Gold demand in rural India is expected to be lower this year with weak monsoon affecting household savings, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
Shortage of seeds, threat of El Nino expected to restrict sowing.
Globally, the viability of on-demand businesses is being questioned
Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
It quickly went from being a darling of investors to a liability
'If the money we spend on importing pulses reach our farmers, there won't be any suicides'
'When they disappear -- and disappear they will -- they'll take with them some of the joyous vibrancy of our social fabric.' 'All we can do is enjoy them while they last,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
The FM should quietly get the oil companies to offload the shares in the market and pocket the gains
There's a marked difference in the standing order of the leading ladies in 2016 v/s the ones who topped the charts the year before.
Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.
'If price was the driver in 1st year, it was convenience in the 2nd.'
There are a few factors that can spoil the party
Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation where he announced the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight on November 8-9.
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India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has decided to buy a 15 per cent stake in Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) for Rs 459 crore from Financial Technologies India (FTIL).
These risks are viewed as more acute in the online world.
Steps taken by the government over the past few months signal a determined effort to reform the subsidy regime.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
Key to Modi's plan will be the interest rates offered for gold deposits.
'We are against Alibaba investing in Paytm.' 'We are against the concessions given to Paytm.' 'In fact, we want Paytm to close down because of its alliance with Alibaba.'
The total staff strength - once 1,100 - is now under 200.
Raja Sen picks the bad movies of the year so far.
Krrish 3 is a outrageous mishmash of Bollywood sentimentality meets E.T. meets Superman meets X-Men.
Stay ahead of the game; learn the tricks from Ecom king Jack Ma.
At ATMs, as a step to avoid getting Rs 2,000 notes, people are withdrawing Rs 1,900 in Rs 100 notes and then putting another request for the balance Rs 600, so that they remain within the limit of Rs 2,500 per day of withdrawal.
With the festive season underway, retailers in the online and the offline world need to prepare well to offer the best deals to consumers and earn trust.
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