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CRISIL SME Tracker: Diversification makes MSMEs more attractive for lenders

Such MSMEs are more attractive to lenders, having almost twice the leverage over their peers

Letters: Orphaned by Jaya death

Her political life was full of turmoil

Data Tracker: Disruption on the road

Airlines remain the leading online travel category with a value of almost $390 billion for 2015

Doraemon and Mowgli revisited

A first-time legislator reacted: 'Achhe din ahead for both Doraemon and Mowgli.'

Mamata Banerjee brushes up her Hindi

Her preference for the language seems to have grown in tandem with her growing friendship with her Delhi counterpart, Arvind Kejriwal

Whose fund is it?

In a tweet, Goenka said he wrote to the bank to know whether the use of insufficient funds referred to the bank's funds or funds in his account.

Opec's final throw?

Cartel's deal shows it has lost control over the crude oil market

Potholes ahead

Govt's call to go cashless is not backed by numbers

Charticle: These are the most empathetic companies

Empathy has never been in more explicit demand from corporate leaders, particularly after a divisive US presidential election

Gita of oil and gas

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been a vocal proponent of the recommendations made by the M B Lal Committee

Salary advance over the mic

After the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Indian Railways came to the rescue of its employees by giving them Rs 10,000 in cash as salary advance

Happy playing second fiddle

M Venkaiah Naidu, who is quite media savvy, is often the first one to come up with the government's viewpoint whenever the Opposition raises an issue before television cameras

You can't buy planes with cash

Aerospace companies don't accept payments in cash for the million-dollar planes they sell

Inadequate disclosures

The diktat to BJP MPs and MLAs should be made more robust

Shun populism

Investing more in infrastructure is better than transferring cash

Ruling without logic

Given the apex court's predilection for pronouncing on all manner of subjects in recent years, this judgment comes as no surprise

President Trump could consider visiting Pakistan: Josh Earnest

Earnest said the US-Pakistan relationship is quite complicated

A look at international air travel

India had the fastest domestic passenger growth in 2015

Fresh air to make policy

The government is making sure that Delhi's toxic air does not come in the way of policymaking

Not profitable

Govt should scrap the flawed idea of an anti-profiteering body