Business opportunity after phased diesel deregulation the main trigger.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
'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.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
'Oommen Chandy may well prove to be the Teflon chief minister whose reputation cannot be tarnished,' predicts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
Cabinet may tweak Rangarajan formula; new price may be further delayed.
I still believe that it is a good thing that think tanks are mushrooming in Delhi. They provide a platform for discussion, even if they shed more heat than light. With Parliament almost incapable of serious debate, informed discussion and civilised discourse, where does this nation get its intellectual churn, asks Mohan Guruswamy.
Irked by India's status as the world's biggest arms importer, Modi wants to build an advanced defence industry
North Korea is unlikely to strike first, but its response in retaliation, if attacked, could be massive even at the expense of its own destruction, says Rajaram Panda.
Acquisition of stressed infrastructure assets has pushed its debt to over Rs 1 lakh crore, highlighting concerns about its growth strategy.
The Sensex ended 290 points higher at 29,095 mark and the Nifty gained 94 points to close at 8,806 levels.
The Bharatiya Janata Party claims it has over six lakh committed workers in Bihar, a team of 10 deployed for each of the 62,200 polling booths.
The central government has said it will look into the matter.
The niche banks - small finance and payments banks -have been set up to further the regulator's objective of deepening financial inclusion.
'The IPL is by the biggest sports property in the country and having it will give any digital video player an edge.'
Instead of only government departments and state-owned undertakings, the CAG can now audit private companies, too.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday began a stock-taking exercise following the party's debacle in assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra even as a clamour for "course correction" grew within its ranks in the wake of the dip in electoral fortunes.
Duty cut on raw material imports are not likely.
Companies use journalists as conduits.
Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.
Here are the developments in the murder case which has taken explosive twists and turns since Indrani's arrest on Thursday night.
'President Kalam pitched his dreams high. He will be best remembered for that feat.'
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing.
KV Kamath has had a tough journey so far.
The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
