Irrational behaviour, born out of incomplete understanding, biases, overconfidence, fear or greed, has led investors to make less than half of what they could have in the capital markets, says Erik Hon.
Stick to export-focussed plays, large-caps, say analysts
The government last fiscal missed its direct tax collection target, and for this financial year it has set a higher revenue mobilisation goal of Rs 13.80 lakh crore.
Soldiers fighting the enemy will receive state-of-the-art assault rifles, other soldiers will get 'Make in India' rifles.
Raksha Bandhan festivities were little subdued this year owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with siblings having to rely on technology to wish each other.
Sanjay B Jumaani, India's leading astro-numerologist, makes his predictions.
India has too many small companies and this is inefficient. It should instead have only a handful of very large players running its economy and these giants can then compete with the world, observes Aakar Patel.
Unlikely to happen in less than a year,despite the advantage of the parent airline's base.
'People are angry.' 'First notebandi, then GST, now losses on the farm have ruined us.'
'If somebody compares Mumbai with the Taliban and PoK, then that person is anti-national.'
Post the correction over the past one year, we are seeing opportunities across sectors.
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'Businessmen like Rajiv render public service when they speak truth to power,' observes Virendra Kapoor.
It doesn't appear to be happening yet, even though India's stock market has been Asia's best performer this year.
'Jobs will exist at very high levels or low levels of skill sets.' 'People, who are in middle level jobs, are the ones who are facing the problem as such jobs are fast disappearing because of technological advancement.'
India Inc had few tough issues to deal with in 2014.
The 77-year-old former US vice president on Friday night took his tally of pledged delegates over the halfway mark of 1,991 from a total of 3,979, thus becoming eligible to earn the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Bankers say outward remittances is confusing but can still be attributed to perception of stability in Indian economy.
Morgan Stanley expects the central bank to cut rates this week, 125 bps in cuts through 2015.
'We will see a kind of disaster which the country has not seen in the last 100 years.'
The gap between Nifty's price-earnings multiple and economic growth is at a 12-year high
'You will never be able to do any work for society if you wait to make enough money.'
In her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
Virat Kohli has built such a formidable brand across the spectrum that even his occasional brash and indiscreet comments fail to tarnish it.
All laws have been modified to omit the domicile clause for property rights in the valley. This effectively means that anyone with enough money to spend can now technically buy property there, writes Sai Manish.
'There is no change in the overall story of economic recovery.'
"Many people in my village, who thought I could not do anything, are in shock after I won the money," Babita Tade tells Rediff.com Contributor Mohnish Singh.
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf traces the journey of PM-CARES from its founding to finally admitting it is not a government fund.
Global brokerage firm CLSA is positive on India's growth stroy.
After making a larger-than-expected cut of 50 basis points on September 29, Rajan urged the federal government to do its bit to accelerate growth through structural reforms.
Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the Berlinale.
RIL, Essar, Adani have sounded bankers to raise funds abroad in the coming weeks
'We eat first, they later; we sit on chairs and they on the floor; we call them by their names and they address us by titles,' writes Tripti Lahiri, author of Maid in India.
'In the real economy, the scars of the pandemic will continue to define 2021.' 'It is still hard to tell the effect on unemployment, migrant workers, poverty, and the informal sector of the lockdown and of the pandemic,' observes Mihir S Sharma.
Singh, who was instrumental in building required capabilities in the organisation said his role at Fortis did not allow him to spend time with his family, as the reason behind his resignation.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
The agency welcomed the Rs 1.70-lakh crore package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier in the day but said more measures like loan forbearances for small businesses and households are necessary.
We will find it difficult to exceed an average of 5 per cent growth in the medium term, warns Shankar Acharya, the former chief economic adviser.
'The revival of household savings and investment is the litmus test of whether we are on the road to recovery,' says Nitin Desai.
'When I used to shoot my friends or cousins, I used to tell myself: I want to make them look a better version of themselves.' 'That's how I started: "I don't care who you are or who you think you are. When you are in front of my camera, I'll make you look better than what you think you are".'
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