In yet another step to attract foreign money, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-resident investors to acquire shares of listed Indian companies through stock exchanges under the foreign direct investment (FDI) scheme.
Former Censor Board chief and Julie 2 producer Pahlaj Nihalani takes on the film industry.
Modi hailed the close defence cooperation between the two countries and welcomed the completion of the logistics agreement between the two navies.
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
Trump also announced the appointment of Gina Haspel to head the Central Intelligence Agency -- the first woman selected for the agency's top post.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
'Everybody has freedom, but you cannot start a fire in a crowded theatre.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday submitted a list of players, including former greats Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Sourav Ganguly, and administrators with commercial interest in the Indian Premier League to the Supreme Court, which reserved its order in the alleged betting and spot-fixing scam case.
'You need to devalue the currency, ignite inflation, which then begins to oil the wheels of the economy.' 'Without that this severe recession is not going to reverse.'
Company to start widely shipping its voice assistant and Bluetooth loudspeaker, the Echo, starting next week
Apart from the two Indians, four others have been selected for the award -- Conchita Carpio-Morales of the Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa of Indonesia, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and 'Vientiane Rescue' of Laos
'The HRD minister said AMU was not a minority institution. I told her the matter would be settled in court.' 'The prime minister did not say anything so categorical. He heard me out very sympathetically. His body language was very different.' 'AMU has ABVP. I did receive a letter from them asking why you are constantly brandishing your service to the country. My reply is: Why shouldn't I?' 'I served the country for 40 years and I am very proud of this service performed for my country.'
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tells Anup Roy, Raghu Mohan and Niraj Bhatt that it is time for banks to lower interest rates and start lending to cash-starved finance companies after due credit appraisal and proper risk assessment.
'It's the first-ever US presidential visit which is specially planned for India.' 'The standalone visit itself has achieved something already. Don't underestimate it.' Sheela Bhatt gives us an exclusive glimpse of what the Modi government hopes to achieve from Trump's visit.
How China's all powerful Communist party bungled the response to the coronavirus crisis.
"Call it a craze, fever or national interest but HSR is our window to the outside world."
"I congratulate the people of Kochi on the proud moment," the PM said.
While working with Air India, she has also earned a degree in BSc Aviation, done a course in classical key-board, learnt various forms of modern dance and become a lawyer. Anjuli Bhargava profiles the super-achiever.
His current predicament stems from a combination of personal failing and circumstance
Sikka has influenced the company to break away from the old mould in more ways than one.
Banks in India must have a modern approach, suggests a panel comprising of banking bigwigs.
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
'The 2014 Australia tour and the brand of cricket played by the team laid a great foundation of the brilliant run of success enjoyed across all formats and conditions.' 'It also coincided with Virat Kohli enjoying the responsibilities of leading the team and then putting his heart and soul into taking the Indian team to ascend many unconquered summits.'
Meet Jasmeet Singh Sandhu who ranked third in the Union Public Service Commission exam this year.
Of the 538 projects examined, 294 suffered from cost overruns, 303 from time overruns, and 166 projects suffered both time as well as cost overruns.
'The majority community needs to accept that the Indian Muslim is peace loving, not communal and treat them accordingly.'
Shareholders were upset with RIL's increasing focus on non-core areas and its reluctance to pay dividends
Control over PSU banks is what is allowing the government to drive this scheme.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 1 point at 27,459 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 8,341.
Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com takes a look at some players Indian fans will miss following their exploits in the Indian Premier League.
Promoters and top executives intending to buy or sell shares of their companies might soon have to inform the market well in advance for such transactions.
The run-up to next year's general elections might see some of the top executives of government-run companies getting unlucky. And, the period could become the best in the lives of those waiting in the wings.
'IAF is expanding at a rapid pace'
It's not as easy to know how the funds were deployed and gauge the impact.
Among the index heavyweights, Reliance Industries ended down 1.9% while mortage lender HDFC eased 0.2%. FMCG major ITC ended down 1.3%.
The BSE and the NSE have also been asked to provide inputs.
Reflecting concern about Internet security, the United States has said it won't tolerate government-sponsored cyber theft of trade secrets even as it brought cyber-espionage charges against China's five military officers for allegedly stealing classified corporate information.
eBay and PayPal will be sharper and stronger, and more focused and competitive as leading, standalone companies in their respective markets.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
These plans aren't likely to put substantial cash in your hands.
