Railways has earned Rs 1,14,656.13 crore during April-December 2014, registering an increase of 12.57 per cent. It had earned Rs 1,01,856.45 crore during the same period in the previous year.
International Finance Corporation will put in $200 million and HDFC will contribute $600 million to create $800-mn corpus for affordable homes
"INS Kiltan strengthens our defence system and will be a shining armour in our 'Make in India' programme," Sitharaman said.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4375, up 144 points. The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,739 shares traded, 1,833 advanced and 825 declined.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
According to sources, Kingfisher Airlines allegedly diverted funds by opening a current account in HDFC Bank and had a balance of Rs 7.5 crore (Rs 75 million) as on date.
The Make in India Week has become a platform for two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to jostle for the number one destination in India for investor funds.
'The CEO will neither be able to guide the senior team in operational matters nor decide on their appointment, compensation or removal.' 'Yet, the CEO is responsible for the profit and loss of the bank!' 'Why would the senior executives listen to him?' 'Which self-respecting professional would want to be a CEO with these constraints?' asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Infosys management has guided for a seven per cent growth in FY15.
Automobile sector accounts for the third-highest equity mutual fund contributions.
He attacked the dispensation over issues such as the state of the economy, the situation in Kashmir, the National Register of Citizens in Assam and action by probe agencies against opposition leaders.
While money is among the key reasons why employees move to a new company, a strong company culture can also attract employees.
Total income declined to Rs 14,176.84 crore (Rs 141.76 billion) during the October-December quarter, from Rs 16,922.73 crore (Rs 169.22 billion) in the year- ago period, ICICI Bank said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Women entrepreneurs view the world through different lenses, hence, execute things differently, says Mohana Nair.
Loans at a discount to the benchmark prime lending rates of banks are back with a majority of the fresh loans being disbursed at sub-PLR rates.
"I do not want to boast (about) anything. The court's judgment has to be respected. I am glad that the court has pronounced unambiguously. All the massive propaganda which was being done against the UPA was without any foundation. The judgment speaks for itself," the former PM said.
Monetary policy easing in India puts it out of step with the United States, the world's largest economy, where interest rates are expected to rise later this year
BSE PSU index rallies 10% in one month; nearly a third of the stocks on the index has gained 20% over the period
Fatca aims to track all US residents with non-US accounts and US citizens, too.
Fitch Ratings had in December affirmed India's 'BBB-' rating with a stable outlook.
Results of some blue-chip companies exceeded expectations, providing additional thrust, traders said.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 93.20 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 10,452.30 after shuttling between 10,612.90 and 10,434.05.
The July-September quarter GDP numbers are due on November 30.
Rediff reader Navneet, 30 from Vadodara tells us how he lost 15 kg with the right diet and exercise.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
Private equity and VC investments declined by 50 per cent. E-commerce deals lowest in value, volume in over 24 months. T E Narasimhan decodes the new EY report.
Some of the significant deals include private equity firm FMO's 14.48-million-dollar investment in Magma Leasing, Singapore based investment group Orient Global's 26.88-million-dollar investment in domestic brokerage firm India Infoline, ICICI Venture's $44.57-million investment in Centurion Bank of Punjab and French banking group BNP Baribas' 50.14-million-dollar investment in stock broking firm Geojit Financials.
Indian economy is doing well and the performance of domestic stock markets is not as bad as that of other nations.
The BSE Sensex surged over 442 points to close at its life-time high of 38,694.11 and the broader NSE Nifty ended at a fresh record of 11,691.95, rising 134.85 points.
Average data usage on Airtel India network grew about three fold to 2611 megabyte (about 2.5 GB) per customer from 904 MB on YoY basis. But the average revenue from the data services per customer declined by 22.7 per cent during the period.
Over 100 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from 20 states will share with the LPG panchayat their experiences of how clean cooking fuel has changed their lives, in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind.
'When women act assertively, express anger or vocalise their accomplishments -- examples of characteristics that are seen among leaders in most organisations -- they often receive pushback because these behaviours do not align with traditionally feminine attributes.'
From the 30-Sensex pack, 26 stocks ended with gains led by Tata Steel and ICICI Bank
The bank saw loans worth Rs 7,000 crore (Rs 70 billion) slipping into NPAs during the March quarter, taking the gross NPA ratio to 5.82 per cent.
While previously selling of the marketing business, possibly to another state-owned firm, was being considered, the government is now mulling on hiving off the pipelines into a separate entity and selling off a majority stake in it.
Jaitley said a very large number of reforms have taken place over the last few years and that has helped in restoring the credibility of the Indian economy
The fifth Economic Census, 2005, released on Thursday, states that the number of hired labourers (temporary staffers) has shot up to 54.3 million in 2005, from 43.3 million in the last census conducted in 1998. In 1998, as many as 2.76 per cent of the 30.35 million establishments employed more than 10 permanent staff. This has fallen to 1.51 per cent in 2005. However, the growth of employment during 1998-2005 was 2.78 per cent per annum.
Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.
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