'The people let off by the NBFCs have little bargaining power and willingly settle for a 20% to 25% cut in their existing salaries when hunting for new jobs.'
'Unknown' location advertisement spends were nearly 74% higher than the next biggest spender, Uttar Pradesh.
The average assets of an MP are now 345.8 times that of an annual income of a tax-filing individual, reports Sachin P Mampatta.
The cumulative spends on Google are in excess of Rs 27.4 crore. There have been 14,837 advertisements on Google platforms.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala sounded another note of caution on the nature of the latest bull run.
The Congress topped the list of pages with the highest spends for the week ended April 6.
The elections held in April-May 2019 will be an important determinant of future growth and investment.
With just 11.8 per cent, the nation lags behind its neighbours and peers when it comes to women's representation in national legislatures.
A page called 'My First Vote For Modi' accounts for the largest number of ads by number (2,765). Another one called 'Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat' was second (2,429). 'Namo Supporters' was third with 2,153 ads, reports Sachin P Mampatta.
A combination of fewer listings and falling 'average daily traded value' contributed to the drag in Q3.
The country has been facing an ever-rising fiscal deficit, increasing debt and a hamstrung economy.
'When I came here in 2002, I said you can grow at 8%.' 'And I was told that was crazy, and (now) here we are.'
Twenty-three of the 31 stocks in his publicly disclosed portfolio consist small-cap stocks. jhunjhunwala's portfolio rose 15.2% in Q3.
'NRI interest has gone up in the past three-four years.'
'If she contests it, then these people will have to fight it in court.'
'Rather than abolishing stamp duty as STT is already levied on all transactions, the government has de-facto imposed a state STT in the guise of stamp duty'
'People always short-change the resilience of the economy.'
As many as 104 listed companies have fewer independent directors than mandated by the regulations, according to the figures from Prime Database, reports Sachin P Mampatta.
Financial planners advise against putting capital to work by anticipating what might go up or down.
Average salary has grown faster than average business income for three of the last five years. This has implications in a country like India. Most people in India are self-employed, with 51.4% of the population falling in that bracket.
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