With the new Indian government showing signs of economic reforms and brings in transparency in governance, the World Bank feels that the world's third-largest economy could achieve a growth rate of 5.5 per cent this year as compared to 4.7 per cent last year.
This is another blow to Modi's ambitious economic reform agenda that has been stalled by a logjam in parliament
Multiplex chains are rushing to smaller towns
Oil prices continued their rout on Tuesday with Brent crude and U.S. WTI both falling to their lowest in almost six years as a big OPEC producer stood by the group's decision not to cut output to tackle a glut in the market.
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
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'These young men have become religious fundamentalists and gone to lead the life of Salafis somewhere.'
The country's franchise industry is estimated at $24 billion with a year-on-year growth of 30 per cent.
Executive search firm MANCER Consulting CEO Satya D Sinha said that "the concept of expat hiring at top level management has always been prevalent across glob
'If on the back of the resentment against the Modi government, on the very outside chance that the Congress emerges as the single largest party in May 2019, will Rahul Gandhi become prime minister?' 'Or will he do a Sonia and appoint someone else?' asks T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Australian Trevor Bayliss has been appointed head coach of England's national team, according to a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday.
S&P BSE Sensex settled at 31,170, up 60 points, while the broader Nifty50 closed at record high for third straight session. It ended at 9,624, up 19 points.
The number of Indian passengers has jumped more than 20 per cent in the past year
'The world's economy is booming and growing at 3%. But even in this environment, India's growth has declined.' 'This is because of the deliberate slowing down induced by eccentric actions like demonetisation,' argues Aakar Patel.
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
The rupee continued to slide against the pound sterling and finished at 102.64 as against 102.25 previously.
Wipro said recently it was expecting its revenue growth to drop 2.33 per cent or stay flat between $2,015 and $2065 million.
Infosys has been focusing on winning more lucrative digital technology and automation outsourcing contracts.
Although the first woman to hold the position of chief economist at IMF, it would be wrong to see her appointment through the lens of gender
'Success is not easily gained. Even if it is, it's very hard to sustain it.'
Rejecting IMF and World Bank's "unduly" pessimistic projections, Prime Minister's key economic advisory council chairman C Rangarajan on Thursday exuded confidence that the growth would be around 5.5 per cent in the current fiscal.
'Sachin Pilot has revived the Congress.' 'What goes in favour of Ashok Gehlot is experience.'
'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
A family man with two sons, who made it a point to attend all weddings and occasions in the community, Siddhartha is known by everyone as the quintessential 'nice guy' CEO -- never yelling, raising his voice or screaming at his employees, says Pavan Lall.
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'Mercifully, the Supreme Court is currently playing the role of the elderly wise to prevent wrong-doing,' says Amulya Ganguli.
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Nandita Gurjar, Sanjay Purohit and Gautam Thakkar among "potential exit candidates".
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
The average premium at $390 Main Japanese Port (MJP) was almost 47 per cent higher than 2013-14.
'There are different kinds of risk.' 'It is a very powerful value. Your ability to de-risk the risk is also as important for risk taking.'
Indian national Sushmita Banerjee, whose memoir about her dramatic escape from the Taliban was turned into a Bollywood film, was shot dead in Afghanistan by militants, police said on Thursday.
Paid Rs 15,474 cr against CIL's Rs 13,075 cr in FY15
The Naukri Job Speak Index -- which tracks monthly hiring activities online -- stood at 1,300 showing a 1 per cent growth in hiring, when compared to October 2013.
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Though the intent has been hailed as good for the economy, teething problems remain with a five-rate structure for various goods and services
Sports Ministry to introduce 'transparent' National Sports Code
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%
Just about 54 per cent of employers predict fresh job creation in the second half of this year whereas the same sentiment was shared by 68 per cent entities at the start of 2013, while salary hikes too are expected to be on the lower side, said the survey.
'The nominations were not meant to last permanently, but depended on the government of the day.' 'There was no question of revoking it during Congress, Janata Dal or even Vajpayee's NDA rule.' 'But Modi is different.'
