Why the week was all about Modi's UP masterstroke

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Advani, Modi and...Yogi? Why Adityanath's appointment is a political masterstroke by Modi Political movements and parties that last cannot be built on consensus and me-too policies to the sound of gentle media applause and choir singing. readmore BJP govt to UP babus: Come to office on time from Monday or face action The new BJP CM is set to be sworn in on Sunday in Lucknow and the new government will start working from Monday. Narendra Modi may be getting too powerful for his own good India is edging ever closer to being a one-party state — closer than it's been since the heyday of Congress, which led the country to independence.

Editor's Pick The behind the scenes story of Vodafone, Idea mega merger The mega merger deal was completed after intense negotiations during a series of meetings in Mumbai, London and Abu Dhabi since January. Know Dolly Khanna? This lady made a killing on an average stock and how! She is sitting on healthy gains and holds around 1.60 per cent stake in the company, according to the latest shareholding data available on the BSE website. 10 secrets behind the stunning success of D-Mart's Radhakishan Damani Damani is a quiet man who keeps a low profile, but his winning traits are too evident to be missed. Here are his secrets that led him to roaring success. How these high-paid techies got caught in a salary bubble, and how it's bursting now In the last few years, India's top startups took salaries of freshers to ridiculously high levels. But now when funding has dried up, they are being laid off.

Most Popular This Week Government moves a fresh proposal to limit cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh Congress can still win in 2019 without showing Rahul Gandhi the door Cognizant may fire more than 6,000 in appraisal this year How to avoid paying higher charges levied by your bank

Story of The Week 10 most important income-tax changes which will apply from April 1 With a decrease in tax rate from 10% to 5% for total income between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, there is tax saving of up to Rs 12,500 per year. read more

Money Looking for last-minute tax planning with Section 80C investments? Here's help For anyone looking for a tax-saver at this fag end of the tax saving season, chances of locking funds in unsuitable investments are quite high. Still paying interest on home loan at old rates? Cut EMI by switching to MCLR-linked rate now Should you go for a reset even if it involves a small charge? Yes. The amount you save will be significantly higher over the years.

Stock Round Up If you read this, tell Jaitley about it: Note ban hit FDI flow, savings level The CAD data for the quarter is out. The numbers suggest the only major 'victim' of the cash ban was probably capital flows. Savings also hit the lows of 2005.

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