Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton registers her first 'win' by four votes to two against Trump.
Talking corporate heads are a barometer of the business community's engagement with the economy. If they have nothing to say now there should be cause for concern.
The trio, 'twin shocks' of demonetisation and GST, 'twin balance sheet' problem that has been weakening India's banking system and the 'twin deficit' problem will continue to challenge economic management and performance in the year ahead, says Shankar Acharya.
Growing and harvesting trees for productive and economic uses are once again dead in the water, says Sunita Narain.
The government is going all out to spread awareness about the new indirect tax regime, and training lawmakers is being seen as a necessary first step.
'Every few days, I wake up with a sense of restlessness that time is running out'... 'We have created a due process for stressed assets to resolve, but there is no concrete plan in place for public sector bank balance sheets,' says RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya.
As protectionism grows from the United States to Australia, Sanjay Kumar Singh draws up a comprehensive financial checklist for those shifting to India.
It turns out that there is serious money in funny business these days!
Ratnakar Bank to absorb RBS' employees involved in three businesses
Google of food, Zomato is keen to do more acquisitions in 2015.
Internal documents suggest the city may not require a Metro till 2025
'The accusation that Pakistan risks losing sovereignty to China is emotive and has the potential to spread.' 'China will, however, remain intent on achieving its strategic ambitions of acquiring Gwadar port and securing a large chunk of Pakistan occupied Kashmir,' says former RA&W officer Jayadeva Ranade.
China has relaxed its one-child policy and further freed up markets in order to put the world's second-largest economy on a more stable footing.
CLP saw early that the pollution caused by China's rush for industrial growth would lead inevitably to demands for cleaner electricity.
The first day of the International Cricket Council's Board meetings concluded in Dubai on Tuesday with unanimous support for a set of principles relating to its future structure, governance and financial models.
With Jaitley preferring continuity over change, good days might take a little longer to arrive, says Shankar Acharya.
With the images of Rajendra Babu, Radhakrishnan, K R Narayanan, V V Giri and Kalam in my mind, the image of my beloved hero dancing ungainly to 'Merey angney main tumharra kya kaam hai', doesn't make a smooth transition, says Sudhir Bisht.
The international investors who are investing, merging and shaping India's new ecommerce start-ups are betting that if China can produce an Alibaba with an expected market value of $ 170+ billion market value when it does its IPO, India should produce at least one or two with a $5bn+ market value, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
Even as government projects aren't lucrative from a revenue perspective, companies fight with each other to bag the contracts
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
With the help of Practo Ray, doctors can share reports.
India's low passion, very cautious, relationship with Iran of the last 36 years awaits transformation, says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd). Prime Minister Modi's visit cannot be a negotiating event; it is a symbolic one to strengthen the politico-diplomatic relationship.
Indian cricket, it seems, pays overwhelming obeisance to a vapid, old adage: The more it changes, the more it remains the same.
He has had a productive first year at the RBI -- one which saw, also, India's economic imbalances improve and the unexpectedly strong general election outcome.
Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever.
These homes offer services that help lead a smooth retired life.
Experts share their views on the steps that will help businesses become GST-ready.
Who will make the most of the disruptions of 2016 this year? Mihir Sharma's list of probables.
"The poor will not suffer disproportionately due to bouts of sharp inflation, and the middle class will not see its savings eroded," Raghuram Rajan said.
Shreekant Sambrani is confident that today's adversity will make the country emerge even stronger
Indian economy about to take-off
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
'Modi as the PM of the country has to take everybody on board and deliver on good governance. That is his responsibility. In that talking alone won't help, he's working.' Commerce Minister Dr Nirmala Sitharaman tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com how the Modi government plans to change India.
In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
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