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Manmohan Singh's calm amid din in Parliament

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Last Thursday, when Rahul Gandhi was railing against the government, I was reminded of Manmohan Singh. Though the Lok Sabha chair scuttled Rahul's allegations, let me elaborate o... Read More


India cracks down on professional blood donor rackets with tougher new rules

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The government has framed stringent new regulations and raised the entry barrier for setting up new blood banks and centres to curb the culture of replacement donation and 'profe... Read More


Stock recommendations for 16 February from MarketSmith India

Stock market recap, Feb. 16 -- Domestic equity market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, cracked on Friday, 13 February, with a broad-based selloff hitting metal, IT and commodity stocks amid sl... Read More


RBI nod for leveraged buyouts fails to evoke banker enthusiasm; mixed response to broker lending norms

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The banking regulator's new rules to fund mergers and acquisitions will open the doors, but too many conditions could deter banks and borrowers, say experts. Stricter rules for ... Read More


Private banks up the ante on campus hiring in hunt for niche, tech expertise

Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- The banking hiring cycle has turned, as India's top campuses are feeling the momentum again and premier engineering and business schools are humming. In the hushed corridors of the ... Read More


Brand India was a lost cause. But the FTAs are bringing it back.

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- For decades, the 'Made in India' label sat uneasily on global retail shelves, signalling an easy pick for discount-hunter. Now, New Delhi is betting that a flurry of newly minted... Read More


State issues work order for 2 dams in Karjat, to increase water supply by 18.9 TMC

India, Feb. 16 -- The state government has issued work orders for two dams in Karjat with a total storage capacity of 18.954 thousand million cubic feet (TMC), ending a nearly two-decade dry spell in ... Read More


Options data suggests more volatility this week

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- As developments in artificial intelligence (AI) unsettle shares of traditional technology firms, investors await clarity on the final contours of the India-US trade deal and the ... Read More


Ludhiana: Deadline over, 19 dyeing units still flouting zero liquid discharge norms

Ludhiana, Feb. 16 -- Even as the deadline to adopt zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology expired in December, 19 scattered dyeing units in the city are yet to fully comply with the directions, raisin... Read More


PEs, wealth funds and pension funds: The BOT road auction room is about to get crowded soon

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Private equity firms, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds may soon get to bid for greenfield highway projects under the so-called build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, setting... Read More