The rupee should be allowed to find its own level, says analyst Anil Bhansali.

If government statistics are at variance with private data flow, chances are high that the latter presents a picture closer to reality.

The Indian currency had hit record low of 57.32 against a dollar in June last year.

'We had become buffoons with Lalu. If you were a Bihari you were seen as a buffoon -- that has changed. Now there's a pride in being Bihari.' Archana Masih reports on the changes in Bihar.

We present verbatim Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech on the fourth anniversary of UPA II government, ahead of the dinner organised by the government to celebrate its achievements. The government also unveiled a Report Card on the occassion.

IT shares gain, followed by Power and PSU; Weakness noticed in Oil & gas space.

BSE-IT index slumped over 10 percent after Infosys, the second-biggest software exporter, guided for a revenue growth of 6-10%, much below of 12-14% for the fiscal 2014.

BSE-IT, capital goods, banks, real-estate led gains.

The judgment will save taxpayers' money without hurting the pharma industry or R&D.

Though trade deficit is expected to 'narrow' in 2013 driven by ongoing curb of gold imports and the gradual removal of fuel subsidies, the deficit will still be 'sizeable', it said.

Metal and Auto shares end lower while Realty stocks surge.

Statistics is more applied than mere Mathematics, and has the potential to impact many lives. A statistician's role is to give life to data, literally.

India has taken several measures to ease restrictions for foreign investors in domestic debt markets. They still feel it's not enough. Here's why

When we have 30,000-plus colleges and scores of research labs, why is it that we do not produce a steady stream of Nobel Prize winners?

Many people, not only in business but in society at large, still see progress and social justice as an either-or choice, writes Rajni Bakshi.

An Indian economist in Washington has said that American companies should focus on long-term goals and not on short- term hurdles, as working towards that objective is more of 'a marathon' than 'a sprint'.

Economist Ajit Ranade chatted with our readers on March 1, and explained how the Budget affects us all.

Announcement of India's first woman bank with Rs 1,000 crore capital is a great initiative.

No ethics committee shall review and accord its approval to a clinical trial protocol without prior registration with the licensing authority, as defined in clause (b) of rule 21.

The two decades of our "spectacular economic progress" has side-stepped vast swath of our underprivileged that oscillates between twenty per cent and one-fifth of our population!

Wants to unlock idle gold in households.

Rising investment is eating into the luxury carmaker's cash pile.

In the competitive pre-poll attempt to show who is stronger in dealing with terrorism, the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party seem to have overlooked the mitigating factors and used Afzal Guru's execution as an unfortunate yardstick to establish their strong counter-terrorism credentials, says B Raman

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency

A small change in the Income Tax Act from 'total income' to 'gross total income' can make a big difference in containing black money

Will Aero India 2013, the aeronautical jamboree that kicks off in Bangalore on Wednesday, be relatively subdued?

The panel's report is candid in identifying that the state has abysmally failed to promote gender equality and eradicate gender bias, says Kumkum Sen

Speaking at a roadshow in Frankfurt on investment opportunities in India on Monday, the Minister said the economy was on the right path to achieve growth levels recorded during 2004-2008.

Latest data clearly showed that the current account deficit stood at a record level and the economic growth was stuck at a three year-low in the second quarter of the current financial year.

The average size of auto loans stood at Rs 512,000 in the third quarter of 2012, compared to Rs 425,000 in the year-ago period.

With just a few organised players such as KB Exports, Freshtrop and Maha Anar in the segment and the vast export potential in western Europe and central Asia and the increasing demand in domestic markets, InI Farms is already a focus area for investors such as Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer Ventures and venture capital fund Aavishkaar.

Q3 results by most heavyweights will fragment the market with share prices in different sectors aligning in different directions

Revival in industrial output may lead to a rise in demand for the white metal.

A combination of laws prescribing tough retribution with training in morals and ethics at every level of education and insistence on parental teaching would seem to be the best stratagem to counter natural animal instincts, says A K Verma.

For such a tax in India, Rs 12.77 lakh a year could be the threshold, says former chief statistician Pronab Sen.

The British pharma and consumer products maker had announced the open offer in November last year to raise its stake in its subsidiary to 75 per cent from 43.16 per cent at present.

A start-up looks to build on its inventory management platform for bus operators and a ticketing portal for commuters.

'Some said this wild goose chase was a deliberate ploy of Chidambaram, a reluctant home minister, who believed that keeping all the agencies and forces spinning around all the while, would ensure him a safe career in an otherwise dicey charge, no matter how much enduring damage it did to the institutions.' R N Ravi, retired special director, Intelligence Bureau, assesses how India can meet the challenges of terrorism in 2013.

In 2003, the United States Congressional Research Service asserted that there is a danger that India may develop a bio weapons programme. It claimed that 'India is believed to have an active biological defence research program as well as the necessary infrastructure to develop a variety of biological agents'. However, there is no evidence in the public domain of India ever having pursued an offensive bio weapons programme.

Forex dealers said besides dollar weakening against the euro in overseas markets, higher opening in the equity market and increased foreign funds inflows mainly supported the rupee.