'Pakistan's main objective will be to shepherd India toward resumption of talks, preferably with American monitoring.'
It has been a difficult year for the world's second-largest economy.
'By not letting bankrupt banks fail, we have discouraged ordinary folk from taking precautions while choosing their bank or at least when they hear bad news about their bank,'says S Muralidharan, former MD, BNP Paribas.
Making an informed choice will help you save money and some hassles too.
RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady, forward-looking course, says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the government.
Remittance into India from foreign countries has already seen a jump of 25% in the last two months
To cover most of the gap, the road ministry plans to raise $7 billion.
He said it may take up to 3 weeks for all the 2 lakh cash vending ATMs to operate normally as each one has to be calibrated individually to dispense new sized notes of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 besides lower denomination currency of Rs 100.
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
Expectations of continued stimulus withdrawal by the US Federal Reserve added to the market's gloom.
Marking a breakthrough in the protracted talks in the French Rafale jet deal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that India will purchase 36 of these fighter planes that are ready to fly, citing critical operational requirement of the Indian Air Force.
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
'New Delhi's total disengagement virtually scripted the course of events, entailing unpredictable long range consequences,' says Mohammad Sayeed Malik.
'Tilting at the Government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
The world is still figuring out the man as he continues his enigmatic journey towards the first 100 days of his presidency.
There are tell-tale signs of a slide in the quality of Budgets presented by the current administration, says Parthasarathi Shome.
There's need to address growth, but weak rupee putting pressure on prices.
Ambani said, in the telecom space, the focus will be on debt reduction, and the virtual merger did away with the need for major capex and will help towards this
It should cover mandatory expenses, insurance premiums and loan installments for six months to a year.
China's move to devalue its currency has exposed the fragility of its economy.
Jacob Fugger could always add value for his customers. He made himself indispensable. That kept him in the game
Grant Elliot's all-round performance eclipsed Shahid Afridi's 29-ball blitz to secure New Zealand a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first One Day International in Wellington on Saturday.
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The rupee resumed lower at 61.15 per dollar as against the last closing level of 60.77 per dollar yesterday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and dropped further to 61.44 per dollar before quoting at 61.40 per dollar at 1045 hours.
The task of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to keep inflation under check, even when the country reeled under severe drought for two years in a row, and reduce the current account deficit, was made easier by low crude oil prices.
The RBI kept interest rates unchanged at 8 per cent as widely expected.
Abhishek Singhania left a career at PwC to work in a food security project as a research fellow.
The CBI has shared its findings with the Enforcement Directorate.
A critical factor that can ensure easier and hassle-free access to home loans is keeping a watchful eye on your Credit Information Bureau India Ltd (CIBIL) Report and CIBIL TransUnion Score.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the anti-national protests in the JNU campus had the backing of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed.
'It will be a grand alliance where they could get the Muslims, Dalits and Yadavs in one camp and pose a serious challenge to whatever the BJP might conjure up in the run-up to the 2019 election.'
What is the wider political strategy behind Mr Modi's concerted attack on black money, asks Subir Roy.
The Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Guard is powered by a 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 petrol engine.
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