Almost all states and Union Territories have extended the curbs which they first started imposing in mid-April as the second COVID wave hit the country.
COVAX, 'the global COVID vaccine equity scheme', has so far delivered 65 million doses to 124 countries and economies but it is dependent on countries and manufacturers honouring their commitments.
Before the 'Namaste Trump' event, cultural events will be held at the 1.10-lakh seating capacity stadium, for which several artists, including well-known singer Kailash Kher, have been invited.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Compared to equity funds, debt funds are lower risk profile and are usually suitable for investors for very short term.
Close to 21.5 per cent of this will be sold to Japan's Nippon Life, which will then become the sole promoter of the fund house.
Staggered pull-out will help investors if the market continues to rise.
The S&P BSE Small-cap index has recovered 26 per cent as compared to a 23 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Industry body Association of Mutual Funds in India on Friday assured investors that a majority of fixed income mutual funds assets are invested in superior credit quality securities and such schemes have appropriate liquidity to ensure normal operations. The statement by the industry body came after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund voluntarily decided to wind up its six debt schemes citing redemption pressure and lack of liquidity in bond markets due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Both indices are down nearly 9 per cent from their all-time highs in mid-January. A sharp reversal seems difficult this time as the peak impact of the virus is yet to play out.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'This fall is nothing. We could see worse if everybody hits the panic button.'
The Department of Disinvestment, which is the nodal department for carrying out PSU stake sale, will finalise the cabinet note after appointment of asset management companies to handle PSU ETF.
The junior Ambanis - Anmol and Anshul - were inducted on the board to respect the wishes of the shareholders who during the recent AGM asked the management to get fresh blood into the company by bringing them on board.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Such schemes try to exploit an anomaly in taxation, but aren't in violation of laws, experts say.
The bank may post a loss of Rs 1,000 crore during October-December 2019-20 quarter, an analyst commented.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Find out which kind of mutual fund scheme you should invest in by taking into account your financial goals and investment time horizon.
India is a classic emerging market, which, with economic liberalisation, has unleashed a prolonged period of rapid economic growth.
Experts believe FPIs will keep a close watch on coronavirus pandemic, its spread and likely impact on the economy while making decisions about investment into India.
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
Regarding the applicability of stamp duty on redemption of mutual fund (MF) units, Sebi said, "Redemption is not liable to duty as it is neither a transfer nor an issue nor a sale." However, switching in mutual fund would attract stamp duty. "The issue of fresh units in the switched scheme would attract stamp duty even though there is no physical consideration paid or transfer of ownership," Sebi said.
There was nobody to look after the archers, they were training on their own though their parents were outside the ground. An arrow shot by a boy trainee who was doing compound event practice hit her on the shoulder.
'If an investor is ready to stay put for the next five years, one can consider investing in mid- and small-cap funds, but through SIPs.'
Investment guru and mutual fund expert Ashok Kumar, answers all your MF related queries.
The railways was not intimated about a Dussehra event along the tracks that led to the deaths of at least 61 people in Amritsar.
MFs have benefited from a shift to financial assets from physical assets like real estate and gold.
Knowing these will save you from taking undue risks, losses and also create wealth in the long run, says Dwaipayan Bose.
We believe equity markets in 2011 will be volatile. However, for investors, volatility will provide investment opportunities.
Taking a dig at the construction of a wall on a plot having several slum structures in Ahmedabad ahead of Trump's visit there, the Sena said the US president's trip would neither stop the fall of rupee's value in forex market nor offer betterment to those (slum dwellers) behind the wall.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
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Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
The 'bad bank' -- which will help banks clear their balance sheets by transferring the NPAs to special purpose vehicles -- has been one of the most debated ideas for stressed asset resolution.
'We would advise investors to hold on to multi-cap funds and not invest further until further clarity emerges.'
From Rs 191 billion in 2019, the world's largest film producing industry now stands at Rs 72 billion thanks to the pandemic.
If one compares returns, the two public-sector ETFs have done better over the past year, but the ELSS category has done better over the trailing three and five years.
