The dream run continues on Dalal Street with Nifty ending above 8,500 for the first time as major indices hit record highs - metals and bank stocks lead the rally.
Modi introduced his new ministers, who were inducted in the council on November 9.
Addressing the media, Modi exuded confidence that in this winter season, "I hope that we will be able to conduct business with a calm mind."
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has also written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding action.
They police had earlier released the sketches of all five accused who raped the photojournalist in the city on Thursday evening. The survivor, who is working with an English magazine, and her male colleague were on an assignment on Thursday evening when they were accosted by the culprits.
CNN IBN's Editor-in-chief, Rajdeep Sardesai, tells CNBC-TV18 that though a date cannot be fixed for the cabinet reshuffle, it is likely to be ‘expansive’ in nature.
Even as the Congress deals with the Telangana crisis, the imminent Cabinet reshuffle is making some of its old-timers preempt their next move.
In a surprise development, Oil Secretary S Sundareshan was on Monday shifted to the Ministry of Heavy Industries after four years in the ministry.
The regulations governing mergers, acquisitions and combinations under the Competition Act would be finalised by May 1, and implemented from June 1, said Minister for Corporate Affairs, Murli Deora, here on Monday.
The government has decided to pay tribute to Indian women on the International Women’s day by dropping a bombshell on India Inc! The ministry of corporate affairs has decided to include a provision in the proposed Companies Bill whereby any company, which has five or more directors, shall have at least one woman director.
Bharat Vasani, Chief Legal and Group General Counsel of the Tata Group, in an interview on CNBC-TV18, spoke about whether the Companies Bill had a good chance of incorporating some of the changes that the industry and other stakeholders mentioned to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance.
The Ministry of Company Affairs and India Inc continue to differ on as many as ten issues with regard to the proposed new Companies Bill, including a cap on managerial remuneration, mandatory CSR and restrictions on subsidiaries, report CNBC TV 18’s Rituparna Bhuyan and Malvika Jain.
The revised Companies Bill will be tabled in the budget session said Corporate Affairs Minister Murli Deora, reports CNBC-TV18.
The companies have sought a meeting with the Finance Minister on Tuesday and are requesting for the Finance Minister to abolish import and excise duty on oil which were levied in the last budget.
The government will take a decision on a share sale for state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) within three to four months, the company's chairman said on Friday.
Urea price decontrol has been put off till the next fiscal, finance ministry officials have told CNBC TV18’s Aakansha Sethi. This information comes at a time when the Group of Ministers (GoM) met and decided to ask the committee of secretary's to delve into the matter.