Economics is a seriously inexact science. Economic phenomena are hard to predict, and harder still to govern. The instruments of economic policy are not unlike allopathic medication, in that they can have side-effects, some of […]
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Prime Minister Modi has surprised his own people and, no doubt, external observers, by his foreign policy activism since he took office. In his year in power he has travelled abroad 16 times- and 19 if […]
LONDON (TIP): Will you dare to cross a deep canal on a “printed” bridge? You may get a chance to try that soon. A 3D printing company based in Amsterdam has developed a revolutionary robotic […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): State-run NTPC has switched on an 800 MW hydel plant to join a select group of global peers who span the entire fuel chain — coal, gas, hydro power and renewables — […]
DETROIT (TIP): Honda Motor Co Ltd said it will recall 1.39 million Accord and Civic model sedans with potentially faulty front passenger-side air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp. This will bring to about 2.3 […]
ATHENS (TIP): Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused Greece’s creditors of trying to “humiliate” Greeks with more cuts as he defied a growing drumbeat of warnings that Europe was preparing for his country to leave the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): It’s official now. The government is reaching for the Sun by raising the target for adding solar power capacity five times to 100,000 mw by 2022. The Cabinet’s panel on economic affairs […]
VADODARA (TIP): Australian firms will invest US $100 million in Vadodara region between Surat and Ahmedabad. This investment will generate close to 10,000 jobs. This was claimed by New South Wales (NSW) Labour Party secretary […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A Malaysian tanker carrying nearly 7.5 million litres of petrol has gone missing with 22 crew members on board in the waters off southern Johor state’s east coast. Officials said the MT […]
You have asked the rich and affluent people of India to waive off their share of subsidy on gas cylinders used by them in their homes and help in nation building. I, for one would […]
The US Department of Labor has opened up an investigation against TCS and Infosys for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, indicating that there could be tougher regulations ahead for onsite workers. As the campaigning […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Reserve Bank on June 11 said Rs 7,940 crore earmarked for recapitalization of PSU banks in the current fiscal is not adequate and has asked finance ministry to increase the quantum […]
The chances of India becoming top emerging country of the Brics grouping are “extremely good” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tech giant Cisco’s Chairman and CEO John Chambers said on Wednesday. “We made a big […]
PUNE (TIP): German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on June 11 rolled out its sixth locally assembled model, the GLA Class of SUVs, and also formally commissioned the third assembly line at its plant near here. The […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Equity mutual funds are in an overdrive as they witnessed addition of nearly six lakh investor accounts or folios in the first two months of the fiscal, mainly on account of strong […]
Thank you for allowing me to share this evening with you. I’m delighted to meet these exceptional journalists whose achievements you honor with the Helen Bernstein Book Award. What happens to a society fed a […]
One year ago there was a tsunami of promises and dreams by the BJP before the elections. But once the BJP came to power it forgot everything. “Since then there has been a complete reversal […]
India-born Padmasree Warrior, one of Silicon Valley’s high-profile female executives, has stepped down from her post of Chief Technology Officer at global IT giant Cisco after a significant restructuring of top management under incoming CEO […]
The results have been mostly positive for India and the surrounding region after Narendra Modi took office. Among other social achievements, Modi’s government has managed to enact important policy reforms, increase public investments in infrastructure, lower food […]
American equities continue their trend of rewarding shareholders in the form of dividends and stock buybacks. The amount in buybacks is expected to reach a staggering $1.2 trillion by year’s end, surpassing the all-time high […]
[quote_box_right]”The key to attracting much needed investment in the country is predictability and transparency in areas like tax and intellectual property. When these principles are consistently applied, business will boom for both the US and India as […]
It seems unlikely that ideas that have powered physics can also help us understand radical Islam. But let us not forget that the emergence of the so-called Islamic State has necessitated an urgent need for new […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Under its new ownership, SpiceJet has flown back into the black after seven consecutive loss-making quarters. The low cost carrier reported a profit of Rs 22.5 crore in January-March 2015 quarter as […]
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