Q1 GDP at 5.7%; Jan Dhan Yojana & more in news!

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Sat, Aug 30, 2014 | 12:09 PM IST Weekly Platter Newsletter

Q1 GDP growth at 5.7% versus 4.6% QoQ; hits 2.5-year high While the manufacturing sector grew at 3.5% versus (-)1.4% QoQ, the agricultural sector growth dipped to 3.8% versus 6.3% QoQ. read more Supreme Court deems all coal blocks allocated since 1993 as illegal Allocation of coal blocks done under screening committee rule and government dispensation suffers from illegality, says SC. PM 'Jan Dhan' Yojana launched; 1.5 crore bank accounts opened in a day The Jan Dhan Yojana aims to cover 60% of the country's population that does not have access to formal banking services.

Editor's Pick Modi's 100 days: What makes new PM different from predecessors After 100 days in Delhi, nobody -his cabinet colleagues, his babus -can claim any amount of familiarity with the new prime minister. $16 bn group: Journey of Flipkart, JustDial and MuSigma Just Dial, Mu Sigma and Flipkart together are estimated to have a valuation of about Rs 1 lakh crore. ET traces their entrepreneurial journeys. Bhangoo: From a milk seller to owner of 1.83 lakh acres of land Bhangoo's story is similar to that of Sahara group's Subrata Roy. Both run business empires whose functioning, critics say, is opaque. What made Jhunjhunwala buy 20% stake in Full Life Full Life probably has the staff with the youngest average age among all the companies that Jhunjunwala has invested in.

Most Popular This Week PM Modi's Japan visit: No $1.7 trillion fund, Tokyo to finance specific projects If India unleashes its full potential, it can grow faster than China: BCG Xiaomi Redmi 1S launched at Rs 5,999; smartphone maker takes fight to the entry level HP may axe 800 people in Bangalore after it loses grip on Bank of America account PM Modi's big plan: Get education, medical & birth records online in a digital locker

Story of The Week SC verdict on Coal block allocation may plunge future of power firms into darkness "Between 1993 and 2000, govt was encouraging private cos to take coal block allocation and awarding it because they wanted to increase their participation. read more

Money All you need to know about cap on free ATM transactions The RBI has lowered the cap on free ATM transactions and allowed banks to charge customers. Here are the things you should know. Earning more than Rs 15,000 in first job? EPS is not for you The move is triggered by fears that the hike in the salary ceiling for statutory PF contributions to Rs 15,000 per month from Rs 6,500 per month.

Stock Round Up Sensex, Nifty end at record closing highs; ITC, L&T top gainers The benchmark indices continued their record breaking spree with the S&P BSE Sensex at fresh record closing high of 26,638.11.

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Sensex at 1,00,000 in 10 years? and other ET stories

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Thu, Aug 28, 2014 | 06:01 PM IST Market Watch Newsletter

India in multi-year bull market; Sensex seen at 1,00,000 in 10 years "India has a long way to go. The ingredients for a sustained bull market are very much in place ," Navneet Munot, CIO... Top six factors that are taking Indian markets to all-time highs The sentiment among investors has turned bullish and they are expecting the Nifty to rally another 5-10 per cent in t... Sensex, Nifty end at record closing highs; ITC, L&T top gainers The benchmark indices continued their record breaking spree with the S&P BSE Sensex at fresh record closing high of 2...

Interview One to One Underlying bias for markets is positive, can see 15% growth... Tirthankar Patnaik , Religare Capital Markets

Market Watch 28 Aug | 06:01PM SENSEX 26638.11 ↑ 77.96 NIFTY 7954.35 ↑ 18.30 USD/INR 60.16 ↓ -0.18 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 28145.00 ↑ 365.00

Gainers Losers 28 Aug, 2014, 06:01PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Paushak Ltd. 223.65 19.98 24478 223.65 185.10 ISL Consulting Ltd. 14.90 19.68 57909 14.90 13.10 Super Crop Safe Ltd. 15.85 19.62 1080 15.90 13.50

FROM THE NEWSPAPER Astral Poly rocks D-Street by rallying over 3400% in last 5 years Astral Poly Technik Ltd, has rallied over 3400% in the last five years, thanks to two stock splits -- one in 2010 and... What peak? Analysts see pharma stocks quoting 60x! Pharma stocks have surprised many with spectacular rally even as the market rally was led by high beta cyclical stock... Quick decisions give corporate India new high; M&A, PE deals on the rise There has been a clear upswing in the M&A and private equity deal activity, with three $1 billion-plus deals in July.... Real picture: More to market rally than 'Modi stocks' A look at top gainers among BSE100 since May 26 swearing-in shows market has shifted focus to fundamentally sound cos... Foreign funds flow in; companies have raised over Rs 20,000 cr via QIPs since June Companies, especially debt-laden enterprises, are seeking to benefit from the growing interest of FIs in Indian equit...

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