India up in ease of doing biz, Zuckerberg's visit

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Modi government scores: India up 12 places in World Bank's ease of doing business list The cut-off date for the list was June 1, implying that the score was achieved in 1 year of govt taking over. In 2015, India had slipped to 142 spot. read more Facebook's IIT-Delhi townhall: Mark Zuckerberg outlines his vision for India Zuckerberg spoke on a wide array of subjects such as Facebook's role in educating and connecting the world and the burning issue of Net Neutrality. Once a month, PM Narendra Modi steps in to revive stalled projects Once a month, Prime Minister Modi holds a meeting with top state and federal bureaucrats to check why projects have not got off the ground.

Editor's Pick Companies tweak bell curve to suit current workforce needs Companies are disbanding bell curve model or tweaking it to make their system of rating and rewarding employees more flexible and feedback-based. How a techie gave up a cushy business in San Jose & offered distressed farmers a new lease of life in Mandya Rustling up the rural cooperative was not hard. Madhuchandan had the eager support of progressive farmer Venkatesh from Panakanahalli in Mandya. Meet Prashant Kishor, the man who shaped Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar campaigns now in demand globally The former UN health official, once the Man Friday of Modi, is currently playing election strategist simultaneously on two continents. Startup India initiative: Pundits like Nikesh Arora, Kunal Bahl helping Modi government to craft new policy A host of VC funds have also come forth with their suggestions. A detailed policy to encourage startups is likely to be unveiled in December.

Most Popular This Week Online travel agencies like MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, Yatra blocked OYO & Zo Rooms from their websites Maruti Suzuki Baleno hatchback launched at Rs 4.99 lakh; to take on Polo, Jazz & Elite i20 Rakesh Jhunjhunwala makes huge bid in IndiGo IPO Sanjiv Kapoor steps down as SpiceJet's COO; set to join Vistara Government preparing law to let brick and mortar stores remain open throughout night

Story of The Week Cheaper air fares, FDI push: 15 key takeaways from draft aviation policy The Narendra Modi government has announced an ambitious plan to fulfill dreams of 300 million middle-class fly by limiting airfares. read more

Money ET 500: Stocks that pass Warren Buffett's 'basic screen test' of value investing There are several investors in the United States who have built the 'Warren Buffett portfolio', following the strategy of the famous value guru. Is real estate the best investment class? If you dig deeper, you will find that return from real estate is not spectacular. In the long term, stocks may churn out higher returns.

Stock Round Up Diwali bonanza! Top 10 stock picks by experts for new Samvat Samvat 2072 would reward companies backed by strong fundamentals and investors using bottom-up strategies should see superior returns.

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Sensex ends 181 pts down, worst week in 8; Top stock picks for Samvat; 14 stocks in which FIIs raised stake; PNB Housing Fin hires bankers for IPO; and more ...

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Fri, Oct 30, 2015 | 04:13 PM IST Market Watch Newsletter

Sensex ends 181 points, to record worst week in 2 months; Nifty below 8,100; Vedanta cracks 6% The domestic stock market continued its weak trend on Friday, slipping for the fifth consecutive session to record it...

Top 14 stocks in which FIIs raised stake in last one year Most FIIs sold domestic equities in August and September. In a way, some of the adjustments have already happened....

Diwali bonanza! Top 10 stock picks by experts for new Samvat Samvat 2072 would reward companies backed by strong fundamentals and investors using bottom-up strategies should see ...

Interview One to One Govts should now look at ways for extra-fiscal stimulation of economies... Geoff Lewis ,Market Strategist

Market Watch 30 Oct | 04:13PM SENSEX 26656.83↓-181.31 NIFTY 8065.80↓-45.95 USD/INR 65.34↑0.03 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 26604.00↓-17.00

Gainers Losers 30 Oct, 2015, 04:13PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low M K Exim (India) Ltd. 13.92 20.00 3070 13.92 13.03 Kothari Products Ltd. 270.80 19.98 241336 270.80 240.10 Omax Autos Ltd. 59.95 19.90 402736 60.00 53.00

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PNB Housing Finance hires banks for $385 million IPO The state-run Punjab National Bank owns a 51 percent stake in PNB Housing, while Carlyle Group owns the remainder....

Retail investors keen to switch to preference shares & tax-free bonds as FD rates fall Investors are moving to instruments such as preference shares & tax-free bonds, which in the past, did not go down to...

New investment limits for fund houses likely; investor losses may trigger Sebi move The sector exposure limit is likely to be reduced to 25% from 30% while the single issuer limit may be brought down t...

Will Norway's wealth fund losses affect its Indian portfolio? Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has posted $32 billion in losses in the quarter ended September ...

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