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Newsmaker: Anjali Gopalan

Giving voice to the fringe

Has the stage been set for revival of infra projects?

The Kelkar panel's suggestions on dispute resolution and risk sharing, if accepted by the government, could resolve two of the most pressing concerns of the sector

Foreign venture capital funds get RBI booster

In its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement, the central bank has eased stake sale rules, making exits easier

PE-backed IPOs to stay on course despite market volatility

Rs 13,614-crore capital was raised across 21 companies through IPOs last year, highest in past five years

Starbucks steps up its India game

It is serving up a new digital strategy that involves engaging the young with mobile and online ordering

Indians outperform in Forbes 30 under 30

Apart from their traditional domains of finance, science and technology, they are slowly making a mark in entertainment and the media as well

Property consultant Valion plans to raise Rs 40 crore

The funding will be used to launch its realty portal

FMCG: The impact of slowdown

'Treat compliance not as cost, but investment'

In India, information about best practices among competition is largely anecdotal, and not comprehensive or systematic

A bonus of contention

Retrospective amendments to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, have upset industry

The Strategist Quiz (#446)

What Makes Indians Appy?

Tenants protected from creditors

The banks had proceeded to take possession of the properties of landlords, who had defaulted on payments for the loans taken by mortgaging the properties

Making the Budget GST-ready

The GST may come after the Budget but we have to prepare for it

Answers to the Strategist quiz (#445)

The aim should not just be building toilets, but securing a basic right for women: Supriya Sonar

The Bombay High Court last month directed municipalities across Maharashtra to provide toilets and urinals for women on the streets

Hyderabad Central University campus divided by caste

Even as caste-driven politics continues to be closely intertwined with education, the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad has given soil to the seeds of discontent that have been festering

Newsmaker: Wang Jianlin

Chinese movie mogul's big bet on Haryana

GST's network effect

In glitzy new headquarters, the agency responsible for providing the IT infrastructure for the goods and services tax is surging ahead in sharp contrast to the controversies delaying this tax reform

We're under no pressure to deploy capital in India: Ravi Thakran

Interview with chairman and managing partner, L Capital Asia