In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
The 3,000-strong force, plus its highly trained dog squad, is responsible solely for the protection of one person: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi.
Presenting the Top 20 of 100 science colleges as per India Today's findings.
Presenting the Top 20 of 100 science colleges as per India Today's findings.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
Colonel Anil Athale (retd) recalls how the Battle of Panipat, 258 years ago, changed the history of India for the next century and half.
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Senior company officials said the funds would be used to expand its financial services business in rural India where the group would be opening more branches.
To be fair, one year is too short a period to judge the schemes' performance.
Sensex rises, Nifty ends at record high; RIL shares rally.
Most large fund houses, such as HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential AMC, Reliance MF, Reliance MF, Birla SunLife MF and SBI MF, have the backing of large banks or financial institutions, giving them reach and understanding, they say.
Throughout, Mekhail spoke calmly, with hardly an inflection making even the barest attempt to hijack his tone. His tone was so empty it made his narrative all the more touching. And ugly and grey, as the monsoon sky beyond the window.
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While stocks are at cheap valuations, the volatility can be unnerving.
Senior counsel, Diwedi submitted that technology is advancing and we have limitations of understanding the technological developments.
New entrants could include Flipkart, Paytm, Cafe Coffee Day and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, it says
Anuj Rakyan, the entrepreneur behind Raw Pressery, has seen his business valuation grow 50 times in a little over 3 years. The sky is the limit, he tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
Rajesh Bhayani examines what SEBI's approval of diamond futures trading means for the diamond market players.
If you have to make money in equities, you need to understand volatility and try to make it your friend, says P V Subramanyam
'We must compartmentalise issues, ensuring that one disagreement does not sour everything,' advises Ambassador Kishan S Rana.
Convergence of online and offline is the new mantra which is changing the education map of the country.
'Actually, the RSS is deeply ambivalent and uncomfortable with Gandhi as well as also Ambedkar, but it is not politically wise to oppose these two.' 'So Nehru is the main and only target.'
RIL, which had made four consecutive gas discoveries with close to 500 billion cubic feet of in-place reserves in block, proposed immediate relinquishment, its minority partner Hardy Oil and Gas plc of UK said on Wednesday.
This will be 'an Uddhav Thackeray government controlled by a remote now held by Sharad Pawar.'
Pollution is impacting the lifespan of Indians.
Revenue was also boosted by robust growth in retail business which recorded a 73.6 per cent increase to Rs 11,571 crore
Instead of being carried away by Friday's historic election verdict, savvy investors were seen taking money off the table, after the benchmark Sensex rallied about 1,500 points in intra-day trade.
With 8.5 per cent market share in the quarter ended September 2017, Nokia makes it to the top four bestselling feature phones in India.
Betting as a function of pure luck is banned in the country, but games of skill with monetary stakes are not.
He alone gets the credit for reviving consumer interest in Ayurveda, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
The deal between Bharti group and Tata Teleservices is yet another example of how swiftly things can change in business.
'I am not a Hinduwadi leader, but a nationalist leader. I am a leader of every religion, every caste, every language and every class'
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked as the world's ninth most powerful person by Forbes magazine in a 2015 list which is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
New retirement schemes from MFs offer Section 80C benefit but locks in your money for five years
Turbocharged with technology is becoming the Holy Grail of retail.
ACN Nambiar's life was extraordinary and intricately linked to momentous turns in history. Having lived in Europe for five decades, he was witness to and entangled with what we today -- with the benefit of hindsight -- call recent history.
Gold funds have returned -5.2 per cent, while the Sensex is down 7 per cent in the past year.
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