It has so far managed to raise only Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion), by divesting a 5% stake in Steel Authority of India.
The market is abuzz about how the fabled investor got it wrong.
For the first time in India, Swiss Learning, an educational body managed by the Heads of Swiss Educational Institutes, has brought representatives from various schools from the country to meet stakeholders, Indian schools and parents of potential students.
Insurance firms want more clarity before increasing foreign partner's stake.
The insurance brokerage had experience of settling claims in Jammu and Kashmir and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh during natural catastrophes earlier this year.
The data show close to 72.5 million accounts have been opened till November 10 with an average 500,000 opened every day.
There are umpteen cases where travel websites and airlines advertise tickets for unbelievably low prices, without mentioning taxes and other charges.
Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart
Experts said equity raising was also hampered due to flight of capital from foreign investors. FIIs have sold more $500 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in October.
Health insurance has almost 23 per cent market share in the general insurance space.
A senior life insurance official point out there have also been cases involving former insurance agents.
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Government divestment reached record figures after the financial crisis, at the same time as promoters were required to bring down their stake in companies to 75 per cent or less.
Banking and IT lead; see September hiring rise 52%, 34% y-o-y, respectively.
This could impact their books in the third quarter of the current financial year.
Section 45 in the new Bill says no claim can be repudiated after three years of the policy being in force, even if a fraud is detected, has sent life insurers into a tizzy.
An alternative way is to make the Asba (Applications supported by blocked amount) facility compulsory for retail investors.
A slew of websites are catering to matchmaking needs of IITians, IIMians and others with high educational qualifications.
They have put in $14 billion so far in 2014 but this could get slower if the US Fed raises rates; however, there are expectations on compensatory flows.
Two weeks ahead of October 1 deadline, Sebi likely to relax certain conditions.
Move aimed at avoiding crowding of public issues during the Centre's mega disinvestments in coming months.
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