India Stock Market Highlights Today: IndusInd Bank, followed by HDFC twins, SBI, M&M, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, ITC and Asian Paints were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finance, HUL and NTPC were among the laggards

Stock Market Highlights on July 21: ICICI Bank, followed by Maruti, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, Power Grid and HDFC Bank were among the top gainers today, while Bajaj Finserv and ITC were the top laggards.

In a weak demand and oversupply scenario, the prices have indeed come down, especially in metro cities; but waiting for further decline might prove counterproductive

With the post-lockdown economy still to pick up, highly leveraged companies are looking at ways to reduce debt

For a republic at work since 1947, decisions on issues of national importance without prior consultation with experts, opposition parties, state governments and other stakeholders are not only inconceivable but come with consequences that could be easily avoided

If India has to fulfil its dream of becoming a global hub, it needs to rid manufacturing of procedural delays, bureaucratic snafus, high power, logistics and capital costs. Not to forget the long-winding dispute resolution process

Reports say that the global investors including Brookfield, Omers, Mubadala and ADIA are in early stage discussions with Tata Power to invest around $500-600 million in its renewable energy InvIT

Transfer Rs 5,000 in 40 crore daily wage workers to boost demand, Rs 10,000 to vulnerable, says the industry body, in an action note on COVID-19, tells PMO

Tax havens are increasingly being used for tax avoidance and other purposes; most of India's FDI inflows and outflows also are routed through them and should be a cause of concern

Why the fast-growing hotel chain had to scale down

Damani, who is known to have made multiple trips to the US prior to launching DMart in 2002 to study Walmart Founder Sam Walton's retail philosophy, has religiously followed his strategy of offering EDLP and EDLC

A dozen experts interpret Budget 2020 and its impact

In the Resolving Insolvency rankings, India has accelerated to the 52nd position, moving up by 56 places, and in the Logistics Performance Index, it has improved its international ranking by 10 points

The government set an ambitious disinvestment target of Rs 2.10 lakh crore for the next financial year, which includes selling its stake in BPCL and insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

The industry has been in the midst of a protracted slowdown as consumers at large, faced with rising unemployment and an unsure future, have stopped spending

Sitharaman also said the government was strengthening provisions related to safeguard and anti-dumping duties. These measures permitted under WTO guidelines are imposed in cases when a surge in imports in specific instances is reported from member countries

One of the reasons the government would have given importance to the dairy sector is because of the shortage of milk and drastically low levels of SMP (skimmed milk powder)

Though India has an estimated 900-1000 domestic medical devices manufacturers, only 15 companies have a turnover of above Rs 200 crore

Budget 2020: Industry leaders are not optimistic about the disinvestment and asset sale plan of the government as fetching the right price could be difficult in the current turbulent market.

Budget 2020: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) shares fell 6.15 per cent on BSE to Rs 1284.95. The share price of Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) fell 6.76 per cent to Rs 51