Gopal Krishna Agarwal: There is a need to accelerate growth. Poverty - both in urban and rural sectors - is a big challenge for any government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be busy campaigning, but his office, along with NITI Aayog, have started work on the agenda for the first 100 days of the next government.

European nations, the US, Russia, Japan and India didn't turn up for the three-day second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Wadhwa cited personal commitments as the reason to move on. He had launched Azure in 2008. Today the group has projects across 23 states, including Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Uttar Pradesh

From the days of Bharatiya Jan Sangh to Bharatiya Janata Party, we have kept our finances very transparent. We ensure that we fight elections with transparent and honest expenditures: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi needs other oil suppliers as Iran oil sanctions come into force

Even if Priyanka Gandhi had contested and lost against PM Modi, the fight would have boosted her image as a serious contender

With the US refusing to extend the waiver on oil imports from Iran, India's oil headache goes up.

Tellis: There is no alternative to a tough policy towards Pakistan. All other alternatives have been tried without success

Interestingly, Indian ministers did visit three sovereign nations-Palau, Nauru and Marshall Islands-among five that the region of Micronesia in Oceania encompasses.

The good and the bad of Modi government's economic performance.

The Madhepura seat has been a witness to the animosity between both the leaders for the last two decades. The common enemy in PMNarendra Modi not only brought them together, but also nudged Sharad Yadav to contest on RJD's ticket.

In its last meeting before 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Union Cabinet met thrice and cleared as many as 70 matters, issuing 78 notifications.

The government is struggling to meet tax collection targets.

Employers who recognise the value of their employees and act to make their teams a dynamic force attract the best talent. Here are 14 companies that made the right moves.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is left with very few political options to quell terror outfits and their leaders.

The country's interim Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, speaks to Business Today's Prosenjit Datta, Rajeev Dubey and Anilesh S. Mahajan about the Budgets fiscal math, the role of states in the new income support scheme for farmers and the government's plans to fulfil its promises in an election year. Edited excerpts:

IS Jha's focus on speed of execution of projects has done wonders for PowerGrid.

Fernandes first gained national attention in 1974 when he led an all India railway strike. He had massive influence among the unions of electricity, transport workers, mill worker and taxi drivers.

The FAO aides food programmes in nearly 150 poorer countries. As per the rotation policy, this time the position may go to a candidate from either Europe or Asia.