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NDA will retain power in 2019 polls, may form alliances: BJP general secy

Naidu is expected to move closer to Congress and the Left and the BJP might join hands with other players

Letter to BS: Investors seek assurance from RBI after ICICI Bank reshuffle

Those assisting the Supreme Court judge should be able to do so without fear or favour

Letter to BS: ICICI Bank reshuffle has left many questions unanswered

This move should have been taken long before, on the day Sebi called for an explanation from her

Letter to BS: Better late than never aptly applies to Chanda Kochhar case

The Board has not covered itself with glory having earlier hastily given her a "clean chit" without carrying out an objective internal probe

Investors are demanding more transparency and disclosures from India Inc

When investors got transparency, then there was no $1 billion in the bank, the stock plunged The price of transparency

IBC's blind spot: Rights of operational creditors need to be spelt out

Although the IBC allows operational creditors to invoke the insolvency resolution process, the cases of L&T and Ericsson reflect the unanticipated variables in the mix

A question of propriety: ICICI Bank's board should resign

The statement issued by the bank was a model of opacity, offering no details on the scope of the enquiry, how it was conducted, who carried it out, and the basis for the conclusion

Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Narendra Modi of giving scripted answers

The interpreter started translating the PM's answer in English, which was much longer than his Hindi reply

Letter to BS: Alternative facts on the nuclear deal

The nuclear deal was India's rhetorical nuclear Mahabharata and multiple interpretations are possible of this comprehensive nuclear debate

Letter to BS: RBI criticises public sector banks on Lead Bank scheme

Historically, nationalisation of banks in India and the introduction of LBS were initiatives aimed at financial inclusion, ensuring wholehearted participation of all stakeholders

Mumbaikars work for 3,315 hours per year, longest in the world: UBS study

They seem to work almost double the time of Frankfurtians, says a study by UBS

Hardworking city: Mumbaikars work longest hours in the world, says study

Investment bank UBS has released a list of cities with highest average annual work hours as part of its 'Global Wealth Management study'

Letter to BS: ONGC may get dividend waiver for price freeze

A robust strategy must be deployed to offer a framework that is acceptable to customers and promises to mitigate the adversities of risk/uncertainty in the long run

Letter to BS: Is Patanjali trying to become a 'jack of all trades'?

There is an important lesson for Patanjali from this Kimbho episode: Focus

Letter to BS: Rajinikanth's views on Sterlite hurt sentiments of people

Now that he has made the charge, he must disclose the details - of the 'anti-social elements' - in order to be taken seriously in future

Resume AI sale process: Govt must ease some onerous conditions for bidders

It was clear to everybody that some of the conditions mentioned in the PIM were a big put-off for any serious bidders

Senior moments: For many sports, age is just a number

The extraordinary durability of modern-day sports stars is not a serendipitous development

Fast and furious: Mumbai Police switches to a new electronic challan system

The system works smoothly on stationary vehicles, but falls short when it comes to detecting speeding ones

A quarter of Indian households are still without power

In UP and Bihar alone, 21 million households are still unconnected, almost half of the 41 million households still not electrified as of a few months ago

Letter to BS: India unlikely to change stance on China's B&R Initiative

With the construction of watchtowers and helipads, there is now no chance of restoration of the status quo ante