By Saeed Naqvi In a world where the victors narrative prevails, there is not even grudging acceptance of the truth that the ‘confident and over lusty Saudis were trounced in the oil fields of Aramco…
By Taponeel Mukherjee As the focus continues to be on additional steps to provide further impetus to the Indian economy, the microstructure of the financial markets assumes significance. From a financial market perspective, the focus…
BY VINOD MIRANI Getting into the film industry is tough. But, once in the industry, one does not come alone. With him or her comes the anxiety and the insecurity. Getting in is tough, of…
By D.C. Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again proved that on matters of national and strategic import there is no stopping him till the goals set by him would be totally achieved. The…
By Amit Kapoor The tensions between India and Pakistan refuse to abate. Ties between the two countries are probably at their lowest point in two decades. The deep hostilities today are only overshadowed by the…
By Taponeel Mukherjee The Finance Ministers announcement to bring down corporate tax rates in India will surely provide a substantial boost to the economy. Essentially, the tax policy changes will allow for freeing up cash-flows…
By Frank F. Islam In his Independence Day speech on August 15 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed, “One nation, one constitution — this spirit has become a reality and India is proud of…
By Suyash Choudhary The unexpected corporate tax cuts alongside previous measures announced over the last few days by the government amount to a total fiscal expansion of around 0.8 per cent of GDP at face…
By Amit Kapoor New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) In this highly competitive and fast-growing world, every individual wants to achieve new heights. Each country wants to tread on the path of holistic growth in all…
By Arun Kejriwal There seems to be a strange connection between Friday and the stock markets. Over the last five weeks, markets have gained on every Friday and the trend reversed in the time in…
BY VINOD MIRANI There is an influx of new talent. But, there was a phase not long ago when every big named corporate house backed only Page 3 makers who had rapport with stars. The…
By Himanshu Manglik I am Rip Van Winkle. I fell under a magical spell many years ago and have been sleeping since then. When I fell asleep, India was buzzing. It was completely mesmerised with…
By Saeed Naqvi Attack on Aramco, decline of Benjamin Netanyahu, departure of John Bolton from the White House are all honeyed music to the leadership in Iran. In April, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, in a…
By Yajurvindra Singh The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) presently has a great resemblance to the popular western movie “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. It has gun slingers, gun fights…
By DC Pathak The year long efforts of Zalmay Khalilzad – US representative holding talks with Taliban to hammer out some sort of ‘Peace Accord’ between the two – primarily to facilitate withdrawal of American…
By Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Sati This September 23 marks the 89th anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. The glorious history of our…
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Three men who defrauded NRI actress Isha Sharvani and many other Australian residents of crores of rupees by pretending to be tax officials have been…
By Arun Kejriwal The week saw markets making some gains and confidence returning. US and China relations too improved, with China taking the first step by agreeing to buy US farm produce and removing the…
By Robinder Nath Sachdev The ducks seem to be lining up for President Donald Trump to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indian-American community event slated to be held on September 22 at Houston….
BY AMIT KHANNA For over 30 years TV has been the dominant form of entertainment in India and the world. It is estimated that around 850 million people have access to a TV set in…