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Devangshu Datta: Put-Call Ratios indicating a quick recovery

Alternatively it could also be an indication that the worst is still to come with an absolute collapse of sentiment waiting around the corner

Olga Kharif: Rise in mobile start-ups signals a bubble

Investors have jumped on the bandwagon as a diverse range of services has became available via smartphones. As a result, mobile internet firms that crossed the $1-billion threshold swelled. But the ec

M J Antony: Swept under the carpet

Issues such as Aadhaar and judges' appointment have been lost in Constitutional thickets

Shyam Saran: A bridge to the East

India's Act East policy needs a connectivity strategy for the Northeast

Refugees & responsibilities

Europe is under pressure, but what about other countries?

Short of rain, again

But food inflation may remain manageable

Syria's refugee crisis - a double edged sword

Offering asylum to Syria's refugees might have been the most humane thing to do, but it could turn out to be a double-edged sword for Europe

Why Mumbai gets 24x7 power supply and other cities don't

The voters need to know - getting power at the best rate is our democratic right, expecting free power is abuse of democracy

Sports a potential game-changer for rural Indian youth

How sports has become an enabler for children from disadvantaged backgrounds

Vinayak Chatterjee: In track-change mode

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu aligns priorities, funding and organisation to shape a transformation agenda

Don't scrap 1D

With passenger growth, increase Delhi airport's capacity

Surinder Sud: How water conservation can save money in drought-ridden India

Adopting a slew of easy, cost-effective technologies and farm practices can raise output with less water

Unearned privilege

The root cause of OROP frictions

Rahul Gandhi: The 'official liquidator' of the Congress party?

The party's troubles in Assam are fresh evidence of why Sonia Gandhi isn't yet ready to step down as Congress President in favour of her son

In defense of pesticides

By the next decade, India will be the most populous country in the world. Judicious use of pesticide can ensure food is affordable to one and all.

Devangshu Datta: Get set for a protracted bear market

Market indices are down; the rupee could lose further against the dollar. Yet India's growth has been reasonable and its fundamentals appear okay

Debashis Basu: Exploiting life insurance users

It is the nature of insurance products, how they are sold and the government's lock on LIC for such patriotic duties as rescuing badly-planned share sales

Subir Gokarn: From Pittsburgh to Antalya

The G-20 may have to revert to its crisis management role, but in more complex conditions

Collective challenges

Spillovers from Western monetary policy a problem

A K Bhattacharya: A forgotten promise?

Post the Budget, the idea of strategic disinvestment seems to have been dropped by the government