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Penelope Macrae

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ARTICLES BY PENELOPE MACRAE

Modi’s move to hire Troy Costa, who designs for Bollywood stars, has given rise to speculation that the Prime Minister might adopt a more sober suit and tie for his US visit. Photo: Bloomberg

PM Narendra Modi ups fashion ante for maiden US visit

3 min read . 23 Sep 2014

The cheapest smartphones now retail at Rs2,000 ($33) in the Indian market, down from an average Rs15,000 two years ago. Photo: Bloomberg

Smartphone makers dial up growth in India

3 min read . 07 Sep 2014

The Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Monday to consider what to do with the 218 coal licences awarded to companies over the past two decades to fuel their steel, manufacturing and other plants that it has pronounced illegal. Photo: Mint

Supreme Court should decide fast on coal mine fate: Arun Jaitley

2 min read . 30 Aug 2014

Since taking charge after a landslide win over the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent strong signals he will pursue his “Modinomics” agenda of maximum governance, minimum government. Photo: PTI

Arun Jaitley’s maiden budget today to spell out Narendra Modi’s vision

2 min read . 10 Jul 2014

The BJP leader and others were arrested after JSEB’s Hazaribagh branch general manager Dhanesh Jha filed an FIR, accusing them of tying him up during a demonstration. Photo: HT

Yashwant Sinha sent to jail in JSEB official assault case

2 min read . 03 Jun 2014

BJP’s PM-elect Narendra Modi waves as he arrives at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday. A crowd, waiting since early morning, burst through police barricades at the sight of the 63-year-old leader’s cavalcade. Photo: AFP

Narendra Modi takes out election victory parade in Delhi

3 min read . 18 May 2014

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Varanasi on Saturday. Varanasi will go to the polls on 12 May, the final day of voting. Photo: AP

Election campaign ends with conflicting visions

3 min read . 10 May 2014

What Congress insiders call “the elephant in the room”—the mushrooming property wealth of Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra—might become an even bigger issue if she took a larger political role, analysts say. Photo: AFP

Priyanka Gandhi seeks to revive Congress’s fortunes

4 min read . 29 Apr 2014

A file photo of John Sculley. Photo: Bloomberg

Ex-Apple chief plans mobile phone for India

2 min read . 21 Apr 2014

A file photo of Sunanda Pushkar. Photo: Hindustan Times

Sunanda Pushkar’s death ‘sudden, unnatural’, autopsy shows

3 min read . 19 Jan 2014

Rajesh Talwar and his wife Nupur Talwar, centre, are driven away by the police outside a court after their trial for double murder in Ghaziabad on Monday. Photo: HT

Talwars get life in prison for murdering Aarushi, Hemraj

3 min read . 26 Nov 2013

A file photo of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of Aarushi Talwar. Photo: Hindustan Times

Aarushi case: Talwars convicted of killing daughter, domestic help

3 min read . 26 Nov 2013

CII president S. Gopalakrishnan says extreme caution needs to be exercised before any action is taken which jeopardizes reputations. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

CII says creation of an ‘atmosphere of fear’ is not desirable

2 min read . 19 Oct 2013

Raghuram Rajan inherits an economy with a record current account deficit—the broadest measure of trade, a currency which has lost 16% against the dollar this year and annual growth at its weakest in a decade at 5%. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Raghuram Rajan takes over RBI amid crisis

3 min read . 01 Sep 2013

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