As we ring in the New Year we must recognise that 2015 promises to be a very exciting time for India.
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
'Making the railways better is a different type of a challenge.'
After supermarket giant Walmart, it is online retail major Amazon which has begun lobbying with the US lawmakers to seek their support for facilitating its "foreign direct investment in India".
'There are companies that are losing and there are companies that are rising.' 'And the companies that are losing are positioning it as an economic slowdown.'
Millennials are flocking to places of worship, graveyards and parks, armed with their smartphones, to collect Pokemons.
A limited number of activities will remain prohibited across the country, irrespective of the zone, including travel by air, rail, metro and inter-state movement by road, running of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/coaching institutions.
It will escalate costs, mandate regulator to check malpractices, set standards.
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
Ajit Balakrishnan reflects on pariahs, small businesses, and blockchains.
Departments of electronics, excise, I-T launch probe into Rs 251 smartphones
In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.
Bengaluru-based InMobi and Microsoft combine their powers to break the stranglehold of Google and Facebook in the digital advertising space.
The stock jumped significantly on listing.
India's rank was further amplified by the collapse of the South American and Russian economies.
The lock-in would be for a period of six months.
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
Buying on the internet is the future but be wary of the fine print and make sure you get a genuine product.
Companies bank on festive season to beat slow market blues
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
LG, Samsung, Videocon, Sony and Panasonic have instructed their trade partners that products sold through online marketplaces without their knowledge during flash sales will not get the benefit of after-sale service and warranties.
'Some cases do not get a single hearing for 6 to 8 months, while some have been pending for as long as 8 years.'
Shortly after a controversy erupted over government's plans to snoop on every message sent through WhatsApp, SMS, e-mail or any such service, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology clarified that social media websites and applications will be exempted from the purview of the draft National Encryption Policy.
The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.
Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'The BJP certainly has an edge as the BJP has gone ahead of the Congress in pleasing the trading community.'
Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups
Despite all the incentives, the start-ups' mega event fell short of expectations
Shopkeepers are losing buyers in droves to e-tailers for everything from fashion to smartphones, and are struggling to find solutions.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.
SBI had a tough journey in the last 40 years.
Beware, it's not just criminals who want your data!
Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in.
UK's largest retailer Tesco, Singapore Airlines and Etihad queued up to invest in India as a persistent UPA threw open more sectors to foreign investments with indications of more big ticket deals to be announced in the new year.
Chaos in Parliament threw a spanner in the government's efforts to revive the economy and kick-start reforms.
At least three industry bodies have alleged counterfeits remain widespread on Alibaba's sites
The author meets the brains behind Unocoin, the first Indian Bitcoin exchange and merchant processor in India to have raised international funding.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
Ashish Chauhan is generous in his praise for his former bosses and doesn't flinch in pointing out the reasons why the BSE lost out in the initial years of the NSE.
Amit Jain tells Shyamal Majumdar about his dream to make Uber the 'safest place in the city'