The growth premium India enjoyed has largely been lost.
Though Indian banks don't have large exposure to subprime mortgages, analysts are worried at the rise in their restructured loan portfolios and deterioration in credit quality.
Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.
R Vignesh is a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India in Chennai, appeared on Rediff Chat to answer readers' queries on GST.
HUL, UltraTech, Asian Paints, L&T, HDFC Bank top global valuation charts
Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Nitin Gadkari, late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's daughter Poonam, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Vijaysinh Mohite Patil are a few of the 29 new entrants to the 16th Lok Sabha among the 48 MPs from Maharashtra.
In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village'.
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
Salman Khan in defence of Yakub Memon said the wrong man is being punished for the crimes.
With commodity markets remaining soft and uncertain, it is likely the money will flow into equity markets with strong upsides, such as India.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.
FIIs have offloaded stocks worth Rs 13,110 crore
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
Crisis of growth is worsened by the challenging global environment and policy missteps. Returning to 9 per cent growth trajectory will be a tall order.
'If I am not there, the RSS would do that job. They are obviously in power, they can do anything.'
That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.
For equity investors, the risk-to-reward ratio is worsening.
The Shiv Sena is leading currently in terms of criminal candidates. Out of the 14 declared by them in the first list 12 have a criminal background, as per the Association for Democratic Reforms.
'But practically speaking, I have to feed myself and pay my bills, so I have to do a few commercial films too', Sruthi Hariharan tells Praveen Sundaram/Rediff.com
Indian companies typically have higher return on equity.
Arvind Kejriwal's most awaited Lokpal bill may remain just a poll promise. The proposed Lokpal cannot exercise any police power, say advocate Vishwanath Chaturvedi.
Sales expansion also down 4.4%
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
Maharashtra's dance bars may soon spring back to life with the Supreme Court on Thursday staying the operation of a state law banning it on the condition that performances will not be obscene even as the government said it will press for continuance of the ban.
Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge
This was even as the country's economy grew by 7.3%.
Indian CEOs might like to make some serious course correction.
A full-blown recovery remained elusive for India Inc in the July-September quarter, even as it overcame the challenge of achieving profitable growth.
Crores of new currency notes continue to tumble out of lockers and hidden locations as authorities conduct raids and searches across the country.
Life in Mumbai was on Wednesday slowly coming back on tracks as rains subsided and hundreds of stranded commuters headed home with the partial resumption of suburban train services.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options.
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