Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar on India-US relations

There is enormous comfort and goodwill in the Indo-US relationship and a great sense of optimism, excitement and purpose in our joint endeavours, says India's Ambassador to the United States Meera......

'A humble Indian has achieved the highest office'

I had the honour of meeting Dr Manmohan Singh when HDFC Bank was inaugurated in Mumbai on February 17, 1995. Considering he was the architect of the financial reforms, it was an appropriate......

How India missed another Nobel Prize

Shivanand Kanavi reveals how Narinder Kapany, the Father of Fibre Optics, missed out on a Nobel Prize this year. First, it was Jagadish Chandra Bose at the turn of the century, who was the first......

7 big steps for Modi 2

Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar. The people of India have given Narendra Damodardas Modi an unprecedented mandate. So what......

India Inc looks forward to repo rate cut in future

India Inc on Friday said it is looking forward to a repo rate cut in future as cost of funds has to come down in coming times, and expects continuation of accommodative policy stance by the Reserve......

India Inc wants banks to fully pass on previous rate cuts

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan expressed anguish at the banks' reluctance to pass on benefits of the earlier rate cuts. With RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan keeping the repo rate unchanged on Tuesday,......

Diesel price hike "inevitable": India Inc

India Inc has said the decision to hike in diesel price was "inevitable" and this would help in fiscal consolidation.Industry body Ficci said the fuel price increase was inevitable in the present......

India Inc aware of climate change but indecisive

Climate change is an important business issue for India Inc, even though more than half of these businesses do not have a clear strategy in place to tackle the environmental challenges, a latest......

Indian cricket is back to square one

For all you know, that meek surrender at Karachi may well have been just our team's bad day at office -- computers down, phones out of order, an acidic tummy, the staff sick and the canteen boys on......