Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Congress senior leaders concede that UPA could be safe in terms of numbers but that does not solve problem totally
Assessing the shape of the Indian economy just a couple of days ahead of the Union Budget for 2016-17, Saugata Bhatacharya, senior vice president and chief economist, Axis Bank, speaks about his budget wishlist and suggests measures that can help finance minister Arun Jaitley achieve the targeted fiscal deficit of 3.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
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The benchmark has gained 2 per cent this week on continued hopes the incoming Narendra Modi government would unveil substantial economic reforms.
Optimism about a stable govt at the Centre, a demand revival and falling oil prices buoyed the markets.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
Cases across the country against defaulters who owe over Rs 1 crore each, reveal CIBIL data.
What connects P S Jayakumar of Bank of Baroda, V Vaidyanathan of Capital First Ltd and Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan?
Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India's poverty has damaging consequences for them, and that they can help decrease it. The food security bill, with all its limitations, will hopefully contribute to generating such awareness, says Praful Bidwai.
Indian roads are far more unsafe than its railways. A sense of urgency is required to tackle India's embarrassing record on road safety.
'Modi wants to reverse everything Nehru did, but is shy of touching his daughter's most unwise policies.' 'There is no example of this more stark than bank nationalisation,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Going by the experience of the previous years -- when the actual proceeds from stake sale were much lower than the targets -- the government's disinvestment target for 2014-15 appears too ambitious.
The govt will have to clear hurdles to push GST by March 2015.
A key government official involved in initiatives to make doing business in the country easier said improving the ranking to 50th in a year was not possible but the country could certainly do that over two years.
Following is the Facebook post of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on one-year of the BJP-led NDA government.
India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.
While his father has often been quoted on tips for investing, Buffett junior's focus is on spreading the word about both self-improvement and ways in which to make a positive difference in the world - with a special focus on solving hunger.
60-plus men and women who live independent lives are becoming the cynosure of ad men's eyes.
India has asked refiners that owe about $6.5 billion to Iran for oil imports to build up dollar and euro balances to avoid downward pressure on the rupee if six world powers and Tehran reach a final nuclear deal.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Recent incidents suggest these safeguards perform well in simulated conditions and mock drills, but often fall short when actual threats emerge.
The niche banks - small finance and payments banks -have been set up to further the regulator's objective of deepening financial inclusion.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
A provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.
This time, the global appetite for risk is in favour of India.
BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.
It may not be an exaggeration to say that in the next three years, in India itself a million jobs or more might be at risk due to automation. How we leverage its benefits will determine our fate in the digital era.
The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.
For investment bankers, a Brexit vote is more than just about volatile prices on a screen but also about where they may end up working and living.
'If there were no Ahmedabad programme -- no flashy town hall event in a huge cricket stadium with thousands cheering him on -- then Trump may well have decided not to go to India.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
Mumbai and Bengaluru also featured among the list of top five global cites in terms of future rental growth.
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