'Else they will form a growing 'hospital sector' -- and the taxpayer will be asked to pick up a mounting bill,' warns T N Ninan.
These include Great Eastern Energy Corporation and Shemaroo Entertainment.
The permission is subject to some restrictions including a cap of 4,000 on the number of attendees.
To revive BSNL and MTNL, DoT is taking various initiatives.
India scored at the recently-concluded Telluride Film Festival, reports Aseem Chhabra.
The BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices outperformed to gain 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively
The man, identified as Pramod Jaising Hore, had posted a message on his Facebook page and shared a message on WhatsApp on Sunday, saying he would be ending his life in support of the reservation demand, said Mukundwadi police station's Senior Inspector Natha Jadhav.
Ten of top 15 companies in 1991 were PSUs; now, there are only six. Their revenue share has also fallen from 86% to 45%
BSE PSU index rallies 10% in one month; nearly a third of the stocks on the index has gained 20% over the period
The list is of companies declared sick as on March 31, 2014.
The Petroleum Ministry in an order on Wednesday said it has revised guidelines for allocation/supply of domestic natural gas to city gas distribution entities for CNG and piped cooking gas sector.
Thinning valuation gap between these and mid-caps indicates a shift in investors' preferences.
Work in mandis across UP and in northern India which till Tuesday, witnessed heavy arrivals of newly harvested paddy, saw a steep decline.
The decision is likely to bring additional amount of about Rs 1,500 crore or Rs 15 billion (including interest) in the books of MTNL as refund from government for the pension that the PSU paid to its employees.
Interest rate sensitive stocks gain ground post decision
The telephone subscriber base was 996.49 million at the end of March.
The government has set a total revenue target of Rs 40,874.5 crore (Rs 408.74 billion) this fiscal from spectrum, including auction amount, one-time spectrum charge and annual regular licence fee.
Prasad asked private operators to play a role in skill development.
n the broader market, both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices, were up 1.2% and 0.7% each.
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 26.
Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
BSNL, MTNL launch free night calling to win back consumers lost to mobile boom
CNG prices in Mumbai may have to be hiked by about Rs 16 per kg and piped cooking gas by Rs 10 after government decided to divert some of its cheaper domestic gas to Gujarat.
At present MTNL and BSNL do not impose roaming charges for mobile internet services on each others customers.
Expect corporate houses to raise funds via IPO in second half of this year.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.
Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.
To revive the two state-run telecom operators, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), the government is likely to waive the one-time fee these telcos need to pay for retaining additional spectrum.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
For FY16, MTNL's standalone net loss was over Rs 2,000 crore.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of ACC Cement, ruling that if a product is manufactured by one firm and sold by another with the latter's brand name, that sale would attract sales tax, not the first transaction.
Companies to hold rates in Delhi until new government is formed.
Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe is a must watch, a once in the lifetime kind of work that should be supported by film lovers and experienced on the big screen, writes Aseem Chhabra.
Sukanya Verma's nostalgic filmi week!
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