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IMF trims India's GDP to 7.4% for 2016-17

IMF trims India's GDP to 7.4% for 2016-17

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

The global lending agency also said that Brexit has resulted in global economic uncertainty.

Ban on trucks, construction lifted in Delhi as air quality improves

Ban on trucks, construction lifted in Delhi as air quality improves

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

Other Graded Response Action Plan measures like ban on diesel generators, hot mix plants, stone crushers and brick kilns, however, continue to remain in place.

Corporate earnings may miss target for 11th straight year

Corporate earnings may miss target for 11th straight year

Rediff.com8 Nov 2018

The bigger worry is that the miss for FY19 is likely to be significant even after assuming macro factors such as crude oil prices, rupee, input costs, and interest rates, do not worsen from the current levels, reports Vishal Chhabria.

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.

Will Patanjali manage to hit the Rs 20,000 crore revenue target?

Will Patanjali manage to hit the Rs 20,000 crore revenue target?

Rediff.com5 May 2017

Patanjali, to a large extent, has penetrated the target group for its products. As a result, increasing the consumer base and revenue by 100 per cent in FY18 will be a stiff challenge.

Traders turn bearish as gold loses glitter

Traders turn bearish as gold loses glitter

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

This has steered a rally in global equities and dollar Index also ticked higher, trading near its four year high.

Onion crisis: Centre may hold talks with states on Thursday

Onion crisis: Centre may hold talks with states on Thursday

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Retail prices across the country continued to be at Rs 80 a kg.

Has COVID-19 soured India-China relations further?

Has COVID-19 soured India-China relations further?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'The virus of trust deficit seems to be taking a toll of the friendship built over the years by succeeding leaderships of the two countries,' notes Rup Narayan Das.

Which way will the markets go in 2015? 5 things will decide

Which way will the markets go in 2015? 5 things will decide

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

India's macroeconomic environment is improving, but it is still not past the point where it can ignore the developments in the global markets

India outperforms emerging markets amid China turbulence

India outperforms emerging markets amid China turbulence

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

Further outperformance hinges on pickup in industrial activity, buying by local investors.

RBI to cut repo rate by 25 bps in April: Nomura

RBI to cut repo rate by 25 bps in April: Nomura

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

The Reserve Bank is likely to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) after the Budget.

Want to invest in Stocks? Check out these courses

Want to invest in Stocks? Check out these courses

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

'Trading is about psychology; 75% of it is about keeping your emotions in check.'

60-year old, but Fevicol ads are as quirky as ever

60-year old, but Fevicol ads are as quirky as ever

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

Fevicol has played with its advertising to convert an adhesive, a product that bore none of the glamour and glitz of consumer goods, into a loved and recalled brand.

S&P recent India outlook may be a game-changer for markets

S&P recent India outlook may be a game-changer for markets

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

The rating outlook change is relevant now, as the US Federal Reserve is set to end its monthly bond-buying programme in October.

Onion prices remain high at Rs 60/kg; wholesale rates soften

Onion prices remain high at Rs 60/kg; wholesale rates soften

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

In upmarket colonies, the bulb, a key ingredient in many Indian dishes, cost as high as Rs 70-80 a kg.

PSU stocks find renewed interest in Indian markets

PSU stocks find renewed interest in Indian markets

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

BSE PSU index rallies 10% in one month; nearly a third of the stocks on the index has gained 20% over the period

Mukesh Ambani plans his next disruption; this time as a buyer

Mukesh Ambani plans his next disruption; this time as a buyer

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

With RIL supplying about 47 per cent of the domestic petcoke production, current dynamics are bound to change.

Foreign investors make a strong comeback

Foreign investors make a strong comeback

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

FIIs pump in $1.4 billion in March, after pulling out $2.9 billion in Jan-Feb.

A year after Mandsaur firing, has anything changed for farmers?

A year after Mandsaur firing, has anything changed for farmers?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

Experts said many of the programmes started in the last one year have been dogged by poor implementation, something which the state seriously needs to answer as it faces a tough electoral battle in the months ahead.

Drug makers told to give pricing details in 10 days

Drug makers told to give pricing details in 10 days

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

The Drug (Prices Control) Order implemented in May last year brought into its purview 652 packs of 348 formulations.

Markets may do better, but only just: Analysts

Markets may do better, but only just: Analysts

Rediff.com1 Jan 2016

So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?

Why biscuit prices are likely to go up

Why biscuit prices are likely to go up

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

In the past month, wheat prices have increased 6.3% as production is expected to be 1.5% lower, in terms of crop acreage, than the earlier estimate

Food subsidy bill rises 20% in April-January

Food subsidy bill rises 20% in April-January

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Food subsidy bill rises 20% in April-January

'Modi has wasted his time with religious things'

'Modi has wasted his time with religious things'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

'Outside investors don't want to get tangled up in a religious war.'

Investor wealth surges by Rs 1.84 lakh cr as stocks soar

Investor wealth surges by Rs 1.84 lakh cr as stocks soar

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

The index rising for the fourth straight session surged 564 points.

How India's exports can gain from global slowdown

How India's exports can gain from global slowdown

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

'If global growth continues to be sluggish, India instead could potentially take a bigger piece of a shrinking pie,' says Prachi Mishra, managing director, Global Macro Research, and India chief economist, Goldman Sachs.

Sensex nears 'bear market' on China woes

Sensex nears 'bear market' on China woes

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

From NITI Aayog to industry leaders to the Reserve Bank of India, all are apprehensive that any major increase in MSP, following the 2018-19 Budget announcements, would push up prices, if not immediately, in the next six to eight months after the decision is taken.

Gold ETFs score over mining funds

Gold ETFs score over mining funds

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

They help diversify portfolio and are less risky.

China: Should we doubt the 'economic stabilisation'?

China: Should we doubt the 'economic stabilisation'?

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Most analysts had predicted a decline in real estate fixed asset investment.

How Dalal Street may gain from European Central Bank stimulus

How Dalal Street may gain from European Central Bank stimulus

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

With commodity markets remaining soft and uncertain, it is likely the money will flow into equity markets with strong upsides, such as India.

Rahul, Marx, Dhinchak Pooja

Rahul, Marx, Dhinchak Pooja

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

In a landscape dominated by social media, everything begins to matter less for what it is than for how many likes or re-tweets it can generate.

Indian rupee to outperform Asian peers in 2015: HSBC

Indian rupee to outperform Asian peers in 2015: HSBC

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

As the reform process is expected to gain further momentum, the Indian rupee will continue to outperform its Asian peers, which are likely to weaken further against the US dollar in 2015, says an HSBC report.

'RBI to ease rates by 50 bps in 2015, first cut likely in Feb'

'RBI to ease rates by 50 bps in 2015, first cut likely in Feb'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

In terms of magnitude of rate cuts, Morgan Stanley expects 50-100 basis points of policy rate cuts in 2015, depending on the inflation trajectory, which in turn will be dependent on the trend in commodity prices, fiscal deficit and rural wage growth.

Onion exports in Apr-Dec period rose by 59% to Rs 2,532 cr

Onion exports in Apr-Dec period rose by 59% to Rs 2,532 cr

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

Exports during the same period in 2012-13 fiscal stood at Rs 1,590.79 crore (Rs 15.9 billion), according to National Horticultural Research Development Foundation data.

Meet Bharti Kher, the President's artist-in-residence

Meet Bharti Kher, the President's artist-in-residence

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

Bharti Kher is a researcher, a mathematician, an anthropologist, and a rare contemporary artist pushing boundaries in her creative quest.

Govt advances meeting with protesting farmers to Dec 1

Govt advances meeting with protesting farmers to Dec 1

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

The development came a day after the protesting farmers rejected the Centre's offer to start talks as soon as they move to Burari and continued to stay put Singhu and Tikri borders of the national capital.

Crude oil likely to sustain below $100 a barrel

Crude oil likely to sustain below $100 a barrel

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Oil subsidies to fall 44% in FY15.

Did you think humans do your stock trading? Wrong

Did you think humans do your stock trading? Wrong

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

The bulk of of trading on stock markets is done algorithmically, by computerised clerks working at the behest of human traders.

RBI likely to cut policy rate by 25 basis points in Aug: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

RBI likely to cut policy rate by 25 basis points in Aug: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Better supply management and check on hoarding should be able to prevent food price spikes