Before participating, consider company's long-term prospects, premium offered and acceptance ratio.

The BJP will be the obvious gainer while the DMK will lose a major chunk of its vote bank.

Even without Shah's TN visit and the rest, the increasing bonhomie between the BJP and the AIADMK factions in the state have become more visible than ever in the post-Jaya era, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

The BJP has been pushing the two AIADMK groups to merge and then get the Sasikala clan out of the party and government.

With faction bosses not seeming to control anyone any more, can the BJP count on the AIADMK for the presidential polls any more, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Utter confusion prevails in the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu.

A new political crisis is brewing in the VK Sasikala camp in Tamil Nadu -- differences between Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and party general secretary Sasikala.

It is thanks to these internal differences that the much-awaited merger between the two factions has not made any headway so far, reports R Rajagopalan.

With both the factions pledging their support, the BJP believes that the natural corollary is for them to now merge and retain the two-leaves election symbol, a view shared by the prime minister as well.

The OPS camp believes Sasikala's family still calls the shot in the EPS camp.

The Nifty Index features 50 of the largest companies in the country and represents close to 50 per cent of total market capitalisation. It is now trading at valuations that could only be justified if India Inc grows earnings at better than thrice the GDP growth rate. This is extremely unlikely, says Devangshu Datta.

'Sasikala went to jail in a 19-year-old case.' 'Dinakaran went to jail in a case of attempting to bribe the Election Commission.' 'How can you link the BJP to these two cases?'

Motilal Oswal of Motilal Oswal Financial Services tells Puneet Wadhwa why he thinks the current market levels will sustain.

Even as the unity moves between the two AIADMK factions seem to be going nowhere, former chief minister O Panneerselvam is working on a grand alliance of other Opposition parties, reports R Rajagopalan.

In signs of thaw on All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam merger move, the factions led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and the one by O Panneerselvam on Friday announced formation of their respective committees to hold discussions.

There is a hidden hand behind the political developments in Tamil Nadu...

Indian market probably has more headroom than the US, says Geoff Lewis, senior strategist for Asia, Manulife Asset Management.

The delegation comprised DMK leaders R S Bharathi, T K S Elangovan and Tiruchi N Siva.

Investors who play follow-the-leader and invest wherever the Foreign Portfolio Investors are going may face painful losses.

'We are all from middle class backgrounds...' 'We are not like those super privileged kids to whom the parents say "Jao beta. Studio khareed lo".'

While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.

41 companies take back shares worth Rs 27,783 crore in FY17

"Nothing wrong has happened over her death....there is no problem as being made by some persons," he said.

Arjunan claimed that some persons belonging to the DMK in the guise of public abused him and his mother.

A day before the crucial trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly, Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar checks out the mood in the AIADMK hq.

Should you expect 15 per cent return over a period of 20 years? Dwaipayan Bose has the answer

TCS said employee addition during the quarter stood at 18,362

With cash -- the primary medium of exchange -- all but disappearing, it is now unlikely that the expected fillip to demand on account of a good monsoon and proceeds from the Seventh Pay Commission payout will materialise.

If a risk taker and young, NPS would suit her/him. Otherwise, s/he should go for EPF.

Higher dividend taxes, falling valuations make alternative shareholder payment attractive.

If you plan to send your child to the US five years from now and expect the rupee to depreciate five per cent every year, adding US funds to your portfolio might be a good idea, says Ashley Coutinho.

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

Brokerage firm Ambit Capital has cut FY17 growth estimate to 3.5 per cent from 6.8 per cent and saaid there was even a possibility of growth contracting during the December quarter

IT services firm HCL Technologies on Friday reported a 16.7 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 2,014 crore for the quarter ended September 2016.

ICICI Bank extended yesterday gains, rising 10% in two trading sessions

India's "proactive operation" against terrorists in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir should be "commended" and supported by the international community, a top European Parliament official has said, underlining that New Delhi deserves global support in its fight against terror.

The government has also revised the minimum wages for unskilled non-farm workers upwards by 42 per cent to Rs 350 per day

The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24

Stock crashes 6.5%; top 5 firms lose Rs 33,883 crore in market cap

An index P/E of 23 implies that the market is already discounting EPS growth at 20% or more, says Devangshu Datta.