Both the debt and equity markets have seen sharp volatility in recent months.
Congress termed the raids as highly vindictive and said it is part of "PM Narendra Modi's hate agenda and political vendetta against the Congress and its leaders".
Institutional investors have hiked their holding in Reliance Industries Ltd to nearly 29 per cent - highest in about 7 years - as LIC and foreign funds stocked up shares worth Rs 1,000 crore in the last quarter.
Not all change is good, but this one is, applauds Shekhar Gupta.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Traditionally, most PSUs have been cash-rich, which added to their value. However, the government has been tapping regularly into their cash resources to boost revenue for the exchequer
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The suggestion comes within days of reports that LIC and the Employee Provident Fund Organisation snapped up the entire Rs 7,400-crore (Rs 74-billion) bond issue of the debt-ridden Air India.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Life Insurance Corporation of India and General Insurance Corporation of India are planning to take exposure in Maruti Udyog from the secondary market once the shares in the automaker drop below Rs 115.
This crisis requires political sophistication and governance skills. This BJP has neither, observes Shekhar Gupta.
The judge posted the matter for argument to May 29 after the CBI sought time to file a reply to the bail pleas by Singh.
Investing in such properties is high-risk proposition, as developers do not have requisite approvals. At a later stage, projects can be delayed or even shelved for lack of funds.
Brace yourselves to shell out more for home loan instalments.
The NMDC issue was oversubscribed 1.73 times on Wednesday, fetching Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) for the government for its 10 per cent stake, thanks to strong participation from FIIs and state-run insurer LIC.
In an online chat with Rediff.com readers, personal finance expert Anil Rego answered queries about the new tax regime announced in the Union Budget.
The government's 4 per cent stake sale in Hindustan Copper was on Friday over-subscribed, marking the start of ambitious Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300 billion) disinvestment programme that is crucial for meeting the fiscal deficit target.
Some lenders in talks with LIC for pvt placement
UTI, HDFC, Reliance MF and SBI MF already source 17-25% of funds from small towns.
A recent report by Citi had pegged the total amount stuck in stalled projects across seven major Indian cities (Bengaluru, Mumbai Metropolitan region, National Capital Region, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune) at Rs 80,000 crore.
The move is likely to help 4.59 lakh housing units across the country.
More than a dozen corporates, including big names such as Aditya Birla Group, M&M, L&T, as well as state-owned PFC, LIC and India Post, are likely to apply to the Reserve Bank for licence to open banks.
Suriya Loganathan achieved a golden double, winning the 5,000 metres, at the 52nd National Open Athletics Championships in Chennai on Thursday. The Tamil Nadu lass, who had earlier got the better of Asian Games gold medallist Preeja Sreedharan in the 10,000 metres, held off a strong challenge from Railways' O P Jaisha and LIC's Monika Athare to emerge triumphant.
Railways sprinter Merlin K Joseph smashed the 13-year-old national record in women's 100m race in the semi-finals on Sunday, but could manage only a bronze in the finals on the second day of the 53rd National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi.
'Imagine the message it sends to people. They will think tobacco cannot be a killer because LIC is investing in it.' 'The so-called rakshak (protector) has become a bhakshak (destroyer).'
Companies which have been dropped from the list include Tata Motors, Hindustan Unilever, MRF, Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Pfizer, Dr Reddy's Labs, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, HDFC and Kotak Mahindra Bank
The largest financial institution, LIC, led the list of companies that paid up their advance tax this morning, with a spike in the amount to Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) from Rs 1,070 crore (Rs 10.70 billion) a year ago, a senior income tax official said in New Delhi on Thursday.
Over the years, NHAI's expenses have spiraled due to sharp increase in land acquisition costs, while budgetary support has shrunk, leading it to fall back on internal resources and market borrowings
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Nomura analysts said the Reserve Bank of India and the government would need to segregate the potential solvency issue at DHFL from liquidity issues at other larger wholesale NBFCs and HFCs.
Cabinet set to approve broadened framework this week; market route to be pursued as well.
