Diesel makes up nearly half of fuel demand in Asia's No 3 economy.
CPI-based inflation on a (year-on-year) basis has come down from 8.59 per cent in April 2014 to 7.80 per cent in August 2014.
Vijay Mallya who inherited the UB Group from his father as a young 28-year-old, said he has got "nothing to prove".
PV registrations in this year's festive period stood at 287,717 units as against 333,456 units in the corresponding period last year, down 14 per cent. Two-wheeler registrations also fell by 13 per cent to 15,83,276 units as against 18,11,703 units in the year-ago period.
The sharp fall in oil price is positive for oil marketers as subsidy concerns reduce further.
Soaring output has left the world awash with cheap crude as supply exceeds demand by 1 million to 2 million barrels per day
As coal stocks at thermal plants fall to critical levels, economic recovery could be hi.
If the precautions are not taken and guidelines are not followed properly, there can be chances of spike in cases, the government said.
US interest rate normalisation policy is likely to keep global FX markets volatile.
IndiGo's ascent is not without its risks, however.
September import growth was the second lowest this fiscal year, after the April growth figures of 4.6 per cent, bringing the trade deficit down to $13.98 billion
Woefully inadequate infrastructure is just one of the many reasons why a case is not settled within 180 days and even 270 days as envisaged by the law, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
For August, CRISIL core inflation indicator stood at 3.6 per cent, a tad higher than RBI's measure.
In April, the World Bank had projected India's GDP would grow at 6.1 per cent in the current financial year and at 6.7 per cent the following year.
After steep correction in valuations, these have turned attractive but upside will depend on diesel price rises and export-parity pricing.
Retail inflation crossed the RBI's comfort level and rose to 5.21 per cent in December on increase in prices of food items.
Food prices probably fueled a sharp rise in India's retail inflation in December after the record low struck the previous month.
The company's operating losses for 2014-15 likely to climb a bit.
As per the 15-day billing cycle, gas producers are to raise the first invoice at the revised price of $5.61 per million British thermal unit this weekend.
The rupee appreciation will most likely lead to lower inflation and less ambiguity.
The RBI has targeted 6 percent inflation by January 2016
A market correction is a good time to reassess the quality of your portfolio and purge the poor quality names from it, says Ramesh Bukka
The country's narrowing power deficit and increased coal production may not be indicators of the end of stress in the industry. Amritha Pillay reports.
'We can't have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such obligations and run them as business units?' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
If prices remain low the next decade might well see global trade stagnate.
India's cities must switch over to piped gas leaving LPG cylinders.
The finance ministry and RBI must get less conservative and improve co-ordination.
The opposition parties vehemently criticised the new 'one nation, one tax' system having four different rates instead of a single rate adopted in some countries including the UK and Singapore.
The govt must fix regulatory hurdles to ensure growth.
What we want from spectrum allocation is access to broadband networks at prices that will result in productivity gains.
Re-instatement of 5% custom duty on crude imports will help.
The Indian economy was on an impressive growth path through the first decade of this century till it was brought to an abrupt halt by the policy inertia during UPA2 and the Modi government's inability to restore economic and financial momentum. Fascinating glimpses of what went wrong from Puja Mehra's must-read book The Lost Decade: How India's Growth Story Devolved Into Growth Without A Story.
Revenues of Indian companies, excluding those engaged in banking and oil, are expected to grow marginally at 5-6 per cent in the first quarter of this fiscal.
India Inc expects the RBI to cut interest rates by early next year.
The move, which could come as a surprise to many investors, was a nod to better prospects for economy and labor market
INS Vikramaditya is not the only thing on Defence Minister AK Anthony's agenda during his current visit to Moscow. Also on the anvil is the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft joint development project which, if finalised and signed, could emerge as India's largest joint defence programme costing around 11 billion dollars, reports Nandan Unnikrishnan.
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
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