Rates to go up as Delhi power regulator works out plan to liquidate past dues.
While its performance in Bihar, has boosted fund collections, corporate contributors are still waiting to see its performances in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal before committing funds to the Congress.
A series of modest support measures from the government over the year helped stave off worries of a more dramatic slowdown
The govt must fix regulatory hurdles to ensure growth.
Rediff.com takes a look at some personalities who are likely to win the prize this year.
Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck.
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The catalyst is the run on emerging market equities, but many investors are just tired of waiting for India to get its act together.
Debt returns are always negative for investors in India, unless they are willing to take huge risk
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
VW is under pressure to identify those responsible, to say how vehicles with illegal software will be fixed.
We need a change in mindset, says the RBI Governor.
The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy
From the Syrian civil war to the Ukrainian crisis to the terror unleashed by the dreaded Islamic State, there was no lack of news in 2014. In this five-part series,rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.
'These people are living on the edge of starvation and governments need to show much greater compassion towards them.'
The Long Range Surface to Air Missile jointly being developed by India and Israel is an answer to potential threats from Pakistan's anti-ship missile.
The two countries also asked all nations to stop cross-border movement of terrorists and asserted that a decisive collective response from the international community without 'double standards and selectivity' was required to combat the threat of terrorism.
Orissa learnt its lessons from previous cyclones, particularly the 1999 super cyclone, whereas Uttarakhand has failed to do so from any of the previous natural calamities that hit the state, says Dinesh C Sharma.
Making it easier to do business is a key element of our strategy, says Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.' 'It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past, with two failures for the record books.' 'This cloud over the economy will probably remain as long as Modi is in power.'
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
In his last column for Rediff.com, Praful Bidwai joins issues with those lauding India's covert operation against Naga rebels based in Myanmarese territory.
A friendly working environment, special healthcare facilities, flexible work hours, work from home options, support and camaraderie among the team members keep employees highly motivated in these 10 companies.
In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.
Narendra Modi, says T V R Shenoy, is 'busy trying to woo back two constituencies that were crucial when the BJP won power in the elections of 1998 and of 1999, namely UP (and the Hindi belt in general) and educated youth.'
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
'The path to a resolution of the ethnic conflict is likely to be complicated and controversial with the majority Sinhalese community, and will become less likely if delayed.' 'It will certainly give Rajapaksa fresh political oxygen with which to revive himself and rally the opposition.'
Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India's poverty has damaging consequences for them, and that they can help decrease it. The food security bill, with all its limitations, will hopefully contribute to generating such awareness, says Praful Bidwai.
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
