A recently leaked CAG report has again exposed the builder lobby-bureaucrat-politician nexus in Maharashtra and has alleged irregularities in land allotments by politicians
Implemented correctly, the new moves could change the face of Indian market infrastructure. The changes will be the ultimate test, not just for the bourses but also for Sebi itself.<br /><br />
A home buyer is most frequently faced with the problem of delayed possessions, extra costs (due to inflated built-up areas) and lopsided agreements. But the proposed Real Estate Bill may just bring some relief.
The new rates for NREGA now range from a minimum of Rs 122 per day in Bihar and Jharkhand to a huge Rs 191 in Haryana.
Having driven a Maruti car for 6 years without any problems, I drove the Nano for barely around 60 kilometres before I faced problems that have made me question the reliability of the car.
The economy and the markets can do well despite the government - so long long as the government does not act irresponsibly by resorting to populist measures.
Equities, currencies and bonds will do well in 2012 and it's not because of the Union budget 2012-13.
The budget is just two weeks away. Here's the first of our four-part series of primers so that you are one-up on Pranab Mukherjee on 16 March
Corporate life is no longer the 9-to-5 affair it was assumed to be. Well, the '9' still stands there unflinchingly, but the '5' has metamorphosised into a rather flexible range.
Will markets continue their upward trend despite the negatives that investors are seeing and feeling?
Not just his iconic brand, much more is at stake for the UB Group boss this time.<br /><br />
A weakening yen coupled with higher interest rates in emerging markets means we could see a tsunami of fresh equity investments from Japan
The equity rally lacks a crucial supporting evidence - a copper rally. Copper has turned down, signally that this rally is suspect.
Prices of houses in Kolkata and Mumbai declined by 0.5 per cent in October-December period of 2011-12 compared to previous quarter
With the rupee going into reverse gear against the dollar, one cannot rule out further dips. But it's better to short the rupee against the dollar than the euro.
While reforms in the oil sector are highly necessary over the long term, price hikes in the near term are inevitable.
Work on the 2012 budget has begun, and the finance ministry and the Planning Commission buildings are being declared out of bounds.
The changes in Mumbai's development control rules may bring greater transparency, but the home buyer is unlikely to gain much if prices rise as a result.
In a falling interest rate environment, investors will do well to invest in fixed-income securities that have maturities of two years or more.
Investors require to stomach a loss in profits to sell in bull markets. They also need to think ahead of potential risks on sustained gains in the prices of assets.
No matter what the concerns about an imminent attack on Iran or Europe's woes, the charts indicate a bearish trend in crude oil
If the RBI compromises and allows us to accept higher inflation, it is the same as destroying the real value of our savings, including PF and pensions.
Investors can learn many things from Apple's success. One of those is to look from companies with a global reach and superb products.
Japanese auto major Toyota today launched the diesel versions of its entry-level Etios sedan and compact car Etios Liva, priced between Rs 5.54 lakh and Rs 7.87 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Bill Gross, 69, who built Pimco over the course of decades into the colossus it is today, said two years ago that when he retired he expected El-Erian to take over.
Gains among drug makers helped offset a fall in some banking shares after a central bank panel recommended making taming high retail inflation a priority for monetary policy, raising the prospect of a sustained period of high interest rates.<br /><br />
The RBI recently said foreign shareholding in HDFC Bank had crossed the overall limit of 49 percent of its paid-up capital.
The IRF 2014 version opened on the NSE on 21 January and is clocking volumes of over Rs 400 crore in about initial two hours of trading. The IRF will open on the BSE on 28 January. Volumes are likely to shoot up as the IRF trades on all exchanges.<br /><br />