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CSK were the deserved winners…

But it’s time the BCCI got serious about a women’s IPL

Lessons from bull markets in last 50 years

Past up-cycles in the Sensex have been very strong, lasting many years and have accompanied major economic upheavals

A ‘natural’ choice for Nobel

How to take the ‘con’ out of econometrics

Market performance report

Sensex reached another milestone of 62,000 mark on Tuesday. As the index surges to a new high every day, we look at what has moved the Sensex in 2021 ...

All you wanted to know about negative real rates

The Reserve Bank of India in its latest monetary policy review has projected retail inflation to be at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22. While this is lower ...

Mixed signals on the inflation front

September 2021 figures from India seem to suggest that consumer prices are in deceleration mode. But this may just be a lull before an impending storm

Stock exchange MSEI, a case of delayed justice

MSEI, a case of delayed justice

Apex court dragging its feet is not helping the exchange’s cause

Policy Tapering the taper: All eyes on the US Fed

Tapering the taper: All eyes on the US Fed

Unlike in 2013, this time India is far less vulnerable and a sudden pull out of foreign funds is unlikely

Coping with life’s curveballs

Equip people to handle pressure-cooker situations

Durga, Ravana, Santa Claus and the FM

The Indian festival season is the most important three months in the year for growth

How will Q2 earnings pan out?

The stock market is entering a crucial results season. The Q2 performance will be closely watched for the extent of recovery in earnings, which has ...

Dairy Animal husbandry needs greater attention

Dairy and poultry need a proper ecosystem comprising reliable animal feed supplies and FPOs with market linkages

A simmering crisis around coal

In China and India, energy shortages as well as other instabilities can scupper a global economic recovery

Political capital BJP on the backfoot

Lakhimpur Kheri marks a shift in the political narrative

Homecoming India celebrates the Maharaja’s return ‘home’

Air India’s return to the Tatas’ fold has a touch of poetic justice to it. Can it turn around the bleeding airline?

All you wanted to know about peak margin

On September 1, 2021, the final phase of SEBI’s peak margin rules kicked in, in the Indian stock market. These rules have been put into effect to ...

Below the line

When FB faced global outageOn October 5, as Facebook and other social media apps that it owns (WhatsApp and Instagram) suffered a major global outage ...

NFRA is right, scrap statutory audit for small firms

In most small, medium firms the owners and managers are same, so audits serve no purpose

Chaoshoubao for Indian voters

An ‘Evergrande’ inspiration for Indian politicians

network error Plug the digital pitfalls

Hybrid formats of storing data are needed, especially in healthcare

Tracking Nifty’s movers and shakers

The rip-roaring rally in Nifty 50 seems to be never-ending, no matter the stratospheric valuations. Led by key sectors such as Private Sector Banks, ...

The ‘spirit’ of cricket haunts again

The Ashwin episode in the ongoing IPL has stoked debate yet again

All you wanted to know about swing pricing

Last week, SEBI introduced a new swing pricing framework for debt mutual funds to protect retail investors in times of massive redemptions.What is ...

What has the US-China trade ‘war’ achieved?

It has hardly made a dent on US trade deficit. The real purpose behind the US’ move was control of frontier technologies

India must go all-out to leverage Quad

India played its role well at the recent Washington Summit, which signalled enhanced security and and economic cooperation

Time to measure Saubhagya’s success

The household electrification scheme has scored on connectivity, but there’s a need to conduct socio-economic impact audits

How has the implementation of e-invoicing boosted the growth of businesses

It has helped streamline invoice management, increased efficiency in accounts receivables management and has also reduced audit risks

Warts and all, annual EoDB index was useful

Instead of killing it World Bank should improve it by strengthening the governance framework and fine-tuning the methodology

WHO’s hot seat

As they elect a new chief, strengthening the world body is key

Farm woes What have we learnt from farmers’ protest?

Nothing. Farmers have lost time, crops and livelihoods. The government, a chance to reform

New economy advancing into main street

The Indian start-up space has made significant strides and is now staring at mainstream capital markets. While a few have made their capital market ...