Brijmohan Lall Munjal was a perfectionist, who empathised with people who worked for him.
From Swachh Bharat to spearheading the Make in India campaign, the PMO seems to be at the centre of all policies, writes Nivedita Mookerji.
'We are in the reverse gear and we are not there anywhere compared to the rest of the world'
The manner in which assembly seats were distirbuted among Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh so far, has ensured that residents of the Valley rule the state forever, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
India is the world's second-biggest sugar producer after Brazil and has been looking to offload a surplus in an already well-supplied world market.
'This speech is going to be more of a punishment. I spoke too much this afternoon' A tireless Prime Minister Narendra Modi left over 700 notable luminaries in peals of laughter with his quick wit and sense of humour during a dinner and reception hosted by Indian Ambassador Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Taj-owned, The Pierre Hotel. In the presence of the who's who of desi Americans and US lawmakers, Modi once again thanked the Indian-Americans for their contributions and discussed his plans of developing India and the ties he hopes to nurture with America. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com presents a sneak-peak into the festive, grand dinner.
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
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Priya Nair finds out how investors of mutual funds, shares, unclaimed bank deposits, insurance policies can redeem long-forgotten investments.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
National Demorcatic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
From farmers to cement, steel, logistics, transportation and automobiles, the back-end is struggling to get going due to the liquidity crisis.
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
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