India's macroeconomic environment is improving, but it is still not past the point where it can ignore the developments in the global markets
The United States has lifted most of its sanctions against Iran after a UN watchdog reported that Tehran had complied with a nuclear weapons deal.
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'Gandhi turned his life into a counter-intuitive experiment in old ideas like non-violence and swadeshi.' 'He offered numerous universal ideas that talk to the human condition.' 'His ability to take risks was outstanding,' says Sopan Joshi, explaining why the Mahatma's ideas are as relevant as ever.
Huffington Post has grand plans for India.
The basics of options trading include buying calls, selling puts, strike price and hedging.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
Noted jurist Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday accused in the Supreme Court the National Democratic Alliance government and the previous United Progressive Alliance dispensation of failure to bring back black money stashed abroad and criticised leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the issue.
Revenue dept says changes in I-T Act require Parliament nod; new regime to wait till Budget in June-July 2014.
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'The Ganga must be kept above all divisive politics,' says Uma Bharti.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who envisioned Make In India last September was at his eloquent best as he made a fervent plea to global businesses to come Make In India.
The Budget would preserve macro-economic stability.
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The economy grew at a four year low of 4.4 per cent in the April-June quarter of current year.
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
Seeking to dispel the perception of gloom and pessimism, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on asserted in the Lok Sabha that rupee will correct itself and the growth will bounce back.
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
In 2014-15, capital expenditure in the April-September period was Rs 99,100 crore.
India could gain four times over by winding up dysfunctional subsidies.
'The family is the final court of appeal, the first among unequals. If there is no family, all leaders are equal. If all leaders are equal, anyone can lead the Congress. So every time the family has stayed in the background, the Congress has split.'
That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.
Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.
Fiscal situation better but spending cuts likely in FY16 too.
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Q1 results indicate more pain ahead, as slowdown has spread to more sectors, pricing power has come down and rising interest cost is eating into profits.
Manufacturing sector grows at 3.5%; agriculture sector at 3.8%
'I cannot conceive of any reason than my unsparing criticism of government policies that the government picked me to send a message to many who dare to take it on.'
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.
Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.
In an SEC filing dating back to 1997, he figures as "J Vallabh".
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Likely to set the ball rolling for Rs 1.72-lakh-cr projects today
There is no chance of the case against Devyani Khobaragade being dropped, but a plea deal is possible, which could avoid a jail term for the Indian diplomat, sources in the US government tell Rediff.com's George Joseph in New York.
A full-blown recovery remained elusive for India Inc in the July-September quarter, even as it overcame the challenge of achieving profitable growth.
Liberalising regulations on satcom technology could attract billions of dollars in foreign investment.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
The six-day Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm Rally through Rajasthan is a test of skill and endurance, says Aakash S Paul.
Union Budget had projected the fiscal deficit at Rs 5.56 lakh crore.
He said 90 IS sympathisers had been arrested across the country.
Sadly, for hundreds of millions in India, that inequality from their birth and the utterly inadequate schooling and health care they receive thereafter mean that the lottery is stacked against them.
The report said there was no corruption in bidding process. It criticised England's bid for the 2018 tournament for "inappropriate requests" from former CONCACAF president Jack Warner, a FIFA powerbroker at the time, in what it said was "an apparent violation of bidding rules". However, the report said ethics investigator Michael Garcia intended to open formal investigations against individuals, who were not named.
