Every vote now counts in the Tamil Nadu assembly, as the ruling party is walking on a wafer-thin majority. The Opposition DMK-led combine has 98 MLAs on their side, and with four others who had won on the AIADMK's 'Two Leaves' symbol in 2016 but do not belong to the party, per se, playing hide-and-seek with the party leadership, Dhinakaran with two or three other MLAs can give sleepless nights for the ruling party than their post-verdict celebrations may seemingly indicate, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Stick to export-focussed plays, large-caps, say analysts
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
The UCBSA has instructed Eastern Province to suspend Kepler Wessels as coach after he was alleged to have made racist remarks.
The pensioners have been agitating for last 18 years
It had earlier proposed cutting it down to Rs 250 crore due to slow progress in enrollment of new employees.
Analysts attribute this outperformance to the government's proactive economic reform measures
A weaker rupee could aid corporate earnings through its positive impact on export intensive sectors such as information technology services, pharmaceuticals and commodity producers such as metal and mining, and oil and gas companies.
However, the tilting factor still remains: Can the rivalling 'Modi brand' of 'soft Hindutva' and 'hard-sell nationalism' garner more votes for the NDA in Tamil Nadu, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Before participating, consider company's long-term prospects, premium offered and acceptance ratio.
41 companies take back shares worth Rs 27,783 crore in FY17
The China auto show saw some amazing models being rolled out, some for the first time. Rajesh Karera/Rediff.com picks the best of the lot.
Truth be acknowledged, Rajinikanth is not known for wanting to leave his comfort zone to take the politico-electoral plunge, even if it meant his becoming the chief minister of a state that has conferred Tamil cinema's superstardom on him over the past 25 years. Today, his fans belong to the younger generation all right, but their numbers are far fewer than their counterparts in the '90s. They are not devoid of personal ambitions and agendas, unlike what Rajinikanh wants them to be, if he and they were to enter politics, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
It is imperative to check the basics of a company before investing in it
Anaysts recommend a 'buy' on Icra due to its positive outlook.
Anaysts recommend a 'buy' on Icra due to its positive outlook.
We kept foreign ministers stacked over Islamabad and New Delhi a thousand feet apart for six months, the US secretary of state said.
Investors may increase exposure to mid and small-cap stocks as their risk-reward profile is more attractive currently, suggest Nitin Singh and Vinay Joseph.
The company's revenue grew 20.2 per cent to $2.91 billion.
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.
The DMK combine has won 37 of the 38 LS constituencies in Tamil Nadu, and bagged 13 of the 22 assembly bypolls. What swept away the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the southern state was not dravidian ideology but job loss and graft bias, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
But not for too long, as TTV Dinakaran can still play spoilsport, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Satyam Computer said on Thursday it expects earnings per share of Rs 14.57 to Rs 14.66 for the full year ending March 31, 2003.
Brian Elias, the chief of operations for the Los Angeles County coroner's office, confirmed the death and said it was being investigated as a possible suicide.
V P Duraisamy's exit will in no way upset the poll scene in western Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
TCS said employee addition during the quarter stood at 18,362
IT services firm Cognizant on Wednesday posted 12.9 per cent increase in net profit to $420.1 million for the second quarter this year, revising revenue growth guidance to 20.1 per cent for the fiscal.
The independent institute advising the PM on jobs seems to have missed the point that the challenge is to create net additional jobs, says Mahesh Vyas.
Stock crashes 6.5%; top 5 firms lose Rs 33,883 crore in market cap
While critics and protestors have multifarious arguments to offer, the defence of CAA has been uni-dimensional and uni-focussed as has been the case with most policies of the Modi government and the political positions of his party. But to be drawn into an issue that has assumed more than local and national dimensions, Rajini has knowingly or otherwise, taken the plunge and in favour of the BJP -- or, so it has come to be seen, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The longest winning streak was the six years between 2002-2007 when the Nifty moved from around 1,000 to over 6,000.
IT services firm HCL Technologies on Friday reported a 16.7 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 2,014 crore for the quarter ended September 2016.
The Eastern Province Cricket Board has honoured South Africa's Cricketer of the Century, Graeme Pollock, by naming a pavilion at the St George's Park stadium in Port Elizabeth after him.
Investors remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
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