The challenge for politicians is that the continuous electoral cycle favours short-termism and the loan waiver type of policy, whereas prosperity requires hard decisions where commonly held perceptions must be disrupted and over-turned, says Dhiraj Nayyar.
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
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The total tax burden on Indian companies is one of the highest in the world and in fact more than that of businesses in major economies like the US, UK, China and Japan.
First time in 13 years the company has declined payment of dividend.
SBI said it provided credit to Orbital ATK Inc as part of a syndicated deal with other banks.
Do a straw poll of any business friends and you will laugh and weep at what they go through, points out Rahul Jacob.
China has invested millions in Sri Lankan infrastructure.
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
With the government asking the companies to operate with only 50 per cent staff strength, and exports dipping to almost zero, the truck and bus drivers idling at the petrol pump say they hardly have any work now. At a petrol pump on the deserted Bavla-Changodar highway near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, several trucks and buses are neatly parked in a row.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
Be careful if you find your postal mails/ bank and financial statements intercepted, pilfered or tampered with.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday approved in principle the financing plan of the much-delayed 4500 megawatt Diamer-Basha Dam project on the Indus river in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked officials to expediate its construction.
The biggest spender was Tata Motors, with Rs 4,224.6 crore assigned under the R&D head.
Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty.
Days after the PM announced a financial inclusion package, a look at how banks and insurance firms are going about it and what lies ahead.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
The steep decline in commodity prices has reversed.
'Xi Jinping got a dose of Modi's medicine inside the tent where he was being hosted on the banks of the Sabarmati river.' 'Modi reportedly told him, looking deep into his eyes: "This was not expected of your country. Can you tell me when the troops are withdrawing?".'
And why markets could give up 25 per cent of all these gains made since March 2020
The flow of economic news suggests that "good days" are not here as yet.
Central bank raises red flag, warns of potential risk
In 2016, almost two-thirds of Indian imports that appear to be most at risk for some degree of potential revenues losses are imports from just one country, China, which was by far India's largest source of imports in that year
The city will be the 10th destination for Vistara.
Assume that the rupee will trend lower over the next 10 years as India increases overseas sovereign exposures, and your long-term asset allocation should be geared to deal with this trend, suggests Devangshu Datta
A rate cut will bring positive sentiment around the Budget.
There are various projections about India's growth.
Modi promised in his 2014 election campaign to recover billions of dollars sent to tax havens abroad to avoid income tax, now about 30 per cent in India
And it happens in Nagaland.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
Saurabh Mukherjea, CEO, Ambit Capital, says he is advising clients to either take a genuinely long-term view on stocks or diversify the portfolio with stocks, bonds and gold for those with a short-term view.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to WEF annual meeting after a deadly Taliban attack in his country.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.
Companies are still struggling to recover from years of exuberance.
Delhi's Connaught Place is the 6th most expensive location in the world.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
Sahara group has been engaged in a legal battle with Sebi for long over raising Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) from investors.
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
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