Analysts expect a mild recession across Europe to drag down oil demand - and prices. That's good news for oil importers like India - and perhaps less pain at the pump for consumers
The RBI is today conflicted.It senses that inflation is far from tamed, but is under immense pressure to stimulate growth by cutting rates.
The recent fall in gold prices has tested the faith of even diehard investors. So, is gold's golden run over?
A minor change in clause will make it necessary for governments to seek parliamentary consent to change subsidised prices.
If true food security has to be backed by an agricultural revolution, Gujarat is the right place to learn lessons from.
What can be so wrong about subsidising food for the poor? Actually, the Food Security Bill is not about food security at all.
The Food Security Bill is badly conceived, poorly timed - and could prove economically ruinous. It betrays a regressive mentality that sees the government as a charitable organisation.
The UPA's economics is being driven by Sonia Gandhi's foot on the accelerator, the RBI governor's on the brake and Manmohan's on the clutch.
Loop Telecom, which lost 21 licences in the February SC verdict, is sending the government a big compensation claim.
The Food Security Bill will neither ensure food security not spare the budget. It is only intended to secure the political fortunes of the First Family.
The focus on improving trade relations rather than dwelling on contentious issues makes for feel-good sentiment. But the road to lasting peace faces formidable hurdles.
Yesterday's industrial production data flashes warnings of an economy sliding into stagflation.
The standing committee on finance says the Bill for setting up the unique ID project should be trashed and a new one proposed in its place.
Confidence of foreign investors on the Manmohan Singh-led government is weaning after the recent U-turn on its FDI in retail policy.
A crisis of leadership - across the political spectrum - is holding India and its people back from realising its potential.
Growing at top-speed for 30 years, China has defied the laws of economics. But in the opinion of an increasing chorus of analysts, it's time is up.
The illegal wealth stashed abroad by Indians is not just about tax evasion. It is a form of treason. So why is the government prevaricating on naming them?
Struggling for numbers, the government cannot allow voting in Parliament. The opposition would not let the chance slip.<br /><br /> <br /><br />
Today's trend reversal in the rupee validates RBI's reasons for its reluctance to intervene in the currency market.
The 'price tag' attached to the latest 'scandal' is pure fiction. It's what someone with no understanding of how markets work thinks the assets should be worth.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Indian rupee is the world's third-worst performing currency this year, falling by nearly 14 percent , next only to the Turkish lira, which is down 17 percent and the Kenyan shilling, which has lost 15 percent.
Indian companies, especially tech companies that are heavy users of L-1 visas to the US, are getting a raw deal in terms of high denial rates.
Former Fame boss Shravan Shroff and ex-Starcom CEO Ravi Kiran have set up India's first angel-backed startup accelerator.
The government plans to launch a training policy framework to ensure that by 2022, India has 500 million skilled people and 200 million graduates.
Nitish Kumar is stealing Gujarat's growth rate thunder, but Bihar is so small in terms of size, that its impact on the India story largely relates to labour costs.
The sharp hike in minimum support prices for wheat and other food items shows that food inflation is not going to be tamed anytime soon.
Samvat 2068 - which begins today - will be better than the year before, but it will still be a rollercoaster for the markets. So watch out.
The government is squealing about judicial overreach into matters of telecom policy in the 2G case. It has only itself to blame.
In the worst of circumstances, India's economy keeps chugging along - unmindful of the policy paralysis and the negative environment for growth
European leaders are scrambling to put in place a comprehensive plan to solve Europe's sovereign debt crisis - and prevent a collapse of the global financial system.