New Delhi: The government plans to rank states on the basis of their performance in education—from the quality of their school infrastructure to learning outcomes. The idea is to instill a spirit of competition among states and get them to improve the quality of education that their students receive, two ... Read More »
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to take advantage of expectations that inflation will remain low in the near-term and cut interest rates again early next year with an aim to boost already-solid growth a little bit more, a Reuters poll found. New RBI Governor Urjit Patel and his ... Read More »
Indian shares gained most in nearly five months on Tuesday, bouncing back from the previous session’s multi-month lows, led by financial stocks such as ICICI Bank, while companies including Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Tata Steel Ltd rose on short-covering. The benchmark Sensex closed up 1.89 percent at 28,050.88, while ... Read More »
The minutes of the Indian central bank’s maiden monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, released on Tuesday, showed that broad concerns over economic growth and relief from the pullback in inflation, spurred the bank’s recent rate cut decision. The minutes from the 2-day meeting on October 3-4, which saw all six ... Read More »
Finance ministry and state finance ministry officials gathered in New Delhi on Tuesday for a three-day meeting that will seek to finalise the main rate of the Goods and Services Tax and pave the way for its introduction next April. The long-delayed tax, which would transform Asia’s third-largest economy into ... Read More »
ny Corp will join the race for virtual reality (VR) dominance on Thursday with the $399 PlayStation VR, a headset the Japanese electronics group hopes will beat pricier rivals and revive its reputation as a maker of must-have gadgets. Emerging from years of restructuring, Sony is reshaping itself to focus ... Read More »
It’s the festive season in India and e-retailers are more ready than anyone else to enjoy it. After Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal it’s Xiaomi’s turn to cash in on India’s biggest festival Diwali. Xiaomi is holding a ‘Diwali with Mi’ festival on its official India website and the smartphone app. ... Read More »
When someone promises 4G speed reaching up to 135Mbps, in an internet-scarce country like India, the market can only go crazy. And so it did after September 5, when Reliance made the Jio SIM available to public under Welcome Offer. The situation has changed in the last one month. Numbers ... Read More »
wali is almost here. This means it is that time of the year when many of you buy a phone or two, among a bit of some more festive shopping that happens inevitably. Nowadays, Rs 20,000 is sort of money that ought to fetch buyers a good enough phone. This ... Read More »
Jennifer Wood’s special event decoration rental business is about stories. She wants people to be able to create stories and have the right decor to tell their own story when they are planning for a wedding or other celebration. When Wood was planning her own 2011 wedding, she searched the ... Read More »
I t goes without saying that Indian weddings are an expensive affair. Couples are increasingly looking beyond spending mindlessly, and opting for a more intimate affair that reflects their personality better. While you can get a wedding planner to do it all for you, it has become common practise among ... Read More »
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