A rate cut could stimulate demand and help revive industrial activity, without much risk of sparking off inflation again.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party government, top industry captains pledged mega investments at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
He added that the risks can increase if the Chinese slowdown gathers more speed.
IMF attributes the slower growth rate to supply-side bottlenecks.
'While collections under the Income Disclosure Scheme explain it partly, indirect tax numbers not showing any effect of the withdrawal of high denomination currency notes was puzzling.'
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Crony capitalism will of course generate investment and ensure profit for private capital, but it won't give employment or income to the people. If you can make money by selling coal or speculating in land, why produce electricity, why invest in research and development, why even set up factories, asks Praful Bidwai.
Chiefs of Army Staff in India have not been tactful about politicians. But they have stayed clear of politics, reports Aditi Phadnis.
Piyush Goyal is leading a delegation to deliberate with Australia.
India is Asia's third-best performing equity market.
'That is not a democratic ideal obviously, but it is a practical reality.' 'It is a consistent feature of politicians in Pakistan that their rhetoric on the army softens the closer they get to the seat of power.'
Markets end in red; bluechips struggle to keep pace.
While the Budget might have been a sentiment booster for the sector, firms with market dominance emerge as favourites.
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
Demand for passenger vehicles has been driven by new models, especially in the SUV category with the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza and Hyundai Creta clocking good numbers
Tax shortfall: Finmin asks banks to deposit March TDS by month end.
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
'Make in India' could suffer the same fate as did privatisation and the command economy, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
He attacked the dispensation over issues such as the state of the economy, the situation in Kashmir, the National Register of Citizens in Assam and action by probe agencies against opposition leaders.
Sales of commercial vehicles rose 8.59 per cent to 56,140 units in September, SIAM said.
Samvat 2070 was a great year for top Indian conglomerates in the stock markets.
The remarks came amid reports of mounting tension between the finance ministry and the RBI over the autonomy of monetary policy makers.
Given their growth prospects and reasonable valuations, Mindtree, Hexaware and NIIT remain top picks of most analysts.
ICICI Bank was the top loser along with index heavyweights RIL, ITC and HDFC.
Faced with sluggish economic growth and dwindling exports, China on Wednesday devalued its currency for the second consecutive day.
Market participants are now awaiting Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank
Realistically, coal will be the major fuel for electricity generation in India, as in America, for a long time.
Paid Rs 15,474 cr against CIL's Rs 13,075 cr in FY15
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.
With the stock market entering a bull phase, many believe the Singals can bring in the much-needed equity capital and reduce their debt.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 556 points at 27,886 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 158 points at 8,444.
Various twists and turns by govt post-demonetisation prove that it has been tall order for the PM
Bajaj three-wheelers outsell Chinese three-wheelers in Peru. The Pulsar is number one in its category. Nikhil Lakshman discovers in Lima that even though the Chinese are far ahead in investments in Latin America's fastest growing economy, Indian manufacturing and IT are holding its own.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The 24-hour delivery offer applies only to select postal codes and is not available across the country.
The new numbers did not apparently pass consistency checks with production, inputs, or movements in the National Stock Exchange.
Besides facilitating travel by easing the traffic bottlenecks, the approved lines would help the upcoming industries in the region.
Arun Jaitley is on a 10-day trip to the US.
Having invested close to $15 billion in Indonesia, Indian firms have lined up further $15-16 billion investments.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
