Here's what you should know about the diseases and how to combat them.
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
'They are saying my petition is an attack on Hindu religion.' 'You pray in your home, there is no problem, but the school is a public institution run by government funds.'
Farmers have suffered a lot on account of natural calamities.
Retail inflation rose 4.38 per cent year-on-year in November, the slowest pace in data going back to January 2012.
'In Rajiv Gandhi's time, out of every Re 1 spent by the government only 15 paisa reached the public.' 'At this moment, I cannot say that the entire Re 1 reaches the common man's pocket, but yes, two-thirds of that money definitely reaches the common man.' 'And the rest of the money will also reach soon.'
Here are photos from his life and career as India's pre-eminent defence scientist and one of the country's most popular president
Union ministers fanned out across the country to highlight the crackdown on black money to mark the first anniversary of demonetisation on Wednesday which the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated as "Anti Black Money Day" while the Congress-led Opposition observed it as "Black Day" with street protests.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
'The government is abdicating its responsibility on healthcare.' 'Just to start this scheme, it will take a minimum till October 2018 and elections are coming in 2019, so before that this can go into the dustbin.'
Question remains, what happens when the overseeing committees' members themselves are questioned by investigative agencies?
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
Across India, decades of mismanagement and political meddling have left utilities selling electricity below cost and turning a blind eye to rampant theft.
India may not be prepared to meet US demands, say experts
Foreign retail chains, reluctantly allowed limited entry, have begun to make their initial moves and, like Ikea, intend to spend big money -- sometimes in the billions of dollars.
China is estimated to grow at 6.7 per cent in 2016.
FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.
Farmers of Haryana suffered because of unseasonal rain.
These 10 cities have maintained cleanliness throughout
Even in his wildest dreams Pawan Negi may not have thought he would take a five-for on a stage like the Champions League T20 final. So, naturally, after that stellar effort against Kolkata Knight Riders, he was ecstatic. He flummoxed the likes of Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis and Ryan ten Doeschate with his flight and guile on the way to a memorable spell in only his second match in the tournament as Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets.
Modi said India will pursue its dreams in partnership with its international friends.
CPI inflation has declined by almost a percentage point from July, from close to eight per cent to just above seven per cent.
To do so, the government will have to tackle a number of broad development challenges successfully, says Shankar Acharya
The indebtedness of Indian companies has had an adverse impact on the economy's investment climate apart from weakening their performance and seriously impairing the financial health of the banking sector. Unless both the problems are resolved, there is little chance of reviving investment and boosting growth on a sustainable basis, says A K Bhattacharya.
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