In the light of the efforts being made to forge electoral unity between scheduled castes and Muslims, Mohammad Sajjad examines what the architect of our Constitution, B R Ambedkar, had to say about the Muslim community.
Traders said good dollar demand from importers including oil companies was seen at stronger rupee levels, limiting any further gains.
Foreign funds sold Indian shares worth 446.9 million rupees ($7.4 million) on Wednesday, provisional exchange data showed, marking the third consecutive session of outflows.
Three major central banks have hit the zero limit, the Fed, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
Amid slowing growth and low interest rates, investors will need to focus on stock-picking, suggests John Remmert.
The dollar index, which tracks the world's reserve currency against a basket of its peers, is down 0.16 per cent at 97.58.
The Congress released a booklet 'Nau saal, Nau sawaal', asking nine questions from Modi. The BJP rejected the Congress' criticism as a 'bundle of lies and mountain of deception' and said the questions are born out of 'pathological hatred' of the PM.
India was less directly affected by the Chinese stock market rout and yuan devaluation that battered currencies and markets in the region.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
Balance is needed in selecting members for the proposed monetary policy committee, says Abheek Barua.
History would indicate that a recession is not that far off.
Joseph Stiglitz accuses the US of negotiating over issues already settled at the World Trade Organization.
Asia's falling stocks have triggered an exodus of funds from the region.
Oil prices were poised for a third day of gains following a rise of more than 4 percent last week after Islamic militants seized much of northern Iraq as Baghdad's forces there collapsed.
'Is baar vote jati par nahi, kaam par milega.'
Trump has roped in Army Corps of Engineers to build hospitals all over the country, activated the ready reserve components of the Armed Forces and invoked the Defense Production Act to compel General Motors to accept, perform and prioritise federal contracts for ventilators.
Barclays is not alone in trying to decide the best size and shape of its investment bank in a changed regulatory landscape.
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
The dollar moved higher, while prices for US government debt fell, as traders ramped up bets the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in March
On the White House website, his staff post a variety of proposals ranging from an "American First Foreign Policy" to killing former President Obama's climate action plan with agenda largely echoing his campaign website.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
The deadly virus, which has killed over 5,000 people globally, has spread to 46 of the 50 US states.
The RJD leader said the coming to power of the Mahagathbandhan government with the JD-U, the RJD, the Congress and other parties uniting "augurs well for opposition unity".
In the United States, economic data is likely to take a back seat next week.
States spent much more in the first three months of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period last year.
India has not been able to compete with countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
India and the United States on Thursday signed a key pact for exchange of intelligence on terror on a real time basis that include biographic information of known and suspected terrorists.
The US dollar has risen about 15 per cent since mid-2015.
The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report said a mild recovery in investment as well as stronger export growth will help in the gradual GDP pick-up.
The steep fall in rupee came on a day when the Reserve Bank of India in its first quarter review of monetary policy kept the all key rates unchanged but cut the gross domestic growth forecast to 5.5 per cent for FY'14 from 5.7 per cent earlier.
Most expect these bubbles to break in short order and cause serious financial pain to anyone who's foolhardy enough to remain invested in financial assets.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
There will very little direct impact from the US Fed's rate hike this time, as we are well prepared both to handle liquidity, outflow of FII funds and managing our currency. But that doesn't mean India will be out of the woods anytime soon, says M V Subramanian.
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
The domestic currency had lost 63 paise to close at over four-month low of 61.18 against the dollar in Friday's trade on weakness in global stock markets and a strong US currency overseas.
In recent sessions, shares have rallied on hopes Hindu nationalist opposition leader Narendra Modi, a more business-friendly candidate, is seen coming to power on promises of economic revival and jobs.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
Nearly half of the 20 indexes polled globally are now expected to end the year lower than where they started
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