Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
While only the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has voiced its concerns so far, the company says it has done so due to the ongoing restructuring of its business
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera made an 11-day road voyage across some of South Asia's most deserted, challenging, terrain, always under the gaze of the sacred, dazzling Himalaya.
The US president's four-day tour will feature talks with British PM Theresa May, tea with the Queen, and mass protests including a giant Trump baby blimp being flown over Westminster.
"This is a momentous occasion," the secretary-general said after the deal was ratified by 72 countries accounting for more than 56 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
'A fresh look is being given to ways of processing, transmission, and delivery.'
Improved coordination between various security agencies and a quick response mechanism are the key to Mumbai's security in the nine years following the 26/11 attacks.
Navy chief Adm. Sunil Lanba said that by 2050, India will have 200 ships, 500 aircraft.
Businesses have been reluctant to talk about contingency plans for Brexit
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
The ministry of defence has unwisely decided to build just two squadrons of the already developed aircraft -- Tejas Mark I -- and to start developing an even more capable Tejas Mark II. This is an enormous blunder, says Ajai Shukla
'Countries in possession of nuclear weapons have a heightened sense of power and it is logical for Kim to expect/demand to be treated as an equal at any bargaining table.' 'It is here that Trump ought to respect Kim as the leader of a sovereign power and not treat the North Korean leader as a subordinate,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
It's unfair, isn't it? That good borrowers are not rewarded for their discipline and are forced to subsidise indisciplined borrowers who may pose higher credit risk...
In a major milestone, India successfully tests new advanced towed artillery gun system.
In a boost to 'Make in India, the HTT-40 rolled out of the hangar with all its lights flashing and its cockpit powered on.
Munjal firm dismisses allegations, says it aborted deal as 'closing conditions' were not fulfilled
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
How did the Kwid become an Indian success story?
The airline reported a loss of over Rs 1,000 crore last fiscal which is five times higher than its 2013 loss.
The re-opening of the state government offices in Srinagar after the annual Darbar Move was marked by citywide shutdown and protests.
The venue that will stage the opening World Cup game in Brazil in June is almost complete, officials said on Monday, even though work has not restarted on the collapsed roof that killed two workers in November.
Why did such a 'socially conscientious' people adapt to cash-for-votes and the like, as fish to water? N Sathiya Moorthy offers an explanation.
In all the noise surrounding the Dok La confrontation, Claude Arpi focuses on a crucial issue that has hardly been covered -- the construction of roads for the armed forces and the local population to reach the most remote border posts.
The $10.5 billion arms and equipment deal helped to arrest the recent drift in the 'special and privileged' strategic partnership, observes Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
'She was like a creation of God which he does whenever he is in a very special mood as a very very special gift to mankind.' 'I think he creates such exquisite pieces of art like her only once in a thousand years.'
Bold reforms and prudent monetary and fiscal policies by the incoming Narendra Modi government will help the economy to grow at 6.5-7 percent, says a report.
'Munna Michael was not planned at all.' 'On the last day of the shooting for Heropanti, I gave Tiger a small narration.' 'He loved it.' 'Last year, Tiger reminded me of that narration, and asked, "Why don't you make it?"' 'Because of his excitement, this film has happened.'
Mallya has denied that he had fled India and said he would comply with laws.
The Indian Army rejected DRDO's INSAS assault rifle in 2010 due to its all-round inefficiency. Now the army is being forced to accept DRDO's Excalibur rifle, which is basically an ungraded variant of the INSAS, to make up for a severe shortage of small arms.
India's political infighting is denting business confidence.
Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
Sheikh Hasina's government has launched a relentless war against terrorism since the Dhaka cafe carnage in July 2016, but as Bangladesh's terror networks exploit new technologies and new tactics, the challenge to eliminate jihad gets tougher, points out Binodkumar Singh.
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'It is important to make a clear distinction between the officers and jawans. The officers retire at 54 and with two extensions can go up to 58 years before they go home. A jawan on the other hand retires at 38. Therefore, to portray a picture that all army men retire young is wrong.'
'Under the present Defence Procurement Procedure, it would have been a nightmare, and a long, long one at that, to build 108 Rafales in India. Modi realised this and took the wise decision, though it is a definitive setback for his Make in India scheme.'
Logistics, due to road conditions, continues to pose a challenge.
