Indian Economy

In 2014, the Modi government announced five new IITs. TI's 2014 debate: would new institutes expand opportunity — or dilute the quality the IIT brand rests on?

August 29, 2014 · 1 min read

iGATE fired CEO Phaneesh Murthy in May 2013 after a board probe into an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate — eleven years after his Infosys

May 21, 2013 · 1 min read

Uninor trained auto drivers, milkmen and newspaper vendors to sell SIM cards door-to-door in Maharashtra — an industry-first sales experiment.

April 26, 2013 · 3 min read

In Jaipur, Kanhaiya Lal begged for help for 40 minutes after a truck rammed his motorcycle, killing his wife Guddi and their infant daughter.

April 17, 2013 · 2 min read

IIM Lucknow cut PGP fees 10%, from Rs 12 lakh to Rs 10.80 lakh — a first among IIMs, under director Devi Singh and chairman JJ Irani.

April 12, 2013 · 1 min read

Prema Jayakumar, 24, scored 607 out of 800 to top the all-India CA exam, studying in a 300 sq ft Malad chawl while her father drove an autorickshaw.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

In 2013, with growth halved and scandals mounting, the dragon-versus-elephant debate looked settled. A decade later, the race had a different leader.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

David Coleman Headley received 35 years in a U.S. federal prison for scouting the 2008 Mumbai targets, spared the death penalty by his cooperation.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

In October 2012, Arvind Kejriwal alleged a quid pro quo between Robert Vadra and DLF. DLF and the Congress denied it. What was claimed — and denied.

October 8, 2012 · 1 min read

As FDI in multi-brand retail opened up in September 2012, the fear was Walmart would change India. The counter-argument: India would change Walmart.

September 28, 2012 · 1 min read

In September 2012, Mamata Banerjee withdrew TMC support over FDI in retail — and Manmohan Singh's UPA government held on anyway.

September 20, 2012 · 1 min read

The Indian Staffing Federation projected FDI in retail would create 10 million jobs in a decade. The claim, the opposition's rebuttal, and why the number

September 18, 2012 · 2 min read

In September 2012 the Manmohan Singh government allowed 51% FDI in multi-brand retail — the boldest reform of UPA-II, and the one that cost it an ally.

September 16, 2012 · 1 min read

Suzuki's chairman donned a turban in New Delhi and talked history — Sanjay Gandhi, Maruti, and the Indian judge Japan still reveres.

August 30, 2012 · 1 min read

The UK Border Agency revoked London Metropolitan University's visa licence in August 2012, leaving 2,600 international students 60 days to find a new sponsor.

August 30, 2012 · 2 min read

After the July 18, 2012 Manesar violence that killed HR manager Awanish Kumar, Maruti Suzuki reportedly sought vaastu expert Daivajna K N Somayaji's advice.

July 31, 2012 · 2 min read

The July 2012 India blackout was the largest in history — 600+ million people across 22 states, as the northern, eastern and northeastern grids collapsed.

July 31, 2012 · 1 min read

A Mayawati statue near the Ambedkar Memorial in Lucknow was beheaded in July 2012, days after the UP Navnirman Sena threatened to tear down her statues.

July 26, 2012 · 1 min read

Ethnic clashes between Bodos and Bengali Muslims erupted in Assam's Kokrajhar and Chirang in July 2012, killing dozens and displacing 400,000 people.

July 24, 2012 · 1 min read