From lack of big reforms to regressive tax policies, the Modi govt has surrendered its initial momentum, says Shishir Asthana.
Buy these stocks on any correction as both the companies have strong long-term prospects
Modi asked bureaucrats to imagine whether or not their life has become "robotic". "If it has happened than this impacts the whole government and system. We can't be robotic. That can't be our life," the prime minister said during an hour-long interaction with civil servants at the 9th Civil Services Day function at Vigyan Bhawan.
While the two high-profile exits in pharmaceutical and telecom have raised concerns over regulatory hassles in the country, Japanese investors are still keen to tap into India's consumer growth story and many more merger and acquisition deals are in the offing in this space.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
Faced with a situation where the spouse's transferable job keeps taking the family to different locations, thus jeopardising their own careers, many women simply fall off their career track and resign themselves to relocation every time their husband gets transferred, says Sudha Menon.
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Since the cash flows will be impacted in a big way, DLF will have to resort to selling non-core assets in a substantial and significant manner through the next few quarters.
Chinese govt has itself to blame for first trying to slow down the property market and later propping it up.
US retail major is in talks with Flipkart, Snapdeal, ShopClues and Grofers for partnership.
By value, however, electronic goods still account for a large portion of gross merchandise
The Obama administration sees India not only as a land of huge potential for expanded business and trade but also as a strategic partner in the face of an increasingly assertive China, whose leader visited Modi in India last week.
Launches of new homes reduced drastically this year.
Wrist bands range from leather and stainless steel to sports models in hues from pink to blue.
Indian business, on quite a different trajectory from its global counterpart, remains relatively insulated from any kind of backlash.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
Was Adani able to clinch this loan merely as a result of his proximity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
'For how long can investors fund loss-making companies?'
IMF members will also be examining whether China's heavy intervention in the yuan market was befitting of a freely convertible reserve currency
The two governments have already set a target of increasing bilateral trade in goods and services to $500 billion.
Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't gained enough distance from accents and towel-turban fixations.
Ajay Singh is trying hard to turnaround SpiceJet.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
PM Modi's China visit may strengthen ties between both the countries.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Friday on a five-day US visit, he was greeted with 'Har Har Modi' slogan.
Most forecasts do not have a track record of transparency and accuracy
There are rumours that Ajay Singh who previously headed SpiceJet may get an investor to bail out the airline of dire consequences.
While lower gas output led to earnings cuts, price rises with regular ramp-ups in output will lead to earnings upgrades
Had you invested Rs 5,000 every month in SBI Magnum Multicap Fund through systematic investment plan (SIP) for the last 5 years, the value of your investment would be over Rs 5.2 lakh as on August 22, 2016
Rupee volatility could be dampened if it is steadily manoeuvered to levels consistent with inflation differentials, say Jaimini Bhagwati and Abheek Barua
A loyalty programme, same-day delivery and repeatability are driving EkStop's business but scaling up and addressing competition are vital.
Any investment proposal in India has to be cleared by the Cabinet which leads to a vicious cycle of approvals and rejections, says
'Today, three areas give banks a big headache -- steel, power, infrastructure.' 'Three Cs are very critical in lending -- character, capacity and collateral of the borrower.'
Group still far from coordinating monetary/forex policy
A left-leaning centralised socialist model has created a shortage/entitlement economy. In fact one of the reasons for India's limited progress is that post-independent India is at odds with its true nature. It is something that educated right of centre Hindus are trying to correct, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Most experts said indices would open higher on Monday and rally might sustain for a few sessions
The BRICS summit offers Modi an excellent platform to reach out to world leaders and conduct diplomacy on the very ticklish issue of reform of the world governance structure, and to exchange notes with his peers on international, regional and bilateral issues on the margins of the meeting, says Rup Narayan Das.
The valuation was more conservative than the $15 billion some analysts had expected for the social media phenomenon, potentially attracting investors who might consider the money-losing company's listing price a better deal, with room to rise.
The blockchain, the public ledger that tracks every bitcoin transaction, is changing commerce as we know it, says Devangshu Datta.
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