Few proposals included in the Finance Bill would not help ease liquidity concerns in the economy, say RBI officials.
Although there are serious risks facing the US economy in the coming year, there is also a good chance that growth will be substantially stronger than it has been since before the recession began.
P Chidambaram says all options are on the table.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
There will very little direct impact from the US Fed's rate hike this time, as we are well prepared both to handle liquidity, outflow of FII funds and managing our currency. But that doesn't mean India will be out of the woods anytime soon, says M V Subramanian.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government has no other option but to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission wants to hold assembly elections in the state by the end of 2019.
With the frontline Indian benchmark indices trading near all-time highs ahead of the general elections that begin later this week, Marc Faber, Editor and Publisher of "The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report" tells Puneet Wadhwa that the Indian stock market is relatively expensive, especially the index (large-cap) stocks.
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The Chinese President dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.
US dollar was firm against global currencies in overseas markets on rising prospects for a rate hike by US Federal Bank, which hit the rupee sentiment
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.
With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal.
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
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Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
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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.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Higher education policy may be at the core of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls next May, with a potential to break the ties between the ruling AIADMK in the state and the BJP counterpart at the national level, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
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The number of recoveries also surged with 2,48,189 patients cured so far, while there were 1,78,014 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am.
Most experts said indices would open higher on Monday and rally might sustain for a few sessions
India and the United States on Thursday signed a key pact for exchange of intelligence on terror on a real time basis that include biographic information of known and suspected terrorists.
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.
In just one day, more than 1,550 Americans lost their lives, taking the fatalities to over 7,380. Overall, the US on Friday in a single day added more than 33,000 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 276,500, the highest for any country in the world.
Banks cannot shirk their responsibility in cases of frauds.
Banerjee, also the TMC supremo, said in a sarcastic way that personnel of security forces such as the CRPF, BSF, CISF and the Army are present at convoys of every BJP leader visiting West Bengal.
All Russian diplomats, connected to the country's intelligence agencies, and their families have been given seven days' time to leave the country.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 119 points to close at 27,977 and the Nifty50 dropped 45 points to finish at 8,591.
It's crucial for Modi to make India an easier place to do business.
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Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
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