'It has only become a pathology because of gender relations,' argues historian Veena Talwar Oldenburg in a startling new thesis.
Lupin was the top gainer after the USFDA cleared its Goa facility
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.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
'Invest a part of your portfolio in a global currency that can't be printed, or meddled with -- gold,' suggests Chirag Mehta.
Indian investments in equity and debt account for the second-highest remittances outgo (about a quarter).
While the long-term sustainable job recovery in the US markets could be a possibility in the not so distant future, there are no such luxuries for its Indian counterpart.
United Phosphorus' awesome recent run continued today as it sprang a solid 13.8% to Rs 278.80 in early trades. It had even hit Rs 287.90 barely as trading commenced today.
The Sensex opened with a small positive gap of eight points at 4,752. After early volaitility in the markets, the Sensex has bounced back into positive zone on selective buying support
This will be for the first time that IAF pilots will get hands-down experience with a mid-air refueller.
The Sensex is holding on to its gains on steady gains in techs, PSUs and heavyweights, and is now up 32 points
HDFC, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, HeroMoto Corp and Bajaj Auto gained the most on BSE Sensex
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.
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
Sebi will soon put in place new norms for changes in constituents of the key stock market indices.
Foreign portfolio investors were net buyers in equities to the tune of Rs 119 crore, as per provisional stock exchange data.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
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.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
New York City has the world's largest number of billionaires but Asian cities, which include Mumbai, dominate the list of top 20 billionaire places in the world, indicating that the region is at the beginning of a new cycle in wealth creation, says a report.
Ravin Gandhi wrote an op-ed for CNBC following Trump's Charlottesville remarks but was quickly trolled and racially abused by readers.
The good news for us is that India's economy - and sentiment about it - is much better than it was a year ago, says Jamal Mecklai.
India is the next major breeding ground for start-ups.
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
Except investing more and investing for a longer period mankind will do anything to increase its wealth.
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 Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.
Persistent fall in crude oil prices affected the market sentiment
Amnesty highlighted poll-related violence in the lead up to the May 2014 General Elections, communal clashes and failure of consultation on corporate projects as key concerns.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
The NAE this year has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates, thus bringing the total US membership to 2,250 and the number of foreign associates to 211.
Markets will remain closed today on account of voting for the general elections in Mumbai constituencies.
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