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The writer is Editor-in-Chief, Financial Chronicle; Visiting Fellow ORF and eminent author. He loves the space where politics and economics converge.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed all payment system operators in India to store data within the country.

Centre tramples yet another institution

At the very kernel of this ugly spat was the independence of the Central Bank which Mint Street reckoned was under...

11 Dec 2018 1:53 AM

Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) chief executive Tony Irish has advocated the use of educational programs to check the menace of ball-tampering in the game. (Photo: AFP)

Retrofit: Indian cricket bigger than all who served it well

Under the new cricket setup in India, only three selectors were appointed, with one of them being the chairman.

21 Nov 2018 1:51 AM

IL&FS, which arranged financing for infrastructure projects, has amassed huge debts and has defaulted on payment obligations for some.

IL&FS: Was everyone asleep at the wheel?

The group's interest in jointly controlled operations varied from company to company, for instance in the Elsamex...

6 Nov 2018 2:15 AM

A lot more may happen before the CBI recovers from this huge hit to its already low credibility as a caged parrot that sings its masters tune.

Moin Qureshi: The phantom in the CBI opera

The bitter internecine sniping within India's premier anti-graft probe agency was a shocking denouement on the state of...

31 Oct 2018 9:40 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Rafale will not take Rahul very far in his war against Modi

Gandhi is fighting Modi, but Arjuna's eye and arrow is fixated on the industrialist, hence the vicious attacks on him.

24 Oct 2018 8:05 PM

In March 2018, after a three-year lull, the Railway Recruitment Board put out nationwide advertisements for about 100,000 available posts, including trackmen, porters and electricians. Over 23 million people applied. This overwhelming response is not an aberration. (Photo: pixabay/Representational)

The real crisis: A widening Bharat-India gap

It is the bottom of the pyramid which is looking for economic inclusion. Its absorption is vital for the well-being of...

16 Oct 2018 8:01 PM

Bank of Baroda on Tuesday said its loan account to debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing and Financing Services (IL&FS) continues to remain standard at present.

Retrofit: Untangling knots at IL&FS will be long & arduous

The sheer negligence and incompetence of the board of directors had brought the company to ruin.

10 Oct 2018 2:22 AM

IL&FS downgrade to junk has put Rs 10,000 crores worth of investments by insurers and pension funds at risk, shaking the foundations of Indias financial sector.

Retrofit: Bleeding subsidiaries will take IL&FS belly up

Global credit rating agency Moody's has pointed out that the troubles faced by the IL&FS Group would also impact banks.

26 Sept 2018 2:19 AM

Satya Pal Malik Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

Governor Satya Pal Malik and a political solution' in Jammu and...

Pertinently, Governor's Rule can last only six months, after which the President directly rules the state.

4 Sept 2018 7:42 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modis accusations that the Opposition is dividing society on caste lines therefore echo the RSS concerns for a homogenous Hindu community. (Photo: File)

Will caste arithmetic overpower Hindu dominance?

Mr Modi has created a Hindu votebank for the first time in our 72-year history, an aggressive votebank which holds the...

21 Aug 2018 7:53 PM

The India-China relationship is beyond counter-proliferation responses, it is the conventional war which is a more likely scenario.

Doklam parallel seen in 1967 Nathu La skirmish

Operation Grand Slam was a key operation of the 1965 war.

14 Aug 2018 11:16 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament. (Photo: AP)

How Modi has managed to cut the snake's head

Mr Sharif was not allowed to deliver his prepared speech, nor was he able to meet Mr Trump.

7 Aug 2018 11:48 PM