'Civilian casualties are something that could change the mood overnight, and therefore should be avoided by every means.'
Subject to finance & tech from rich countries through an ambitious, fair Paris deal
Every dollar increase in crude oil price will add Rs 4,000 crore to the overall underrecovery.
The challenge of achieving fiscal deficit targets for the next two years seems daunting.
Srikanth Kondapalli on what to expect from the seventh BRICS summit meeting to be held in Russia in July.
Egypt's defiant Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday vowed to bring down the military-backed government as it called for a massive anti-regime rally, a day after over 525 people were killed in the deadliest crackdown by security forces on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
Execs of RIL, Essar, Cairn India, Jubilant Energy, ADAG detained.
Big ticket defence deals including purchase of missile systems, frigates and joint production of helicopters were sealed on Saturday.
The question really is whether the US can be persuaded to embark on a path of calibrated and stronger sanctions on Pakistan.
Unless there is a sharp uptick in oil prices, Fed may push back rate hike
News of all that's transpired on and off the football fieLd
India's low passion, very cautious, relationship with Iran of the last 36 years awaits transformation, says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd). Prime Minister Modi's visit cannot be a negotiating event; it is a symbolic one to strengthen the politico-diplomatic relationship.
The country imported 9.31 million tonnes (mt) of steel in FY15.
Iran is preparing for a trade and investment boom that could reshape the region after agreeing with world powers to curb its nuclear programme, paving the way for sanctions that have stifled its economy to be lifted.
A bandh to protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu has brought Karnataka to a standstill on Friday
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday batted for nuclear power as a "dependable and clean option", even as he underlined the need to ensure that all ingredients by which nuclear fuel is made remain safe and do not fall in the hands of terrorists and anti-social elements.
Kashmir remained on the edge with six more persons, including a cop getting killed in violence on Sunday.
Credibility of fiscal promises is a virtue that no finance minister can afford to lose.
More than Indian exporters, it is Indian business families based in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong which have exploited the Bangladesh advantage
Darryl D' Monte, the distinguished enviromental journalist, discusses how the media covers floods in Mumbai or Texas, but ignores Assam or Bangladesh.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
The government is looking at building by-laws and floor area ratio so that you can build up instead of out, thus requiring less land.
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
'The actual price of petrol is Rs 35 and it jumps to Rs 88 because of government taxes.'
Economic growth in the last two years has stayed above seven per cent.
Under a 2010 nuclear liability law, nuclear equipment suppliers are liable for damages from an accident, which companies say is a sharp deviation from international norms
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the larger interest of the public sector would be fully protected.
Earning numbers of blue-chips, including ITC and SBI, due tomorrow.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the world's most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin who pipped his US counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
Because of India's weak fiscal position, the plethora of debt-burdened infrastructure companies and the poor asset quality of public sector banks, economic growth in 2015-16 may be limited to about six per cent, say Shankar Acharya.
This would make India the world's second-biggest nuclear energy market after China
The Bank of Japan's action has nullified the effects of the end of the US' quantitative easing programme but the dependence of foreign institutional investors remains a concern
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
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