The Binayak Sen factor

While celebrating our democracy and its biggest rituals we also need to think about the kind of society we are building. When Jacob Zuma was elected President of South Africa last month, leading......

'Where are the jobs going to come from?'

'Will 'Make in India' be able to harness the demographic dividend so it does not become a disaster?' 'Will 'Digital India' live up to the lofty promises the government and private sector made as......

Major PSU banks to go live on account aggregator system by July-end

After the finance minister directed public sector banks to join the account aggregator (AA) ecosystem, 5-6 major ones, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda are expected to go live......

Theft-wary ATM service providers seek cover

Managed service providers and cash replacement agencies are both being covered, claim insurance providers A recent spate in theft of cash from automated teller machines and vans that deliver the......

Crucial FDI meet postponed

No reason was cited for rescheduling of the meeting. The crucial meeting of FIPB which was to discuss the Jet-Etihad deal as well as the FDI proposal of Norway's telecom firm Telenor has been......

Govt nods 12 FDI proposals worth over Rs 2,609 crore

The government said on Friday it has approved 12 FDI proposals, including that of pharma firm Claris Otsuka, totalling over Rs 2,609 crore (Rs 26.09 billion).The Foreign Investment Promotion Board......