'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Has the Modi government been more at odds with institutions than other governments? There is no doubt that there have been more run-ins. While the RBI and CBI cases have drawn attention, there have been others, less publicised, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee points out.
Modi will first stop in Rwanda for a two-day visit, then visit Uganda from July 24-25 and finally go to South Africa.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
He said India has a rich tradition and a long history of both discovery and use of science and technology.
A week after taking office, Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers have ambitious promises to keep.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries
'Imran Khan hopes to fulfill the dreams of the founders of of Pakistan in establishing an Islamic Welfare State.' 'The grave situation of the economy makes realisation of this dream very difficult,' points out Colonel R N Ghosh Dastidar (retd).
AAP has promised lower electricity bills, free basic water supply.
The Constitution should not encumber these choices, specially limiting them to second-best or third-grade options.
Figo Aspire has got all the flavours that put it in a good position amid rivals
But it is likely that campaign spending resulted in some positive activity through this period.
Last-mile verification with Aadhaar-Based Biometric Authentication have the worst record among other options available to check PDS pilferage. So the Centre's insistence on that option is bewildering, says Reetika Khera.
The prime minister's August 15 address was undoubtedly inspirational and outlined important economic and social objectives, such as making India a global hub for manufacturing, ensuring bank accounts for all poor families, major thrusts in sanitation and cleanliness, and a radical restructuring of the Planning Commission.
The sector is witnessing weak tendering.
The key reason for the country's stagnating exports is its failure to build a strong manufacturing base, says T N Ninan.
Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd)
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
'The sky is the limit for what all could be done at an air base to neutralise terrorists. Good proactive local leadership and delegated operational effort would be key to ensuring that a handful of terrorists cannot hold a whole air base, and by extension, the whole nation to ransom,' says Group Captain P I Muralidharan (retd).
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
India on track to be third largest consumer economy by 2025.
The repo rate has been unchanged since January, when the RBI increased it by a quarter percentage point.
In an exclusive chat with Rediff.com, AAP leader Ashutosh says the biggest challenge for the party would be to "develop a model for alternate politics"
Expenditure cuts necessitated by slowing revenue growth, weak industrial activity worrisome portents
A Washington-based Pew Research Centre survey has revealed rising concern among Pakistanis about a threat to their country from India.
'Is Xi's China stable?'
'No one can say whether the regime will fall all at once or if its leaders are devising a new solid and competitive -- anything but democratic -- model.' A fascinating excerpt from Francois Bougon's Inside The Mind of Xi Jinping.
'What is the future of ISRO?' Professor Rao asked from his hospital bed. 'What we see now is the continuation of programmes we started long ago.' 'What are we planning in the space science arena?' 'What is our plan for human space flight?' Former ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair recalls his last meeting with Professor U R Rao, the pioneering Indian space scientist who passed away on Monday, July 24.
'Gloom is nowhere in sight, with healthy foreign exchange reserves, a strong rupee, healthy tax collections, corruption and crony capitalism under check,' argues Gopal Krishna Agrawal.
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.
Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
The UK India Business Council expects more emphasis to be put on improving bilateral economic ties.
It has built confidence in the possibility of change; now reality has to catch up with the image and the expectation, says T N Ninan.
What goes up must come down. In the science of rocketry, it always comes down with a thud. But that equation may change somewhat on Tuesday when the SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with goodies for the International Space Station.
Bunker Roy, founder of the Barefoot College at Tilonia in Rajasthan, was awarded the Clinton Global Citizen Award at a ceremony in New York on September 25.
Sectoral index up 10% in past month, as market takes hope from higher order book, revenue and operating margins in September quarter.
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday
