
The misplaced adventurism of American missionary John Chau shows that there’s no end to convoluted thinking of the so-called civilised, upper caste/class kind vis-à-vis groups of people who are different

Air India's sell-off process has started by the government deciding to sell in parts. Only if the entire process is completed fast will the benefits accrue to Air India.

Spotify will get a good number of users, especially for its basic music streaming service that comes free of cost (but with advertisements). But it is unlikely to convert users to its premium service and get them to pay for listening to music.

Renewable energy is a big cog in this technological miracle that we hope will pull us out of the climate change quicksand. But it does not come without its set of conditions

Horlicks controls around a half of India’s health food drink market and the Indian mother still swears by the brand’s legacy. But despite the added distribution muscle, Horlicks might just end up pressuring Unilever’s financials

It will, however, be an important platform to underscore the commitment of major powers for global economic stability

Companies will make it very tough for policyholders to be admitted into the health insurance framework

Allowing mutual funds to segregate distressed debt securities in a scheme, a practice called side-pocketing is a clear moral hazard.

A more robust assessment of the bankruptcy code's performance in the future will warrant equally robust information systems

If he wins, Chouhan will have come to the aid of Modi for whom a win in Madhya Pradesh is a much-needed shot in the arm ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls

The share of organised retailing, or modern format retailing, which consists of hyper markets, super markets and small organised outlets, is only around 10 percent in India

Most issues harming the BJP in Madhya Pradesh pertain more to the Union government than the state government, from the low MSP for crops to the row surrounding the SC/ST Act

As airlines scrape the bottom of the barrel to extract every rupee from passengers, flyers expect too much for too little

Clients sometimes hold the financial advisor accountable for decisions he had not advised or taken, but merely facilitated for a fee. The fee was being used as a weapon of taunt.

Due to the fear of losing potential directorships and other opportunities, most independent directors have so far voluntarily muzzled their own voice. Until now.

The idea is good, but the big question is whether such a law can be passed

The division of labour between Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia seems to be working for the Congress with Scindia as the primary vote catcher and Nath driving the campaign from behind

The fact is, Twitter’s CEO understood or cared little about the message, and likely had even less understanding about what he was saying sorry for. Therein lies the problem with social media leadership

The developments in Male are a positive sign for New Delhi, but it would be silly for India to take the foot off the pedal. We need to mend our ways

The government's reported intent must be seen in the context of the criticism that it has received in the case of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) ASR hip implant system recall and its aftermath

Patanjali can easily play the penetration game by tapping fresh markets, especially in the rural areas, where others would struggle to reach.

The dissolution of the J&K assembly can only firm up a negative view held by many in Kashmir on India’s democratic bona fides when it comes to the Kashmir question

If the Maharashtra government’s decision stands judicial scrutiny it will light the pathway for the Patels in Gujarat, the Gujjars in Rajasthan and the Jats in Haryana who are identically placed as Marathas in terms of past privilege and current economic deprivation

Sebi has now given promoters a chance to make a counteroffer to the price discovered by the book building process, but is that enough?

Banks are already weakened by bad loans. Concessional interest rates and forcing them to increase their allocation of funds to MSMEs from the existing 20-25 percent is not a wise way of strengthening the banking sector