Page 3 - Year In Review

Art in 2019 showed record-breaking sales -- and a banana taped to the wall

In the Indian art-scape, Vasudeo S Gaitonde was the undisputed star, bagging the top two spots for the most expensive Indian artworks sold in the year

Year in review: India strengthens strategic ties with South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26

Year In Review: Balakot air strikes, CDS, modernisation dominated defence

Pounding a terror facility inside Pakistan's hinterland reflected a major shift in India's approach in dealing with cross border terror

Year in Review: From CCA stir to Hong Kong demonstrations, protests in 2019

Business Standard lists some of the protests that drew attention around the world in 2019

These stocks never crossed below 200 DMA in 2019; do you own any?

The investor community, however, favours stocks which are trade above the 200-day moving average (DMA)

Year in review: History behind, Das-led RBI charts new trails in 2019

Under his governorship, Das silenced the ever-hungry market and North Block mandarins with 135 basis points reduction in interest rates through five successive rate cuts

Year in Review: 12 policy decisions that affected Indian economy in 2019

In a challenging year, the central government announced a slew of measures to help revive a sagging economy - from corporation tax cut to bank recapitalisation. Here are the most important ones

Year in Review: Top 10 corporate events and crises India Inc faced in 2019

From DHFL, PMC and Karvy crises to the suicide of CCD promoter V G Siddhartha and arrest of the Singh brothers, these corporate events and scandals made strong headlines in 2019

Year in Review: Market ends on high, thanks to tax cut, US-China trade deal

Debt-laden companies get heavily punished amid uncertainties over economic growth

Year in Review: Rural India hurt FMCG; smartphones rode on e-commerce

FMCG suffered on two counts -- poor consumer sentiment brought on by macroeconomic headwinds and the continuing liquidity crisis arising out of faltering NBFCs

Year in Review: Hits and misses for Indian sports and entertainment in 2019

Business Standard lists key sporting events that drove public emotions and movies that sparked debates in year 2019

'Year of harvest': Chinese military launches naval destroyers, weapons

China has been adding new naval ships on a monthly basis

Year in Review: Tamil Nadu suffered its worst water crisis in 2019

The capital city of Chennai and its neighbourhoods suffered one of the worst water crises in the summer of 2019, as dried up lakes and plummeting water tables added to the misery of the common man

Ponting picks Kohli as the captain of his all-star Test team of the decade

Ponting's Test team of the 2010s doesn't feature any other Indian apart from Kohli, who is currently ranked No.1 in both ICC Test and ODI rankings for batsmen

Year in Review: Banking sector bets on reforms, mergers for revival

"Every fundamentals indicate towards higher growth and better future next year," Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar told PTI, reflecting strong optimism going into 2020

Year in Review: Many politicians, biz bigwigs suffered setback in Delhi HC

The high court order denying anticipatory bail to Chidambaram in the INX Media corruption case proved costly for him as he was arrested by the CBI the very next day

Year in Review: India went all out in 2019 to woo foreign tourists

India reduced e-visa fee, opened new Himalayan peaks for foreign tourists

Year in review: Lotus blooms in Karnataka again within a year of withering

Stalwarts like Deve Gowda, veteran Congress leaders like Kharge, K H Muniyappa and Veerappa Moily tasted defeat

Year in Review: 2020 to be 'year of reforms', four labour codes to exist

Besides, the Union Labour Ministry is mulling launching a 'Santusht' portal next month for effective implementation of labour laws at the grass-root level

Year in Review: AAP, BJP, Cong tried to outsmart each other in Delhi

With the BJP winning all the seven parliamentary seats, it seems that Delhi followed the national narrative that drove the parliamentary election