The Budget will obviously be crucial. But US President Donald Trump may have even more of an influence than Finance Minister Arun Jaitley when it comes to sentiment, argues Devangshu Datta.
References to the stock market occur in popular discourse only when the market is overheated and normal middle class people are entering stocks with an unhealthy short-term perspective, says Devangshu Datta.
Nifty continued to register successive new highs as it crossed the 9,200 mark on Friday
Going by the real effective exchange rate, the rupee is overvalued
Tracking a smaller number of taxpayers with a high income base and using data from millionaire surveys and purchases of high-end cars and houses can make the tax department more efficient.
Bayern Munich and Barcelona registered easy wins, while Manchester United came from behind to beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 and Chelsea surrendered the top spot after a 1-1 at home against Atletico Madrid.
The company is to act as an ISP across rural areas for local entrepreneurs.
@015 may be a good year for FMCG firms.
If you plan to send your child to the US five years from now and expect the rupee to depreciate five per cent every year, adding US funds to your portfolio might be a good idea, says Ashley Coutinho.
'This looks like a long-term bear market and there could be mounting losses in the near-term,' says Devangshu Datta.
The GST Council, that includes representatives of all states, will meet again on November 3-4 to decide on the tax rates
ICICI Bank's new offer is for those with savings in fixed deposits but no immediate liquidity
Sensex is now as expensive as in early 2008
Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday
Vaibhav Global is one of the world's few profitable accessory retailers.
From heroes to zeros and back again, Leicester City's remarkable rollercoaster ride took another twist as a superb 2-0 victory over Sevilla put them in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Globalisation with small government has not been a successful pairing.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
The health ministry's decision to deny 82 medical colleges renewal permission may deliver a death blow for medical education in India, warns Dr Arun Jamkar, former vice chancellor, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
There were heightened expectations from Budget 2017 after the impact of note ban on different sections but most remain unfulfilled.
Hyderabad girl Bhuvana Kalva's comeback story reflects true grit
The numbers hidden behind the results tell a story of zero-return businesses and lower prospects for the core units
What the reserves offer for now is improved import coverage of about 13 months, almost double the 2013 level of less than seven months. And, ammunition to arrest a rapid rupee slide, says Anup Roy.
The Bank Nifty is likely to be a bellwether.
Markets finished lower for the sixth consecutive day as hopes of the Goods and Services tax (GST) bill being passed in the current session of the Parliament faded considerably.
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
This week, as the I-T department scanned the deposits, reality hit them: Only a minuscule percentage of the Jan Dhan accounts had been used for money laundering.
Mahavir Chopra compares mutual funds and Ulips to help investors decide.
About 190 nations agreed on Sunday the building blocks of a new-style global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change amid warnings that far tougher action will be needed to limit rising world temperatures.
Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices
India 'A' skipper Hardik Pandya said the warm-up game against Australia would be a great opportunity for fringe players to impress the selectors.
Broking firm Jefferies says Indian financial system is now flooded with the kind of liquidity witnessed in 2005-07 and 2009-10
Questions on the efficacy of the government's drive towards filing of more returns by individuals and on whether raising tax exemption levels has led to reduced compliance in filing of returns by those who go out of the tax net, says A K Bhattacharya.
The bear market has lasted 10 months and the Nifty is down by over 20 per cent from its all-time peak of 9,119 in March 2015.
Portfolio investors based out of the US and other countries with which India does not have favourable tax treaties will have to pay a 15 per cent tax on their derivative transactions, after the Budget decided to classify income from all foreign portfolio investment as capital gains.
'India cannot function the Chinese way and the sooner people realise that, the better it will be.'
Coach Boris Becker can help Novak Djokovic acquire a greater mental toughness to better his recent record in Grand Slam finals, the Serb said ahead of the Dubai Championships which begin on Monday.
'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else.'
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
Given the volatility of the global marketplace, India is already on a strong wicket and well poised to provide a lucrative option to foreign investors.
