Euro-zone growth could improve because of (a) reduced pace of fiscal tightening and (b) stronger exports, but weak domestic demand and a fragile banking system could increase deflation risks that could force the European Central Bank to turn further accommodative.
With the world getting more and more instrumented with smart devices, global enterprises are increasingly looking at undertaking a 'digital transformation' journey to stay ahead in the race. Emerging technologies such as social, mobility, analytics and cloud have given birth to new business opportunities and forcing enterprises to finetune their IT buying decisions -- quite differently from what they used to do.
Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd)
The Ghazi Attack tells the story about one of the 'last unsolved greatest mysteries of the 1971 war.'
A more rigorous training in core skills is required to boost the engineering talent in the country, instead of a varnish of 'soft skills', says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'The mobilisation is nothing but a political ploy -- a sort of a fixed match between Hindu and Muslim communal forces, towards polarisation, in a run-up to the next election,' argues Mohammad Sajjad.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
India loses 333 acres of prime forest every day. Instead of working to conserve India's forests and water resources, the environment minister has set up a committee to 'dismantle' the five key laws that provide environmental protection.
'I kept telling Anurag, "I don't care about anything, I don't want any money. Just get the film made".' 'One day I called Anurag and someone else picked up the phone. He said, "Hello, Sir." I responded, "Hello, but who are you and why are you picking up Anurag's phone?" He said, "I am Ranbir Kapoor Sir". And he told me he was doing the film and he was very excited.'
Baba Ramdev may be controversy's child, yet he has a fan following not just in India, but almost all over the world. Sanjeev Nayyar recounts why he is fida about Patanjali products.
Governments encouraged motorists to switch to diesel in the belief that its superior fuel economy would outweigh the higher pollutants per litre burned.
The ordinance has returned near absolute power of discretion in land acquisition, except in tribal areas, into the hands of the bureaucracy yet again
A fleet of eight JF-17 Thunder fighter jets -- jointly made by the two countries -- will escort the Chinese president once his plane enters the Pakistani airspace.
In our series on Super30 achievers, we find out how Aquibur Rahman has fared since he cleared his IIT-Joint Entrance Exam.
In an online chat with readers, overseas consultant NNS Chandra shares career advice.
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
Dress well. Be polite and helpful. Look around for opportunities where you can put your skills to use.
Air that people breathe in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.
'End of the day, my thing is, entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.'
Net profits may dip 4.9% y-o-y, but the silver lining is that performance may be better than the preceding quarter
Natarajan said she had an unpopular job but she never did anything wrong
As per revised rules every four tribals is likely to be displaced or affected by projects, as their habitations were rich in natural resources
The former McKinsey India head is presently on board of many big Indian conglomerates.
What would you rather be -- a clerk at work or a contributing member of a project?
US stocks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 coming less than 2% below its record peak set last month.
Corporate India at present is more indebted than all state govts put together.
M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above
Rani Mukerji, unusually candid.
Once you enter IIT Kanpur, you know you have arrived at a place which is at par with the best educational institutes worldwide. If not better.
In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu.
'We are moving away from the path of democracy and towards Hindu religious dictatorship,' scientist P M Bhargava, who announced his decision to return the Padma Bhushan, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com
To avert another Uttarakhand-type catastrophe, we must change course. We should stop pandering to the Indian elite's insatiable appetite for electricity, which is driving reckless dam construction, says Praful Bidwai
Yale University has issued a statement saying that Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani attended a weeklong programme and received a certificate from the university last year, along with several other lawmakers from India. George Joseph/Rediff.com reports from New York
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra has answers to all your queries related to pursuing an education abroad.
Two mysterious objects seem to have fallen from the sky -- one in a paddy field and one in an engineering college, killing one person.
Pavan Malhotra, one of our finest actors, shows us another side of Bollywood.
Devanik Saha wonders if saffronisation of India is on the rise
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
We need credible retellings of the times we have lived through, or the events in the immediate past that have shaped our today, says Mihir S Sharma
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