Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to power, says Mohammad Sajjad.
Experts believe the market will fall between 1 and 3%.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar expects to see progress in India-US defence relations at the speed of a year per month.
This was the near-unanimous replies of 10 market participants.
Srikanth Kondapalli on what to expect from the seventh BRICS summit meeting to be held in Russia in July.
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
The Pakistani Supreme Court ordered for a joint investigation team to probe the allegations of money laundering against his family.
'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a medal at the Rio Games.' 'If we need to compete at the world level, our thinking needs to be at world level. You can't have akhada thinking.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The US president's four-day tour will feature talks with British PM Theresa May, tea with the Queen, and mass protests including a giant Trump baby blimp being flown over Westminster.
Stressing on the 'Make in India' initiative, a Ministry of Defence appointed committee has recommended enhanced private sector involvement by granting manufacturers tax and import concessions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told scientists that the government would make it easier to do scientific research in the country and asked them to keep the five principles of economy, environment, energy, empathy, equity at the centre of enquiry and engineering.
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
The recent postings and promotions of three-star generals in the Pakistan Army have propelled some of former chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's favourites to traditionally important positions
'The prime minister has merely paid lip service condemning these crimes instead of launching a massive crackdown against such brutalities,' argues Professor Mohammad Sajjad.
In the light of the efforts being made to forge electoral unity between scheduled castes and Muslims, Mohammad Sajjad examines what the architect of our Constitution, B R Ambedkar, had to say about the Muslim community.
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
The government, he said, has implemented 'bold reforms'.
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate.
'I stand here as a helpless father.' A retired soldier awaits the release of his son languishing in a Kenyan prison.
Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
SBI plunged over 3% after posting a 34.57% fall in net profit to Rs 2,538 crore for the quarter ended September 2016 on rise in provisions for non-performing loans.
A misfiring Rafael Nadal had trouble hitting the mark but the third seeded Spaniard still had enough to beat American Donald Young 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday and advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Launching a counter offensive against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for giving the Modi government "zero out of 10" for handling farmers' issues, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that "zeroes cannot see beyond zero".
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .