A one rupee per litre cut in taxes would result in revenues being hit by Rs 30,000 crore on an annualised basis.
It reverses the supply chain to customise part of its line-up, but the challenge is in sustaining it.
Inviting private sector in Indian Railways is a good idea.
There is also an interesting name OLX gave the idle stuff lying in our homes: brown money. Over lunch, OLX CEO Amarjit Singh Batra tells Uttran Das Gupta how the company is weaning Indians away from their "irrational emotional attachment to things."
Master urban planner and architect Le Corbusier's principles of light, space and greenery are still evident everywhere in Chandigarh. Geetanjali Krishna finds a haven in the city.
Cashless transactions need ubiquitous connectivity, which we don't have. And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence, says Shyam Ponappa.
Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions, says Shyam Ponappa.
Experts have been talking about the perils of being uninsured or underinsured.
Delhi's air is a desperate problem, but some of the solutions have been too desperate and unthinking.
'I returned to jail at 4.45. I was body searched and sent back to my cell.' 'A bowl of dal was kept there covered.' 'Another guard gave me a tablet and I became unconscious.' Accused One spoke about a similar incident happening to her in October 2015 and also with a bowl of dal.
Almost $10 billion was invested in airport modernisation between 2005 and 2012.
For everyday use, the lower, 20d variant does fairly well, is a lot more efficient, and costs nearly Rs 10 lakh less!
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar on why Indian media and entertainment quality will remain a national gripe and why we, the viewers, are not blame free.
'You have to move from one skill to another skill.' 'An employee can't say this job is my right and even if you train me, I refuse to get trained.' 'Those who participate in re-skilling will remain in the industry.' 'Those who refuse to get re-skilled will have to go.'
There are many good arguments that the Aam Aadmi Party's odd-even response is not the best solution. But we have to do something, because we care about our collective quality of life.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
Cash-and-carry stores try tricks, from playing Bollywood music to customising orders, to retain customers.
Five matches of the first three days of the World Cup aired on Sony Six and Sony Aath reached 14.8 mn Indian viewers
Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways takes off, promising affordable fares and other benefits.
Anusha Jain was 21 when she took over her father's business. In four years, she has clocked 1.5x growth for the company.
Be heard without screaming; be visible without cluttering.
Jammu and Kashmir MLA Ramesh Arora wants momos banned, but are they really unhygienic and harmful?
Every three minutes, in some corner of the country, two Altos are being sold.
The last-16 knock-out round kicks-off this week with Chelsea visiting Paris on Tuesday; Zidane to coach Real Madrid as manager in his first match in Europe
'The boy has remained so simple. Still wearing that sweater and light pants. He doesn't even have a decent pair of shoes! So much like one of us! How can we not give him another chance?' 'And what is Modi Sir doing? He changes clothes three times a day and wears designer clothes. He isn't the son of a simple chaiwallah we voted for.'
Hospitality chains are hosting dual brands on one property, looking for operational efficiencies without diluting their brands, says Shivani Shinde Nadhe.
Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles. She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.
The upcoming Budget gives Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a chance to let states boost spending.
Vistara has entered a country that has been sobered down to reality.
Acquisitions, slowdown put infra major in a spot, with bankers okaying debt restructuring.
Indian Railways has plans to decongest network and become more self dependent.
Such investments come with their own share of risks and buyers may need to hold on for at least 5 to 10 years.
It is not without reason that Japanese consumer electronics companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, Daikin and Sharp are investing significant sums in India.
The growth rate could continue for another seven years.
There is nothing the young Purvanchali wants more desperately than to escape to a place with less hopelessness, and some opportunity, discovers Shekhar Gupta.
'If standing in a bank or ATM line is a test of patriotism, why is not a single leader standing in that queue too?'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav may not have been able to fix the responsibility for the Samajwadi Party's dismal performance at the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
A ministry spokesperson said he wasn't aware of the development.
Hours after three suspected Islamic State group suicide bombers targeted the international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing at least 36 people and wounding many others, Rediff.com brings you some of the deadliest attacks at airports, which have left several dead and hundreds injured.
