'Hindus are safe only if Modiji is ruling India. If he goes, then Babur will rule us. I want Modiji to rule for another 25 years, then you will see how India will change.'
If the Modi government is going to set new benchmarks of performance, don't expect the majority of his dozen-odd ministers-who-matter with economic portfolios to be making the difference, says T N Ninan.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam kindly answered rediff.com's questions for an exclusive interview.
The price of gold in India seems to have bottomed out.
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
One category which stands out is fixed maturity plans due to its tax benefits, notes Prateek Mehta, CEO and company-co-founder, Upwardly.in.
While companies having fewer visa holders in the US seem to be less exposed to rising protectionism, most front-line IT stocks are trading at attractive levels and, to a large extent, factor in near-term headwinds.
India still has to go a long way to implement reforms in various sectors.
Indian indices fell more than those of most other emerging markets.
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Despite the Indian government's recent efforts anecdotal evidence indicates that there has been little change in the extortionist behaviour of a significant proportion of tax and police officials, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
'The 'Off-with-Rajan's-head' brigade bases its arguments on mistaken beliefs, erroneous causalities, and even downright prejudice.'
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The country has enough forex reserves to meet the demand.
Though the intent has been hailed as good for the economy, teething problems remain with a five-rate structure for various goods and services
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
There were fewer Series-B deals this year versus last, but more money was raised
When you sell your property, you would be liable to pay capital gains tax.
Given the international practice, it is inexplicable why the government is going with anonymous electoral bonds.
It's difficult to understand if GDP growth has actually improved.
Raamdeo Agrawal says, an investor should figure out if the company actually makes money or not, making an investment comes later.
Inter-ministerial group to meet on Thursday to finalise model concession pact.
With cash -- the primary medium of exchange -- all but disappearing, it is now unlikely that the expected fillip to demand on account of a good monsoon and proceeds from the Seventh Pay Commission payout will materialise.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
There are both positive and negative impacts of the tax, but the net result for India's infrastructure sector is advantageous, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
All evidence suggests that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
The next round of bad news could come from Europe, where banks in a number of economies such as Italy, Portugal and Greece are sitting on mountains of bad loans.
Japan's Nikkei fell 0.5% and South Korea's Kospi lost 1.3%.
Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
We suffered worse political degradation during the Emergency. But we emerged resurgent and vigorous because the spirit was not broken. This time around, we face an imminent threat to it, says Shreekant Sambrani
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
Asian emerging market stock prices did see a bounce post Fed-talk.
Govt is likely to find it hard to meet deficit target next year.
Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
The average bank customer does not know about the Customer Charter because it was designed - under Mr Rajan's regime - to be a lame duck initiative from the start: violating the charter has no consequences, points out, Debashis Basu.
Emerging markets could be affected by a combination of lower liquidity and higher dollar interest rates caused by a hike in the US Fed funds rate.
States are apprehensive of losing their rights to raise revenue during emergencies.
Domestic investors have managed very well to minimise the impact caused by relentless selling by foreign portfolio investors.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
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