On August 31, Dollar-Rupee and Pound- Rupee parity were 66.6 and 103.3 respectively. In between the rupee reached 68.85 against the dollar necessitating RBI intervention. Since May 22 when the US hinted at tightening liquidity, the rupee has depre
As the economy flounders, and the prime minister hunts up a new, vocal avatar, we take excerpts from Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day speech, and what should be read between the lines: ON REFORMS
Poor progress of development and lack of governance are common problems affecting most Indian cities and these can only be addressed by empowering the city governments, instead of leaving all decision-making powers with the state government, exper
In an unprecedented move, market watchdog Securities and Exchange Bureau of India (Sebi) has directed financial services firm Onelife Capital Advisors Limited and its managing director to refund over Rs 35 crore raised through an initial public of
Scheduled to be tabled in Lok Sabha on September 30, the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) report on 2G spectrum scam is leant to be delayed further – it will now surface in the winter session of Parliament. Though the delay is bei
While the multiple uses of radiation in various fields including healthcare, communications technology, energy etc is a boon, lack of adequate knowledge in handling it can prove disastrous. The idea of effectively using this tool while exe
As much as 17,546.79 metric tonnes of food grain got damaged during the last three and half years in different godowns of Food Corporation Of India, according to an RTI response from this public sector unit. Since a person need
At a time when Messrs Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram and the outgoing and incumbent RBI governors are facing flak on all quarters for the tumbling value of the rupee, and the overall economic and fiscal mess, there’s a bit of good news for th
Making a statement on the tumbling rupee and the worrying state of Indian economy, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday and tried to talk up the market sentiment by referring to the expected buoyancy in the rural sector thanks to a good monsoon
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011, passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday, has faced criticism not only from the industry but also from civil society activists. ALSO READ:
With the salvo fired at the finance minister, hitting the Manmohan Singh government where it hurts most, outgoing Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao has opened up the debate on the state of the economy. While prime minister Manmoh
As news channels and online services flashed the news ‘Yasin Bhatkal arrested’ early Thursday (Aug 29) morning, there were murmurs of excitement in quite a few war rooms across the country, it is learnt. By afternoon, as
As relevant as ever they are, in the internet age, Mahatma Gandhi’s words are closer and more accessible too. Launching next week is a website that hosts all of Gandhi’s collected works, in three languages, among other things, as part
Passengers flying through Chennai’s domestic airport can now get their own postal stamp with photographs. By just paying Rs 322, a person can get 12 stamps of Rs 5 each. All one needs to do is to fill up a required form at the counter with a
Top-level executives of PSEs, who hold or are likely to take charge as CEOs or directors, are undergoing training to meet the transformation challenges to steer their organisations in the globally competitive environment. Under a seven-day
The supreme court on Thursday pulled up CBI over slow progress in the coal block allocation scam giving the agency five days to submit a statement on missing coal files. The centre on its part assured the court that it will give all the re
What is the significance of the new title ‘The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2012’? The title of the old law conveyed that its primary purp
The annual confidential reports (ACR) of the chief vigilance officers (CVOs) in public sector undertakings/organisations are not being prepared according to norms laid down by the government, the central vigilance commission has brought to the not
The civilization which was capable of building the huge and lasting shrine of Kedarnath in the Himalayan heights, I think at times, could have easily made there, or at least on the way that leads to it, some permanent structures to facilitate the
The freedom struggle is not over – we still have to draw from the legacies of freedom struggle. Bhagat Singh, for instance, was not just fighting to end British rule. He was fighting to end imperialism. That was the broader ag
