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A 'loyal critic' is good for family-owned businesses

An 'anchor shareholder' (the family) who controls the company. The anchor shareholder in a family business has the temptation to maximise the 'private benefits of control'

Cong to contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, claims BPCC chief

Bihar Congress today said it has been directed by the party's central leadership to gear up for contesting all 40 Lok Sabha seats

Govt intrusion can't exempt PSUs from law

The signing of FSAs and MoUs with consumers was something that Coal India had been resisting

PepsiCo plans largest India plant at Sri City

Plans investment of Rs 1,230 cr; Phase I to be ready by next year

Coal Ministry slaps notices on 14 firms for delays in mine devt

Firms include JSPL, Hindustan Zinc

FCI seeks govt nod to raise Rs 8,000 cr through bonds

Official says subsidy dues with govt have risen to about Rs 40,000 crore, from Rs 32,000 crore at start of this fiscal

FinMin clears SPV proposal for electronic clusters

Electronics manufacturing clusters are important to mitigate electronics imports in the country

Steel output in November at 14-month low in India

Steel production started declining since August when the country produced 6.578 MT

Highway projects worth Rs 1 trillion to move soon: Fernandes

Panel headed by PM's Economic Advisory Council chairman to look into issues on bailout of highway developers

BJP top brass clears BSY's return

Yeddyurappa, who deserted the BJP and floated his own outfit, Karnataka Janatha Paksha (KJP) over a year ago, has also been giving indications about his homecoming

NTCA says no to reintroduction of white tigers in Madhya Pradesh

Chouhan resigns from Vidisha seat

Mall vacancy in A'bad declines 4.5% in 2013

Over 40% groundnut shelling units down shutters

Lack of export demand for peanuts in the international market poses major threat

Morbi ceramic industry ends strike after state govt assurance

Ceramic industry in Morbi had shut down operations since November 27 as a sign of protest and have been demanding cheaper gas and reduction in excise duty and VAT

Modi's knowledge of history still weak: NCP

NCP said the donation of Rs 25 crore (which BJP state leaders made to Rajnath Singh at the rally) is given by diamond merchant

The viability factor

The Strategist Quiz (#336)

Answers to last week's quiz (#335)

Dollar vs rupee quarrels in foreign officials' households

Former ambassadors say that invoking local laws in cases regarding employment of domestic help, as in the Khobragade-Richard incident, undermines diplomatic norms and bilateral ties