Centre actively calling for Pre-Budget recommendations from reluctant industry bodies; but there is precedent of populism in Vote-On-Account in UPA II.

To raise Centre's salary budget 76 per cent, fiscal deficit by 21 per cent; Money can fund National Scheme for girl child for 482 years; Ayushman Bharat for 10 years.

From the very beginning, the FDI in e-commerce law permitted foreign investment only in e-commerce platforms, not in inventory-based e-tail

Two massive payouts worth Rs 2,423 crore may have completely drained an already cash deficient HAL, forcing it to borrow to pay salaries.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha, who is spearheading the drone revolution in the country, spoke about issues ranging from creating game-changing regulations to launch of flying taxis in an interaction with Business Today's Manu Kaushik and Rajeev Dubey. Edited excerpts:

DBT scheme draft requires states to share burden 70:30, but states are in no mood to bear the burden.

From banning Bitcoins in the country to PNB scam hitting the banking sector hard, BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey sheds light on watershed moments of 2018 which changed the course of India Inc.

Products are discounted online due to intense competition between rival e-commerce platforms. But discounting is really enabled by a variety of reasons.

Farm loan waivers are being used by all political parties to capture votes. Rather than focusing on long term measures, politicians are relying on populist measures. The issue has triggered competitive populism among parties with BJP ruled states also announcing farm loan waivers. Congress is on a high after having waived off loans in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is good politics but bad economics. Also, the loan waivers will be followed by a tedious and lengthy process to translate into any real benefit for the farmers. Watch Rajeev Dubey, Editor, BusinessToday.in explain what loan waivers will mean in the long run for the economy

The bigger the loan waiver, the bigger will be the impact on that state and its ability to make capital expenditure in areas where it is required. India's two largest political parties refuse to answer from where they will raise resources for farm loan waiver. It will promote irresponsible behaviour putting more pressure on the taxpayers in the long run. Political parties are turning this into a populist measure for their political ends. Watch Rajeev Dubey, Editor, BusinessToday.In explain the long-term implications of farm loan waivers.

While Rana Kapoor is being forced to step aside from his position as MD & CEO of Yes Bank, Kotak faced an obstinate RBI refusing to budge on its stand that dilution of his stake via Perpetual Non-Convertible Preference Shares does not meet RBI's promoter holding requirement.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel stepped down today citing personal reasons for his resignation.Patel's resignation comes after the central bank's spat with the Finance Ministry over issues related to autonomy and governance of the central bank. In the press conference after last week's monetary policy committee meet, Urjit Patel had refused to comment on the friction with the government. Watch BusinessToday.in editor Rajeev Dubey discuss the reasons behind Patel's resignation

The Netherlands-based Philips has been in the lighting business for over 127 years. In 2016, the Rs 57,095 crore Philips Lighting was spun off as a separate company listed on the Amsterdam Euronext Stock Exchange. In May 2018, Philips Lighting changed its name to Signify, in line with its philosophy that \"light has become an intelligent language\". Business Today's Rajeev Dubey talks to Eric Rondolat, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management, Signify, about how the industry is transforming and its implications. Excerpts:

Preparations for a board meeting of Prius Real Estate ended in fisticuffs between brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, the former promoters and owners of Ranbaxy Laboratories, Fortis Healthcare and Religare, at their Hanuman Road office in central Delhi on Thursday evening. BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey talks about the fued between the Singh brothers.

Rajeev Dubey, BusinessToday.In Editor, talks about how the brothers -- Malvinder and Shivinder Singh -- blew their wealth and companies. In 2008, Singh brothers, Malvinder and Shivinder were loaded with cash, Rs 9,500 crore, from the sale of Ranbaxy to Daiichi. In 2016, they were in debt of Rs 13,000 crore. Watch the video to know more about the fall of the brothers.

He assaulted me. He physically hit me. He hurt me. He injured me. He broke this button. He bruised me... And he kept threatening me: Malvinder

RBI has managed to protect the reserves, such as currency and gold revaluation reserves, Contingency Fund, Asset Development Fund and Investment Revaluation Account

Thanks to Urjit Patel's conciliatory moves right through the day, the meeting was largely conducted in a non-hostile environment.

The RBI Board decides to set up an expert committee to examine the Economic Capital Framework; the central bank says the issue of banks under PCA will be examined by its Board for Financial Supervision.