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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

Letter to BS: SC questions govt move to examine HC judge contenders

The moot question remains whether such a piquant situation wouldn't be grossly humiliating for both Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and the government

Letter to BS: Modi govt meets electrification target of 18,000 villages

Even if the government is able to take power to each and every household in the country, not much will change on the ground if power theft is not addressed

Letter to BS: Pakistan's shaky experiments with democracy

Nazimuddin made himself the Prime Minister and appointed Ghulam Mohammed as governor general

Akhilesh, Mayawati's proposed Karnataka visit is 'political tourism': BJP

Karnataka politicians are bracing themselves to campaign for the last leg of the Assembly polls under scorching heat

Right call: TDSAT's interim ruling is judicious for many reasons

Trai's tariff order allowed pricing flexibility to telcos with less than 30 per cent of the market subscribers or industry revenue through the new definition of SMP

Child rape cases: Why introduction of the death penalty is not a great move

About 18-20 per cent of child rapes occur in the family and 50 per cent in an institutionalised setting, according to a study

A good beginning: Payroll data can benefit from more transparency

It is high time the government moved away from a survey-based approach of assessing employment growth in the country, and opted for payroll data

Expert Take: Need more employees on the network

The key requirements of any employer are the safety of employees, reaching on time so that work is not hampered and maximum utilisation of seat space

Influencing market: Facebook, Instagram preferred channels for influencers

According to Influencer Marketing Report for 2018 by research agency Zefmo for the Indian market, nearly 92% of participants said that they would launch at least one influencer-led marketing campaign

A reclassified fund must serve your objective, says Axis Mutual Fund MD

Understand how the risk-return profile and investment style of your fund have changed and see if it still fits in your portfolio

Heard of 'Sita Navami'? Sita gets own temple in Bihar; a public holiday too

By the way, there is no authoritative opinion on whether Sita was actually born in Bihar

The EarthNow promise

Live video surveillance will raise more privacy concerns

How should you invest in gold and when can you sell it back to the issuer?

Sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) are not very liquid

Letter to BS: Not just state tax, talk about other financial transfers also

Since 1949, poor mineral producing states have subsidised industrialised coastal states through several modes

Letter to BS: Chanda Kochchar, Shikha Sharma cases show banks' power crisis

The boards of both the companies could not decide the fate of CEOs, without having CEO's will/desire

Market-based solution: Sugar sector should adopt a revenue-sharing model

The total unpaid dues of farmers crossed Rs 160 billion in March-end

Not fair: Finance Commission's terms of reference stray from propriety

The use of the 2011 Census for sharing resources would mean a decline in the flow of resources to these states

Letter to BS: Pragmatic approach towards public perception needed by PMO

Coming from the highest and most powerful group of administrators in the country, one must admire the details PMO goes through

RBI's cryptocurrency clampdown leads to 'revolution' call from exchanges

One such firm, Bitbns, urged its customers, in an e-mail, to sign a petition supporting the cause for blockchain