BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
These firms offer job security and lucrative salries.
Projects in other developed countries, such as Canada, and even in developing nations like Mozambique and Indonesia are also in limbo
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
Higher crude oil prices also translate into better corporate earnings for India's top companies
India Inc did not perform well during December quarter.
Recruiters want to know if you can express your ideas clearly, confidently in a group, solve problems and take decisions.
"We are seeing the feel-good factor is back. It's only a matter of time before the entire economic engine starts working seamlessly," says Motilal Oswal.
The company's India focus hasn't changed with the change in CEOs.
An average of 30-40 per cent automation is standard across all big automobile plants in the country
Gavin DSouza who scored 99.49 percentile in CAT 2013 tells us how he cracked the test.
Despite the headwinds both on the domestic and global fronts, Ramesh S Damani, member, BSE and a prominent investor, says India will weather a global trade war better than a lot of other Asian countries.
Expressing serious concern over contraction in industrial output in November, India Inc called for immediate policy interventions, including a rate cut by RBI, to prevent job losses and boost demand.
Uber valued at $53 billion, is looking at more than 50 per cent market share in India by the first quarter of 2016.
Long queues near the top prolonged the wait times this year, causing oxygen tanks and physical endurance to drain on the way down. The 'traffic jams' likely contributed to the death of 11 people including three Indians.
Flipkart's current valuation is an estimated $12 billion.
With one year left for assembly elections in Karnataka, the last big bastion of the Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has found an emotive issue to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party as the latter prepares the ground for a fight to grab power. Raghu Krishnan and Nikita Puri report.
A course on 'land acquisition, rehabilitation and environmental clearance of projects' is also being offered by IIT-Kharagpur.
Budget smartphones will rule the market in 2015.
As we ring in the New Year we must recognise that 2015 promises to be a very exciting time for India.
He said countries should work for promoting open and inclusive cooperation for win-win outcomes.
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
The company has also stepped up its courtship of machine-learning PhD's, joining Google, Amazon, Facebook and others in a fierce contest
"Protectionism is not new. The attention that is given is because there is a political and emotional element to it." TCS COO N G Subramaniam on why his company is optimistic despite global headwinds.
Nikesh Arora has an engineering degree in electronics and worked for a brief period at Wipro, selling computers.
'Under-employment continues to be a very big problem.' 'What we see today is many youth who would have accepted any kind of job are not willing to accept any job.' 'They are ready to wait for a better job, one that justifies their educational qualification. 'This is one of the reasons why unemployment has risen.'
Today, when you step out to find a job, organisations want to know whether you're able to apply that kind of knowledge at work, how much work experience or internship experience you have and your ability to contribute to the growth of the organisation.
Improved coordination between various security agencies and a quick response mechanism are the key to Mumbai's security in the nine years following the 26/11 attacks.
Do not make a hasty move. It is advisable to test the waters before you take the plunge.
Online retail is increasing market share rapidly.
Next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry travels to India for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue
Modi government needs to focus more.
'Let's think of a leader as a camera.' 'It's not just about the leader having the ability to have a telephoto lens.' 'You do need that, but you also need a leader to take a wide angle, look over the horizon and to be able to rise up to the satellite level and look at the big picture.'
Stocks might hit new highs even before B-Day.
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
Stressful work schedules and limited growth opportunities are taking a toll on a large number of senior professionals in airlines.
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
'Why Twitter? To reiterate, because Live is powerful'.
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