Page 6 - Year Ender 2018

From oil, trade wars and rupee to IL&FS: Rough ride for markets in 2018

With many hurdles and challenges, 2018 has been a disappointing and highly volatile year

CBI vs CBI: The turf war between 2 directors was public in all its ugliness

The Narendra Modi government sent Verma and Asthana on leave and transferred nearly a dozen officers

Job creation & its discontents: Did Modi govt achieve the target?

The study by two independent researchers analysed provident fund data held by EPFO to map job creation in the private formal sector

Rewind 2018: Urjit Patel's resignation is a beginning of a new story

Govt also pushed for RBI decision-making to be a more consultative process, meaning board members should have more say

Year ender 2018: NPAs of Indian banks surged past Rs 10 trillion

Not surprisingly, the gross NPA of all listed banks jumped to Rs 10.25 trillion in the March quarter, from Rs 8.86 trillion in the December 2017 quarter

Rupee & that sinking feeling: 2018 was a volatile one for Indian currency

The movement accelerated in August when oil prices also started climbing up to cross $70 a barrel on concerns about US sanctions

Rewind 2018: High cost of fuel, finance dent auto sector's fortunes

The slowing sales had an impact on the Bombay Stock Exchange auto index

2018, a year of reckoning for Khans who failed to deliver at the box office

Raazi is the first movie with a female lead to cross the Rs 1-billion mark

From social media influencers to #metoo, 2018 was a 'brand' new year

Indian brands tread lightly to avoid being crushed by the battling elephants

2018 in pics: 20 personalities who made headlines this year

Photographs compiled by PTI from January to December on a range of topics from around the country.

Of the trillion photos taken in 2018, which were the most memorable?

Here are some images from 2018 that may not endure to become truly historic but nonetheless help citizens navigate and understand complex events

In 'Illiberal India', books served as 'Small Acts of Freedom' for dissent

However, even in the face of severe vitriol that came their way, leading writers lived up to their ideals and practised what they preached by penning down valuable books

India takes pride in upstaging football giants Argentina in rare good year

India's U-20 squad stunned traditional giants Argentina 2-1 at the Torneo Internacional de Ftbol Sub-20 de L'Alcdia, in Valencia, Spain in August

2018: A year of raw material scarcity, insolvency glut for Steel industry

The government has fixed a target to ramp up the country's crude steel production to 300 million tonnes (MT) by 2030

Here are the top developments that kept Jharkhand in the news in 2018

Jharkhand made rapid strides to finish second on different yardsticks of economic growth at the national level but was rocked by a bay-selling scandal too

Metoo movement, sexual abuse of minors kept WCD on its toes in 2018

In the Muzaffarpur case, the owner of the NGO running the shelter home for destitute girls was arrested besides nine other persons

2018 was a huge year in gaming with bumper revenues, re-imagined classics

eSports and livestreaming showed bumper growth. Progressively updated games, and the 'early access' trend continued to both delight and frustrate

2018 saw pharma companies, hospitals switching to 'causevertising'

Through 2018, pharma companies, hospitals and allied services have associated with an assortment of causes to engage with consumers

Year-end 2018: Taimur among this year's top 10 Indian newsmakers on Yahoo

The list is compiled on the basis of user search habits and a selection of what they read, recommended and share the most on Yahoo!

From deadly floods to Sabarimala row, 2018 was a year that rocked Kerala

If it was cyclone Ockhi that played havoc last year, natures fury in the form of unprecedented deluge in August this year dealt a severe blow to Kerala