A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the parties to furnish 'forthwith' the details of electoral bonds received by a political party till date.
The 7th Pay Commission recommendations are a major challenge for the Railways.
'That Modi and the BJP can continue to treat the rising and expanding middle class this way shows that they have gamed its mind quite perfectly,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
'I say Modi was India's last chance.' 'Because the kind of work this government has done -- I'm talking about physical delivery -- is fantastic, like no time in our history.'
Polling in Phase II of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections consists of 67 constituencies spread across 11 districts.
'Rajan epitomised the best of his generation -- veneration for knowledge, for old fashioned morality of honesty and modesty.' Economist Devaki Jain, Padma Bhushan, salutes her brother who passed into the ages last week.
New rules are expected to make it tougher for British companies wanting to bring in foreign professionals from outside the EU, including countries like India
The fiscal deficit for 2015-16 may eventually come down to the targeted level of 3.9 per cent of GDP.
Grand plan: 10% GDP growth; 175 million jobs; $10-trillion economy
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it has been decided to fix the minimum wages at Rs 350 per day for unskilled non-agricultural workers for 'C' category areas keeping in view the modalities of fixing minimum wages.
"My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency," Trump said.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has refused to disclose the contents of letters written by its former chief G Madhavan Nair and others in connection with findings by a committee that went into controversial Antrix-Devas deal, saying they were "personal" that may impede process of investigation or apprehension of offenders.
'Antonio Guterres takes over as the UN secretary-general with tremendous goodwill as the process of his election was without the usual horse trading and compromises.' 'We have every reason to believe that he will be sensitive to Indian positions,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Never before in post-reforms India have Union Budgets seen a steady reduction in fiscal deficit for five consecutive years, points out A K Bhattacharya.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
Markets are likely to go down, correct and stay subdued.
Two successive reports, one by Percy Mistry in 2007 and the other by Raghuram Rajan in 2008 had provided the RBI and the finance ministry with blueprints of what to do next. Both reports, unfortunately, was put on ice. The global meltdown saved the RBI. It also saved the finance ministry from having to work on the two reports.
'We need to take steps towards ease of doing business.'
Have companies overlooked the impact of GST on employee benefits such as health check-up facilities, mediclaim, mobile handsets, house lease, long service awards, employee welfare schemes, and so on, asks Anita Rastogi, partner-GST and indirect tax, PwC
"Our government does not delay decisions. We neither nurse problems nor keep them pending," Modi said.
The Delhi police on Thursday pleaded with a court to cancel the bail given by a juvenile justice board to a teenager who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old man with his father's Mercedes leading to his death, saying the relief was granted wrongly.
Rajan said that central banks should not ignore global responsibilities.
73 constituencies will vote on Saturday.
Operational income not covering even their interest expenses, finds study; analysts say if economy turns around, new equity issuances an option
Europe's discordant leaders snatched a deal on Monday that might just avert Greece's euro exit, but global investors' faith in the durability of the single currency has been tested yet again.
Bowing to opposition pressure, the government has agreed to refer the controversial Insurance Bill to a Select Committee of Parliament, which will have 15 members.
IMF members will also be examining whether China's heavy intervention in the yuan market was befitting of a freely convertible reserve currency
Mohammad Sajjad salutes the memory of Mushirul Hasan -- historian, thinker, academic, institution builder, -- who passed into the ages this week.
The board said that practices provided by Muslim Personal Law on the issues of marriage, divorce and maintenance were based on holy scripture Al-Quran and "courts cannot supplant its own interpretations over the text of scriptures".
One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern finance and banking passes into the ages.
Some organisational changes are likely in some of the key army formations.
'At this point, neither the army or the IAF has that immediate, punitive deterrent power against Pakistan.' 'Forget a three-week war; on the LoC, where the action is, Pakistan has until now fielded better infantry weapons, body armour, sniper rifles, and matching artillery' points out Shekhar Gupta.
The new numbers did not apparently pass consistency checks with production, inputs, or movements in the National Stock Exchange.
The Left parties, Janata Dal (United), and two other Opposition members on the committee opposed raising the foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent.
The railways continue to lose market share with an actual fall in the number of passengers and stagnant freight tonnage, says Subir Roy.
The intellectual vacuum that the government is often accused of is more than evident in the policy draft.
Options include raising both excise and service tax rates in FY16
Currently, industries with up to 100 workers were allowed to do this.
Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic French fans celebrated the return of their World Cup winning football team on Monday, jumping and chanting "We Are The Champions" as their bus paraded down the Champs Elysees before a special presidential reception.
