Stock market investors on Friday became richer by over Rs 1 lakh crore as the share market rose and the benchmark Sensex galloped to a new closing high enthused by the clear win of Narendra Modi-led BJP in Lok Sabha polls.
If Jatin Singh is right in the long run and his morphed business can help reduce farmer distress, Skymet will provide a service of far more value from where it began
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The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
While the number of international MF schemes is increasing, so is the confusion for investors.
'If somebody drinks heavily or has obesity and diabetes, the first step is to see a physician for assessing if they have liver disease.' 'And, if so, how much damage has been done to their liver.'
Companies are playing the price game to woo customers.
Several high profile companies are burdened with losses, mounting debt and have a huge load of operational costs.
India's innately hierarchy-prone corporate culture produces its share of willing sycophants, says Kanika Datta.
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.
Telecom companies that bought spectrum in the 2G auction of November last year would lose around Rs 4,000 crore
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
From Dindigul to Google and Chennai, this entrepreneur has travelled a full circle riding on English
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Given the depth of his descent into a dark, cavernous hole that has swallowed so many child stars, Tiger's greatest victory was not in golf but rather in his journey back into the light. An exclusive excerpt from the fascinating new book, Tiger Woods.
Licence winners are expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2014.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
Most equity schemes have more than doubled their NAVs in 8 years, even if they entered at the pre-Lehman crisis peak
In the capital goods space, Punj Lloyd and KEC International could be in limelight for the expected turnround
If and when this latest crisis moves towards resolution, it's unlikely that the economic solutions will take much precedence, says Sreenivasan Jain.
Ten Indian states contribute a lion's share of 95% or Rs 12.25 lakh crore.
Engineering conglomerate fended off three corporate raids but emerged stronger.
As economic policy making moves from pragmatism to populism, the bulls begin to make way for cautious optimists.
'If you look at voice and data realisations in India, they are the lowest in the world.'
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
In his approach to national problems and issues Vivekananda was perhaps the first one to call for a national struggle against the challenges of material existence. While recognising the need for re-discovering and rekindling the spiritual aim of existence, the Swami did not neglect to recognise the demands of the other existence as well, says Dr Anirban Ganguly.
After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013.
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
The government shouldn't hide behind the veil of making a domestic giant out of the HPC-ONGC deal, rather it should just say it needs cash from this divestment exercise, says Sudhir Bisht.
Indian-American law student Niraj Antani makes history as he goes on to become the youngest sitting state representative. Rediff.com's George Joseph reports
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
'If you allow Walmart to operate in India, our manufacturing will finish completely.' 'What will happen to Narendra D Modi's dream then? There will be no Make in India.'
India and Australia play their opening T20 match In Ranchi on Saturday. And, although the visitors have added fresh faces to their squad for the three-match series, India are clearly the dominant side in this match-up.
A majority of India's billionaires gained wealth in the last one year in spite of the stock market decline.
In the pitch dark of the African night, a herd of cape buffaloes gather at the watering hole for a drink, taking care to stay by the edge to avoid the crocodiles lurking in the depths. In Gangiova, a village in Romania, a doctor places her stethoscope to the chest of a newborn baby, listening intently for the beating of his tiny heart. These are just some of the moments that have been picked by the judges for the Sony World Photography Awards. For the 2017 competition, photographers entered 227,596 images across the awards' Professional, Open and Youth categories. The Open competition winner will receive $5,000 (Rs 3.3 lakh), Sony digital imaging equipment and flights and accommodation to the awards ceremony at Somerset House in London. Sony World Photography Awards has been kind enough to share some of their shortlisted pieces with us.
While an impending rate cut is a good reason to enter debt funds, another is the high valuations in equity markets.
Although now free, Mangal's ordeal may be far from over.
"If I am using data to build intelligence and personalisation for you, then it's meaningful," says Ankur Warikoo, co-founder and CEO, Nearbuy.
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has moved 2 ranks ahead this year on the most powerful list.
The rise in commuters was also despite the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority filing a petition against MMOPL on fare fixation.
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