The fact that Gehlot has stayed relevant these five years with his populist schemes is one reason why he may beat incumbency in a state that votes for change every election, observes Ramesh Menon. Both the Congress and the BJP desperately want to win the Rajasthan elections with good reason. The Congress wants to be […]
Should Governors Be Legally Given Time Limit To Act?
Given the politics behind it all, one possibility is for binding the governor to act according to the decisions of the state government and clarifying his position vis a vis bills and resolutions passed by the state assembly — or, re-enacted if returned, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. With a division bench of the Supreme […]
‘Challenge for us is resource management’
‘The fact still remains that we will have to deliver, so the pressure is now on us to make sure we get our resources, our supplies lined up at acceptable costs.’ Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has reported a new high in terms of order book and order inflows for the September quarter. R Shankar Raman, […]
India core to our products and services: JPMorgan Chase CIO Lori Beer
For Lori Beer, chief information officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co, largest banker in the US, India is a big part of the organisation’s global technology footprint and is core to its products and services. This is evident from the fact that in less than two months since JPMorgan & Chase chief executive officer Jamie Dimon […]
Avoid objectionable activities in Metro: DMRC chief
With a string of controversial videos made in Delhi Metro trains and premises going viral in the last several months, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief Vikas Kumar has appealed to people to refrain from engaging in ‘objectionable’ activities and said steps were being taken to curb such incidents. In a interview with PTI, Kumar […]
Japanese investment giant SoftBank may partially exit Ola, Swiggy, FirstCry
Japanese investment giant SoftBank is looking to partially exit from three startups which are aiming at an IPO next year — Ola Electric, Swiggy and First Cry. But its decision will depend on the size of the offer for sale pool in each of the companies. According to sources aware of the strategy, Softbank invested […]
Festival season fail to light up apparel sales, consumer durables shine
Sales of apparel were a mixed bag this festive season while those of consumer durables saw an uptick with mobiles, laptops, and air conditioners being in demand. In apparel, Tier-2 and -3 markets did better for some brands, because these have been witnessing an uptick for the past 18-20 months compared to metros. “The past […]
PHOTOS: Netas, common man vote in MP, C’garh poll
The voting for Madhya Pradesh’s all 230 assembly seats was held on Friday, November 17, while Chhattisgarh voted in the second phase of the election. Here are a few glimpses of the polling booths in the two states. Source: Read Full Article
Kashmir Turns Orange
As winter approaches, the days get shorter and it’s the time when the Kashmir Valley turns orange-red. It seems as if someone has brushed the valley with magical colours. Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.comFeature Presentation: Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com Source: Read Full Article
Can BJP Wrest Mahakoshal From Congress?
Modi and Chouhan have visited Mahakoshal multiple times and reached out to tribals to shore up support for the BJP. The Congress pulled off victories in 24 out of the 38 assembly seats in the Mahakoshal region, and this tally helped the party form the government with a slender margin in Madhya Pradesh in 2018, […]