Is it possible to extend lifespans to, say, 120 years, or longer, asks Devangshu Datta.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said most of the rest will get their new pension by Holi.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
India's domestic one-day tournament, The Challenger Trophy will start on September 10 with the final slated for September 16.
We have to wait and see whether Jaitley's Budget speech translates into actions and desired outcomes, says T N C Rajagopalan.
The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
Half a dozen companies looking to tap the market as the Indian rupee stabilises and oil prices cool down.
'I am happy with the way our batting picked up momentum in the last two series,' said the Indian captain.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
Uniparts India and PNC Infratech are the latest companies to file initial public offer papers.
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
Govt sees little Fed hike impact on 'fortressed' Indian markets.
FII investments, movement of rupee against dollar and crude oil to influence trading
'Players want a lot of games to stay in touch. You take them away from the game and they lose touch.'
'There were times when my courage and confidence would fail and I was close to giving up,' says Jyoti Kumari who wanted to bring her father home safely. So she began the cycle ride of her life.
Domestic shares and other global markets rose on upbeat trade data from China earlier in the day and after a US House deal extending the federal borrowing authority.
The head of leading Indian bank ICICI Bank said on Monday he expected growth in the firm's retail business, which helped fuel better-than-expected third-quarter results, would continue into the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, family businesses in India still see banks as their chief source of funding as nine out of 10 respondents were upbeat about bank financing.
And it's not an IIT graduate who's bagged it, report Gireesh Babu & Vinay Umarji.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Bollywood actors and filmmakers, including Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, and released a cultural video with the theme 'Change Within' to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star India Private Limited, has secured certain media rights relating to the Indian Premier League for Rs 302.2 crore over a three-season period, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Tuesday.
According to the Dun & Bradstreet CFO optimism index, nearly half of the surveyed CFOs expressed optimism regarding the macro economic scenario for the Indian corporate during the April-June quarter of this year.
Close to three dozen companies will launch their IPOs over the next four-six months.
Eager to fetch an Asian Games gold on his comeback to competitive wrestling after a long hiatus, star freestyle grappler Sushil Kumar will head to Georgia for a ten-day tune-up ahead of the continental showpiece.
Riding high on reversal of fortunes in diesel demand, India's petroleum product sales soared by 5.9 per cent to 7.93 million tonnes in November 2003, a reflection of upbeat industrial activity in the country.
The time is ripe for a merger of eight fund houses indirectly owned and controlled by the central government, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
Rupee ends day at 61.91 against the US dollar.
There is a near consensus that at least a 25 basis points cut, if not 50, can be expected in the June policy.
A host of dynamic reforms, policies and announcements during the last five years are expected to reach its logical fruition in the second term, says Ankit Kansal.
US-based Blackstone has bought malls such as AlphaOne Mall in Ahmedabad, Elante Mall in Chandigarh and Treasure Island Mall in Indore.
Nursing a toe injury, India opener Rohit Sharma on Monday skipped the team's training session and is likely to miss Tuesday's Asia Cup T20 match against Sri Lanka in Mipur. His opening partner Shikhar Dhawan did train, so did skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who had a knock during the two-and-a-half-hour net session at the BCB Academy in Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. Rohit, who took a blow on the left toe off a yorker by Mohammed Amir, did not accompany the team for practice as he stayed back in his hotel room. While he is lucky to have escaped fracture, it is highly unlikely that he will play against Sri Lanka, which might increase the soreness of his left toe. With the World T20 starting in a week's time, the team management will not risk Rohit, who is one of the key players in the top order. Dhawan hit the nets but did not have the usual sprightly strides that one normally associates with the Delhi left-hander. He took a few catches, did a bit of shadow batting and was the last one to come out to bat in fading light.
These firms are Avenue Supermarts, owner and operator of supermarket retail chain D-Mart; Music Broadcast Ltd, a Jagran group firm that runs Radio City FM channel; Shankara Building Product; BSE-promoted CDSL; and test-prep player C L Educate.
n New York market, the dollar posted second-quarter losses against nearly all major rivals yesterday, with the exception of the euro.
The message of 'good work' done by the NDA govt must be loud and clear in the run-up to its first anniversary.
Overseas investors buoyed by recent rate cut by RBI and hopes of a good monsoon
He seems to have struck a chord with young entrepreneurs.
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