The finance minister said the government was open to suggestions.
BJP's reversals in rural Gujarat has prompted many policy watchers to predict that the Budget would have incentives for the agriculture sector and the rural economy.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten says he is flattered that people are thinking about me, but the amount of time spent away from home prevents him from taking up the job.
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
A cut in rates would have encouraged the banks to lend aggressively on the retail front.
A collapse in global oil prices has unleashed a wave of monetary easing.
If the new governor can think out of the box even as he signals that he can bat for the RBI cadre and respect its institutional memory, that will go a long way in getting out of the current impasse.
A declining rupee, elevated crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund outflows added to the gloom
Pensioners, India Inc may get tax breaks in Budget
As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal
Acquisition of stressed infrastructure assets has pushed its debt to over Rs 1 lakh crore, highlighting concerns about its growth strategy.
A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
As Team India begins its campaign in the Champions Trophy, many await the outcome of the Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble tangle.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Heineken could call a shareholder meeting to vote on his ouster from a company his father built into a family empire
The previous high GDP growth of 8.1 per cent was recorded in April-June quarter of 2016-17.
The BSE Mid-cap index gained 1.1% while the Small-cap index surged 1.3%, outperforming the benchmark indices
There was no toss and India were allowed to bowl first. The players and officials, wearing black armbands, observed a minute's silence before the start of the play. India ended the day 99-2
Rising rural distress due to back-to-back droughts have put pressure on FM to spend more on social schemes; no change in tax slabs likely
Employee integration and branch rationalisation are major challenges.
Bhat recently used the 'face-swap' feature on Snapchat to imitate cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and then singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
'This is clearly a much stronger government, a much strong Prime Minister's Office and a much more disciplined approach. There is an improvement of the work culture in the government -- people don't play golf in the mornings anymore. There is a huge attempt going on to making business easier,' says Rakesh Mohan, executive director at the IMF.
Experts say lending rates won't come down significantly,as banks are grappling with NPAs
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
However, Hyderabad had clearly done their homework as Rashid grabbed the top wicket-taker's 'purple cap' on Sunday after his 3-19 set up a comprehensive win over Gujarat Lions.
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Amid fears of a downgrade from ratings agencies, the finance ministry is gearing up for a visit of Japan Credit Rating Agency officials on September 6.
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The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
Mahabharat fame Shaheer Sheikh makes a comeback with Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.
'There will be some issues of contention, especially on H1B visa and on trade policy.'
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
Moody's earlier this week lowered its growth forecast to 7 per cent, from 7.5 per cent.
Pitching for making the country's 7,500-km long coastline an "engine of growth", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India wants to mobilise Rs 1 lakh crore investment to enable port development and invited global community to invest.
Economist Arvind Panagariya has also argued for loosening deficit targets to boost capital spending
After working on Mr India and Sagar, Partho Sen-Gupta left to study filmmaking in France at 26. He returns with the dark and moody Sunrise.
A strong showing will be vital to Narendra Modi's chances of a second term.
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