Chaos in Parliament threw a spanner in the government's efforts to revive the economy and kick-start reforms.
Natco Pharma, Wockhardt and Marksans have rallied between 50 and 70 per cent in the year till date.
The question is whether the Indian economy has the advantage of other vibrant sectors that can step up their performance on the exports front, says A K Bhattacharya.
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
The forthcoming budget is an excellent opportunity for the Government to fulfill its promise of high economic growth.
Given the broken balance sheet and the limited fiscal room, the government has to kick off investment: Vikas Khemani & Stephen Gallagher.
Despite the rating agency CARE withdrawing the ratings assigned to the bank facilities of FIPL "with immediate effect" following the receipt of a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the banks, Modi's company received uninterrupted letters of undertaking (LoUs) from PNB, which were honoured by other banks until a few weeks ago.
The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023. Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit to India will enhance economic and military ties between the two countries and give the relationship a strategic dimension, says Jiye Kim.
Describing the Narendra Modi-led BJP's electoral victory as a "breathtaking landslide", eminent American think tanks and experts have said the win has given him an opportunity to "redefine" Indian politics.
First, there has been a significant softening in commodity prices - most notably oil.
Growth in India will pick up from current levels, says LEO Puri, managing mirector, UTI Asset Management Company.
GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
This Budget plans for an increase to 10.3% of GDP from 9.9%.
Thailand, Indonesia want unconditional access to India's multi-brand retail space.
After snapping his political alliance with the ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, N Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, speaks to B Dasarath Reddy on what he now has in mind.
The finance ministry is not only keen to split the roles of CMD, but also wants to appoint them for a fixed tenure of five years.
The government's initial promise and energy seems to have dissipated.
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The catalyst is the run on emerging market equities, but many investors are just tired of waiting for India to get its act together.
By castigating the reforms themselves because of the remediable and reversible defaults here and there in carrying them out, Yashwant Sinha is throwing out the baby along with the bath water, says B S Raghavan.
With GDP down by 2 per cent, while 99 per cent of banned notes make way back to the banking system, whom did demonetisation benefit?
'He depended too much on assurances given by sadhus and sants. He may not be culpable, but he was wholly responsible for December 6, 1992.' 'While Manmohan Singh came to reforms out of conviction, Rao came to reforms out of compulsion. If the compulsion had not been there, I don't know how he would have responded.'
If prices remain low the next decade might well see global trade stagnate.
An interview with Amit Mitra, the finance minister of West Bengal.
Humanitarian intervention has little meaning unless the international community is willing to engage in the aftermath, says Shyam Saran.
In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.
With Mukesh Ambani taking over Network 18, the space for disseminating a diverse range of views could shrink, feels Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
'Growth is predicated on the misery of large sections of people.' 'Maybe Hindutva will be used to suppress any such unrest.'
GST rates would depend upon whether the commodity is used by a rich person or a common man
In 2015, India chemicals industry had a market size of $144 billion.
'If you are in Punjab, Modi is omnipresent as if he is going to be chief minister of Punjab.'
'If he is in Uttarakhand, he presents himself to be the chief minister of Uttarakhand.'
'When he is in UP, he is touted as the chief minister of UP.' 'There is a personality cult which is being built around a person... that he is the panacea of every democratic exercise in India, from panchayat to Parliament.' 'Modi at some point will pay the price for trying to build a very ambitious personality cult.'
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
Cashi Crisis: Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!
The RBI Governor brought down retail inflation to 3.8% in July.
IT majr Wipro needs stability at the top deck, say industry watchers.
Industries with the highest number of top-rated companies at risk were hospitality/travel, media and entertainment, retail, financial services and consumer goods/manufacturing
Raghuram Rajan speaks on the unscheduled rate cut.
'There are many cases where a company hits the wall because of reasons not under their control.' 'If you do not understand and appreciate that and paint all promoters with the same brush then definitely you are inviting trouble.'
During a crisis situation, effective communication both internally and externally is one of the most important measures.
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