It, however, lags other states on crucial parameters such as health care and rural poverty.
Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP has emerged as the "third force" in Kerala that will replace the two fronts in the next year's assembly elections.
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
The JV, Voltbek Home Appliances, aims to take on LG, Samsung as well as home-grown players such as Godrej among others head on with a slew of products that hopes to combine the best of both worlds -- European technology and design, with Indian pricing and delivery.
Keki Mistry, vice chairman and CEO, HDFC tells Joydeep Ghosh and Chirag Madia that unlike some other players it never went for excesses and never took unreasonable risks.
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
According to a confidential government paper seen by Reuters, several states want to do away with obtaining landowners' consent altogether in some cases and to cut through red tape which they say holds up development.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
The farming community expects much more substance from the government, Ajay Vir Jakhar.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials.
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While the systems in place at leading Indian bourses are considered to be very robust and can withstand any possible technical glitches, it is advisable to conduct a precautionary check after an unprecedented three-hour trading halt at a large exchange like Nasdaq, a senior Sebi official said.
An analysis of the National Housing Bank's Residex shows from 2007 to now, almost all tier-II cities have seen their residential property prices appreciate by 45-120 per cent.
The processes that create a seven per cent-plus GDP growth rate without a similar growth in jobs are far from fully understood, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Begin with ITC. Larsen & Toubro, yes. ICICI and HDFC, yes again.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
Narendra Modi's positive engagement with Barack Obama has well and truly washed away the doubts and slights of the past.
BJP President Amit Shah -- arguably the second most powerful politician in the nation -- granted a rare television interview to the Network 18 group of news channels. Rediff.com's Rajesh Alva checks out what the BJP boss said in this word cloud assessment of the interview.
The Planning Commission has not been central to the policy making process since the mid-1960s, says Nitin Desai.
'We do not want people who are air dropped and who fly out once the job is done.' 'Ever since liberalisation started, we keep on hearing that it's going to be jobless growth.' 'This speaks of the failure of the foreign returned policy makers.' 'When questions are raised, answers should be given and not a resignation.'
IDS-2 and raids to uncover black money stash keep receipts flowing
NDA government has shunned populism.
Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh could have voted in significant numbers for the BJP, endorsing its stand on issues like women's rights.
During his lifetime and after, Ambani aroused extreme responses in others.
With Muthappa Rai's death ended a life that highlighted the dark side of Bengaluru's often delirious growth to become India's IT capital
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
Rose Valley is one of the biggest money businesses after Sahara.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else.'
This finance minister has come of age. That's not condescension. It is a praise, says Omkar Goswami.
With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony reports.
'A change of government will bring about a lot of changes because everything is frozen for the last two years. So, the frozen energies of India will be released.' Swadeshi Jagran Manch convenor Swaminathan Gurumurthy discusses the Modi phenomenon with Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
'Without doubt, Narasimha Rao confronted huge challenges. Yet, in the very brief period I saw him at the closest of quarters, I have to say that he was simply magnificent. A lifetime of circumspection gave way to courage.'
"Not a single step has been taken by this government to empower small businesses in India," says Praveen Khandelwal, national secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders and former treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit.
A picture has been created that present government is anti-farmer, which is absolutely wrong, says BJP MP Bhupender Yadav.
