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Letter to BS: BJP-PDP divorce smacks of political opportunism

Everyone has the right to experiment and to learn from their mistakes. Why should the ruling party be denied this right?

Abandoning Kashmir

BJP-PDP divorce smacks of political opportunism

Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 15 mn - 20 mn price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

Letter to BS: Arvind Subramanian will leave 'with best of memories'

However, one fails to see any rationale behind Arun Jaitley himself announcing the CEA's departure in a blog post

News Digest: CEA's departure, Yoga day, what led PNB fraud and more

According to sources, the process of identifying Subramanian's successor has been under way for two months

Tipping Point: How should buyers use persistency ratio?

A high persistency ratio indicates that past buyers have liked the company's products and hence stuck to it

Corruption is the biggest hindrance for business operation in India: Report

Navigating through the maze of rules and regulations seems to be a marathon, followed by sectorial and regional law compliance once the business has been set-up

Beauty retailer Purpelle.com secures Rs 175 mn from JSW Ventures, others

The funding, secured in multiple tranches, was led by an unidentified London-based investment fund

Statspeak: Indian gamer community is moving beyond stereotypes of age

Today's gamer is not the stereotypical teen loner playing in his parents' basement

Early exit

The CEA has been an enlightened voice for reform

Letters to BS: There is a dire need to conserve water during rains

We need to harness traditional methods of water storage - building small ponds and inter-connecting them

Letter to BS: President's rule in J&K bound to have political ramification

The real worry is that the Centre might now rush to step up military operations without calculating its consequences

Letter to BS: Govt scores self goal; jumps into fray without preparation

Ironically, nothing seems to truly work in its favour as this ill-fated national carrier continues to be in 'red' with no lights at the end of the tunnel too

Air India's divestment drive gets hilarious responses from employees

Frustrated by the delay in payment of salaries and allowances, a commander of Air India shot off a dire note to the management

News digest: Air India sale, retail NBFCs, shell companies, and more

The government has indefinitely put off the sale of state-owned airline Air India as it believes there wouldn't be takers ahead of the 2019 general elections

Stocks with sustainable earnings that have corrected

While the market has punished stocks with weak corporate governance standards and poor fundamentals, the correction has also extended to those with good earnings potential

The water crisis: Better conservation and efficiency in use are a must

The think tank projects the crisis will escalate with the water availability dwindling to merely half of the effective demand by 2030

Correct call, finally: But the delay shows ICICI Bank board in poor light

Accusations about improper loan evaluation procedures at the highest level should have been addressed much before now

M Venkaiah Naidu kicks off poll process for deputy chairman

The Opposition is currently looking at fielding a consensus candidate, preferably a non-Congress candidate that can help even Congress rivals like TDP and Biju Janata Dal to vote for him or her

Letter to BS: Over half of 2018 IPOs trading below issue price

It is time that Sebi does something tangible in this regard to mitigate the woes of investors and reduce their pains