Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
India must focus on reforms.
Earlier this month, the CBI registered a Preliminary Enquiry against former Sebi Chairman C B Bhave and ex-member K M Abraham, as also against Jignesh Shah-founded FTIL and MCX, among others.
Gold is seen as a preferred asset for all types of investors, even central banks.
The Chinese economy is not collapsing, it is shifting to different growth drivers which the old metrics used to judge China do not pick up.
If crude prices have increased, retail petro product prices should go up.
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This means lower losses on fuel sales by Indian oil companies and a shrinking oil subsidy bill for the government.
In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
Stock selection in India remain relatively low-beta given the lack of any conviction here on any near-term upturn in the investment cycle
'My enduring memory of Lula is personal,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, our former envoy in Brazil. 'He was visiting India after retirement to accept an award.' 'At a private dinner in the Brazilian ambassador's residence, where I too was present, he was missing at the end of the evening.' 'We all went looking for him in the sprawling house to find him eventually in the kitchen talking happily to the cooks and servers.' 'He was thanking them for the excellent meal and service!'
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
The former RBI Governor also emphasised on the need to boost economic productivity and attract investments.
According to bankers and economists, there is room for further rate cut by the RBI as retail and wholesale inflation rates have remained benign.
The Indian stock markets may turn bearish after the US Fed decides to raise interest rates.
'Post Independence, it is for the first time that people have Rs 500 in their pocket, but the family is sleeping without food.'
Official GDP data for the second quarter of the current fiscal year ending March are due to for release this Friday.
'So far as supervision is concerned, there are enough powers but to take action on public sector banks, consultation with the government is needed.'
There will very little direct impact from the US Fed's rate hike this time, as we are well prepared both to handle liquidity, outflow of FII funds and managing our currency. But that doesn't mean India will be out of the woods anytime soon, says M V Subramanian.
The current situation offers an opportunity for farmers to reinvest in agriculture.
A must-read excerpt from former RBI governor and former Rajya Sabha member Bimal Jalan's India: Priorities For The Future.
Officials in the weather department said the monsoon is expected to be below normal because of the El-Nino effect.
Contrarian stocks can help investors generate much higher returns than buying shares of companies that have shown consistent high growth for years.
The database of 194 companies has shown a revenue contraction of 2.6%.
'I hope the anger that Gujarat farmers have demonstrated is also reflected in other parts of the country in ensuing elections.' 'Only then will the ruling parties accept that something is terribly going wrong in the hinterland.'
The central bank's currency management will be critical over the next few months. A weaker rupee could help to revive exports. But, the currency must fall slowly and in controlled fashion, says Devangshu Datta.
The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
Tata Mutual Fund's 'own a piece of India' offering is suitable for informed investors.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the hike in rail fares as "unprecedented and anti-people" and demanded its roll back in the interest of common people.
Indian economy has good fundamentals and sizeable foreign reserves, RBI Governor Raghuram rajan said.
Imported components account for up to 30% of the firm's total production cost.
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About Rs 15 lakh crore of high-value notes were scrapped, against which RBI has managed to supply roughly Rs 4 lakh crore worth of notes in the market so far, Anup Roy/Business Standard reports from Mumbai.
Double whammy for consumer firms, where the top line will remain subdued due to demonetisation and margins will squeeze owing to a crude oil spike and rupee depreciation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard from Mumbai.
From discounts to hundred per cent financing to talks of a price hike, companies are doing everything to ensure retail sales pick up this month.
A number of smaller players are said to be gasping for breath.
The film may have a point when it questions the treatment of players as commodities, it overdoes the white saviour act a bit, says Paloma Sharma.
The best option to reduce farm distress in the state is that when the rains fail, the state -- the central and the state government -- provide a financial cushion for the farmer
Some type of global shock adds to the allure of the dollar.
Tatas plan to revive, not sell the Port Talbot steel plant. The investment could be as much as $500 million.
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