Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
Market linking of petrol and diesel prices has helped the industry.
The government has spent a little less than one-third of the Budget estimate of capital expenditure, it can still spend about Rs 20,000 crore this year without disturbing its fiscal deficit target.
'The domestic scenario is much better than earlier, demonstrated in the March quarter earnings.'
It's time we dispensed with the paper trail and shifted all labour law paper, workflows and permissions online.
Sentiment has improved but no progress on GST & ending 'tax terrorism' disappoints.
A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'.
Surendra Hiranandani -- chairman and managing director, House of Hiranandani -- explains what ails India's housing sector and indicates the way forward.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs will meet on February 4 to decide the Budget session schedule. Venkaiah Naidu says the government is willing to advance the session if the Opposition agrees.
Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
A tally around 150 in Gujarat can see the index hit 10,700 levels going ahead
If this Budget was not packaged and sold as a Budget for the poor and for farmers, Narendra Modi would have lost the next election.
The party's research department team, which Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev Gowda heads, has sifted through the suggestions received in the last five months, and the manifesto is slated to be released later this month, reports Archis Mohan.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
'Modi must keep his members in check or risk losing domestic and global credibility,' Moody's warned.
Motilal Oswal of Motilal Oswal Financial Services tells Puneet Wadhwa why he thinks the current market levels will sustain.
NCAER said the monetary policy measures are unlikely to revive growth at this juncture and suggested providing fiscal stimulus, which too can be challenging unless it can be financed through better revenue generation.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
GST has been hanging fire with the Opposition Congress yet to come on board
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
The proposed ban on cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh may hit luxury goods, jewellery sales and real estate.
The poll of over 30 economists, taken in the past week, showed Asia's third largest economy will expand 7.8 percent in the fiscal year ending March 2017.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
The PM needs to tap into his latent support base among the aspirational classes, while keeping the loony fringe at bay to stop or reverse the change in the political atmosphere
Nilekani said new-age technology markets work on a winner-takes-all basis.
'So, why did Kejriwal, the crusader against corruption, choose such an officer as his principal secretary? He has to explain. After that, he realises that Kumar's case is not picking up, so he changes tracks and picks up Jaitley for the DDCA case.' 'I personally feel this is part of Kejriwal's strategy. If he has evidence against Jaitley, then why doesn't he file a first information report like he did in the petroleum case?'
The Congress on Monday sought a discussion on the latest report of the CAG, listing alleged irregularities in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's KG basin gas project and forced three adjournments in Rajya Sabha in the pre-noon session demanding a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Inflation is down and there's every chance that crude prices will be subdued through the next year.
Filing with inadequate disclosure of assets will be liable for prosecution
Finance minister tries to put house in order before reforms are unveiled in February.
''We have a very difficult period ahead of us.' 'Fortunately we have a popular government and a popular leader who is ideally placed to take us into confidence,' says Aakar Patel.
It's easy to say investors should focus on fundamentals but this risk can have a significant and lasting impact
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
Gandhi accused Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik of being remote-controlled by Modi
Modi is optimistic that the reforms will be passed soon.
The prime minister seems to have turned his face away from the business of introducing serious reform, says T N Ninan.
Congress demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting high court judge.
A slew of challenges that are yet to be resolved include the lack of consensus between the Centre and states over the GST exemption threshold limit, dual control over scrutiny and assessment
Whereas the headline growth rate appears very respectable, India needs faster to growth to generate jobs.
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