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Short term correction likely
Market still close to its all-time high of Nifty 6,869 and there could bea big surge if the BJP comes to power with stable coalition
 "Short term correction likely")
B Dasarath Reddy: In Seemandhra, a two-pronged battle
It's tough to pick a winner, as the people hold both the Congress and BJP equally responsible for the state's bifurcation
Subir Gokarn: Walking the line between demographic dividend and disaster
Majority of our potential 1 billion workforce is going to be obsolete even before they start working
A K Bhattacharya: Towards a credible budget
Four steps the new government should take to prepare a budget that will restore all-round confidence
Devangshu Datta: For traders, it's all about politics
Apart from several fears on the external front, the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha will occupy the largest share of trader mindspace
Mango ban
Indian consumers continue to get a raw deal
Exploring alliances
Parties begin to prepare for post-poll bargaining
Jim Yong Kim: In an unequal world, inclusive growth is key
It builds a more robust social contract between people and their governments, and stronger economies
High voter turnout = anti-incumbency?
As a latest report points out, the answer isn't so simple
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: Government employees are the biggest challenge for the next PM
The real governance problems arise from mind-numbing and panic-inducing incompetence and indolence in government
 "Wine economics 101")
Aabhas Sharma: IPL's inglorious certainty
Controversy is an integral part of the IPL; you name a controversial issue and it has happened in the past editions of the IPL
Devangshu Datta: No right wing, we're Indian
What we have in India is a political landscape where two left-wing formations are fighting a general election
Pharma Chameleon
India being India, you have to fill out 17 different kinds of paperwork to join a library, but you can get serious medication from a pharmacy without a prescription