'The revival of household savings and investment is the litmus test of whether we are on the road to recovery,' says Nitin Desai.
The Fed has prepared the world very well for a rate hike. In fact the market may have priced in a 25 basis points increase. So if the increase is 50 basis points, the reaction could be stunning, but a 25 basis points rise is not likely to have any great impact, says P V Subramanyam.
The month of December was a year of joy and celebrations for some auto companies, while for others it was a period of mixed reactions. This is because, even though the overall result wasn't so positive, some of its brands registered good sales.
For a petrol car with a Rs 500,000-600,000 price tag, an EV variant would not cost less than Rs 12 lakh, making it virtually unaffordable.
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'The government had a vaccine from January.' 'The government should have given the vaccine to all population above the age of 45, right from the start.' 'Each state has its own problems, but as far as vaccine coverage in India is concerned, there have been mistakes.'
'The idea of Hindu Rashtra is one of the most inclusive concepts.'
India will need to 're-examine' and 're-negotiate' the trade access with the European Union and the United Kingdom which she noted may or may not be 'good' for India.
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While UltraTech Cement has been the biggest value creator adding nearly Rs 99,000 crore to its market capitalisation, Grasim Industries has added around Rs 27,000 crore to its market cap.
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Chidambaram, speaking to reporters, also said the fundamentals of the Indian economy had not changed and asked investors to wait for the April-June quarter growth numbers due at the end of the month.
Leading trade and industry chambers on Monday urged the investor community to remain calm and said the economic fundamentals were strong and the stock market crash was a "panic reaction".
The digital audience knows the difference between healthy suggestions, which are welcome, and a downright breach of privacy, which is abhorred.
Thomas Archer Bata says if the tax rate is kept above 20% it will be a very big hit.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the apex drug regulator, may soon ban the production and sale of three medicines in the country. The drugs - cisapride, phenylpropanolamine (PPA) and human placenta extracts - have been controversial medicines for their alleged adverse reactions for several years now.
'It is inevitable that people around the world -- including from America and China -- will have different viewpoints over different issues'
The Padmavati controversy has come at an awakard time for Bollywood.
Barclays, the global brokerage firm, also stated that the election verdict could lead to a weakness in the stock market.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Trailers are key to the way an audience perceives a movie and hence a big part of the lifecycle of a movie.
A tally around 150 in Gujarat can see the index hit 10,700 levels going ahead
Theatre owners are currently screening those Indian movies which are already released and the decision regarding new films will be taken on Wednesday.
Shaktikanta Das said in Washington, DC, that there was nothing sacrosanct about the 25 bps rate cut and that monetary policy could be well served by calibrating the size of the policy rate to the dynamics of the situation, and the size of the change itself could convey the stance of policy.
He may be only 28, but the now-chosen candidate for Bengaluru South has handled the party's IT cell and campaigned for several party candidates during the state polls last year.
By jettisoning the vision of multilateral world in favour of a Han Empire, China has posed a major long term challenge to India. India must stand firm against Chinese expansionism but also keep a door open for future detente by making a clear distinction between Chinese people and the current Chinese leadership, observe Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (Retd) and Colonel Anil Athale (Retd).
Thousands of Australians, including Victorian Premier John Brumby, on Wednesday treated themselves to Indian cuisine like naan and tandoori chicken as they joined a mass dining event to protest attacks against Indians. Brumby joined a few leading Indian community members like Primus Telecom chief Ravi Bhatia for lunch at Indian restaurant 'Desi Dhaba' in the up-market Flinders street. The mass dining is part of the Vindaloo Against Violence' campaign.
'India-China economic ties are likely to take a hit in the wake of the new situation, but that also provides India with a new opportunity to strengthen its manufacturing base,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
The rupee is expected to trade in the range of Rs 40.55 to Rs 40.70 per dollar against Tuesday's close of Rs 40.41 per dollar.
'Tax cuts will have only marginal effects in the short run and significant positive effects in the medium term,' says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.
Industry experts have mixed reactions on the results: While some are happy that no company has spent around Rs 16,750 crore (Rs 167.50 billion) for a pan-India licence, some lament that lack of coverage will result in long-term competitive disadvantage.
'It is perplexing to see the leader of the First World with a first rate medical infrastructure come up short on its foresight to handle the pandemic,' notes Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
The UK has had a complex relationship and checkered history with the EU.
Inflows from Europe, falling crude oil to come to the rescue if rupee cracks against the dollar.
Sanjay Mookim, India equity strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, tells Puneet Wadhwa that this is not a time for investors to dabble in relatively small and illiquid stocks.
The Indian rupee resumed sharply lower at 66.65 per dollar against last Friday's level of 66.48.
With Greeks' rejection of rescue package from creditors spooking markets, the government on Monday asserted that India is well insulated from the crisis but rupee may be affected due to the outward flight of investment.
Trump threatens to impose additional $200 billion in tariffs on China, Beijing vows to retaliate
Woods had "extremely slow and slurred speech" after being awoken by a Jupiter police officer, who found the golfer's car stopped in the right lane of the roadway and still running, the report said.
