'No right thinking student of politics can name one state where the BJP gains in double digits.'
The FinCom has recommended a record 10% increase in states' share.
If you looked back at 2018 and had to give it a name, the Year of Limitations might be the most accurate.
The future of the GM tech in India is still uncertain.
DD Kisan in the past year has clocked an average direct viewership of 500,000 to 10 million.
As the country readies to go to polls on July 25, one can't deny the role of the military, but there are other factors too.
'We are at $2.7 trillion and 2024 is not far away.' 'The country will need to grow by 9% every year for 5 years continuously and raise the aggregate investment rate to 38% of GDP to achieve the government's target of turning India into a $5 trillion economy.' 'Given the fact that we are only growing at about 5% and our investment rates are only about 30%, it may take a number of years before we can reach that targeted level.'
'Mumbai is very different from the rest of India. It can be ruthless if you don't have work or friends. The struggle time and times of disappointment are horrific and can break you.'
While India's human development index has improved, absolute performance levels aren't satisfactory, says T N Ninan.
The theory that all banned notes will come back into the system may not be true. Anup Roy finds out.
The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill and The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill passed amid din.
Opposition on Monday picked holes in various government decisions like demonetisation and surgical strikes as well as allocation of funds for MNREGA, agriculture sector and Scheduled Castes, saying it has failed on all fronts despite which it is trying to "fool" the people.
These have to be passed in this session to meet the September 15 deadline for switching over to the new indirect tax regime, Jaitley said.
Bharatiya Janata Party's M Venkaiah Naidu is proud of the fact that he never speaks to reporters off-the-record. He has a bluff, hearty, no-nonsense style -- that can be misunderstood. Archis Mohan reports
'Maybe, India will never be reformed and maybe India will continue to have a quagmire for the rest of history.'
Experts advise investors to buy at lower levels in the next few months and sell at the higher end of their range in the second half, reports Rajesh Bhayani.
Sebi will join RBI and the government in their fight against bad loans.
Congress leaders are worried as to when Rahul Gandhi will get down to undertaking the long overdue AICC
'If the RBI reduces the rate of interest, housing demand can pick up, investment can pick up, automobile demand can pick up...'
It's hoped the negotiations can be wrapped up by August 20.
The Lok Sabha will start a discussion on the Budget on Wednesday.
'Those who are upset by the current government's hard position against agitating Kashmiris should know it is exactly as hard as the position of previous governments.' 'Congress also killed as many, and actually more, but it spoke softly.' 'The BJP uses harsher words, but that is the only real difference,' says Aakar Patel.
The banking sector is set to move at a fast pace from hereon.
GST will yield 'better value for money' for car buyers, increasing automobile industry demand, says Sandip Neogi.
Yoga acharya Shameem Akthar takes at a look at what you can do to avoid the pitfall of obesity.
'If the TRS, with 75% seats in the Telangana assembly, can be coerced into a sense of resignation by a tiny party that has just 10% of seats, then questions have to be asked about KCR's mettle as leader,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Mr Modi, it came across, did not want to be seen as favouring any one business group.
'I play a suicide bomber and while doing this job if my character suddenly breaks into song and dance, it won't look good.'
Filing with inadequate disclosure of assets will be liable for prosecution
China would have become another India "where around 20% of the world's poorest live" if it adopted democracy
Your content is the key to getting likes on Facebook, whether it's for a brand or an individual, says Zafar Rais, founder and CEO at Mindshift Interactive.
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The Keynesian advice comes after Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said he considers the fiscal deficit at 4.8 per cent of gross domestic product in 2013-14 as a 'red line'.
'There appears to be no relation between a government with a majority and GDP growth as the stock market and its analysts seem to fear.'
The non-oil, non-finance sector of the economy is under severe stress.
Prime Minister Singh has assigned a senior Congress leader to placate the President, who is upset with Finance Minister P Chidambaram, reports Anita Katyal.
India's fiscal deficit trends are a bit like an alcoholic trying, unsuccessfully, to reform. Virtue does not last for too long, says Shankar Acharya.
Amid noisy scenes, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 for discussion and passage, but pandemonium broke out in the Upper House with the opposition creating an uproar and the BJP countering it vociferously.
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
'We must look at the entire question of military preparedness anew, taking into account the new realities,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
Laggards in international rankings, India finally made their presence felt by pulling off an impressive under-17 World Cup that drew all-round praise even though the country was eliminated in the very first round.
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