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Nripendra Misra quits PMO, PK Mishra likely to be Modi's new Principal Secy

The PM has asked Misra, a 1967 batch Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre IAS, to continue for another two weeks.

'PM joked that media trying to trap me by saying anti-Modi things'

PM calls meeting with Abhijit Banerjee excellent, professor thanks Modi for unique experience

Startling parallels between Tiffany, Flipkart

The two got new owners at an identical deal size. But the similarity ends there...

Nationalism a show-stopper on I-Day after govt scraps J&K's special status

Crowd-sourced wish list for the PM speech is not vocal on economic slowdown

If Vodafone actually quits, India will be the bigger loser

The govt must take a call at the highest level at the earliest, treating Vodafone's exit call with all the seriousness that it deserves

Two books offer a close account of Flipkart and BigBasket's journey

Two books - one an insider account, the other a journalist's narrative - capture the journey of Flipkart and BigBasket, the first-movers in India's e-commerce story

How govt has fared on its promise to connect the unconnected, underserved

Whatever be the outcome of the AGR verdict on telcos, the government must deliver on its promise towards the other India

PM Narendra Modi joked that media trying to trap me: Abhijit Banerjee

Prime Minister calls meeting with Abhijit Banerjee excellent; professor thanks Modi for unique experience

Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee, says PM Modi

Esther Duflo not present at the meeting

Crossed wires

The noise over call tariffs and interconnection usage charges drowned out issues related to customer choice at the India Mobile Congress

Flying high, feet on the ground: Aditya Ghosh on checking in with Oyo

'I wanted to work for a company that has a big presence in India', said Aditya Ghosh

Learning from start-up failure

In Sidharth Rao's How I Almost Blew It, besides the stories of the entrepreneurs, what keeps the reader engaged is the writer's observations on the start-up world

IndiGo crisis: My independence never questioned before, says M Damodaran

The independence of the board doesn't depend on numbers, says M Damodaran

Apple stores in India? iPhone maker says its plans will 'take some time'

For Apple, India is an important market and the company has been looking for easier norms to set up fully-owned stores like in other parts of the world

The 'invisible observer': Ravinder Takkar takes charge of Vodafone Idea

The leadership overhaul is being seen as a test - will Vodafone Idea be able to compete in the turbulent telecom market in India?

Vodafone's India woes

We need international players, especially in a sector like telecom, for global best practices and the latest in technology, if nothing else

Telcos, not Trai or govt, will decide spectrum price: Trai chief R S Sharma

R S Sharma says regulator will send its review soon

Curious case of deep discounts

It's time to look beyond vote bank and focus on ease of doing business

Tech-enabled government

Modi 2.0 should strike a balance between quality access to technology and data security to ensure effective governance

My number one focus now is to generate employment: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

In her second stint, Food processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal tells her focus will be on generating jobs, in an interview with Subhayan Chakraborty and Nivedita Mookerji. Edited excerpts: