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Track change at Rail Bhavan: Is Goyal simply reversing Prabhu's legacy?

Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised

Alpesh Thakor: Caste movement joins mainstream politics in Gujarat

Congress is seeking to unite, segueing into the Assembly elections in Gujarat in November

Newsmaker: Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje's self-goal

It can be assumed that Raje borrowed this idea again from Maharashtra, which had passed a similar Code of Criminal Procedure (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015

Japan's automakers struggle with a 'youth' problem

Today, even those young Japanese who do get the car bug are unimpressed by the domestic choices on offer

The Strategist Quiz (#535)

The Strategist Quiz, October 26, 2017

Churn begins among senior-level executives in property funds

Even domestic fund managers have also seen a churn in recent weeks

Graphic: Key deals last week

There were 8 deals worth $9.60 million and 3 private equity exits worth $12.58 million in the past 7 days ended October 25, 2017

Sovereign funds new anchors for IPOs

These are among the top 10 anchor investors in big IPOs this year

Saudi Arabia announces plan to build a mega city that will cost $500 bn

The ambitious plan includes a bridge spanning the Red Sea, connecting the proposed city to Egypt and the rest of Africa

FMCG industry caught in a cleft

Traders, retailers and manufacturers struggle to shake off the double whammy of demonetisation and GST

Communism's answer to Mickey Mouse is thrust into a very capitalist dispute

The gray-bellied character may not mean much to Westerners, but for many in Central Europe and elsewhere, the animal is easily recognised as Krtek

The Newseum is increasingly relevant, but can it survive?

If journalism is history written in the moment, there are few more compelling places to appreciate that than the Newseum

News speaks local languages

From 42 million in 2011, there are 234 million Indians using the internet in local languages

Anil Sharma: An ace up BJP's sleeve to counter Congress?

Anil Sharma's son and Sukh Ram's grandson back in the BJP, the idea of family rule will be challenged vigorously by the BJP, or will it?

Wealthy families are winning deals away from private equity

The most sophisticated ones are turning into investment giants, leveraging their patient capital and regularly pitting their checkbooks against private equity firms

October turns sweeter for sugar

New varieties of high-yielding sugarcane have taken production to an all-time high for the month

M&A and PE deals rise 34 % to $48 bn in 2017

The year was dominated by e-commerce (23%) and real estate (17%) sectors

Key is to deliver returns over a 20-year period: Rahul Bhasin

We had the courage to be different in the face of severe institutional pressure for classical packaging and conformity, added managing partner of Barings India

PE-backed IPOs ride on bulls

Several PE-backed IPOs have made strong debuts and sustained their price

The Strategist Quiz (#534)

The Strategist Quiz, October 19, 2017