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Bigger and broader indices do relatively poorly as investors get selective; experts see opportunity if scrips chosen with care.
'The government should refrain from 'adventurism' and 'megalomania'.' 'But this should be true of reckless government action against every Indian, whether or not they are wealthy or have access to the finance minister even when he is in hospital,' says Aakar Patel.
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.
Hard and unpopular decisions are needed - not just another round of financial repackaging to sort out the discom mess.
A new framework has been put in place for automatic exchange of information between Switzerland and India to help check the black money menace with effect from January 1, 2018. The funds held by Indians through fiduciaries alone used to be in billions till 2007 but began falling after that amid fears of regulatory crackdown. It is now at second-lowest level in 20 years.
Will Arundhati Bhattacharya be the RBI's first woman governor? Or will Urjit Patel succeed Raghuram Rajanas RBI governor when his term ends on September 4?
The Union Cabinet on Thursday night gave the go-ahead for the creation of a 10-district Telangana and outlined the blueprint for carving out the country's 29th state from the current Andhra Pradesh.
All India needs to do is focus on making its business environment more friendly.
Lenders can now review a borrower account within 30 days of default. Earlier, the banks had to start resolution within one day of default.
Smart City Mission has unleashed an unprecedented enthusiasm and expectations both within and outside the country.
Satya Nadella is the highest-paid CEO in the US. So how do the other Indian-American executives fare?
Banks Board Bureau chief Vinod Rai has proposed performance-linked incentives for bank employees, but the staff unions are dead against the idea.
HRD Minister Smriti Irani is likely to be the target of Opposition attack in Parliament where Rahul Gandhi will lead the Congress charge against the government on Tuesday.
'...Unless we muck up our policies.' 'We have to become a modernised economy.' 'Our institutions should be stronger. And that is most important.' 'The rule of law should prevail and contracts should be enforced.' 'Above all, we have to recognise the importance of globalisation.' 'It is in our favour at this stage. We should grow and become globally competitive.'
Government's financial inclusion mission is well intentioned, but it may be putting a severe strain on the banking sector.
Modi government has to come up with a robust economic agenda to impress the masses.
'While we may aspire to be a democratic if smaller version of China, we may only manage to become a larger, more accomplished Indonesia,' says T N Ninan.
I-T returns data show 83% of the Congress' and 65% of the BJP's total income was from anonymous benefactors.
Benchmark indices gain 30% this year, buoyed by global liquidity, new government
The Tata empire turns 150 this year. R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala, and his successor, J R D Tata.
Quarterly results of many of these banks show significant losses.
The payroll estimates, released by the EPFO based on its enrolment, threw up some contrasting trend between September 2017 and February 2018.
On the revenue front, the finance ministry was expecting higher proceeds from non-tax revenue.
Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.'
'They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software, legal support, fab labs, hardware, manufacturing facilities and services like chartered accounting facilities, etc, enabling the start-ups to concentrate on technology R&D and product development.'
But much depends on govt action & global economy; Sensex gains in 2070 the biggest in five years
The prime minister and the Chinese president walked along the banks of East Lake and also took a boat ride together as they decided to step up their personal rapport.
Modi knew in his heart that India does not have the financial muscle to support the new bank with offers of co-financing international projects, something China can do from the bank's base in Shanghai. If established in Mumbai, it may have employed a few Indian bankers and satisfied the national ego but there was little financial value to be drawn from it.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
May be the strong United States growth will lead the world back to a period of growth and help us all put this painful recrimination behind us.
FTIL prepares to challenge the order in the Bombay high court
Though some operators offer the facility of tag lanes, such tags can only be used at designated points.
The BSE Mid-cap index gained 1.1% while the Small-cap index surged 1.3%, outperforming the benchmark indices
There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual', such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna.
While auditors have come in for a lot of praise for their proactive stand against what they perceive to be dodgy practices followed by companies, there is still a long way to go, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Around 300 promoters serve their company boards for free.
The cut-off date the RBI chose was March 1, 2018. This meant that by the end of August if these accounts were not resolved, then they would have to proceed through insolvency.
Gearing up to ensure greater compliance by companies to listing agreement, NSE is planning to increase its headcount to bring in more efficacy in its oversight role as a front-line regulator of the securities market.
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