The Congress has so far announced 82 candidates for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls beginning April 19.
The minimum entry age for both plan is 18 years.
It will bring in more transparency and reduce mis-selling
Visa and 20 insurance companies in India have joined forces to make paying life and general insurance premiums "faster and easier" through a range of new payment options for Visa cardholders
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd climbed eight spots to the 45th rank, the highest for an Indian company on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide.
While a company spokesperson said Bharti would either dilute its stake or exit the venture, the fund house is trying to rope in a bank to strengthen its distribution network. In addition, an asset management venture is seen to have closer links with banks, which are looking to offer a wide range of financial products.
This recognition is a testimony of India's strong belief in promoting entrepreneurship
Anita Dewan, vice president of marketing at Bharti AXA Life Insurance on handling gender discrimination and achieving success against odds.
If you are diagnosed with a critical disease, then its treatment would be very expensive and may require intensive care and hospitalisation which your comprehensive insurance plan may not cover. In such type of cases you have to pay the cost of the whole treatment.
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The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the opposition alliance INDIA as a collection of arrogant dynasties who will take India back by two centuries as he exuded confidence that people will bless the "garib ka beta" with a record-breaking mandate in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging over 3 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, HDFC twins and Kotak Bank. NSE Nifty surged 143.25 points or 1.18 per cent to 12,263.55.
Online policies are cheap because there is no agent's fee involved, other administrative costs of the insurance company are lower and, most importantly, these use the latest statistics for calculating premia.
Mannapuram Finance, Mahindra and Bharti Axa are some of the firms known to have bought office spaces worth more than Rs 100 crore
Tata remains India's powerful brand with its value ring over $15 billion for the first time.
Many people struggle to claim or liquidate investments and insurance policies due to procedural issues.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
The liquidity-fuelled rally will continue for some time, however, fundamentals are getting stretched.
The rights issue price has been set at Rs 1,257 a share, a discount of nearly 14 per cent to the last closing price of Rs 1,459. The company had set May 14 as the record date for the rights issue, which meant shareholders as on that day would be eligible to apply. Shareholders will be able to apply for one share for every 15 shares held.
The earnings are, however, expected to be down around 2 per cent on a sequential basis due to pent-up demand getting exhausted and the adverse impact of rising metals and energy prices on consumer goods and manufacturing companies.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
Gains in financial shares capped further downslide.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your stockmarket queries.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial
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'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'
The entry of the deep-pocketed conglomerate is expected to heighten competition.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
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Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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