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.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Given the concerns around trade wars that threaten to jeopardise global capital flows as well, attracting foreign capital needs to be a policy priority, says Neelkanth Mishra.
It is imperative to check the basics of a company before investing in it
The government could carry out the demonetisation exercise over periodic intervals along with its surprise element, says Soumya Kanti Ghosh.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
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PSUs may not be financially sound enough to plug deficit or revive investment.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
Anaysts recommend a 'buy' on Icra due to its positive outlook.
Anaysts recommend a 'buy' on Icra due to its positive outlook.
First, there has been a significant softening in commodity prices - most notably oil.
With a focus on direct, indirect, and corporate tax structures, the Budget 2016-17 offers a balanced taxation structure
'The focus is more on the outlook for global growth'.
Depending on your liquidity requirement, invest in the right debt instruments.
Close to 9 lakh registered companies are not filing annual returns with the ministry of corporate affairs and are a potential source of money laundering, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said on Saturday.
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
Nokia suffered a jolt on Friday when the Supreme Court refused to lift the restraint on sale of its Indian assets, including the Chennai plant, as part of the handset maker's global deal with the Microsoft.
The 91.9 per cent slide in the stock price of Gitanjali Gems since April has depleted the value of promoter Mehul Choksi's holding in the company by at least Rs 17 crore (Rs 170 million) a day on an average.
The Budget touches a few highs and lows as far as personal finance is concerned, and one needs to be aware of them in order to optimise on one's investment plans.
Fiscal discipline has been maintained but toxic assets worth Rs 7 crore are a massive headache
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana.
When industrial output and inflation fall simultaneously, though it is both a piece of good and bad news, taken together they can signal clear signs of an economic slowdown.
'Imran Khan hopes to fulfill the dreams of the founders of of Pakistan in establishing an Islamic Welfare State.' 'The grave situation of the economy makes realisation of this dream very difficult,' points out Colonel R N Ghosh Dastidar (retd).
In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
Getting the balance between fiscal restraint and growth-contracting policy remains a problem.
MF investors may not be able to support markets fall if selling intensifies
There are a couple of proposals, however, whose goals are not easily achievable.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looks forward to useful conversations with his fellow leaders from China, South Africa, Brazil and Russia on addressing pressing international and regional challenges that stand in the way of their goals.
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
With no payments coming in, HAL for the first time ever taken a bank loan of Rs 7.81 billion.
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
We are a cricket loving country and there is so much to learn from the game about investing and financial planning.
'Rather than 'consolidate' the Hindu majority votes, as the BJP-RSS combine has been known and wont to try, this time round PM Modi has himself taken the party to the next step, by seeking to create a new divide within the majority community, a la V P Singh in his time.'
Today one can easily file returns online.
'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'
Clamping down on the delays in repatriating foreign exchange earnings, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for special economic zones (SEZs), asking them to realise and bring back full value of goods and services to India within a year from the date of export.
