Low home loan rates by banks could put large players in an advantageous position over smaller non-bank players, believe analysts.
Sahara group, whose legal battle with Sebi continues in Supreme Court over refund of over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) to investors, has made a surprise announcement of plans being afoot to hire over 56,000 new employees this year along with investments to the tune of nearly Rs 32,400 crore (Rs 324 billion).
One thing is for sure: It smacks of the regulator's lack of confidence in the bank's board, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.
You can increase or reduce the sum assured of a term cover, depending on changes in your overall liability, advises Bindisha Sarang.
ETFs may be an option if you are considering only large-cap funds, experts tell Tinesh Bhasin.
'Painting opponents as the enemy of the State, using fake news, making wild allegations about rival parties, curtailing civil liberties and challenging the Constitution itself are worrying developments.'
The central government has agreed in-principle to Air India employees' main demands. It fears an industrial dissension now could impede the process of privatisation. It has agreed to bear the cost of liquidation loss on account of transfer to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from company-owned trusts, inclusion of employees in the central government health scheme (CGHS), and encashment of leaves. The template of the Air India process will be followed for other public sector undertakings up for privatisation at a later date.
It is advisable to avoid a fund until it develops a track record.
Besides Budget, markets will be driven by global events and the outcome of assembly elections.
'Can he be the statesman that a divided nation needs?' 'Not remotely, but by following his gut, he may yet surprise the scores upon scores of naysayers,' says Vikram Johri.
Jaitley increased the excise duty on most tobacco products by 10-15 per cent.
'Start-ups that generate a majority of their income in India are likely to opt for an Indian listing.'
Sensex up just 6.5% while the best returns were during Manmohan Singh, with the Sensex soaring nearly 167.5%.
Indian businesses' weak ability to compete overseas says much about the infirmities imposed by the intensity of government dominance of economic policy and the nature of this dominance, observes Kanika Datta.
There isn't much Budget could do directly to help sectors.
Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group was among "multiple" entities who on Monday put in preliminary bids for buying the government's stake in loss-making carrier Air India.
"After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation of America's sons and daughters to fight a war that should have ended long ago," US President Joe Biden.
'For 20 years, successive governments have failed to provide housing for the poor. Here, they were to get 400 sq ft flats for Rs 54,000,' says Prakash Ambedkar who was arrested by the Maharashtra government for getting thousands of people to submit forms for these apartments.
Why is the Mini the only "lifestyle" auto badge that seems to be growing and staying strong? Pavan Lall finds out.
Trump told reporters that his administration will not tolerate firing of hardworking Americans in pursuit of cheap foreign labour.
The Corosure Kit has received ICMR approval with the highest score and DCGI approved with a very high sensitivity and specificity.
Tax planning should not be left for March. If you do so, you could face a severe cash crunch in that month, warns Sanjay Kumar Singh.
In India 24-carat gold is used mostly in coins and bars
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.
Today, people are happily raising 80-85 per cent through home loans, and if they still don't have enough, the rest is raised through a personal loan.
By 2023, Vistara's hangars will house a total of 70 aircraft, up from the current 42.
In the wake of interest rates coming down, realty companies seem to be banking on low cost affordable housing projects.
Banks are not allowed to lend to developers for purchasing land parcels.
After Rs 1-lakh people's car Nano, the Tatas have unveiled a low-cost realty project which offers a house for less than Rs 4 lakh.
'Investors should allocate about 5% to 10% to such funds.'
'The government has done extremely well.'
The Sikhs, especially in Punjab, are already angry and frustrated, cautions Shekhar Gupta.
Lalgarh, once a nerve centre of Naxal insurgency in West Bengal, now represents a different place.
Second-tier NBFC stocks are trading at 24.4x their trailing earnings, which is nearly twice their 15-year average of 13.9x
After Rs 1-lakh people's car Nano, the Tatas on Wednesday unveiled a low-cost realty project which offers a house for less than Rs 4 lakh.Tata Housing, the real estate development arm of the Tatas, will build one-room-kitchen flats for just Rs 3.91 lakh in a township being developed at Boisar, 100 km from Mumbai.
One risk of investing in a very low-cost ETF is if a fund house runs it at below cost, it could close it if it fails to attract institutional money
The coming years could be exciting for Bandhan Bank, IDBI Bank, IDFC First Bank, Federal Bank, and CSB Bank.
Maya Vishwakarma gave up her job as a scientist in California to make 'No Tension' sanitary pads for tribal women who have never used one before.
'Investors need to understand that these schemes may not do well in the market that is in a bull run, but quality stocks would protect the downside.'
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