Ten trade unions to go on strike to protest against changes in labour laws
A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one hundred Smart Cities.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
While India allows 100 per cent FDI in a large number of the sectors, there is a ceiling on foreign investment in sensitive segments like multi-brand retail, insurance, defence and telecom.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
He underwent a renal transplant on May 14 and on the same day, his ministerial charges were given to Piyush Goyal on an interim basis.
While many promises remain unrealised, power reforms and the creation of tens of millions of new bank accounts have helped Modi maintain his popularity
'NSCN-IM leader Muivah warns that the NSCN-IM has come very close to an honourable solution to the peace process with the Government of India, but if it does not materialise, then the Nagas will go away so far that it would be difficult to bring them back to the negotiating table easily,' note Sandeep Pandey and Meera Sanghamitra.
'The large scale and widespread shrinking of the labour force in November, the peaking of unemployment in October and the fall in lead indicators in October and November point towards a worsening of the slowdown of the Indian economy in the third quarter of 2019-20,' says Mahesh Vyas.
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
New Delhi's overall air quality index read 456 at 4 pm, up from 425 at 4 pm on Tuesday.
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The value of oil imports decreased by 37.5%.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
The government, he said, has implemented 'bold reforms'.
The prime minister is likely to talk about its possible extension.
In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.
Three stockmarket experts give their best picks for the New Year.
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
Referring to long-pending insurance bill, he said "we are on the verge" of opening the sector a little more.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected last year on hopes he would revive a languishing economy.
'Who are these people on the streets?' 'They are youth and students who were hoodwinked, bluffed by Modi for the last seven years, with a promise of 2 crore jobs every year.' 'And Mamata sings the same tune.' 'But the youth can see that as long as there is Mamata or Modi, there is no hope.'
Initially it will procure only e-rickshaws and e-autos for leasing to operators
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'India is doing better than when we took office 17 months ago'.
Analysts said with more power sector companies referred to the NCLT by banks, large companies would be at an advantage.
Sensex climbs higher on favourable global cues.
Santosh Kamath, partner (infrastructure and government services), KPMG in India, expects an extension of a tax holiday for the sector.
In a major jolt to India's solar energy programme, the Rajasthan government might cancel the 4,000-Mw solar UMPP (ultra mega power project), which was expected to come up near Sambhar Lake.
'Decisions on nuclear power have so far been taken by a small select group, primarily interested in profiteering from their actions, stating 'secrecy' as necessary from the national security point.' 'This argument is false, because we are dealing with the 'civilian' nuclear power sector, which is open even to the IAEA,' says Dr A Gopalakrishnan, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
According to the amendment adopted by nations, developed countries will reduce HFCs use first, followed by China along with a large number of countries.
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Rediff reader Kamaljit Medhi tells us how a chance meeting with Arpana rekindled their love in the sleepy town of Digboi.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
The Congress party on Tuesday vowed to oppose the present format of the land bill both inside the Parliament and outside.
Shares of IT companies were in focus with the Nifty IT and S&P BSE IT index gaining more than 2% in an otherwise lower market
