The transition to a single, nationwide tax on goods and services will streamline business and boost the economy by tearing down barriers between 31 states and union territories.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Pushpal Shinde now earns some Rs 50,000 a month.
Devangshu Datta highlights the silver lining for the long-term investor.
The West has built a culture of art philanthropy.
Make in India campaign has huge potential.
Higher crude oil prices also translate into better corporate earnings for India's top companies
Govt restrictions on import biting deep; trade petitions for relief with units, workers idling.
Leeway on CRR and SLR was a long-standing demand from banks, which the RBI did not agree to till recently.
Avantika Bhuyan on how Feroze Gujral is making her mark on the world of art.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tells Anup Roy, Raghu Mohan and Niraj Bhatt that it is time for banks to lower interest rates and start lending to cash-starved finance companies after due credit appraisal and proper risk assessment.
Government claims big successes in agriculture, rural roads & investment scenario.
Rajan also said it's a problem of collective action and not a problem of industrial nations or emerging markets
'There is too much news about film stars. There is too much fawning over wealth and power. There is a grey area between seriousness and triviality in news reporting now.' 'Mumbai is still a magnet. All the politicians have property in Mumbai. Politicians are the biggest racketeers here.' Olga Tellis, the legendary reporter who completed 50 years in journalism, tells A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com about her life and experiences.
The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015
Make in India has big shortcomings when it comes to natural resources.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
Quikr founder & CEO Pranay Chulet tells Raghu Krishnan and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra why money has never been an issue for Quikr and that someday he will make a romantic comedy.
We bring you an excerpt from an interview with the master couturier as it appears in the latest edition of Vogue (India).
Jaitley said a 10 per cent tax long on capital gains exceeding Rs 1 lakh made from the sale of shares has been introduced but those made till Janaury 31 would be grandfathered. A 10 per cent tax on distributed income by equity oriented mutual funds has also been proposed in the budget.
Rohini Bhajibhakare won't waste a moment on this statistic because she has far more important things to do.
India is affected by a 'resource inefficiency curse'.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
The unemployment situation is becoming increasingly acute.
Greg Abel and Ajit Jain would be prime candidates
Borrowing from Narendra Modi's phraseology, Pakistan on Tuesday said 'acche din aa rahe hain' for bilateral ties with India.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.
'The BRICS anthem has to necessarily be an anthem of Vedic times -- Walk together, Dream together, Achieve together.' 'And who knows it better than Modi?' says Tarun Vijay.
Indian govt is trying hard to get global investors to invest in the country.
Three way split of AIADMK has slowed decision-making, prompting industry to look outside the state, says T E Narasimhan.
An excerpt from Conde Nast India's Make In India magazine.
Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady, forward-looking course, says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the government.
Meet the top contestants of Miss Grand International 2016. Beware: Hot curves ahead!
Rather than focussing on manufacturing, Indian companies need to concentrate on conceiving, designing and branding products.
'People didn't know of my presence until they saw my saris at the Lakme Fashion Week.'
'The success of the country's economic policies is affirmed by receipt of FDI of $15 billion last year, the highest in the Asia-Pacific after China and India, and well ahead of Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,' notes Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad.
In the fourth part of this series on North East Indian fashion designers and their struggles to attain success and visibility, Atsu Sekhose says he defines his success mantra as "repeat customers + good sales."
Just an hour or so from the ones we commonly throng to, they promise a lot more for a lot less.
