From acquiring creative agencies, to setting up onsite innovation centres and turning around BFSI with entirely new digital offerings, 2018 had seen the IT industry going from initial lows to new highs.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
The Congress is banking on minority-oriented schemes like those providing medical aid, skill development and promoting leadership among women to reach out to Muslims ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
'Mamata wanted the Congress in alliance with the BJP in Bengal against the Left Front government.' 'Pranab Mukherjee opposed it, stating it would amount to compromising on secularism.' 'In 2021, Mamata defeats the BJP and becomes a champion of secularism.'
The markets stayed on edge last week due to the endless saga of Greece's problems.
While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.
Operational income not covering even their interest expenses, finds study; analysts say if economy turns around, new equity issuances an option
Irrespective of your age and how good your health has been, the right time to get a health insurance is NOW, says Mukesh Kumar, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
Sebi first began looking into the matter last month.
So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
Although markets such as Mumbai and some places in the national capital region have continued to see a slowdown in the property markets over the last three years, developers were pinning their hope on the festive season.
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
The Modi government has handled inflation far better than any government in the past two decades. Both the stock market and currency indices have begun to show confidence in the economy, despite the mounting global headwinds of trade.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.
'One of the biggest issues the Indian economy faces right now is of job creation...' 'The nexus between growth and employment has to be closed...' 'In the absence of a manufacturing expansion, the alternative is to have the service sector as the driver of both GDP as well as employment growth.'
Across the board, demand would appear to be slacker than it should be if we are headed for a healthy recovery.
The contraction in M&A activity in India contrasts sharply with the upbeat global picture, much of it led by a reviving US economy.
The pre-dawn signals are on the balance negative.
Without the handsome receipts from the sale of government equity in PSUs and sharp increases in excise revenues from oil, Mr Jaitley's fiscal consolidation drive would have become even more arduous, says A K Bhattacharya.
The Congress chief said if his party is elected to power, its government would spend 6 per cent of the GDP on education.
M Muneer recommends segmenting the population on the basis of their propensity to embrace new technologies is the key to driving digitisation.
Further, the rate of growth improved in all, between June and July 2014.
However, independent economists are not as gung-ho as the finance ministry over the likelihood of deficit target being met this time around, says Indivjal Dhasmana.
Modi said his critics were seeing slowdown in the last two quarters but were ignoring that the BJP government had brought down inflation from 10% to 2.5%.
The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions.
There are actually great similarities between the two PM
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
UPA-II has yielded a 7.5 per cent average annual growth rate
Most analysts had predicted a decline in real estate fixed asset investment.
With weekly additions slowing, it's likely that demand could be slackening
Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
The government's initial promise and energy seems to have dissipated.
South and South-West Asia could witness an economic growth of 5.3 per cent in 2015, which will be a four-year high.
FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.
'At this point, neither the army or the IAF has that immediate, punitive deterrent power against Pakistan.' 'Forget a three-week war; on the LoC, where the action is, Pakistan has until now fielded better infantry weapons, body armour, sniper rifles, and matching artillery' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Three key babus will make room for a new set of officers to carry the baton of Budget programmes.
