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Govt's policies a disaster, rating downgrade likely: Marc Faber The govt of India, through its incredible bureaucracy, has retarded economic growth in the last 20-30 yrs by at least 3% pa in real terms, says Faber. read more IPsoft's cognitive solutions to replace human agents in BPO services Chetan Dube, Indian born founder of the New York-based co said that by Christmas the cognitive tech will be in action in one of the largest media cos. Maruti launches WagonR Stingray at a starting price of Rs 4.10 lakh "The launch of Stingray is in line with our strategy to provide refurbished models to our customers in the market place," Kenichi Ayukawa said.

Editor's Pick Govt measures hopeless, I am not optimistic: Jim Rogers Measures taken by govt & RBI to arrest the rupee fall have not yielded any results & have instead made situation worse, said Rogers. Edit: A weaker rupee is not a bad thing What’s good for exports is good for our current account deficit, which can narrow sharply on the back of this depreciation. If it's 1991 for India, China faces 1998 like situation Looking at China, one might imagine the 15 yrs separating Zhu’s inauguration as Chinese premier in March'98 & Keqiang’s this March never happened. Many big cos & India's most influential gain from weak rupee The Indian currency's free fall may have spooked the markets, but it's unlikely to keep many awake in the top echelons of India Inc.

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Story of The Week Rupee breaks 6-day streak of all-time lows: Next level, 60 or 70? Crisil says it sees the Indian currency at 60 against the US dollar, while Barclays pegs the figure at 61. read more

Money Tax-efficient fixed maturity plans a good investment option now Given the rate uncertainty in the near future, the tax-efficient FMPs may be the right choice. Here's how to pick the right ones. Does buying a plot of land suit your budget and needs? Find out While a plot of land is likely to fetch higher returns in the long term, it also comes with certain drawbacks. Find out if such an investment suits your budget and needs.

Stock Round Up Stock market regains Rs 60 lakh crore market cap level However, the market's dollar valuation remained below the trillion-dollar level at USD 954 billion (Rs 60,33,296.62 crore).

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