Is India ready for a three-day working week? and other ET stories

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Top 7 telecom firms owe over Rs 2,100-crore penalty to DoT: CAG Telecom operators such as Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Aircel, Tata Tele and BSNL have not paid penalties totalling ... Three-day working week. Is India ready for such a model? "In developing economies where productivity is the key, the need is to create more jobs and therefore this model will... Modi meets Koirala, discusses ways to boost bilateral ties Earlier, Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to pay a bilateral visit to Nepal in 17 years, was given a rousing wel... Oil Ministry wants RIL to sell natural gas at $4.2; $6-6.5 price for others The new rate, says the ministry, would be acceptable to international investors and would help in monetising discover...

FEATURED STORIES How the humble pao, bao are turning into hot culinary choices Each year throws up new arbitrators of restaurant cool. This time, it is the humble pao and bao that have turned from... read more Why Sabina Altynbekova is making headlines »  Ideal dress code for a start-up guy? Learn from Jobs, Zuckerberg »

Popular Stories Government persuading affluent customers to voluntarily give up subsidised LPG WTO $1-trillion deal fails: Nine reasons why India's veto shocked the world WTO deal: India draws world fire for sticking to Guntur over Geneva WTO deal: India blames use of a comma for creating ambiguity

(In Modi government) You are letting your ministers and the work do its talk.... Maneka Gandhi ,Union Minister,India

Latest Updates 'High returns in less time may mean big trouble' Sebi has launched a media campaign to make the public aware about troubles of investing on hearsay and in pursuit of ... NSEL scam: Real estate, agri land procured using funds ED under provisions of the PMLA had recorded in its previous charge-sheet that the same trick was used by other accus... Swiss gold exports to India rise; hit Rs 50K crore The data comes at a time when India has stepped up pressure on Switzerland to share info on alleged stashing of black... Global funds in India via Mauritius dip below 10% While Mauritius says it has strict rules in place, uncertainties over the tax treaty have adversely affected investm...

Market Watch 3 Aug | 05:03PM SENSEX 25480.84 ↓ -414.13 NIFTY 7602.60 ↓ -118.70 USD/INR 60.16 ↓ -0.18 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 28123.00 ↑ 305.00

MARKET NEWS Top 9 cos lose Rs 74,193cr from market valuation The market-capitalisation of TCS plunged Rs 17,334.74 crore to Rs 4,92,904.10 crore, taking the steepest hit among th... RBI policy, Q1 earnings and global cues to drive mkts Besides, the trend in investment by overseas investors, global cues, movement of rupee against dollar, oil prices wil...

Gainers Losers 3 Aug, 2014, 05:03PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Apcotex Industries Ltd. 223.20 20.00 100672 223.20 197.00 Divinus Fabrics Ltd. 550.00 19.53 1700 550.00 460.00 MYNK1906 Industries India Ltd. 11.00 18.79 1500 11.00 9.89

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FROM THE NEWSPAPER Asset Sale: India Inc slips into deal making mode to bring down its mountain of debt In a study done last year, Credit Suisse, an investment bank, estimated the total debt of India's biggest corporate g... What's causing anger against English language among Hindi-speaking civil services aspirants? Can Google bridge this rural-urban divide in India? Well, for the time being, much of North India seems to be lost in... Is it feasible for PM Modi & other ministers to make speeches in Hindi at international events? By making Hindi its focus, the NDA government has its heart — and voice — in the right place, but foreign officials m... Gujarat's school textbooks replete with bloopers; poor translation to blame Gujarat's textbooks authorities from the Gujarat State Board of School Textbooks (GSBST) have over the years faced pu... Mi3: Can Xiaomi match the hype with robust supply chain, service network? Xiaomi's success in India will be determined by whether it can match the hype. That will tell if it's the next Samsun...

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