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Mihir S Sharma: Cities of libraries
Romain Rolland Library, in fortunate Puducherry, provides a space too rare in our country - one carefully policed and quiet, and yet welcoming, one where you can be solitary and undisturbed amidst a c
Private stations can be a win-win for railways, operators
But the Railways must first reform its own culture
David Streitfeld: To gain the upper hand, Amazon disrupts itself
Far from being weak, Amazon is looking to use its powerful e-commerce operation to become a retail and entertainment colossus
M J Antony: Untouched by reforms
Arbitration awards are dragged into regular courts slowing down the legal process
Ashok Lahiri: That old majority rule
What Condorcet has to say about the land acquisition Act
Ajit Balakrishnan: Getting angels to fly
The crucial ingredient for an entrepreneurial culture
William Pesek: What Sony can learn from Samsung
While the South Korean giant has moved its resources from smartphones to more promising initiatives, Sony - the creator of the world-changing Walkman - still does not have a global answer
Surinder Sud: Fighting the 'goat plague' with ingenuity
With a mortality rate of 50 to 85 per cent, the PPR virus has caused huge losses for goat and sheep farmers. But a new scientific forum is expected to implement a concrete plan to stamp out this fatal
Inclusion by exclusion
New norms for payment banks need a rethink
Will RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan succumb to pressure to cut rates?
Manojit Saha says the RBI's policy review on Tuesday will be a litmus test for governor Raghuram Rajan, who is facing pressure to cut rates from the finance ministry
 "Will RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan succumb to pressure to cut rates?")
A season of highs and lows for PV Sindhu
For a 19-year old, she has made massive strides; hopefully, 2015 will see the best of her
 "A season of highs and lows for PV Sindhu")
Smriti Irani as President? Hear this prediction first
Smriti Irani should pay attention to another prediction made about Atal Bihari Vajpayee 13 years ago
 "Smriti Irani as President? Hear this prediction first")
'Wicked' police: It's not film industry's creation, Mr Modi
Prime Minister has wrongly blamed the film industry for lowering the importance of policemen in the eyes of a common man
 "'Wicked' police: It's not film industry's creation, Mr Modi")
H2 growth depends on speed, range of policy actions
Favourable macro conditions should help growth recover
A K Bhattacharya: Modi's tall promises meet big challenges
Recent developments in the black money trail, transfer pricing norms and the manufacturing sector could test the Narendra Modi government's resolve
A rate cut would be against odds, but likelihood is rising
A rapid fall in crude oil prices has meant the RBI is a year ahead of its inflation-targeting schedule
 "A rate cut would be against odds, but likelihood is rising")
Devangshu Datta: The market at RBI's beck and call
The Reserve Bank of India's policy review could send the market into orbit if there is a rate cut. Even if there isn't one, the bull run may continue but with interim corrections
 "Devangshu Datta: The market at RBI's beck and call")
Debashis Basu: A payment bank won't pay
One economist is starry-eyed that drivers' and maids' salaries will get paid through payment banks. But why should they? Small transactions are justifiably dominated by cash. They are simpler and easi