In a major joint offensive, separate joint teams of security forces, comprising over 2,000 personnel, had launched an anti-Naxal operation from Bijapur and Sukma districts in the South Bastar forests, considered as the Maoist stronghold, on Friday night.
As part of their deal Diageo agreed to pay Mallya, $75 million for stepping down as chairman of United Spirits and for entering into a non-compete pact
This marks a turnaround after rupee's 158-paise plunge in the last three sessions.
In New York Market, the US dollar rose against the Australian dollar on Tuesday as gold futures dropped more than two per cent and investors anticipated Chinese data that is likely to show a slowing of growth.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
After 11 years at the helm of Jubilant, Ajay Kaul, the 'nuts and bolts' executive, called it a day amid speculation that his expansionist strategy was not clicking, says Viveat Susan Pinto.
Investors should avoid jumping from their current funds into those that have outperformed lately, advises Arnav Pandya, a certified financial planner.
Even within China, economic slowdown and stiffer competition may hit growth.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
The rupee plunged to nearly 33-month low of sub-52 level after losing a whopping 81 paise against the United States currency on sustained dollar demand amid weak trends in stock markets and deepening euro-debt crisis.
Sensex crashed more than 1,000 points in opening trade. Asian stocks plunged too on Friday.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Some of the policy measures announced are expected to go a long way in removing current challenges on financing faced by businesses and also increasing economic activity, especially in areas of construction and manufacturing.
US SEC order says that Cadbury India paid an agent a total of USD 90,666 (Rs 61.70 lakh) for "providing consultation, arrange statutory/government prescribed formats of applications to be filed for various statutory clearances, documentation, preparation of files and the submission of the same with government authorities," for specific licences.
The company's net sales rose about 12 per cent to Rs 1,465 crore (Rs 14.65 billion).
Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra on Monday confirmed bird flu cases, adding to the list of seven states -- Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh -- which had already reported avian deaths due to the disease.
'We would advise investors to hold on to multi-cap funds and not invest further until further clarity emerges.'
The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015
Eight months after India's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India, announced plans for a Gujarat unit to be set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of parent Suzuki, opposition to the move continues to simmer.
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
The rupee had ended five paise lower at 61.92 on Tuesday.
Persistent dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of a higher dollar in the New York market mainly affected the rupee.
The dollar's weakness against other currencies overseas and a higher opening in the domestic equity market supported the rupee, forex dealers said.
Cairn faces a potential tax demand on an alleged Rs 24,500 crore of capital gains it made when in 2006-07 it transfered all its India assets to a new company, Cairn India.
With the frontline Indian benchmark indices trading near all-time highs ahead of the general elections that begin later this week, Marc Faber, Editor and Publisher of "The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report" tells Puneet Wadhwa that the Indian stock market is relatively expensive, especially the index (large-cap) stocks.
PSBs were required to bring down government shareholding to at least 75 per cent, to comply with the amended Securities Contract (Regulations) Rules by August 2017.
'India is a pharma dada. We can manufacture enough for our people and for the world.'
Here's a quick look at the likely changes proposed for selling unit linked insurance plans from September 1, 2010 and how they will impact investors.
Rupee ended weak against the dollar.
A firming trend in domestic stock markets, however, capped the rupee fall to some extent
'I would urge my Indian friends to look at how significant the overall support was.'
With a slew of measures for mutual fund investors, Sebi has regulated that Selling of bonus units in mutual funds before nine months can lead to more tax liability, but it does not apply to stocks. This is because an amendment was made in the Income Tax Act, which prevents tax payers from 'bonus stripping'. This provision mentions that if there is any loss when the investor redeems bonus units in the first nine months the loss will not be considered as part of taxable income.
The rupee had hit a record low of 68.85 in August 2013.
The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was 0.38 per cent lower at 95.41.
India's sad export figure put pressure on the rupee
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.
Mumbai developers are battling high inventory.
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