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Spotlight returns on a mining scandal that Modi govt has done nothing about

Three years ago, US indicted Dmytro Firtash and Congress MP K V P Rao in the $18.5 mn bribery scam

India's metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better

Finding is part of a survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for citizenship and democracy

Data crunching: Are we a nation of tax avoiders?

Exemptions ensure India's tax-GDP ratio stays low

Why cheaper housing is the elephant in the room

Govt hopes target of creating 20 mn additional houses in urban areas by 2022 will still come through

Jumla or fact? 6 things Amit Shah said about PM Modi's 'Acche Din'

Five out of six instances of Acche Din cited by Amit Shah are exaggerated or misleading

Solvency position of PSBs worsens

If banks were to provide for all these bad loans, it would wipe off 63% of their net worth

Railways spending shows sustained rise

Part-1, is the government investing enough?

Ganesh Natarajan: Challenging times ahead for Indian IT industry

Its response in the next few months may well shape the future for shareholders and employees

Risks, low commercial prospects cut Navi Mumbai airport bids

Mumbai and Delhi airports have large commercial development opportunities

Wholesale inflation at 30-month high in January on high commodity prices

Wholesale inflation rose to a two-and-a-half-year high of 5.2 per cent in January

JSW Steel sole bidder for Monnet Ispat

Monnet's debt increased from Rs 8,606.50 cr in FY13 to Rs 12,499.70 cr in FY15; lenders invoked SDR

Harsha Vardhana Singh: India is an average low-tariff economy

Despite concessions, people in general think of India as a high-tariff economy

Surinder Sud: Quality gap in implements

Farmers who use mediocre machinery lose out on the gains that are normally expected from cultivation

T N C Rajagopalan: Budget changes in Customs law

This time, hardly any changes were made in the excise and service tax laws

Ajay Tyagi: Sebi's next chairman says he's ready to handle responsibilities

Tyagi would succeed U K Sinha, whose tenure as Chairman would end on March 1

India can save $30 bn by moving part of trade closer to ports by 2020: EY

The EY report 'Knowledge Paper on Port Sector' was released by Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce

Airports' saturated capacity may choke connectivity

Domestic traffic is growing at over 20% and airlines have ordered over 600 planes

Rates unchanged: Here are 5 key highlights of RBI's monetary policy

RBI keeps repo rate steady at 6.25%; reverse repo and bank rate stand at 5.75% and 6.75%

US companies look to build bridges in India-literally

To ease traffic jams, avoid accidents in Bangalore, MNCs chip in to install footbridges, overpasses

Shyamal Majumdar: No damage done

Arun Jaitley has presented a Budget that will be taken as a big relief by almost all stakeholders