BJP is hiding behind a GDP number which is being challenged. People are not dazzled by it, but are asking 'where are the jobs?'
'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
Morgan Stanley expects RBI to cut rates sharply rather than "dribble down".
A well-run non-banking company has better margins than a bank, but the objective of setting up Ujjivan was to provide comprehensive financial inclusion, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank MD & CEO Samit Ghosh tells Anup Roy in an interview.
Reserve Bank will hold its first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2016-17 on Tuesday.
Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are centred on chief ministerial candidates of rival parties. When Sasikala cannot contest even a panchayat election for six years after her release, even if she were to have sympathetic backers even among apolitical voters, she does not have any 'transferrable vote-bank' even otherwise for a chief minister candidate of her choice, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
8 out of 12 sectoral indices closed in red with BSE IT and Healthcare indices losing 0.5%.
Indian regulators have identified certain groups as 'financial conglomerates' and they are being monitored closely for any systemic risks they may pose.
'It is important to improve the quality of spending.'
The Reserve Bank is unlikely to lower the interest rates.
Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
Global credit rating agency Fitch upgraded outlook for the Indian telecom sector from 'negative' to 'stable'.
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
Employee integration and branch rationalisation are major challenges.
For the first time the government is organising an event where consolidated efforts would be made to help start-ups.
In 2015, e-commerce contributed significantly to the growth in television advertising revenues.
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
The Act envisages that the states and Centre will formulate specific rules for real estate regulation.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
While naysayers say the economy is on a downward spiral, optimists point out that India has experienced a shift of gears in the realm of policies, thanks to several initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, says Ashok K Lahiri.
Capex for next year expected to be up 25% to Rs 3 lakh crore
RBI may go for a 25-basis point cut at its February policy meet.
Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to power, says Mohammad Sajjad.
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.
For successive governments the Election Commission remains a 'holy cow', where unhealthy precedents are allowed to be nurtured since Independence, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
After the transaction with Temasek, Singtel will hold 47.39 per cent in Bharti Telecom.
A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
'India appears to have stood its ground on strategic autonomy by resisting US pressure on Russia, China and Iran, but succumbed to the temptation to walk into a tighter embrace in defence cooperation, a high priority of the Trump administration,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat
While for the consumers, there is some gain and some pain, for India Inc, it's all about compliance, consolidation and parity
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
The Budget may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.
Asserting that retail inflation excluding food and fuel is still at an elevated level, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday said it would endeavour to curb price increases.
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