A coalition of over 150 US-based academicians back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley next week and counter refute 130 US-based South Asian academics who oppose the Modi visit and his Digital India initiative.
The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property, says Raghavendra Kamath.
According to latest data, FIIs have made a net investment of Rs 2,132 crore (Rs 21.32 billion) in the stock markets in December.
The issue is likely to be discussed on Thursday at a meeting of Sebi's board, which would also be apprised of the impact of the Finance Ministry's decision for not agreeing to such a proposal from the capital markets regulator, sources said.
People who have no access to or do not trust the financial system are the only ones for whom investing in gold makes sense, says Naval Goel.
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Tata Sons, India's biggest business group, and firms controlled by billionaires Anil Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla are among the 26 companies that have applied for licences to open banks.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
A new generation of scholars -- this time, sociologists and anthropologists, who hitherto have been busy with researching social practices of primitive tribes and social structures like India's caste system -- are starting to cast their eyes on the financial sector.
Investment bankers handling the IPO had said marquee global investors made big-ticket applications.
Motilal Oswal, chairman and managing director, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Puneet Wadhwa that with Moody's upgrading India's sovereign rating and earnings growth coming back, the country will remain a hot destination for foreign investors.
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
Taxpayers can claim a deduction on tuition fees for a maximum of two children.
India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.
'The banking sector appears to be on course to recovery,' declares the RBI governor.
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.'
India will welcome two trade missions in 2015 focused on meeting its infrastructure needs with US technology and services.
'We are dealing with a size of the world that equaled England and France combined. We are talking about 250 years of history.' Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy -- a first of its kind exhibition anywhere in the world -- opened at the Met, April 20. Aseem Chhabra spoke to Navina Haykel, the curator of the show.
'It is a worrying trend as we are not seeing too much fresh capital being raised for new projects, plants, expansion or diversification. It's just private equity or venture capital or promoters cashing out.'
According to a nation-wide survey on financial behaviour, India has the highest account dormancy rate even more than countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Demonetisation is the biggest reason for the rise in preference for small savings.
Offloading shares in ONGC, CIL, NHPC may fetch govt more than the year's target.
'A score of 750 and above is considered to be good, though these cut-offs can vary depending on the type of loan being sanctioned,' points out Arun Ramamurthy.
Benchmark share indices trimmed intra-day gains after global crude oil prices resumed their downward trajectory after sharp gains on Friday.
Bandhan Bank to fund SMEs, create jobs, says FM
China's Xiaomi to unveil its first India-made phone on Monday
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
'The biggest lacuna in this agreement is it is called 'full civil nuclear cooperation agreement.' Actually, it is anything but full.'
Progress on several parameters creates a tipping point situation.
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By the end of 2020, India will lay 32,737 km across the length and breadth of the country. It needs to lay down and comply with strict safety standards especially since some of these pipes will go through areas of dense habitation, says Rashme Sehgal.
To ensure equal access to health care, the government must consider it in a holistic manner and improve all parameters.
'It's still very early. I have just been handed over the matter and therefore I haven't formed any views on it as yet,' Justice B N Srikrishna tells Pavan Lall.
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
The niche banks - small finance and payments banks -have been set up to further the regulator's objective of deepening financial inclusion.
The company also expects to benefit in its proposed banking foray through partnership with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Nippon Life Insurance
Investors also appreciate the role being played by the founders; analysts, too, remain unperturbed.
The sector needs to move away from such concepts.
Railway passengers can book their tickets and do shopping using RuPay pre-paid debit cards.
From banking to teaching, the list covers all.
Promoted by conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra, Autoinspekt, a cloud-based vehicle inspection platform, is fast emerging as a critical tool for used car buyers and sellers.
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