Higher education policy may be at the core of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls next May, with a potential to break the ties between the ruling AIADMK in the state and the BJP counterpart at the national level, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The biggest challenge is crude oil's sustained rally - it is nearing $80 a barrel - stoking inflationary pressures and consequent price hikes in the sector.
Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable income levels and changing eating and drinking preferences, says Atanu Biswas.
What's the mantra for reviving ghost malls? Most important, a right mix of products. They also need to transform into community spaces.
Indian companies typically have higher return on equity.
'Potent nationalism doesn't just distract from the economic task at hand; it actively undermines it.'
On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.
"We are proud of what is happening in India and share Prime Minister's vision of digital India," Pichai said.
Another negative surprise in HCL's numbers was the decline in the margin by 40 basis points to 21.4 per cent.
The NYSE accounts for more than 60 percent of S&P 500 volume at the close of the market
Maruti Suzuki fell 0.7% even after its March quarter profit grew by 15.8% to Rs 1,709 crore in Q4
"After friendly consultations between the Chinese and US sides, the handover work for the US underwater drone was smoothly completed in relevant waters in the South China Sea at midday on December 20," a brief Chinese ministry statement said without providing details.
The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
The branding initiative coincides with the company's expansion.
Twitter Inc named Anthony Noto as CFO, putting the well-regarded former Goldman Sachs executive who led its successful November IPO in charge of finances.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.81%.
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
The Islamic State has also seen a decline in its primary revenue sources
David Cameron, who became Britain's youngest prime minister since 1812 when he won elections in 2010, on Friday surprised everyone by securing a majority for the Conservatives against all odds to allow his party to govern alone for the first time in more than two decades.
Markets and blue chip stocks may see a downward correction in short-to-medium term.
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
"He was my teacher, and I knew him from a time when he could speak. Personally it's a huge loss. Hawking is special because he is larger than life," Raychaudhury said.
Two of these launches are from the country's largest passenger carmaker, Maruti
What will the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government do to answer the queries and fears of investors who will want to be doubly sure they would not be harassed at a later date, as has been happening to Sterlite, should be interesting to watch, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Jammu and Kashmir MLA Ramesh Arora wants momos banned, but are they really unhygienic and harmful?
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
The 55-year-old executive takes over on August 1.
The positive bias was aided by metal, realty and auto indices
Specific sections of the Companies Act need to be amended to empower Sebi to regulate or take penal action against an unlisted entity and its promoters for violating the insider trading and other securities norms.
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In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
One of the reasons is the increasing number of upgrades in analysts' recommendations.
Adani Ports, BHEL, Tata Motors, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Steel were the top losers.
IT major nears $100 bn m-cap, accounts for 61% of the group's combined valuation.
How did marquee Dalal Street investors fare in the Jan-Mar quarter that saw the BSE Sensex tank 10 per cent?
It will be available from April 24.
Of the 3.9 million the sector employs, HR experts say at least 100,000 are likely to lose their jobs by the end of this financial year. Ayan Pramanik and Raghu Krishnan report.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
It has already cut the rate three times this year to loosen credit and boost slowing growth in Asia's third-largest economy.
