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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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