The city is becoming more democratic as the past embraces the future says Rahul Jacob.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
Getting the balance between fiscal restraint and growth-contracting policy remains a problem.
'This is the first time the US has formally recognised the threat India faces from terrorist organisations based in Pakistan.'
India's indigenous paper manufacturers are forced to use a variety of raw materials.
Tirole's insights show how real-world incentives are complicated, and contracts can be difficult to write and enforce.
The return of a BJP-Sena regime after a love-hate war and gap of 15 years, demise of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopinath Munde, collapse of Congress-Nationalisy Congress Party alliance and rising cases of farmers' suicides dominated Maharashtra's political landscape in 2014.
Within two weeks of the speech, the prime minister flagged off the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, and the day was marked by announcing its outcome on the very first day of its implementation.
Data used for the graph and cited elsewhere in the column were obtained from various publications of the RBI.
Markets are likely to go down, correct and stay subdued.
Full liberalisation of the defence industry is necessary for both combat-readiness and security of long-term supplies, says Nitin Pai.
Education remains one of the key focuses of the new government.
The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.
Internal documents suggest the city may not require a Metro till 2025
Those who have a long-range mission of true nation-building will pay close attention to World Bank's new action plan for fairness in all matters of land use, says Rajni Bakshi.
Any investment proposal in India has to be cleared by the Cabinet which leads to a vicious cycle of approvals and rejections, says
The Land Acquisition Bill, passed by Parliament last month, will either make projects unviable or expensive for large infrastructure or real estate projects.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who was recently appointed the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief, says people are disenchanted with the Vasundhara Raje government.
Shifting to a PPP model could repeat the errors of the past
The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharati recently reiterated her commitment towards making the Yamuna Shuddikaran Abhiyan a success but said little else. It is obvious that in comparison to the Ganga about which she waxes eloquent at the drop of a hat, her treatment towards Yamuna can at best be described as step-motherly. Rashme Sehgal reports on efforts to save the river.
The Planning Commission has not been central to the policy making process since the mid-1960s, says Nitin Desai.
Downplaying concerns of delay, Amitabh Kant, managing director of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMIC), says the project will be delivered on time.
Finance minister tries to put house in order before reforms are unveiled in February.
The Budget has evoked mixed reactions from Silicon Valley investors.
The captains of Indian industry described Narendra Modi government's maiden budget as one with "the right intent and in the right direction".
'When Hindus converted through inducements there was no hue and cry, but when reconversions took place, everyone cried foul. If re-conversions are bad, so are conversions.' 'Our government is not getting involved either in conversions or re-conversions. The BJP has nothing to do with it.' Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu in a candid interview.
CAG may not be the cure-all for the ills that afflict PPP projects and is perhaps a sub-optimal solution to the problem.
She added 148 workers from Maruti Suzuki had been imprisoned for two years without bail, on charges of killing a plant manager.
A definitive guide to the movers and shakers who sit at the helm of the Asian sports boom.
There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual', such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna.
'The finance minister and the government have met the immediate challenge. The wine this time is new and also in a new bottle, which, though not full, is less than half empty.'
The Economic Survey was tabled in the Parliament on Friday.
Former rural development minister Jairam Ramesh tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee that the Ordinance to amend the land acquisition Act (2013) opens the door for forcible acquisition and undermines the spirit and the substance of the legislation.
Trinamool congress MP and Gardiner Professor of History at Harvard University Sugata Bose tells Kavita Chowdhury that there is a sense of fear and insecurity among our minorities.
Key relaxations traced in final regulations.
Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd)
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
With Jaitley preferring continuity over change, good days might take a little longer to arrive, says Shankar Acharya.
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