Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi fails to live up to the expectations that he has raised, it will be entirely his fault. He should have started by ending the IAS
The Delhi police had on Saturday increased security arrangements by deploying additional personnel and placing more concrete barriers.
A strong start-up ecosystem can propel investment, jobs, and demand creation, and for that, substantial growth capital is required.
Budget might turn out to be neutral for the sector.
Exports are slowing and economic growth in major markets for Indian goods has taken a hit.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
It is immediately not clear how GST will impact the mass car market. Experts, however, say the level of tax on smaller cars will have to be at a differential to the sedans.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your mutual fund queries.
Markets are likely to go down, correct and stay subdued.
Thousands of agriculturists, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting against the laws for the last over four weeks at various border points of Delhi and demanding that the legislations be repealed.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
'The question often being asked is whether the demand for petrol and diesel is price inelastic?' asks Arun Balakrishnan, former chairman and managing director, Hindustan Petroleum.
'It is advisable to invest in them early in life and stay invested for a longer period to achieve long-term goals and accumulate wealth.'
China's economy is worse than it really is, but then these are emblematic of the baffling self-congratulatory mood that exists in India today.
'If credit is not available, people will postpone buying. That's what has happened.'
To resolve the so-called 'angel tax' issue, the start-ups and their investors who file requisite declarations and provide information in their returns will not be subjected to any kind of scrutiny in respect of valuations of share premiums, she said.
The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited, designated post offices and recognised stock exchanges -- the NSE and BSE.
The right investment at the right age will help you enjoy a secured post retirement life.
A six-point comparison by Anil Chopra, Group CEO & Director, Bajaj Capital
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Farmer leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu had said that 32 farmer unions from Punjab held a meeting on Tuesday and discussed the next course of action.
The policy aims to create around 5,000 startups, including 10 global high-growth startups, and to create a minimum of 100,000 high skilled job creation, direct and indirect, in the startup ecosystem by 2023.
Global investor and author Jim Rogers, who recently sold his India investments, talks about his disappointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic reforms, why he is betting big on the US dollar and the Chinese Renminbi and what will bring him back to India some day.
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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Mayank Ashar talks about India's business environment.
In the second policy review under Governor Shaktikanta Das, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee voted 4:2 in favour of the rate cut.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
The investor community says the move by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to bring angel funds under the Alternative Investment Funds Regulations is a mix of good and negatives.
Concluding the three-part series, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta says that the black money law is likely to fail because of the ineptness of India's investigative and enforcement agencies.
'Had these three farm laws existed it would have become a huge election issue.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley takes a protectionist stance in favour of domestic companies, increases customs duty on certain products.
For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the fire. From Rs 27,000 crore in 2010, cable's share of subscription revenues is now estimated at Rs 13,000 crore.
Roopam Asthana, CEO and whole-time director, Liberty General Insurance Ltd, answers your queries on HEALTH and AUTO insurance.
The Congress chief said if his party is elected to power, its government would spend 6 per cent of the GDP on education.
The minister, in an eight-page open letter to farmers, said the Modi-government was committed to their welfare and stressed that the new legislations were aimed at benefitting small and marginal farmers.
The industry status will help the sector access bank lending at average interest rates
Minimum investment size under portfolio management services may be raised, so that small players can avoid risk.
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