I did not waver from my loyalty to Indira Gandhi: Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee's book The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years takes the readers through the economic and social unrest of the period leading up to the emergency, rise and......

Indira paid a heavy price for Emergency, writes Pranab in new book

Indira Gandhi with a young Pranab Mukherjee. The 1975 Emergency was perhaps an “avoidable event” and Congress and Indira Gandhi had to pay a heavy price for this......

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal CM for second time

Mamata Banerjee was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive time, heading a 42-member ministry. Banerjee, 61, was administered oath of office and secrecy......

The time to quit India had come

Historian Mridula Mukherjee narrates how the Quit India movement swept across the country even in the absence of its leaders, convincing the British that they could no longer continue to rule......

BoP: Not a 1991 relapse, but India faces daunting road back to glory

For events separated by time, it’s common to search for parallels. This is exactly what many are doing in the current economic crisis: Growth is at a decadal low, trade and current account......

India Inc's global borrowings mount

At $161 bn, corporates' forex borrowings have grown at a CAGR of 15.6% since 2008, outpacing GDP and earnings growth in dollar terms. India Inc’s dollar exposure continues to grow at a fast......

It's time for India Inc to go on a diet

In an environment of stagnant revenue and falling profitability, cash flows can only be improved by cutting cost, though this could upset growth prospects, notes Krishna Kant. The monetary......

A third of India's top firms on the verge of insolvency

M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above Economic slowdown and the accompanying demand destruction have taken a heavy toll on......