Meet the 5 richest MPs

A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the......

Coming soon: Quota Raj

BOOKINGS OPENTHE good news for corporates is that the UPA government's plan to introduce reservations in the private sector won't take effect tomorrow morning. The bad news is it will the day after......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

In Ludhiana, manufacturing takes a beating post notes ban

In the concluding article of a six-part series, Business Standard visits Ludhiana, one of the largest industrial towns in Punjab, to assess the effect of demonetisation.   Moolchand Airi sold......

With US interest rates heading upwards, how will India fare?

The analyst and investor community seems confident that India is well placed to weather the storm. On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve chose to keep the federal funds rate unchanged. But the......

Delhi a super city by 2010!

If you're a Delhiite, and there's a considerable distance between your home and your workplace, you'll know your day's work isn't done when office closes. Driving back home, you'll have to contend......

Connaught Place has something for everyone!

Once in decline, the central Delhi landmark is buzzing with new restaurants, cafés and public events. Image: Connaught Place, New Delhi. Photograph: Reuters Walking through the colonnades......

'IPL so big, cricket sometimes takes backseat'

Sometimes I wonder if IPL is even cricket: Ravichandran Ashwin IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about the meteoric rise of the IPL since its inception in 2008. Photograph: BCCI Premier India......

Sidhu, Sikdar, Jindal triumph

Former Test opener Navjot Singh Sidhu, Asian Games gold medallist athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar and South Asian Federation Games silver medallist skeet shooter Naveen Jindal will be making their debut......