
In an election year with polls scheduled for Lok Sabha and several agrarian states, a bad monsoon could mean a turn in fortune for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The insurance regulator must clearly spell out the reasoning for allowing this stake increase and whether it is a one-off.

A weaker rupee and rising crude prices could lead to imported inflation and make the case for the central bank to be more cautious.

State governments continue to hesitate in taking tough measures to improve power scenario in their states keeping political interest ahead

Data now shows that this elixir of political survival is causing structural damage and needs to be stopped before it becomes irreversible.

A financial settlement with Mallya will give confidence to businessmen who have had serious financial fraud charges against them that they can buy their way out of a jail term.

Brent crude prices rose 2.56% to nearly $75 a barrel soon after OPEC's announcement, which indicates that the market had discounted a 1 mbpd raise in output and had expected more.

In a country which is no stranger to periodic bailouts of state electricity boards, it is now thermal power producers who are battling high debt and operating at low capacity utilisation.

The concept of 'Pariwartan' has been taken from TARP, so perhaps the performance of TARP will give an idea of what lies ahead for these assets

Ever since the conflict of interest allegations emerged against Kochhar, the board has acted as if it was the personal defence team of the embattled CEO

Rising crude oil prices, a worsening current account deficit, and a slowdown in foreign investment inflows threaten to upend economic recovery.

When we are not driven by a purpose, we constantly chase a higher return even if the fund is performing at the desired return due to greed

Instant loans are personal loans that are delivered almost instantly or within the span of one working day

The relative outperformance has attracted many novice investors to the mid and small cap funds.

Those who travel occasionally and for a long duration, single trip travel insurance is an appropriate choice

US President Donald Trump has departed from Singapore following the historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Close-ended mutual funds do not have any track record and aren’t open to investors post their initial offer period

If you do not have a big lump sum amount to invest, one can start accumulating money by investing through recurring deposits

Insurance can protect the house's physical structure as well as the belongings against rain-related damages

It is no surprise that the earlier one starts financial planning; the lesser the burden on saving each month will be.

Maintaining the policy stance at neutral gives the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) some room to remain data dependent going forward and also suggests that the rate hike cycle is likely to be a shallow one for now

The market movement has been little adverse, though yield levels had already moved up in anticipation of a rate hike by the MPC

Instant loans are so popular now that many loan seekers prefer them over traditional personal loans.

The big indices have retreated just 5-6 percent from their peaks, but the price damage in mid and small cap shares has been severe.

The article discusses taxability of the pension received overseas.