Monetary policy cannot fix all problems: Sanjeev Sanyal

Were witnessing the growth of a new kind of historical narrative that is middle class, in a voice that is elitist. Sanjeev Sanyal's book is a prime example of this. The idea is an interesting one—to tell the history of the subcontinent and its ...

Born and brought up in a small village in Anantnag district in Kashmir, Ishfaq Shah had a childhood affected by the insurgency in the valley. But the odds stacked against him did not stop him from fulfilling his dreams. Shah, 23, completed his MBA ...

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's gold and silver imports shot up 138 percent on year in April as customers took advantage of lower prices, increasing pressure on the current account balance and limiting the space ...

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The latest snapshot of manufacturing activity in China could be a key focus for Asian markets this week as talk of slowdown in the region's biggest economy grows. The official Chinese Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April is released on ...

Rising costs in China have snatched the tag of the world's manufacturing hub from it. But that might not be good news for India just yet. A snapshot of pointers from a Deutsche Bank research report sums up the China story: Since 2001, real wages in ...

AUSTRALIA has become one of the most expensive places to live. The price for everything from a Big Mac and a pair of jeans to an iPhone exceeds that in most other major developed countries, the Herald Sun reports. And new research shows romantics ...

In the past 11 years Australia has become one of the most expensive places to live, costlier than New York, London, Frankfurt and Singapore on everything from five-star hotels, car rentals, public transport, a pint of beer, cigarettes, jeans and an ...

Move over - The Economist's informal index for gauging purchasing power parity across geographies, based on McDonald's burgers. Instead, sample something a little more complex. Deutsche Bank's 'The Random Walk - Mapping the World's Prices 2013' ...