The media has been more open in speculating about the frictions between RBI and Finance Ministry
The catch-phrase, "sabka saath, sabka vikas" acquired a hollow ring and gave place to "saaf niyat, sahi vikas"
Despite the fuel prices increase, everyone can see the exponential growth in passenger traffic for the airlines
Converting tribals and poors in the garb of ending caste discrimination is no service
Rabindranath Tagore is revered in for his vast humanism which transcended the boundaries of state and language
The result is that the good work done by the government is overshadowed by the hate-filled utterances and actions by his party's leaders about cow protection, beef eating and the like
Supermarkets routinely offer varying discounts on MRPs of even major brands
Bt toxin in GM foods is found to survive in the blood of pregnant women and foetuses
In the corporate sector, erring officials have been sent to jail and personally paid huge penalties
Post the elections, petrol and diesel prices have skyrocketed
The government needs to professionalise the management and the board of PSBs to get optimum results
Amazon knew it was out of the race because of the very likely administrative barrier
Public private partnerships (PPPs) are, of course, necessary to get in the additional 100 billion dollars of investment, but having said that, there must be clear ground rules to make PPPs a success
For the first time, even the government guarantee is being viewed warily by promoters who wish to study their liquidity ratings and credit worthiness before investing
Substantive reforms in all facets of PSB functioning have to be quickly carried out
The government must not give in to the temptation of awarding contracts to the so called 'L-1' bidders
As before, the strategy and the groundwork prepared by the BJP is one of the best that has once again left the Congress fumbling
Student Advisor Publication Private Limited, which publishes the book, said the mistake had been rectified in the revised edition
Poor states will get more revenue through cess for infrastructure development
What we need to do is to fix responsibility for any laxity and undue favours in the process of sanctioning such loans - essentially looking for possible frauds