The People Have Spoken!

Religion matters. Aspirational India is still poor. India admires strong leaders. India values decency.Shreekant Sambrani highlights the reasons why the BJP pulled off improbable victories in the......

AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK

From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party......

Why's Stalin Backing Arrested Minister?

At the end of the day, Stalin expressing solidarity with an arrested colleague is one thing, especially if he too felt that the minister had been wronged, but for him to retain the person in office......

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Unless controlled and contained, given the untested belief that the north Indian labour support and follow the Hindutva kind of political ideology, there is a potential in terms of ideological......

No sign of slowing in demat account surge as markets attract new investors

The number of dematerialised (demat) accounts required to hold shares and other securities in electronic format rose by 3.1 million in April, bringing the total tally to a fresh record of 154.5......

Sebi rejects NSE's proposal to extend trading hours

Capital markets regulator Sebi has rejected a proposal by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to extend the trading hours in the equity derivatives segment citing a lack of feedback from the stock......

Stock markets close lower on fag-end selling in banking, IT shares

Reversing early gains, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Tuesday due to a sell-off in banking and IT shares in the last hour of the session amid a mixed trend in global markets.......

Crude realisation: Oil's slick grip threatens corporate margins, profits

Corporate margins and profits in India remain vulnerable to changes in crude oil prices in the international market. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Historical quarterly data from listed......