'The Senators were playing safe, not angering either the pro-India lobby or the pro-Pakistan lobby, but perhaps more importantly, the military-industrial complex -- the most powerful lobby of all -- which the majority of Senators are beholden to in terms of largesse to their campaign coffers.'
'I am doing all this for the students of Kerala, and when they come and hit me, it is very frustrating.' 'My regret is that something that could set off for the future has been thwarted.' 'We have not changed the syllabus for decades, we have not accepted norms in education and technology is hardly used. Today's students are studying what I studied decades ago.'
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
White House said Trump strongly believed that protecting environment and 'promoting our economy are not mutually exclusive goals'.
'Four years into his tenure and Modi still has no idea what is wrong with the agriculture sector!'
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Stating that there are strong inter-linkages between banks, NBFCs and other deposit-taking entities, he said for monetary policy to be effective and financial markets to remain stable, they should be regulated by the central bank.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday address Members of the British Parliament in London where he promised to open more doors of cooperation between the two countries and delved on issues like terrorism and United Nations reforms.
The Indian economy was on an impressive growth path through the first decade of this century till it was brought to an abrupt halt by the policy inertia during UPA2 and the Modi government's inability to restore economic and financial momentum. Fascinating glimpses of what went wrong from Puja Mehra's must-read book The Lost Decade: How India's Growth Story Devolved Into Growth Without A Story.
'India is still a cash economy.' 'For a common household, almost everything from grocery to maid services is paid in cash.' 'The demonetised notes account for 85 per cent of the currency in circulation.' 'Until fresh notes flow back into the economy, day-to-day transactions ordinarily done in cash will be impacted.'
The Nifty-Sensex have recorded successive 52-week lows through the last week.
Remembering Verghese Kurien, a visionary who singlehandedly built world's biggest agricultural development programme.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political, economic and foreign policy road map of the Narendra Modi government and covers virtually all crucial areas.
'What should worry India and which needs to be expressed is Russia's simultaneous proximity to both China and Pakistan from a strategic angle. That hasn't happened ever before,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
FTIL prepares to challenge the order in the Bombay high court
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
US stocks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 coming less than 2% below its record peak set last month.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
Modi govt says its economic score on all coutns is very good.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 39 points at 26,265 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 7,954.
Months after take off, Durgapur airport in West Bengal struggles to stay afloat
As investors try to second-guess the US Fed, corporate and election results could have a bearing on market direction
The government's top leadership was happy with Prabhu's Budget.
Companies from the capital goods space will under-perform.
Premium valuations and lack of big triggers will weigh on Indian equity markets in the near term, believes Mahesh Nandurkar, India Strategist, CLSA.
'I know most of the politicians in this country and I know how fair-weather friends they can be.' 'If they get defeated in elections, they will blame it upon something that cannot respond to their allegations like the EVMs.'
Nobutaka Kitajima, chief investment officer -- equity, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, tells Business Standard the reaction to the Fed's statements has been overdone and the current downturn has punished certain stocks much more than their inherent economic worth and business potential.
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
India has always been a good bet in relative terms during crises/turbulent times in emerging markets (EMs).
'This has to be seen in the context not only of the legacy we inherited, but also of global economic weakness.'
'If after inheriting the very bad situation we have reached this level despite consecutive years of drought and no growth in the world economy, it is no accident.' 'It is a result of the sound macro economic policies followed by this government.' 'We have eschewed populism and stuck to a path of fiscal prudence.'
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked the Delhi police to extend full support to the Arvind Kejriwal government
The Jain brothers' $300 mn-worth Girnar Software has really humble roots.
North Korea is unlikely to strike first, but its response in retaliation, if attacked, could be massive even at the expense of its own destruction, says Rajaram Panda.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi on Thursday chose a global NRI meet to hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had said that "we are set for better times".
Parth Gupta quit a good corporate job to work for the welfare of farmers in rural Madhya Pradesh.
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'India is doing better than when we took office 17 months ago'.
The rally in Indian market is mainly due to resumption of foreign institutional investor inflows.
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