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Hits and misses of Baijal panel report on CSR

Wrong on penalty for non-compliance, exclusion of employee services cost from CSR spending

Bihar Election in numbers

Business Standard looks at the key numbers from the Bihar Assembly election

The Strategist Quiz (#434)

Answers to last week's quiz (#433)

Get ready for digital dialogue

The dashboard reflects the state of digital marketing adoption in the region with respect to 4 key areas

People who say that India is going through intolerant times have amnesia: Anupam Kher

Interview with Bollywood actor

Newsmaker: Sundar Raman

A manager par excellence

Mining at Niyamgiri remains a pipedream

Odisha plans to win over the local tribes that had in 2013 rejected the proposal to mine bauxite in their hills, which they say are the abode of their deity, Niyam Raja

A Snapshot of PE activity & deals

The top five deals this year accounted for 18.06% of the total investment in terms of deal value

We give funds even at 12% to good developers: Khushru Jijina

Interview with Managing director, Piramal Fund Management

Apax to help Zensar acquire & consolidate

Firm is known for creating value through M&A route

Eros struggles to fend off heat from investors

Doubts over Eros's strategic focus and its accounting practices have hurt its share price despite several attempts by the company to assuage investor concerns

CIO Angel Network invests in Delhi-based PayTunes

Sanjay Mehta and Anoop Mathur led CIO's investment into the company

In Bihar's political realignment, women suffer

Despite being the first state to reserve 50% panchayat seats for women, many women MLAs have been left out and their seats given to male candidates

How China pushed British steel into decline

Once a major global producer of steel, imports now account for 60 per cent of Britain's domestic steel consumption

Online portals seek a new face of journalism

A number of start-ups are making a splash by providing original content and high-impact articles. Do they stand a chance against the established media?

Data Tracker: Amazon tops the advertising charts

Amazon India has emerged as the top spender in the third quarter of 2015

Putting arbitration on fast track

Most legal experts see the amendments as a positive step that will help bridge the gap between Indian and foreign arbitration standards

Court can substitute arbitrator

In this case, the parties selected a retired judge of the Supreme Court from a panel of names but she resigned midway

Resolve the issue of service tax on clubs internally

Prolonged litigation is undesirable as it affects confidence in the government