Though the Cabinet reshuffle on July 5 has a clear stamp of the Prime Minister's Office, the changes have also increased the coherence between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.
There's no silver bullet to get rid of poverty, says Alok Sheel.
It is important to understand that debt investors are a conservative lot and, in general, most such investments are hedged out of foreign exchange risk to simply earn an arbitrage profit, rather than carry the risk to possibly increase their yield.
'The hardliners in Delhi are in for a big disappointment,' predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
In all, 37 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy so far this year to boost growth, fight deflation or both
The markets stayed on edge last week due to the endless saga of Greece's problems.
The court also made clear that the second opportunity has been granted to the citizens keeping in mind the "magnitude" of the issue.
Spot gold fell as far as $1,142.10 an ounce on Thursday, its lowest since November 2014.
There are actually great similarities between the two PM
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
Finance Minister must be hoping that Indians get over gold-addiction.
'A positive oil shock has a detrimental effect on growth and activity.'
Search is on for reliable indicators of underlying activity.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
'We have the political will to take this to the very end.' 'But what eventually happens depends on the effectiveness, honesty and missionary zeal of the officialdom in the frontline of the battle against corruption,' says S Muralidharan.
Global investors are fast losing appetite for equities, as deflation seems more of a reality. With commodity prices collapsing, few safe havens are left for investors, with many of the BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) losing their charm.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
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While there are no definitive statistics available, the Tirupati Trust Foundation has well over 1,000 tonnes of gold.
Based on the evidence at hand, Modi's goal of scripting a broader, lasting upturn appears some way off, says Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Besides advancing the presentation of the Budget to perhaps the first week of January, , there are four new initiatives that could be rolled out from the next Budget, says A K Bhattacharya.
Both banks and jewelers sell coins and bars, but it is generally costlier to buy it from a bank
The National Investigation Agency has, in separate incidents, arrested two individuals in connection with the Burdwan blast case. The first arrest was that of Suzena Begum, wife of key accused Sahanur Alam and the second person arrested was Zia-ul-Haque, wanted for indoctrinating youth in sectarian ideology.
With GDP down by 2 per cent, while 99 per cent of banned notes make way back to the banking system, whom did demonetisation benefit?
All these measures will revitalise the manufacturing sector, which has been in doldrums.
In the past two weeks China has cut interest rates.
Some experts, however, see a silver lining in the fall and said the volatility has come down sharply and that bodes well for the Indian currency
'Nehru once told JRD, "I hate the mention of the very word profit".' '"Jawaharlal, I am talking about the need of the public sector making a profit!" JRD replied.' 'Nehru reiterated, "Never talk to me about the word profit, it is a dirty word".' A fascinating excerpt from Shashank Shah's The Tata Group: From Torchbearers To Trailblazers.
'And Indians are loving it,' says Shekhar Gupta.
The rupee is expected to remain under pressure in the near term, given the strengthening of the dollar against major global currencies and widening of the trade deficit.
At the same time, however, officials at the central bank lowered their projections for the long-run target interest rate, evidence of slightly diminished expectations for a nation climbing out of a severe crisis and struggling with demographic headwinds like declining labor force participation.
Trying to guess Subramanian Swamy's motives or next step has been a rather difficult exercise for decades, says Archis Mohan
IMF members will also be examining whether China's heavy intervention in the yuan market was befitting of a freely convertible reserve currency
The rupee had gained 24 paise to close at nearly one-week high of 60.95 against the dollar yesterday following selling of the US currency by exporters and some banks, amid sustained heavy capital inflows.
Manchester City swept aside second-tier Cardiff City 2-0 with first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling on Sunday to reach the FA Cup fifth round in their quest to win an unprecedented four trophies this season.
The Modi PMO is like none other: It is staffed by people who are so low profile that the only dominant personality is the Prime Minister's.
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
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