Lessons for startups from the AAP victory
Most entrepreneurs who know the difference between writing business plans and executing them will relate to the quip by American politician Mario Cuomo that...
The growing problem of Change
"Bhaiya, change nahi he", are some of the most commonly used words in our daily life. They affect our daily transactions and prove to...
Haunted housing
IN CHINA, property prices can keep going up forever. At least, that is what optimists seem to think. They point out that the country...
Markets at all-time high, but cyclicals have miles to go
As expected, the markets were exuberant on Monday following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) gains in the assembly elections, results for which were announced...
Dalal Street to go on high speed yatra on BJP’s victory
MUMBAI: Stocks may rise on Monday and stay buoyant for the rest of the week after voters weary of price rise and corruption punished...
Dhaka On A Drip
The latest fault line to surface in Bangladesh’s fractious politics is on the modalities of conducting the next general elections, scheduled to be held...
In India, smugglers move gold like narcotics
Singapore/Mumbai: Indian gold smugglers are adopting the methods of drug couriers to sidestep a government crackdown on imports of the precious metal, stashing gold...
Re: “Americans Don’t Really Care About Typhoon Haiyan, Study Says”
It was one of the strongest storms in world history, but even so, Americans aren’t that interested in Typhoon Haiyan, a new study shows.
After surveying...
Know your Strategy
Before I start with the topic I want to introduce via this article, I’d like you to note that this article is a rewrite...
Dilemma of young minds..
After passing 12th board exams, one thing that clogs every mind is getting into good college for higher education. But unfortunately everybody who wish...
Why do the French tolerate such high taxes?
THE French are steeling themselves for yet more tax increases when the finance minister, Pierre Moscovici, unveils the 2014 budget on September 25th. The...
INDIA- THE SILVER BIRD
INDIA-THE SILVER BIRD
SOUNDS STRANGE BUT TRUE!!!
We all have heard India to be a ‘golden bird’ but many of us are not aware of the...
Why Onions?
A joke had been circulated regarding which one would be the first to reach the hundred mark: the rupee, onions or petrol. I guess...
Food Security Bill Challenges
The growth in the number of nutrition safety programs by central and state governments has only resulted in the growth in the number of...
The Japanese Economy
The pre-war economy of Japan was a Socialist economy and the country was ruled by an emperor up to WW2. After WW2 it started to...
FICCI Comments on Registering Cases Against Industry Icons
'Capable and Highly Regarded officers and business leaders cannot be made scapegoats of mere suspicion and misconstrued actions' - Naina Lal Kidwai.
The key to...
Does Modi have a ‘Magic Wand’?
Election Rush has started. The 2014 General Elections has given rise to endless campaigning series by different parties. And as expected, opposing parties have...
An independent Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is one of the most conflict stricken countries in the world. It has always been ruled by some or the other economic power,...
The Politics Of The Nobel Prize
"And oh, any so-called peace prize that awards Obama but not Gandhi and is funded by money from the invention of dynamite is not...
Selling Onions @ Rs. 9/kg- Crazy or brilliant?
Onions, a staple food in India, known to bring down government during elections has been a hot topic since the past few months.
If I...
$un Raha Hai na Tu (rupee)
By Divya Sharma
‘’Rumors are rife that Disneyland is opening a new ride which lets you free from a great height within a few seconds.The’re...
NSEL Payment Crisis Decoded
1) What is NSEL? National Spot Exchange limited has been in news recently for the Rs 5600 crore payment crisis. NSEL is a spot...
Jihad- Interpretation and Implication post 9/11
By Jaya Dwivedi
Jihad- A word if spelled out today, delineates mind-numbing and goose bumps engendering macabre devastations: some remember the WTC of New York...
Dehati Aurat; The real issue gone missing?
By Medha Agrawal
Just a day before Pakistan and India's Prime Ministers met each other on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New...
Layman’s guide to the US shutdown
By Mudit Batra
The whole world is talking about the US shutdown when rarely a few people know what really is going on. When the...
