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Watch out for MF redemption data
Mutual funds clocked a stock purchase of Rs 10,533 crore in August, the highest this financial year (FPI selling peaked at Rs 16,877 crore during the month)
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Ajit Balakrishnan: California dreaming
Silicon Valley is at the heart of the transformation of the global economy - which has both winners and losers
Paying Devas
The high economic costs of political fire-fighting
Over to Sebi
Market regulator must act on black money
IDFC Bank might give lower returns, invest for the long term
The stock is unlikely to give comparable returns as other banks in this bull run but will be a stronger candidate for the next one
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Will Nitish-Kejriwal bonhomie impact electoral outcome in Bihar?
Their support for each other may catch media attention, but their impact on who wins the race will be nothing more than symbolic
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Credibility crisis for JP Morgan AMC
The fund house faces an uphill task to restore investors' faith; remaining on mute mode can't be the option for the fund house
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Cyber security no longer a governmental responsibility
It is imperative that the private sector also appreciates its responsibility of protecting and preserving cyber security, especially when working with intermediaries
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Devangshu Datta: Smells like a bear market
The Reserve Bank of India is cutting rate because it is pessimistic about growth prospects, rather than sanguine about inflation. The RBI's sombre tone is backed up by similar pessimistic statements f
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A K Bhattacharya: Winds of change
The NDA government has ushered in two big changes. The first relates to the manner of appointing key bureaucrats in important central ministries and the second relates to the accountability of top civ
Subir Gokarn: Matters of valuation
Measures to facilitate the resolution of asset quality problems
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: Famiglia sopratutto - Family above all
There is only one ideology in Indian politics: family, extended or nuclear, uber alles
M Ramachandran: Smart cities - what we make of them
The government is not prescribing any particular model for smart cities. Each city has to formulate its own concept, vision, mission and plan
Dinesh Mohan: Lessons from the Volkswagen tangle
Volkswagen's discomfiture is being lapped up gleefully in India because it shows corruption elsewhere - but exposing something similar in India would be impossible
Your first film festival
Don't watch more than three movies a day, make out time for restrospectives and regional cinema, attend talks on the sidelines
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The Indian wine village
One could walk around and sample any or all the wines on display at the fest
I'll have the holy cow, medium-rare
Present-day India is the sort of ancient, proud, powerhouse society that could break down your door and kill you because it doesn't like the sound of your dinner
Vikram Johri: Centre Court
Court presents a scathing critique of the Indian justice system
T N Ninan: Now for the reality play
What the government needs to do, perhaps, is to spell out an action agenda for the next four months, in the run-up to the 2016 Budget