'In the last 4, 5 years, ever since online companies started online shopping in a big way with heavy discounts, our sales are affected badly.' 'As there is no control over the way the online companies operate, they were able to destroy the domestic retail market to a great extent.'
Though it is likely gross domestic capital formation increased in the quarter ended June, against declines in the previous two quarters, a significant revival in investment might take a few quarters more, economists say.
Just one year after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a challenge that could come to haunt him.
Higher rural incomes, pay commission benefits, and lower interest rates are key positives: Analysts
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
Headed by Urjit Patel, MPC for the fourth straight time kept the repo rate unchanged, at which it lends to the banks, at 6.25 per cent. The reverse repo, at which RBI borrows, will be 6 per cent.
Cabinet secretary calls meeting to review the impact of inflation on essential commodities.
The winds of nationalism laden with religion will now yield to those of concern over the stalled economy, unemployment, and a general malaise and unhappiness, predicts Shekhar Gupta.
The irony of this scheme to benefit farmers is that it could add to the problems for the government because the mechanism to procure and store crops like pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds barely exists.
He also gave examples witnessed at various places, like changing of the crop pattern in view of scarce water and adoption of sprinklers, drip irrigation, water harvesting and water recharging methods.
Orissa learnt its lessons from previous cyclones, particularly the 1999 super cyclone, whereas Uttarakhand has failed to do so from any of the previous natural calamities that hit the state, says Dinesh C Sharma.
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar said he spoke to the batting great and he's agreed to share his views on Mumbai cricket.
Since 2000, India has had three serious droughts.
Gold is currently ruling at Rs 30,050 per 10 grams.
On a field trip to Bharatpur at the peak of the summer, author realises that every season has its own charm
If currency controls are maintained indefinitely, popular support for Narendra Modi's demonetisation will turn into dislike, warns Devangshu Datta.
Ganesh Dhene said there had only been two or three mango trees in the grove, from where he found the skeleton, which he specified had no flesh on it.
A market correction is a good time to reassess the quality of your portfolio and purge the poor quality names from it, says Ramesh Bukka
Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
'Himalayan glaciers are expected to become smaller, and small glaciers will have disappeared, but by no means will all glaciers have melted by the end of the 21st century,' glaciologist Markus Stoffel tells Rashme Sehgal.
Her elfin face could be seen and once more after many days the victim of this murder had a face and a presence.
The pre-dawn signals are on the balance negative.
'Most investors are still waiting for the winners to correct.'
'The number of deaths attributable to warming is likely to rise in the future.'
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
'Friday's parliamentary confrontation obviously was a precursor, or a trailer, to use a pop culture reference, to the real show awaiting the nation,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
A delayed monsoon and abundant cotton in the international market could spell trouble in the state's suicide zone.
As investors try to second-guess the US Fed, corporate and election results could have a bearing on market direction
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.
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
'Suicide rates among Indian farmers were a chilling 47 per cent higher than they were for the rest of the population in 2011. In some of the states worst hit by the agrarian crisis, they were well over 100 per cent higher. In Maharashtra, farmers were killing themselves at a rate that was 162 per cent higher than that for any other Indians excluding farmers. A farmer in this state is two-and-a-half times more likely to commit suicide than anyone else in the country, other than farmers,' says P Sainath.
In January 2008, the Sensex hit then all-time high of 21,207 (closing high of 21,004 was achieved in November 2010).
Vijay Patil, has appealed to incumbent MCA and NCP chief Sharad Pawar to withdraw from the contest.
Dozens of farmers have already committed suicide in India after damage from unseasonal rains this year.
Global markets could correct 5-10 per cent. If that happens, Indian markets will correct about 10 per cent
Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN reiterated that he is not going to contest the next Lok Sabha elections.
With prices unlikely to run up sharply, genuine buyers can start readying deals before the festival season starts.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Hepzi Anthony examines the curious case of the white-collared farmer.
