Railways, Volkswagen fiasco in focus this week

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Failed god of railways? PMO raps Suresh Prabhu's pace of work In a September 7 letter to the ministry, Nripendra Misra, principal secretary to PM, referred to a "less than satisfactory performance" in some areas. read more Here's why Apache & Chinook helicopters are game changers for India After a three-year delay, the government has finally cleared the purchase of new attack and heavy lift helicopters from the US. VW emission scandal: We totally 'screwed up', says US boss Michael Horn vowed to make amends at a lavish event in New York to promote the 2016 Passat where the carmaker doled out German beer.

Editor's Pick Bad ideas, copycats is creating startup valuation bubble: Khosla Sun Microsystems cofounder says stock prices & valuations are at times divorced from reality even as Net usage keeps rising. 10 stocks that outperformed the market in 2015 These ten stocks have outperformed the broader market and have stood firm on each of the 10 days in 2015 when the market fell sharply. Make in India version 2.0 to be launched to boost manufacturing While the first level focused on easing businesses, the next one is aimed at turning it into "a people's movement", on the lines of the Swadeshi movement. Indian IT cos among world's worst paymasters India was ranked 7th on the list of lowest paymasters for information technology (IT) managers, down by one position from last year's.

Most Popular This Week Renault Kwid hatchback launched at a starting price of Rs 2.56 lakh Boost to Make in India campaign: First manufacturing zone to come up in AP Syed Akbaruddin made India's permanent representative at the UN in major MEA rejig Dilip Shanghvi, second-wealthiest Indian, is the poorest pharma CEO Fortis Healthcare cofounder Shivinder Mohan Singh set to join spiritual movement

Story of The Week PM Modi best PM in the most complex nation, tweets Rupert Murdoch after media meet Making his pitch for smoother IPR regime, PM said India not just valued intellectual property but also was doing everything to protect it, in this era of tech advancement. read more

Money Missed the deadline for filing tax returns? Here's what to do The last date for filing tax returns was extended twice this year. If you still haven't filed, you can do so, without penalty, till 31.3.2016. How to cut tax by increasing your savings Twenty-eight year-old Shindhe should open a PPF account. If he puts Rs 6,000 a month in the PPF his tax will reduce by another Rs 7,500.

Stock Round Up 10 wealth-creating ideas for next 12 months from D-Street experts Sensex might have plunged over 5 per cent so far in 2015, but the India story still remains intact despite the recent selloff, say experts.

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