While slow execution and delays in infrastructure projects have led to a payment crisis as recovery of dues is a big challenge, banks are breathing down their necks for loan repayment.
The RBI must cut rates to spur growth, say experts.
As the funnel of good-quality early-stage companies are built, mid-stage and growth capital always follows, says Fireside Ventures founder Kanwaljit Singh.
This is the first "Green budget" of the government for effective containment of pollution in the city, the deputy chief minister said in the budget session of the assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Check out the companies which surpassed economic slowdown and the demonetisation-induced slowdown
Ideally, one should opt for a 5 to to 10- year period in an MF scheme or exit when the goal is reached.
If a fund manager moves on to another fund or resigns from the concerned asset management company, is that a sign to sell your holdings in the fund or discontinue your SIP? Read on...
Spread investments in equities, bonds, gold and cash to tackle volatility advise Nitin Singh, MD and head, and Vinay Joseph, director, investment strategy, Standard Chartered Wealth Management, India.
For retail investors who are into direct stocks, buying one when it enters the index can be a good strategy.
Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap dividend distribution tax to revive investment cycle and promote growth.
Clouding the inflation outlook is the recommendation of the 7th pay panel for an average 24 per cent pay hike for millions of its employees, which would lift demand-driven price pressures.
The Indian weightlifting juggernaut continued at the Commonwealth Games, with Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather adding a gold and bronze to the team's tally, and the shuttlers and boxers staying unbeaten on the second day, in Gold Coast, on Friday.
India-located funds have already raised $3.9 billion so far this year.
L&T is the preferred pick, but given the opportunities in the power T&D space analysts are also positive on KEC, ABB and Kalpataru
'On one hand, three in-form openers is a healthy problem of plenty.' 'On the other, you just don't know whom to pick, and whether the selection sits well with the conditions and opposition on offer,' says Chetan Narula.
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed a joint session of Parliament ahead of the budget session which began on Tuesday. Here are the highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech:
A market where prices are not likely to go up is excellent for the long-term investor.
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Tata Motors (down 1.7%) was the top loser on Sensex and Nifty, while Lupin (1.6%) gained the most.
Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua and Ravindra Dholakia have been appointed for 4 years
RBI is closely monitoring monsoon.
Russia was the leading doping offender in global sport during 2014, followed by Italy and India, the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Wednesday.
'The biggest lacuna in this agreement is it is called 'full civil nuclear cooperation agreement.' Actually, it is anything but full.'
Seasonal cheer has been scarce for Louis van Gaal after a six-match winless sequence for his Manchester United side intensified rumours that he will be sacked and Stoke City are unlikely to be offering any solace on Saturday.
'We are in the reverse gear and we are not there anywhere compared to the rest of the world'
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
Before committing your precious money in PE funds, investors need to get very choosy, advises Ramesh Bukka, co-founder and director, Entrust Family Office Investment Advisors.
There are various projections about India's growth.
Wishlist for new PM includes growth boosters, reining in inflation, faster project clearance and reversal of Land Acquisition Act
Investors who play follow-the-leader and invest wherever the Foreign Portfolio Investors are going may face painful losses.
To understand the problem with public examinations we need to understand the different objectives they serve and how they interact and conflict with each other.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Within the next two years, verification and scrutiny of returns will happen electronically through anonymised back offices manned by tax experts and officials. It will function without any personal interface between taxpayers and tax officers. Both the taxpayer and the tax officer will not know each other -- who is scrutinising whose return, and at which place, points out Kuldip Kumar, partner and leader personal tax, PwC.
Sneha Sharma is shattering speed and societal barriers.
India Inc on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the Reserve Bank increasing the key rate by 0.25 per cent and hoped that banks would refrain from hiking lending rates as such a move will scuttle economic recovery.
Coal, land, insurance bills are cited as govt's commitment to reforms.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has shown it is possible to form an electoral base with pro-women policies that matter, so why don't other political parties replicate it, asks Devanik Saha.
'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.' 'So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.' 'But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study of monsoon and they have followed the fashions of the West.'
As many as 18 troopers of Army's School of Artillery have been arrested for allegedly vandalising a police station on the Nashik-Pune Highway and attacking policemen on duty, prompting the Army to initiate a probe into the incident.
But you do need to consider that there are bikes now which, at lower price points, offer more specialised experiences, says Benjamin Gracias
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