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Financial assets make a comeback as returns on physical assets falter.
The inaugural European Games has won over the doubters, even with low profile athletics and swimming events.
Most immediately, he pledged to move slowly if needed in winding down an oil window that provides dollars directly to state-run oil companies
FPIs, which are holding large exposures in Indian debt, could also be expected to book some capital gains as yields slide down
Filmistaan is a story about hope.
The National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest is in full swing, with some of the best entries across the nature category being shared with the public.
Possible slowdown of FII money into debt and equity markets could add pressure on currency.
The RBI is widely expected to raise its key repo rate by 25 basis points to 8.00 per cent on Wednesday, its third such hike in four months after recent data showed both wholesale and retail inflation at multi-month highs.
There are moments at the Olympic Games that have a sporting significance, and then there are those that leave an indelible mark on humanity.
IndusInd Bank was down nearly 1% even after it reported a 21% rise in its fourth-quarter profit
Be a disciplined investor for attractive returns, says fund managers.
Even so, the PM's cash in hand is among the lowest when compared with his Cabinet colleagues
'I am not optimistic about the global economy for the next couple of years.'
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The rupee tumbled past 63.00 to the dollar, down about 2 per cent on the day and breaching the previous low of 62.03 hit on Friday despite a spate of measures in recent weeks by the central bank and government to defend it.
The rupee resumed higher at 64.40 a dollar from Friday's close of 65.24 and touched a low of 64.54 at the interbank foreign exchange market.
In essence, follow the private-equity approach to personal investing and treat each investment decision as if it is a matter of life-or-death, because it is, suggests Avinash Luthria.
Economy to grow by 7.2-7.5 per cent in second half of current fiscal, says FM.
Visitors to Rashtrapati Bhavan will now be able to get a glimpse of the Nobel Peace Prize received by child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who dedicated the honour to the nation by presenting his medal to President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
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The fall in reserves was due to a sharp fall in foreign currency assets.
Shares of IT companies were in focus with the Nifty IT and S&P BSE IT index gaining more than 2% in an otherwise lower market
If the PM wishes to be re-elected in 2019, there are a few things he needs to learn from his predecessor
Their net NPA as a proportion of net advances were 2.2 per cent, compared with 1.7 per during the same period a year earlier.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has declared assets whose value has more than doubled during the past five years, reaching around Rs 2.7 crore.
Still, it is not expected to gain much strength and will likely trade around Rs 63.00 to the US dollar by the end of April.
India is still the best story in major emerging markets from a 5-year perspective.
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
Bank shares were the top losers along with index heavyweight RIL
Will the government now push to move away from what Mr Rajan has been doing in the last few years?
Narendra Modi is one of the least affluent ministers in the Union Cabinet.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
The RBI kept interest rates unchanged at 8 per cent as widely expected.
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Traders say the outlook for the rupee has improved on the back of a sharp narrowing in the current account deficit after government and central bank emergency measures such as curbing gold imports.
Sources said the government was keen to tax all unaccounted money deposited in bank accounts after it allowed the banned currency to be deposited in bank accounts during a 50-day window from November 10 to December 30.
'According to the government's Economic Survey, the Indian state's generosity is not restricted to its poorest citizens. In fact, in many cases, the beneficiaries are disproportionately the well-off.'
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