'Whether the Ram or the Raavan within us wins is what makes us who we are.'
Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.
From the enactment of the capital control Act to the recognition of the BSE as a stock exchange and the infamous Harshad Mehta scam, here are the 18 biggest events for stock markets from 1947 to 1993.
'He wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. But God had other plans.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the 10 Web series and movies (in alphabetical order) that have made the most impression.
Things are heating up in the OTT space this June, especially with Jio Cinema going full throttle with their release plans.
His five-year rule saw the Babri Masjid demolition, the rise of the saffron forces and also the country being placed firmly on a new economic path, away from the Nehru years of public sector socialism.
There is, between Rao's tenure as PM and the current Modi regime, a powerful resonance of how transition can be managed. Rao's tenure saw many scams -- one where he was supposedly approached by Harshad Mehta with a bribe for making the securities scam go away. The Opposition insisted on a JPC. Despite knowing a JPC report would undermine him politically, Rao agreed to one, saying he had 'nothing to hide'.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
The trailer for the Web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11 was launched at the Gateway Of India.
The government on Thursday said it expected Rs 800-1,000 crore (Rs 80-100 billion) to be recovered from liquidation of the assets of late stock broker Harshad Mehta who was convicted in the stock market scam of 1990s.
'There were lots of people who told me not to go for a Gujarati serial after Scam.' 'But I went with my gut feeling.'
"We have prepared a broad platform where we have assessed the top 50 judges of the country who would be considered for appointment to the Supreme Court of India. We have data on judgments and the quality of judgments. The idea is to make the process of appointment in the Supreme Court more transparent," the CJI said.
When Applause Entertainment completed five years, the makers invited everyone over for a grand party.
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
Stock market investments are always said to involve risks and people who made big fortunes often made headlines as scamsters, leading to Dalal Street always being looked at with suspicion, but Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was broadly an exception. Jhunjhunwala, a partner at RARE Enterprises, who rose to amass a $5.8 billion fortune and earn the tag of the country's biggest individual investor, leaves behind a relatively cleaner slate, as was seen in the most common description for him -- 'India's own Warren Buffett'. Unlike names like Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh, whose rise in fortunes in post-liberalised India was tainted with scam links, the newest 'Big Bull' in the more-regulated market had lesser baggage on this front.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
It's very easy to keep up with the children of Bollywood's leading heroes. But what about Bollywood's biggest villains?
'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra. Manoj Bajpayee in Joram. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop. Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003. Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.' 'The number of awards will not be enough for the kind of work that has happened this year.'
Nearly four decades ago, when Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was a young chartered accountant in training, he was paid a conveyance of Rs 60. Deductions would take away Rs 15 from this princely sum and he was left with Rs 45 by the time the allowance made its way to his hands. He would save as much as he could from this amount, so that he would have a small amount to spend when he met his friends on the weekend at Chicken Centre. This was an eatery popular with the young at the time, perhaps because food and drink were affordable even for those new to the workforce.
Affluence without conscience, haunted homes and heads, a big fat Punjabi wedding and more on OTT this week. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations.
This is first time in 25 years that a benchmark equity index in India is trading at a P/E multiple of 40x or higher.
Perhaps because it was a film meant for the theatres, The Big Bull has romance and songs, notes Moumita Bhattacharya.
Is an actress' movie career over when she gets married? Not if you are Yami Gautam!
'His track record in the market has been spotless and untainted.' 'That is why he had such great fan following among investors.'
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
From hitting the 1,000-mark on July 25, 1990 to reaching the 60,000-mark for the first time on Friday, it has been a historic and memorable journey for the benchmark index Sensex. It has taken a little over 31 years for the Sensex to traverse from 1,000 level to the famed 60,000 level now. Over the years, the frontline index has climbed several record levels. The index had reached the 10,000-mark for the first time on February 6, 2006.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai has convicted four former bank officials in one of the multi-crore securities scam cases and sentenced them to three years imprisonment, 25 years after the scam involving 'Big Bull' Harshad Mehta came to the fore.
Take this quiz to test your finance gyaan.
'It can't be a coincidence that he and his family, uncles and all, vanished from India only days before the scam was discovered.'
Pilot was there at the right place at the right time to take home the Bill.
Why lay investors you should not be scared of investing in the stock markets through the mutual fund route.
Three veteran investors, who, have braved the bad times, give their advice to retail investors.
Custody and probe still on after 15 months, 800 witnesses, 160,000 pages of evidence so far.
The first sign that shows a government is serious about an issue is when it appoints a high-powered committee to look into matters.
From scams and inflation to recession and a delay in reopening of colleges for the new academic year, find out what affected young Indians the most.
