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Only 2 weeks to confer on Cabinet issues

Modi picks man from Manmohan's PMO as private secy

Bureaucratic shuffle takes off at hectic pace

This is another departure from the usual practice, as earlier prime ministers were rarely seen bothered about who was appointed ministers' PS or OSD

Modi to travel light as Bhutan rolls the red carpet

Press entourage limited, but large media team to reach on its own

No Walmart stores before end-2015

Its 20th store in the country was opened in end-2012

Modi goes silent on Twitter as PM decides to speak in one voice

The frequency of his tweets would come down during weekends but never on weekdays

Why are e-retailers indifferent to profit?

While making an all-out pitch to capture more and more of the total retail pie, they are willing to sacrifice profitability for growth

Prime Minister Modi tells the country a lot, but may be revealing little

Modi joined Twitter in January 2009, has 5,236 tweets till date and had an estimated 4.75 million followers on last count

Is Carrefour exiting India?

French retail giant reportedly in talks with others in the segment for sale of its five wholesale stores in the country

Top secretaries nervous, excited before rejig

Individual PowerPoint presentations to Modi rehearsed, homework on for any searching questions

To take on Amazon, Flipkart & Myntra to merge this week

Motive appears to be need to take on Amazon and like competition; likely to remain distinct entities after formal combination

Home for all in 8 years a tough goal, but achievable

Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto promises a house for every family within 75 years of Independence, that is by 2022

Triumph and disaster

Rajnath attributes win to Modi's leadership and party's focus on development and good governance

BJP headquarters in New Delhi celebrates party's victory laps

The sprawling ground at the BJP house is a scene of celebration too where at least 3000 volunteers are celebrating

Elephant Amazon strides quietly as rivals scurry around

With 15 million products across 24 categories in just 11 months, Amazon has reason to not worry about others

In Lutyens' Delhi, change hangs in air

Ties between the Centre and states might improve as Narendra Modi, a chief minister, knows the issues of states well

Is Carrefour making a tactical retreat?

With just five cash & carry stores and no concrete expansion plans, the French group is believed to be rethinking its India strategy amid the changing political climate

Advertisers bet big on news in run-up to May 16

Heavy ad spend, running into several thousand crore for election season, coincides with IPL 7 tournament

'Realty sector unlikely to revive soon after polls'

Carrefour to cut staff; exit plan may be in the works

The company's search for a partner in India seems to be grounded once again