'The Indian version is that the two top diplomats merely exchanged pleasantries, while the Pakistani side characterised the encounter as an 'informal dialogue'.' 'The truth, as always in such piquant situations, is somewhere in between.' 'It stands to reason that ice has been broken,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Experts say the stock market correction in recent times increases the risk-reward in favour of large-cap stocks.
GST stabilisation, DTC implementation and banking reforms are crucial for sustaining high growth for a long period, says Rashesh Shah.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government has carried out major reforms -- including labour reforms and reforms in insurance and defence sectors -- 'in less than 100 days' and stopped reversals Indian economy had been facing.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has deployed the best-in-class technologies in its Improved Oil Recovery and Enhanced Oil Recovery schemes on these fields.
Informally things are already functioning where the team reports to Jason Kothari.
The Panama verdict will decide how Pakistan handles its leadership problems.
'I will be present for a few matches, but I won't be doing that on a daily basis like I used to do.' 'A lot of people ask me why I am not doing films. I say I can do only one thing well at a time.' 'Right now, I am back into the entertainment business because I truly wanted to return to it.'
The final and most significant reset in the relations between the government and the RBI is the manner in which the process of appointing the governor and deputy governors of the central bank has been changed.
Indian Economy poised for growth, say experts.
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We need a change in mindset, says the RBI Governor.
About 53 million homes in the country are yet to get electricity and many industries depend on diesel generation sets to meet their requirements.
Airline says can't discuss dues publicly, denies grounding of planes
The recovery was led by pharma majors led by Dr Reddy's Labs.
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Sensex falls at close; metals, banks perform well.
'The temptation of governments, to have a finger in the RBI pie will be just too great to resist, unless extensive amendments are carried out in the RBI Act treating it almost as the fourth branch of the government.'
Athens has pushed two reform packages through parliament
Markets ended higher for the second straight session mainly on the back of upbeat corporate earnings.
Does a big multi-cylinder motorcycle need to be expensive? Royal Enfield does not think so, says Jehan Adil Darukhanawala.
At least eight persons, including three Haqqani network commanders, were killed on Thursday in a rare United States drone strike outside Pakistan's tribal belt, just a day after a top official said the US had agreed to halt such attacks during negotiations with militants.
"I am an academic and I have always made it clear that my ultimate home is in the realm of ideas," Rajan said in a letter to staff.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
In its essence, GST is a national level system of value added taxation of goods and services, says Shankar Acharya.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay discusses his latest book Bandhan: The Making of a Bank at Bandhan headquarters in Kolkata.
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
Rajan tells RBI colleagues he will be returning to academics
Non-metro routes get 73 per cent of its flyers -- a factor that has earned it double-digit share with only 19 planes.
India still has to go a long way to implement reforms in various sectors.
Dr Raghuram Rajan's departure holds lessons for all, be it sections of the media, politicians or the people themselves. We need to learn how to value and retain talent. At the same time the talented must realise that talent alone does not ensure the top job, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Sahil Kapoor of Edelweiss Retail Capital Market Research says that setting up a monetary policy committee should have been the first step. And the central bank could have moved towards a formal inflation targeting mechanism after the processes and data sets are in place.
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
Excerpts from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the Combined Commanders Conference on board the INS Vikramaditya at sea, off the coast of Kochi.
Pipeline leanest since 2004; bankers said to be cautious due to fear of rejection by Sebi.
The proposals appeared so far apart that success seemed higly unlikely
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