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- Environmental concerns push demand for electric vehicles
- Assam assembly election: 78% voter turnout in first phase
- India, Australia getting closer to a deal on FTA: Sitharaman
- NSEL case: Panel orders book audits of 8 brokers and 7 investors
- Law firms, intermediaries in focus after Panama papers expose
- Huge outward remittances a recent phenomena
- Mphasis: Acquisition by Blackstone will perk up growth rates
- Jindal Steel repays Rs 285 cr to ICICI Prudential, Reliance Mutual Fund
- GoAir promotes CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer to managing director
- Gammon sells EPC business to Thailand's GP Group for Rs 250 crore
Mphasis: Acquisition by Blackstone will perk up growth rates
As part of the deal, HPE has committed revenues to Mphasis for 11 years, of which $990 mn will come in first 5 years
Related: Blackstone to acquire Mphasis; deal size up to $1.1bn
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The Panama Papers: All you need to know about how the tax fraud worked
Mossack Fonseca helped individuals worldwide find ways to move their earnings into secret structures, jurisdictions to avoid paying tax
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Coal scam: Special court sentences JIPL's Rungtas to 4 years jail
The court also imposes fine of Rs 5 lakh each on the Rungtas and Rs 25 lakh on JIPL
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Manufacturing PMI recovers in March, at 8-month high of 52.4
Employment fails to rise even as new orders pace up
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Would have beheaded lakhs over 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': Ramdev
Chanting slogan is an affirmation of citizens' faith in their country, if preached otherwise, it is against national interest, he said
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COLUMNISTS
The route to a 'pensioned society'
Debashis Basu
In trying to ensure a "pensioned society", I assume that the government wants the middle class to be able to retire safely and securely
Why India gets foreign borrowing wrong
Ajay Shah
Firms that should borrow abroad do not do so enough, and those that should not borrow abroad do
Punditry
Pakistan's JIT at Pathankot - Indian naiveté or far-sightedness?
Regularising such base visits, would add concrete proof to the position that Pakistan has no legitimate security threat from India
MARKETS
- Adani Ports 242.45 (-0.30)
- Asian Paints 885.60 (15.65)
- Axis Bank 445.10 (-4.45)
- B H E L 117.10 (0.20)
- Bajaj Auto 2449.70 (32.55)
- Bharti Airtel 347.85 (12.60)
- Cipla 513.90 (0.45)
- Coal India 285.40 (-2.40)
- Dr Reddy's Labs 3015.05 (35.10)
- GAIL (India) 348.00 (0.35)
- H D F C 1104.15 (-7.40)
- HDFC Bank 1069.30 (4.30)
- Hero Motocorp 2979.40 (28.35)
- Hind. Unilever 872.00 (5.60)
- ICICI Bank 238.50 (-0.10)
- Infosys 1243.55 (37.65)
- ITC 330.95 (-5.05)
- Larsen & Toubro 1235.75 (-2.55)
- Lupin 1461.30 (-4.10)
- M & M 1245.75 (51.20)
- Maruti Suzuki 3681.30 (-41.95)
- NTPC 131.05 (1.10)
- O N G C 207.40 (-1.35)
- Reliance Inds. 1035.15 (1.50)
- St Bk of India 195.00 (-0.70)
- Sun Pharma.Inds. 815.95 (-0.20)
- Tata Motors 388.05 (8.50)
- Tata Steel 320.20 (2.50)
- TCS 2470.70 (15.30)
- Wipro 566.05 (4.55)
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Nifty ends above 7,750 amid choppy trades; all eyes on RBI policy
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Majority of economic ownership should be in the hands of Indians: Nilesh Shah
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Equity MFs see Rs 8,000 crore outflow in March
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Pharma market to lose Rs 647 cr from drug price ceiling
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Oil falls as investors turn cool on output freeze deal
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Panama Papers: From Amitabh Bachchan to Adani's brother, names of 500 Indians leaked
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The Panama Papers: All you need to know about how the tax fraud worked
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Bajaj Auto to ready a Royal Enfield rival
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Sebi spotlight on BSE, NSE 'dark fibre'
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Panama Papers link global politicians in offshore deals, several Indians named
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COMPANIES
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Blackstone to acquire Mphasis; deal size $825 million to $1.1 billion
Blackstone will pay a purchase price of Rs 430 per share to Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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MCL becomes number 1 coal producer of India in FY16
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Hotter season forecast boosts hopes of 'summer product' makers
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Inshorts knows how it will make money
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M&M launches Nuvosport at Rs 7.35 lakh
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ECONOMY
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FM Arun Jaitley pitches for interest rate cut ahead of RBI policy
Jaitley said the government has stuck to fiscal deficit commitments and that inflation has been under control
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India has long been shackled by anti-growth laws: Amitabh Kant
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Telecom Min to approach Cabinet for reducing spectrum charges
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Equity savings cap on pension of govt staff might be raised
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Government tightens standards of PSU review
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THE STRATEGIST
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FINANCE
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RBI may cut interest rate by up to 0.5% to propel growth
Bankers said high interest rate could make Indian economy sluggish given that inflation is around 5%
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Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore
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NBFCs tie up with P2P lending firms to source customers
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In a first, DCB Bank offers Aadhaar-based ATM transactions sans PIN
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POLITICS
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Tea and perfume in Assam elections
Will the recent improvement in the fortunes of the tea industry favour the incumbent, the Congress, or the challenger, the BJP? ...
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Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister
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AIADMK to field 227 candidates, Jaya to fight from R K Nagar
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Assembly elections to begin in Bengal & Assam today
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CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Gujarat: Out of 4,341 doctors only 530 served in rural areas
The state govt has collected more than Rs 15.68 cr from those MBBS students who have breached their bonds
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World T20: Disrespect from WICB was out of order, says Sammy
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IRCTC aims to achieve 1 lakh meal orders online per day
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Brilliant Brathwaite, Super Samuels win World T20 for Windies
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PEOPLE
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'Growth rates in FY05-FY11 will be lower under the new GDP series'
T C A Anant, Secretary, Ministry of statistics and programme implementation
'Good time to book profit from a short-term perspective'
Ritesh Jain, Chief investment officer, Tata Asset Management
'‘We'll build highly specialized digital services capabilities out of India'
Jonathan Brassington, co-founder & CEO, LiquidHub
POLL
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In case their guilt is established, will the 500 Indians who allegedly hold offshore accounts be brought to justice?
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TAKE TWO
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Can TCS surf the digital wave to growth?
After missing analysts' expectations for six straight quarters, TCS is betting on digital to pick up the slack
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Newsmaker: Prem Watsa
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Indian Hotels reboots by going asset-light
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DATA STORIES
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StatsGuru: Key numbers the Reserve Bank will consider while setting policy
The Reserve Bank of India in making its upcoming monetary policy decision, has many variables to juggle
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Story in numbers: 15 years of Gogoi
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Data tracker: The digital dividend
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FINANCIAL X-RAY
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UltraTech cementing a stronger future
Acquisition of Jaiprakash group's cement assets at attractive valuation will give the firm entry in new markets
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Geometric buy too small to make a big difference
While it offers access to key clients, slowing revenue growth, lower margins are key concerns
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Gas price cut to benefit utilities
But profits of gas producers such as ONGC and Oil India will be hit
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PERSONAL FINANCE
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Financial planning in new year: Start it now
Don't tinker with your long-term investment plan. But it is always better to make some critical changes, based on new tax laws and instruments
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Hoodwinking taxman using family is difficult
Returns on investments received by a housewife will be taxed
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New motor premia in FY17
Rise in third-party premium and service tax will lead to an increase of 25-40% in total premium
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Strong FDI flows need stability
Current investment driven by hope of future change
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Has good civic infrastructure, connectivity to industrial pockets
Located in the highly-developed PCMC area, Wakad has a host of positive market drivers to keep its real estate market vibrant
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BUSINESS LAW
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Opening up a marketplace of controversy
Government norms allowing FDI in e-commerce marketplace have left the industry divided
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CCI and patent regulator can co-exist
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Rename all instructions as circulars
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New issues in land acquisition in 1945
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START-UPS
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Taking personalised medicine to doorsteps
Chennai-based Swagene helps discover your genetic uniqueness and uses it for a healthier life
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Managing dual-SIM mobile balance
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Garena scores $170 million funding from Malaysian government
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Flipkart claims to have over 75 million registered users
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INTERNATIONAL
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FBI didn't seek interview about email probe, says Hillary Clinton
On Friday, a State Department spokesperson said it would suspend its own internal review of the emails
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Trump predicts 'massive recession' in the US
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Alaska Air looking to buy Virgin America for $2 bn
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After WikiLeaks revelation, Greece asks IMF to clarify bailout plan
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Technology
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Honor 5X: More for less
Apart from the noticeable lag, the phone is one of the best in its price segment
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The Division: Good game in parts
Tom Clancy's The Division comes with its share of kinks
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InFocus LED TV: Nothing beats the price
The first time someone mentioned the price of the InFocus 50-inch Full HD LED TV, I thought that person was joking
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iPhone SE: Hits and misses
Billed as the most powerful 4-inch phone ever, a look at what to expect from it
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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016): Not a head turner
The phone doesn't offer anything out-of-the-box
