Today's News in Media by E R Iyer

July 09, 2016

Top story   Tax collections surge to ₹3 lakh cr in first quarter Sharp rise comes with caveats, but gives Centre wiggle room for big spending Read more » GDP number: Deflator trouble, kindly adjust Number games are usually complex, and calculating India’s GDP is no exception. In a recent report, HSBC declared that India’s GDP is “fraught with methodological concerns” and that the country’s real growth was aroun... Read more » More Articles »

Editor's Pick   Raonic ends Federer's run to reach first final Milos Raonic made Roger Federer feel his age on Friday as the Canadian sharp-shooter bombarded Centre Court with a succession of 140 mph missiles to flatten the seven-times champion and reach his first grand slam fin... Read more » Murray outclasses Berdych to reach Wimbledon final Britain's Andy Murray tormented Tomas Berdych to claim a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory and reach his third Wimbledon final on Friday, setting up a weekend showdown with Canadian Milos Raonic. The second seed was total... Read more » More Articles »   Most Popular   Ahead of 4G launch, Reliance slashes price of LYF smartphone Aimed at boosting sale of cheapest 4G smartphone Read more » Congress accuses BJP of covering up ₹45,000-crore telecom scam DoT says no scam; set to send recovery notices to telecom companies Read more » More Articles »   Portfolio   Sensex up against a wall? While there are pockets of growth across sectors, the Sensex appears to have priced in most of the positives, limiting the upside Read more » Beyond the final frontier So, the Sensex can, at best, rally by 6-7 per cent by FY18. Does this mean that investors should dump equities altogether? Not quite. It is true that the Sensex gives an indication of the direction in which the... Read more » More Articles »   Companies   Adani plans over ₹50,000 cr investment in Jharkhand To set up 1,600 MW thermal plant in Godda district Read more » Tata Steel in talks with Thyssenkrupp AG for JV in Europe Tata Steel Ltd has initiated discussion with strategic players in the steel industry, including Thyssenkrupp AG to explore the feasibility of strategic collaborations through a potential joint venture for its Europea... Read more » More Articles »   Markets   Default risk on pledged shares on the rise, says India Ratings report Of the top 500 corporate borrowers facing refinancing risk, Ind-Ra finds 83 as stressed Read more » With tortoise as logo, Parag Parikh AMC keen on winning through long-term bets We must be ready for a period of lower nominal returns, says Chairman Neil Parikh, PPFAS AMC Read more » More Articles »   Blink   Being Khan Young actors may be rewriting the rules of stardom. Still, the monster productions of the Khans, their fandom and king-size lives continue to be Bollywood’s predominant narrative Read more » Where mind meets matter A sanctuary offers the writer ways to distil disparate worlds into the story being written. And Iruttu Pallam, the ‘dark valley’ near Coimbatore, is just that: sanctuary Read more » More Articles »   Economy