Markets hope the Budget will steer spending towards infrastructure.
Arora was hired in July to run a newly created unit called SoftBank Internet and Media Inc.
Imports in 2016 expected to be lowest in 7 years but experts don't rule out a revival in demand if the yellow metal's price falls
Sebi has long struggled with balancing the needs of small investors and those of the market.
Auto makers are in the midst of a rally with the NSE auto index up 17.5 per cent since the start of February.
US, China and Japan have no quotas for women and have had the lowest increase in female directors.
Big Mumbai developers' inventory at Rs 53.4 crore.
The entry of the deep-pocketed conglomerate is expected to heighten competition.
Silver prices have fallen by eight per cent in 2015 to Rs 34,290 a kg.
India is Asia's third-best performing equity market.
Profit of $18 billion was the biggest ever reported by a public company, worldwide.
Investors attribute some of the growth in Indian stocks, that saw Bombay's benchmark BSE index rise nearly a third in 2014, to the election of a pro-business government in May, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apple said it sold 51.2 million iPhones in its second fiscal quarter, down from 61.2 million in the same quarter a year ago but above analysts' estimates of about 50 million devices.
It doesn't appear to be happening yet, even though India's stock market has been Asia's best performer this year.
Brokerage CLSA has raised its "already substantial overweight in India", its chief strategist Christopher Wood wrote on Aug. 7.
Total debt for listed Indian companies excluding financials fell only 4 per cent to $368 billion in the year ended in March 2015.
Levy in India one of the highest in the world; finance minister urges banks to tell customers not to invest in the metal.
These sectors have underperformed the wider market over the past year and are seen having far more upside potential if the economy picks up thanks to Modi's reformist agenda.
Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai
November IIP data show a fall of over 20%, led by automobiles, gems & jewellery and home appliances; turnaround seen as unlikely.
Silver is emerging as a stronger bet for the long-term.
In the past 18 months, the department of revenue intelligence has seized 50 containers of cigarettes, valued at nearly Rs 200 crore
Based on the estimate, a courier bringing in 1 kg of gold currently worth around $40,000 at world prices could earn $470 if not caught.
ONGC is raising debt for a spate of acquisitions over the past year
Annualised staff attrition rate at Infosys rose to a record 20.1 per cent in the September quarter.
After the recent attack on debit cards exposed the gaps in their security systems, banks are getting serious about data privacy.
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 66.24/25 per dollar after hitting a record low of 66.30, and down 2.9 per cent from its close of 64.30/31 on Monday.
Samsung recently introduced its "S bike" mode, a feature targeted at India's legions of motorbike riders that, when activated, notifies callers that the phone's owner is riding and cannot answer
South Sudanese Olympic athlete Guor Marial may not be a hot medal tip for Sunday's marathon, but the former slave's road to Rio is one of the most astonishing stories of the games.
Despite the slowdown, Apple remains the most profitable company in the S&P 500 and the most valuable publicly traded US tech company
Tehran plans to lift exports by 500,000 barrels per day
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's decision to cut arbitrage may ensure that the standards of purity of the refined gold in the Indian market meet the global benchmark
Shares of the world's No. 1 online social network soared as much as 15 per cent in extended trading before suddenly falling to $47.40, down 3 per cent from its $49.10 close.
Western businesses and diplomats in Delhi privately say Modi's reputation as a man of action has been hurt by setbacks on economic reform.
Traders have all but given up attempting to predict where the new-year rout will end
The Korean electronics giant says it will get more aggressive on pricing and focus on a narrower set of products for its mid-to-low tier products.
Governments encouraged motorists to switch to diesel in the belief that its superior fuel economy would outweigh the higher pollutants per litre burned.
Dell, which once led the world in computer sales and was held up as a model of production-chain innovation, is increasingly resorting to price cuts to soothe customers nervous about its future and to spearhead a late foray into the enterprise computing market.
The biggest private sector lender, are swarming the market with discounts and special offers
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