The Budget provides a reassuring message about Prime Minister Narendra Modi staying the course.
Hyderabad-based Pi Datacenters wants to be the first destination of choice for enterprises in data and cloud services.
Delhi's ritzy Terminal 3 is on the global top 5 list on social media and the first among Asian airports on social media.
There are also signs that the private sector investment cycle is slowly coming back, as capacity utilisation figures across industry continue to slowly creep up. A pickup in investments will front load profitability, says Akash Prakash.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.
Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law
Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also taken into consideration the demands of individual ministries and the suitability of individuals, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived.
A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
Budget will get a welcome reception from the international biz.
The Economic Survey called for improving business environment.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley counter Rahul Gandhi's attack over issues related to the JNU, intolerance, inflation and foreign policy.
Harsh Roongta, Mahesh Padmanabhan, Anil Rego answer the most sought after questions on Budget Day.
Gimmicks such as appointing high-profile brand ambassadors like Sachin Tendulkar will not work.
Modi government has pledged to lay 700,000 kms of broadband cable.
Modi is keen to get more investments into Gujarat.
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The Tata Group says it is bullish on investment in India.
A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high.
Endearing moments of family time, impromptu singing sessions, ping-pong games on dinner tables and a constant stream of online humour provide a much-needed salve of hope and sanity in this time of distress.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
'If we don't want to be the poorest large economy even in 2030, we need to be doing very much more than is being attempted.'
'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.
The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
'Today, bankers don't want to take risks as the good decisions taken by them were not protected.' 'There is risk involved in all decisions, like businessmen taking risks in their businesses.' 'A banker must have taken a decision when the economic condition was different, and you cannot question him on the basis of the present situation in hindsight.' 'Naturally, this has affected the morale of bankers.'
Smart cities can provide more safety, better management of traffic congestion, a low-carbon environment and better services.
'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.' 'Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous for the Indian economy in the long run.' 'The real risk to India is the lack of decent employment opportunities for youth in general and educated youth in particular.'
E-vyapar.com to help small businesses manage inventory & accounts online.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
All the fixes require either the enactment of a data-protection law, or the amendment of our existing competition law. This can take many years. However, there is an opportunity for the government to act immediately if it wishes to, says Sunil Abraham.
Make in India needs policy support for access to markets.
NDA government has shunned populism.
US President Barack Obama on Sunday affirmed his commitment to enhancing India's 'voice and vote' in global financial institutions like IMF.
The investment arm of US-headquartered chip-maker Intel Corporation expects India to add around 300 million internet users over the next five years.
US Ambassador Richard Verma's tips to the Indian states.
Modi emphasised on deeper India-Africa partnership on clean energy.
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
Aadhaar now has legal backing but it still faces challenges of privacy and data sharing
Gulshan Rai talks to Surabhi Agarwal about the tussle with social media companies over sharing data, Section 66a of the Information Technology Act and his new job.
Food and fuel are two perennial areas of concern.
