Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
12 out of 21 public sector banks reported declines in their loan books in the last financial year against seven such banks in 2015-16 and none in 2013-14.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan's decision to cut rates last week surprised even top officials.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday termed the communal violence bill as "the most obnoxious piece of legislation in independent India", saying had it been in place earlier, it would have resulted in punishment of the members of only the majority community over the Muzaffarnagar riots.
Raghuram Rajan has appointed him as head of several committees soon after taking charge.
More and more CSR is being defined by how a company runs its operations and makes its profits; and just firms donating money to charities.
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
It was a year of big gains for equity investors.
The government would extend to the Maratha community the educational concessions given to OBCs.
There are a few factors that can spoil the party
'The stage is set for increasing tensions in a highly volatile region as crucial as ever from a geopolitical standpoint,' predicts Claude Smadja.
The rally in most of these stocks is partly attributed to impressive financial performance.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011, provides for market based returns and wide coverage based on several investment options in the pension sector with an aim to building confidence in the subscribers.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
The central bank and Indian government has reached a "broad consensus" on the composition of a rate-setting panel.
Humanitarian intervention has little meaning unless the international community is willing to engage in the aftermath, says Shyam Saran.
Given the developments, analysts do not foresee a quick recovery.
Govt assurances fail to cut ice with Jat leaders as agitation intensifies, Maruti halts production at two plants; highways, railway lines blocked
RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
Tata Steel and Tata Chemicals under investor watch
Harvard, age and experience have changed Ekta Kapoor in ways that will stand her in good stead as she attempts the biggest transformation Balaji Telefilms has seen.
Sandeep Pandey salutes women who have contributed to social transformation in India after 1980.
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
The Budget provides a reassuring message about Prime Minister Narendra Modi staying the course.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
'Having a voice at the table means the other side has to show up to listen. It became clear that wouldn't happen,' says actor Maulik Pancholy, one of the 10 members who resigned from the US president's advisory commission on Asian Americans.
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
Budget speeches have been replete with incomprehensible and even hilarious statements, says Rathin Roy.
In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.
In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
Place your bets only on cities where you can easily monitor and where there's visible growth.
Women behind the wheel, movie theatres and now snowmen! Everyday things in the outside world are prohibited in Saudi Arabia's incredibly conservative society. Rediff.com compiles a list
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
The German auto maker is clawing back up the brand charts as it fights off competition from Audi, BMW in the Indian market.
Manish Sabharwal is chairman of TeamLease, which has helped hire 1.4 million sales and customer service reps and logistics employees such as couriers for companies across India since it was founded in 2002.
IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
