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The Strategist Quiz (#454)

Answers to the Strategist quiz (#453)

In Punjab, turning populism into policy

As the Assembly election nears, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal is pulling out all the stops to win people over

The first Bharat Mata Mandir was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi himself: Anand Kumar

Interview with president of Swaraj Abhiyan

Most investors foresee fall valuations, hunger for e-commerce

Time for start-ups to focus on profitability now, say respondents in a VCCEdge survey

Newsmaker: Harish Rawat

Sitting astride a political see-saw

The downside of govt's social sector push

While allocations to several social sector schemes have been increased, concerns about the direction of the funds being ploughed remain

Distressed assets funds start rolling

Three funds raise $1.62 bn in the past 3 months as the Reserve Bank of India and government put pressure on banks

We didn't go into the market with a blind pool: Siddharth Parekh & Sumeet Nindrajog

Interview with Co-founders, Paragon Partners

Military seethes at Pay Commission suggestions

The resentment stems from the widespread belief that civilian officials are whittling away at their relative status

Seed pricing: Cottoning on to controls

The Centre's cap on genetically modified cotton seed prices and royalty fees in all states may have set a questionable precedent

After Art of Living, undoing the damage

Over the past week, workers have cleaned up Yamuna floodplain of garbage that piled up during 3-day World Culture Festival. While the visible signs of the damage to riverfront have disappeared, wiping

Can Oyo find room to grow?

With investors tightening their purse strings, the online aggregator of budget hotel rooms will have to be imaginative to pursue its growth plans

Easing norms for exim trade

The single window would provide the importers/exporters a single point interface for customs clearance of import and export goods

SC orders demolition of Patna building

'Put the onus on tax authority to demonstrate tax benefit'

'GAAR should be administered by an independent committee'

Identifying the real owners

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016, if implemented, will prevent misuse of companies for hiding financial transactions and funding illegal activities

Decoding the real estate Bill

The author looks at some key legal and regulatory challenges facing the proposed real estate regulator

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