The global billionaire population reached a record 2,325 with the addition of 155 new billionaires in 2014, registering a rise of 7 per cent from 2013.
The latest allegation of rape was levelled against Akbar by Pallavi Gogoi, chief business editor of National Public Radio, a Washington-based American media organisation, who has detailed the "most painful memories" of her life in an article in The Washington Post.
Markets will remain closed today on account of voting for the general elections in Mumbai constituencies.
Sahai, who did his master's in economics from the University of Delhi, is currently head of Citi's Securities and Fund Services business.
Among the Sensex pack, Yes Bank, L&T, HDFC, RIL, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid and Coal India were the biggest losers -- falling up to 2.43 per cent.
'The first half of 2019 could be volatile.' 'In the second half, volatility inducing events should be largely behind us.'
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
HCL Tech was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 4 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank, Infosys, NTPC, Nestle India, TCS and HUL. NSE Nifty surged 337.80 points to 14,845.10.
Among major Sensex gainers, ITC rose the most by 2.32 per cent, followed by TCS, M&M, SBI and Bharti Airtel.
HDFC, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, HeroMoto Corp and Bajaj Auto gained the most on BSE Sensex
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
Indian investments in equity and debt account for the second-highest remittances outgo (about a quarter).
Markets opened marginally higher helped by a rebound in index heavyweights
'We continue to believe that the global economy will narrowly avoid a recession, despite expecting the US, Canada, and most of Europe to fall into recession at some point over the next year or so.'
Fund managers's compensation is largely tied to the assets they manage and scheme performance.
Tuesday's was the S&P's worst drop since August 24.
'People always short-change the resilience of the economy.'
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
Based on a feedback, the exchange could cap a sector's weight at 25 per cent, or align with the broader market.
For a time it looked as if Apple would never relinquish the top spot in terms of market value.
RBI recently hiked LRS limit to $125,000 or Rs 7500,000 as on Aug 19 with $/rupee rate of 60
In the Sensex kitty, ITC turned star performer by surging 2.45 per cent, followed by NTPC rising 2.19 per cent.
The major US indexes pared losses late in the session.
The NSE Nifty also gained 53 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle 10,855.15 after shuttling between 10,870.40 and 10,749.40.
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp has acquired 25 per cent stake in real estate portal PropTiger.com for $30 million.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
On the lines of Shariah-compliant products, intermediaries ask exchanges to consider investment benchmark.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, tells Puneet Wadhwa that the US bond market that hit bottom in 1981 and has been in a bull-run since then, is coming to an end.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
There are few strategies to invest safely in a volatile market.
Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Other than ITC, other laggards include PowerGrid, Infosys, M&M, NTPC, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paint, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank.
China's CSI300 stock index shed 1.1 per cent, hitting a five-week low, while shares of Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies sagged 0.9 per cent.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
