Market breadth remained strong with 1,581 advances over 1,018 declines on the BSE
Led by falling cost of handsets and increased data consumption, new mobile subscriptions have grown the fastest in India with 18 million net additions in the third quarter of 2014, telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Tuesday.
India's economy could also suffer some ill-effects without necessarily triggering retaliation via higher tariff barriers against Indian goods, says Devangshu Datta.
'After many rudderless years, India and Japan have prime ministers with a sense of purpose and direction,' says Brahma Chellaney.
Airtel said it will implement 25 per cent more stringent mobile call drop benchmark of 1.5 per cent versus 2 per cent prescribed by the regulator Trai.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
With India, the last round of talks took place in February 2011.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
This Durga Puja, the world's largest Durga idol will be installed at Deshapriya Park in south Kolkata.
The NITI Aayog's vice-chairman's charge holds ground.
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg launched a free Internet application in Colombia on Wednesday as part of a drive to bring developing markets online, but remained mute on when and if the company would look to move into China.
After raising $2.5 billion from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and his Vision Fund, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are back in the driving seat at Flipkart, the company they founded over a decade ago.
Nokia is hiring software experts, testing new products and seeking sales partners.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut an overall 10,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2015, hoping to save 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion) and turn the company around after years of losses.
A data plan currently priced at Rs 100 should not cost more than Rs 34, if India has to make the Internet affordable for 80 per cent of its population.
The former PM also hit out at the Modi government saying it was "harping" on corruption to divert people's attention.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
Within a year of selling its handset and services business to Microsoft, Nokia has again entered the mobile devices segment by unveiling a new tablet N1 in partnership with Taiwanese company Foxconn.
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
The major driver of Mod's foreign policy can be gauged from his economic priorities such as creating employment opportunities for the youth bulge. Related to this is emphasis on manufacturing, and infrastructure development, which in turn raises the issue of FDI. He has already articulated his views on all these issues, says Rup Narayan Das.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The five key components, which are indispensable for any smartphone, cost more than Rs 2,000 even for a budget 3G-enabled 3.5-inch handset.
The 2014 survey, which polled 502 global executives from companies with international presence, showed the majority of respondents were considering increasing their presence in India.
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
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Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
It hopes to leverage the growing number of mobile transactions
Month-end dollar demand from importers resulted in the rupee touching a new all-time low on Wednesday against the dollar.
Getting an assurance from the Apple CEO on manufacturing in India will mean much to the NDA government.
If a feasible business model is worked out for cable operators, they will not only build the last-mile networks, but also market them among the local population telling people the benefits as well as how to utilise them
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter had 160 mn users but made less than Rs 100 cr in 2012-13
Uber says it is engaging with state govt to explain why its business model encourages savings for customers.
While brick-and-mortar retailers have been the most vocal in their protests, e-tailers do not seem to be in a hurry.
Tata Steel was the day's worst performer in the Sensex pack, plunging 3.25 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 3.05 per cent.
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Xiaomi has unveiled its flagship Mi5 handset, priced at Rs 24,999.
