The continued rise in interest is a pressure on fiscal, but it is not an easy way out unless the government cuts back on populist measures and sticks to fiscal prudence as laid out in the FRBM, which the government missed for the second consecutive year.
Right steps you can considerably reduce the tax outgo.
Lukas Podolski completed his transfer from Arsenal to Galatasaray on Saturday after the Turkish club agreed a fee of around 2.85 million pounds ($4.45 million) to finally land their man at the fourth attempt.
It's just not stocks and mutual funds that help you make good profits in the long run, says Sharath Komarraju, author of 'Money Wise' which, he says, is 'Aam Aadmi's guide to wealth and Financial Freedom'.
The stock markets need not be an enigma - use resources at your disposal
The GST will subsume excise, service tax, value added tax, octroi etc.
An increase in sales across all categories in the automobile industry, has made need for higher working capital inevitable.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
'Reports of hitherto 'atmanirbhar' breadwinners having to stand in line for a plastic bag of khichdi or, travelling thousands of kms with nothing but packets of biscuits, have not moved the prime minister,' observes Jyoti Punwani.
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan recalls a tussle between the government and RBI when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister and how it was resolved.
Can compassion, common courtesy or an 'emotional connect' win seats in the harsh realpolitik of UP, a state riddled with divisions of caste and religion, and confronted with a seemingly impregnable BSP-SP alliance? asks Sunil Sethi.
Sahara was to provide a bank guarantee from HSBC.
The decision in this regard, however, is expected to be taken by the new government.
The government had no option but to cut spending to meet its borrowing targets.
The senior RBI official, who assumed office on July 31, a day before he was to retire from the state-run Bank of Baroda as its chairman, said developments in construction technologies should make it possible for developers to bring down home prices.
While GST and insolvency laws are among the major achievements of the Modi government, the list of failures include demonetisation, toxic banks, manufacturing hiccups and most prominently bizarre job creation figures. Mihir S Sharma takes a look at the four years of Modi government.
It is expected to bring transparency and reinstate consumer faith in the industry, says Brotin Banerjee.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field on Friday
A lot of the factors towards which the government has pointed to justify its moves on Jammu and Kashmir are in fact valid. Only, most of them have little to do with Article 370, says David Devadas.
If tweets can do so much, why do we need an independent regulator and multiple committees discuss and recommend policy?
Hyderabad-based Andhra Bank is aiming to get a significant proportion of the state government's business, to boost its share of low-cost deposits
In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity number is holding lives to ransom.
'Whichever option India chooses, it should be clear to the government that the China-Pakistan nexus poses a clear and present danger to national security,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
For India, it is business as usual with the government muddling along.
The CPEC poses a clear and imminent danger to Indian security interests, says Kulbir Krishan.
Analysts, however, said the timing of the infusion was good.
A day after the Prime Minister's Office sought to counter the perception that Manmohan Singh has been "weak" in his tenure, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Saturday took potshots at him.
'If there is any industry that is unfit for modern corporate form it is the diamond trade.' 'But no one was asking the right questions.' 'The music was playing and so the game was on,' says S Murlidharan, former MD, BNP Paribas.
The river I bathed and swam in, has dried up. It's the worst drought in 140 years. First the mango trees died. Then the coconut trees. Finally the hardy palm trees have died.
Or is all of media being re-invented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Discussion paper fixes Rs 1,000 cr as minimum capital for these specialised banks
'The UPA was the gang that couldn't shoot straight. The NDA is the gang that can't stop shooting. They (the Modi government) are shooting at anybody, everybody, all directions, shooting themselves in the foot.'
Woefully inadequate infrastructure is just one of the many reasons why a case is not settled within 180 days and even 270 days as envisaged by the law, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Sahara group has sought extension of negotiation facilities in the Tihar jail here for its chief Subrata Roy by a further 45 days.
'He has attacked our enemies in their own backyard.'
Officials said the government had no option but to cut spending.
With real estate -- NRIs's favourite investment vehicle in the past -- unlikely to do well in the near future, there is a strong case for NRIs to shift to equity and debt mutual funds, says Prateek Mehta.
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
West Bromwich Albion have bolstered their defensive ranks by signing centre half Jonny Evans from Manchester United on a four-year deal.
Share swap has moved the 'founder tag' from Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey to the Gandhis.
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