Narendra Modi is to hold summit-level meetings with the heads of more than 50 African nations on Thursday.
'The BJP certainly has an edge as the BJP has gone ahead of the Congress in pleasing the trading community.'
On an annual basis, we'll seek out solutions to Indian Railways' most critical problems through 'innovation challenge': Suresh Prabhu
Economic growth depends a lot on what FM announces in the upcoming Union Budget.
Under the GST regime, most manufactured goods will turn cheaper.
"After weeks I ate onions today with bhindi," Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Saturday, admitting that the skyrocketing price of the vegetable had affected her kitchen too.
The Reserve Bank of India has submitted a list of big loan defaulters in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court with a submission that disclosing their names may have "adverse impact" for business and may "accentuate failure of business".
And why markets could give up 25 per cent of all these gains made since March 2020
The GST will be a national sales tax that will be levied on consumption of goods or use of services
'The terrorists will allow only those who practice their tenets to live in Kashmir,' argues Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
The market for vinyl collapsed with the advent of CDs in 1982. But LPs, as they were fondly called, have made a comeback in the past ten years, with certain editions costing quite a packet
'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
The government should partner with commodity exchanges such as MCX.
Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.
India imported $62 billion of Chinese goods last year.
Most private companies are not initiating large projects.
Experts feel oil prices will remain volatile with an upward bias.
Congestion on Mumbai roads has become chronic.
Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Close to 202,000 new entities have registered under the GST Network
Worried about the adverse impact that price rise could cause to Congress' prospects in Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi unveiled quick fix policy prescriptions for 12 party-ruled states including reform in PDS and giving farmers a wider choice to sell vegetables and fruits.
A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.
Dividend payouts seem recession-proof.
'Let the high price of onions clear the market, matching supply with demand.' 'Let onion growers keep exporting -- we are the world's largest onion exporter, export 10% of our production,' advises Naushad Forbes.
The long-term sustainability of the ongoing market rally is difficult as earnings growth remains a challenge, says Herald Van Der Linde, head of equity strategy, Asia-Pacific, at HSBC.
Traders blame demonetisation for subdued demand in retail segment
'If the money we spend on importing pulses reach our farmers, there won't be any suicides'
Remembering Verghese Kurien, a visionary who singlehandedly built world's biggest agricultural development programme.
The Railways is expected to mobilise a substantial chunk of funds through dynamic pricing.
'Trust a fund manager, buy some small-cap funds and stay invested.'
Hordes of cows rampage through the fields, eating everything in sight. This is after the UP government banned slaughter of cattle. As a result, farmers whose cows become old and are a liability simply sets them loose.
'What is bank recapitalisation? When the rich take loans and do not return and the government returns that money to the banks.' 'What is restructuring 5:25 scheme? The government says don't return now, just tell us you will return after five years.' 'Why don't we apply these schemes to farmers?' 'I want to increase the power of farmers to blackmail the government as everyone in the country has the power to blackmail.'
'The farm bills will not bring in corporate zamindari'
The Brics line-up has yielded to a shaky China-India story, with new question marks over China even as India remains a "B+" performer, says T N Ninan.
India believes rich nations should be away from farm subsidies.
Reversing a six month declining trend, WPI inflation moved up marginally to 0.11 per cent in December mainly because of increase in prices of food items.
When there is panic, you get an opportunity to get your hands on some of the good stocks.
