When President A P J Abdul Kalam presents the Padma awards for 2007 in the glittering Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it will be like a reunion of old friends......
Thirty-five years ago, a group of young men and a woman ran from their college to the railway station to catch a train to the city. They then got on several buses. Their aim was to coax business......
An expert in international and development economics has been appointed president of the prestigious California-based Monterey Institute of International Studies. As president of the institute,......
Noted jurist Fali Nariman, well-known litterateur Khushwant Singh and former chief justice P N Bhagwati were on Thursday named for the prestigious Padma Vibhushan awards, while leading writer Javed......
'While the GST is structured to be an all-encompassing tax and to create a vastly expanded digital network of recorded transactions, no one knows how traders long used to avoiding taxes will apply......
'What do the moves towards protectionism suggest?''That we do not have Aatmavishwas.''If you have self-confidence, confidence in your ability to compete with the best in the world, why do you need......
Instead of chasing chimeras or politically motivated witch-hunts, we need to focus on the phenomenon of black money. The point is not how it is created but why, notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.......
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh is likely to present an expenditure Budget this year. This is not because of the Planning Commission's argument for pump priming for at least one more year.It is also......
Reform ideas do not occur overnight and evolve over the years, says M Govinda Rao. Now that the goods and services tax (GST) Constitution amendment Bill has been passed by the Rajya Sabha,......