For now, the upside appears to offset damage done to exports by weaker global demand.
Signs of a strong pickup in hiring by companies are adding to the rosier outlook for Indian households.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
A clinical all-round display by the Northern Districts helped them crush Lahore Lions by a whopping 72 runs to all but ensure their entry into the main round of the Champions League T20 in Raipur.
'When a soldier becomes a king, he better be a king. He should now just forget the past and move beyond continuity. He should catch the potential of India's moment and play a leader's role,' says Vallabh Bhansali of Enam Group.
Images from Day 5 of the US Open in New York on Friday
'Chinese real GDP growth is 7.1% and India's is 7.4%'.
One has to wonder what is so wrong with the European Union.
Iron-willed Czech Tomas Berdych ended eight years of tyranny under nemesis Rafa Nadal to storm into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday before his next opponent Andy Murray restored British colonial rule to the floodlit centre court.
Even US equities are now back to end-2014 levels.
2016 is difficult to predict, and this uncertainty will drive volatility in global markets.
Inflation is down and there's every chance that crude prices will be subdued through the next year.
Economists expect Modi to announce big-bang reforms.
The Fed has prepared the world very well for a rate hike. In fact the market may have priced in a 25 basis points increase. So if the increase is 50 basis points, the reaction could be stunning, but a 25 basis points rise is not likely to have any great impact, says P V Subramanyam.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
Having decimated South Africa inside three days on a turning track in Mohali, India will again look to unleash their troika of spinners to spoil A B de Villiers's landmark 100th match when the two sides meet in the second Test, in Bangalore, on Saturday.
South Africans take the top 3 slots in Most Valuable Player Index.
Troubles for the beleaguered Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje mounted on Friday with the disclosure that she was the beneficiary of investments of over Rs 11 crore made by tainted IPL ex-commissioner Lalit Modi in her son's company at a high premium.
By piling more pressure on governments, central banks risk not accomplishing much and yet provoking a political backlash that could threaten their independence.
I'm still rooting for you, because you may yet be able to do something good for Delhi. But you and your party will have to get a reality check and some discipline, says Mitali Saran.
We are entering a period of turbulence, but you can profit off that volatility.
The move, which could come as a surprise to many investors, was a nod to better prospects for economy and labor market
Inflation pegs down currency value, re-allocates resources, reduces potential economic growth and leads to the attrition of gross domestic savings.
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday
While the advantages of working out with machines are many, Shameem Akthar lists five reasons why you should look elsewhere for pure and real health.
Each time they held the leafy bedsheet over the window for a few seconds, a clearer but very grey visage of Indrani came into view. In the barely discernible image, Indrani seemed to look tired and downbeat. But then the bedsheet would be taken away and Indrani would disappear into the darkness once more.
Clearly, LoCs are becoming a key arrow in India's economic diplomacy quiver.
'It is an important and significant election -- but there is nothing make-or-break about it. A victory is always great, but if the BJP wins, it can't make Mr Modi any stronger in his party and government than he already is,' says Shekhar Gupta.
The IMF's predictions for India's near-term growth may seem rosy, but the usual caveats apply - that is, we are apt to under-perform.
The optimism in global markets could help India as the rebound in GDP is expected to continue and get more broad-based.
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Global disinflation has finally caught up with India's high-cost economy.
Some feel that Tata Steel has put these assets on the block only after exhausting all the options.
The cost of food has constantly been on the rise.
The Bill at best makes the existing public distribution system a legal right, an aspect that seems of little consequence to the lords of high finance, whose primary anxiety is the FSB-by-numbers.
'We understand where we want to go and hopefully the guys can keep putting this kind of effort and take the team where it belongs' 'As a captain, I feel it's a complete series for us. Everyone contributed at different times, especially the lower-order's contribution is something that stands out for me in this series'
Its time the RBI, govt pushes reforms to boost global investment
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.
