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No room for HR

It's a truth seldom acknowledged, but frequently whispered, that HR is the black sheep of management

After Cobrapost

It's likely that probe into KYC violations will be delayed or derailed, while Cobrapost's funding would be scrutinised

Optimistic foreigners

And why Indian businessmen have a gloomier view

Corporate group-run banks: why now?

The opportunity cost of allowing firms to run banks seems to outweigh the intended higher lending and competition

US immigration Bill - is there an opportunity in crisis?

This may finally be India's chance to shed its knowledge-renter image and emerge as a creator

Preparing for volatility

Power projects in a price maze

CERC's decisions on Adani, Tata and Reliance's UMPPs suggest that the principles for raising tariff should be linked to an indexed formula

Look abroad instead

Govt's quest to revive defunct urea plants is hopeless

Recovering a reputation

Ranbaxy needs to investigate internal wrongdoing

Spot-fixing gate: a big blow to IPL and Dravid

There will now be cynicism about every match, and every wicket, six or four will be suspect

Match fixing is IPL's underbelly

While the three players arrested on Thursday will be the fall guys, betting and match fixing will continue to flourish

Sebi: Reactive or active regulator?

There are many ways the market watchdog can work towards pre-empting Saradha-type scams

Looking towards 2050

The author lays out the key inflection points that will affect India's development in the decades to come

As bytes replace guns

A new Chinese revolution

Small households and firms may now sell solar power to the state grid

The foreign spine

Should India's telecom backbone be made in China?

Sting in the tale

Lessons for RBI and banks from Cobrapost investigation

After Pakistan's elections

The Indian government should resist the temptation to make a grand gesture of friendship towards Nawaz Sharif

No buyers for FDI in multi-brand retail

The conditions imposed on prospective investors betray a lack of understanding of the dynamics of the business

Terminalgate

A Chinese wall between media arms and data services