Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
The past few weeks have seen several hundred people let go of by IT services firms joining unions claiming to represent tech workers fighting for their rights.
Jaitley praised the DRDO saying it was "doing quite a lot to meet the requirements of the armed forces but the Services need much more and that will come through domestic industry."
Attractions range from start-up challenges to non-monetary perks; employee stock options also play a role.
Sixteen major contracts worth nearly $14 billion to be renewed by June 2018 but uncertainty looms large.
Tata was concerned that most innovations were happening outside India, some by Indians.
The RBI has agreed to consider the application of India Post in consultation with the government.
The two giants of Indian football, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, are facing turbulent times. On the pitch, East Bengal finished a respectable third in the 2012-13 I-League season, while Mohun Bagan finished a disappointing tenth.
A recovery in rupee, buying by domestic institutional investors, encouraging earnings by select blue-chips and stock specific buying helped the market get back on its feet
Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
A section of the media on Thursday reported, quoting an unnamed EC official, that it may not allow RBI to go ahead with the plan before the polls and that they need more clarity from the Mint Road on certain aspects.
'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
'We feel EMI holidays should pick up now.' How travel companies are trying to win customers after demonetisation.
If tweets can do so much, why do we need an independent regulator and multiple committees discuss and recommend policy?
'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.' 'At its core, the PKL has a fast-paced, engaging sport working for it.' 'Simply put, kabaddi, with its end-to-end action and oscillating fortunes, is almost never dull to watch,' says Dhruv Munjal.