Page 21 - Year End Specials

The world's words of the year pass judgement on a dark, surreal 2016

In 2016, however, the verbal was very much back in fashion. The results speak volumes

Used cars sales grow 15% in 2016; dealers expect uptick in demand from Feb

The organised sector comprises around 17-20% of the overall used car market in the country

FPIs pull out $3.5 bn from capital mkts in Dec after US rate hike

The pullout by FPIs started in October 2016 following uncertainty over the US election results

Equity MFs add 25 lakh investor accounts in Apr-Nov FY17

This is over and above an addition of 43 lakh folios in 2015-16 and 25 lakh in 2014-15

7 among top 10 cos lose Rs 44,928 crore in m-cap; SBI worst-hit

TCS retained its numero uno status followed by HDFC Bank, RIL, ITC, CIL, Infosys

Year End Special: In 2016, auto industry took a turn to self-driving

The year saw partnerships being forged among carmakers, tech firms and ride-hailing services

India Inc nets Rs 6.3 lakh cr from markets, bets big on bonds

Experts believe the corporates will continue to prefer debt route

Muslim orthodoxy against courts made news in 2016

2017 may see some sparks flying on the Shayara Bano front

After action-packed 2016, mobile subscribers crave for more

4G has boosted mobile speeds to levels never experienced before by the data-hungry Indians

How turf war between SC and Modi govt escalated in 2016

Govt-judiciary tussle and heat on Modi govt marked 2016 in SC

Commexes' turnover remains flat in 2016

Uncertainty, suspension in futures trading in agro contracts hit biz; trades see recovery in 2017

2016: Delhi HC put AAP govt on the mat, says L-G is the boss

AAP also lost fight in HC over its right to appoint parliamentary secretaries without L-G's consent

Nabha jailbreak, attack on high-profile leaders kept Punjab in news in 2016

Major embarrassment for Punjab Police came in Nov when six prisoners escaped from Nabha jail

Modi govt adds many feathers in its reforms cap in 2016, but more to go

Various twists and turns -- even U-turns -- by govt post-demonetisation prove that it has been tall order for PM

P A Sangma's death, Congress' poll washout kept Meghalaya in news in 2016

Four persons were arrested for allegedly depositing over Rs 60 lakh of terror funds in the state

Delhi in 2016: High profile trials and other things that made news

AAP leader Somnath Bharti was slapped with domestic violence case

Dipa Karmakar brings gymnastics to centre stage in India

Fourth place finishes usually cause heartbreaks in a medal-starved nation like India

Samsung Note 7 fiasco, 'Freedom 251' fraud, driverless cars: Tech news in 2016

While the year witnessed next-generation innovations like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) being introduced into daily lives and into smartphones at a mass level, some flagship failures dented the image of some tech companies.

Salman's acquittal, cow deaths and saffronisation of education kept Rajasthan in the news in 2016

Ruling BJP and Opposition Congress were busy balancing equations in view of assembly elections due in 2018

Patel quota, Una incident took toll on Anandiben in Gujarat in 2016

Modi visited Gujarat five times in the past as BJP believes that winning polls will be crucial for it to retain power in 2019