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Three years of Mamata government

A compulsive populist, the TMC government's focus is essentially on quick fixes that translate into short-term gains

Russi Mody: A man manager par excellence

Is Mamata past her peak?

While the number of seats TMC is likely to bag is way below her expectations, a rising BJP is far more worrying than a doddering Left Front steered by some tired comrades

SC questions regulators' role in Saradha scam

Says its attention was drawn to at least two Sebi orders directing winding up of Ponzi schemes

Cracking election funding

Corporate contribution remains a grey area

Tough road ahead for Goa's iron ore miners

SC may have lifted the ban on mining in the state but it will be a while before exports resume in right earnest

Gujarat soft loan to Nano may be below cap

Subdued car sales prompt state govt to disburse only Rs 273 cr to the Tata Nano project since June 2012

Related-party deals tie firms in knots

Sebi's corporate governance code and the new company law regime have some clauses that have many Indian companies in a bind

The man who wipes out the red from West Bengal books

From tackling inherited debt to managing his party's populist policies, Amit Mitra has worked adroitly to bring West Bengal's finances back on track

Mamata's Looking-Glass Land

But the Red Queen drew herself up rather stiffly and said, "Queens never make bargains." -Through the Looking Glass. Even at the cost of courting trouble, she could have added.

TMC's star power, the new election strategy

Party's star list includes singers Indranil Sen and Saumitra Roy of 'Bhoomi' fame, theatre personality, Arpita Ghosh and former football team capitain, Baichung Bhutia

States are interpreting MMDR Act differently: Rana Som

Interview with Former Chairman & Managing Director, NMDC

Rise in imports might impel steel price cuts

Fall in global prices, rupee appreciation may add to pressure, feel trade circles

Dry spell could mar Darjeeling tea

First flush variety sees 65% lower production in March

The rise & rise of Amit Mitra

How he changed his image from 'an outsider from Delhi' to the second-most important person in the West Bengal government

Amit Mitra: the outsider is now an insider

Mitra is the party spokesman and he will be advocating the development work of West Bengal outside the state

Churn in the boardroom

Stricter corporate governance norms may make India Inc turn to fresh faces as independent directors

We are looking for inorganic growth in media: Sanjiv Goenka

Q&A with Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group

Land woes plague organised tea sector

Tea requires large tracts of arable high land

Spreads between steel & metallics might not contract further: Koushik Chatterjee

Interview with Executive director (finance & corporate), Tata Steel