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Sameer Dalal warns Indian markets may lag as oil import costs riseIndian markets face headwinds from elevated crude oil prices, unlike the US which benefits from exports. Market expert Sameer Dalal warns t...
Families may get $1,330 checks under ‘Robin Hood’ Bill, but the rich are furiousUp to $1,330 checks for 460,000 families could come from Washington’s proposed millionaires’ tax bill. The plan adds a 9.9% tax on income a...
Finance Bill should be renamed as 'tax trap bill': Opposition slams govtOpposition leaders accused the government of creating a Finance Bill that favors corporates at the expense of ordinary citizens. They raise...
Suits & Sayings: Weekly roundup of the quirkiest office gossip from corporate corridors and beyondHere is a weekly feature offering a humorous yet insightful roundup of the most intriguing whispers and murmurs circulating within corporat...
Epic saga of Cipla: How a swadeshi Robin Hood took on Big Pharma of the WestCipla has been closely associated with India's struggle for independence, with Khwaja Abdul Hamied forming the company in 1935. For the Big...
Earnings may come back to normal from next year: MunotThe veteran fund manager believes that investors must use a bottom-up approach to stock picking given the risks linked to geopolitics, supp...
Rajan asks wilful defaulters to 'behave', not to flaunt moneyRBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said rich businesses owing large sums to banks should behave and not flaunt "massive birthday bashes" while sti...
WEF 2016: Raghuram Rajan asks wilful defaulters to 'behave', not to flaunt moneyIn a stern message to wilful defaulters, Rajan said rich businesses owing large sums to banks should not flaunt birthday bashes while still...
USCIS formally notifies H-1B visa fee increaseThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USIBC), the agency that oversees Us immigration, formally notified a law that increases H1-B a...
UK's Nottingham city offers Indian companies free office spaceOne of Britain's lesser known cities, Nottingham, has announced an offer of free office space for a period of two years for any Indian comp...
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Budget 2014: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley retains tax structure for super rich, including 10% levyWhile middle class taxpayers have welcomed the budget, super rich taxpayers might be sulking. This year’s budget has extended the levy.
Rahul Gandhi’s reluctance to take up responsibilities explains why 'Pappu' simply can’t rule?It was this Fido Dido kind of image — of an irresponsible young man—that was carefully crafted for Congress VP Rahul Gandhi by his opponent...
Budget 2013: Will this budget help Congress win the next election?This time, Chidambaram does not have Rs 60K cr to give away. His entire Budget is an exercise is cloaking massive cost cuts in the garb of ...
Budget 2013: P Chidambaram hopes to claw back some gains, leaving nothing to chanceNobody can crib with this politically: soaking the rich to help the poor is an age-old Robin Hood strategy.
- US stimulus has done more harm than good
Despite the huge stimulus overdose, the picture US jobless claims paint is far from pretty. This lends credence to a growing perception tha...
- Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai: Movie Review
Once upon a time in Hindi cinema there used to be the writer duo of Salim-Javed who induced drama in every scene merely by their metaphoric...
- Stars or not, Cannes finds glamour
There is something reassuring about the festival’s insistence on exulting cinema’s history even as it makes way for its future.
- C Kkompany: Movie Review
In the age of farcical humour, C Kkompany comes as a comedy that surprisingly isn't slapstick but has some story attached to it.
- IIM-A to teach poor students for free
Based on the income distribution of students last year, over 65% students would benefit from the fee waiver scheme. You will pay more for s...