This is your chance to squeeze in a quick trip before the monsoon sets in.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
'Freedom of expression is not a freedom to abuse those who do not agree with you.' 'It is also about being liberated from prejudices and intolerance.' 'To me, freedom is the right to be who I am and what I am without hurting the same rights of others.'
Companies asked to give data for three batches instead of one; move may lead to significant rise in development cost of generics
One's dreams never end. If you don't dream, you don't exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life, Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at 60 years of age, shares her incredible journey with Shobha Warrier.
FDA allows Teva to launch Nexium generic; Cipla, which supplies formulation, to gain
Saroj Kumar Rath, author of the newly-published book Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks, speaks to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
In a surprise announcement in April, Sun and Ranbaxy -- at that time owned by Japan's Daiichi -- declared an all-stock deal to create India's largest and world's fifth-largest drugmaker in an over $4 billion deal.
The rally in index heavyweight ITC has boosted the sentiment across the board.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
The country's drug companies have attracted the highest number of enforcements from the American drug regulator in 2013, a year that has seen the US Food and Drug Administration turning stricter to ensure compliance levels and quality of medicines.
In a big shot in the arm for the YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, a Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Monday granted conditional bail to its president and Member of Lok Sabha YS Jaganmohan Reddy in disproportionate assets case.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
The number of small units has come down drastically, as large companies have expanded their manufacturing capacity.
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
Investors remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
'Who would have thought that Brexit would take place or Donald Trump would become US president or Kim Jong-un's madness could bring the prospect of nuclear war over Asia?' 'It is the time of the unexpected; the French elections should perhaps be seen in this perspective,' says Claude Arpi.
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
The move is aimed at reflecting the diversity of India and highlighting the contribution of prominent personalities.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
Jadavpur University students will settle for nothing less than Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakraborty's exit for letting loose political goons and Rapid Action Troops on peaceful protesters in the campus. Indrani Roy reports
According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
It will now take at least two more years to get a clarity on the priorities and policies of the leadership of the new state of Telangana.
Import alert on Ranbaxy's Mohali unit; Strides' injectible arm gets warning letter
Kainchi, near Nainital, attracts devotees from near and far, 42 years after the death of its spiritual leader, Neem Karoli Baba.
T N Ninan lists a few David-Goliath encounters in the Indian markets, all of which make life interesting, though difficult if you are an investor looking for the next multi-bagger.
Aparna Athreya is enriching the lives of kids, parents and individuals through the start-up Kid and Parent Foundation.
'I wondered what mistakes I made in my life to be a businessman. Deep down, I still have doubts about it.' Shobha Warrier meets the amazing Dilip Kapur who built a Rs 160 crore business with just Rs 25,000.
U R Ananthamurthy was one among the most creative triumvirate of Modernist Kannada literature of the late sixties and seventies (the other two being the late P Lankesh and K Poornachandra Tejaswi). He will be missed by all who care to step out and fight for justice and human rights of ordinary people in India despite being surrounded by the consumerist fog, says Shivanand Kanavi.
PM Modi addressed a crowded UNESCO gathering, speaking of the importance of culture.
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