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India to close in on China by 2016; GDP to grow 6.4%: OECD OECD has bumped up India's growth forecast for next year citing a pickup in investment because of the improved political situation. read more LIC nets Rs 10,000 crore by taking bold contrarian stock calls LIC's mantra is simple: buy shares of operationally sound companies that are caught in unfavourable business cycle and trading at a lower multiple. Hunt for buyers burns Rs 1,000 cr hole in Flipkart, Amazon & Snapdeal's books Online retailers have been aggressive about winning customers through discounts but that has led to a backlash from traditional retail.

Editor's Pick How Google's Singhal plans to increase Indian Internet users to 500 mn That is more than a twofold increase in less than three years, demonstrating the scale of Google's ambitions in the country. Lessons for PM Modi's smart cities from Cisco's smart campus  As the Chief Globalisation Officer at Cisco, Wim Elfrink prides himself on applying digital overlay to physical infrastructure. NSA Ajit Doval's new status effectively dwarfs many in Cabinet Doval was also the representative to hold talks with the US about cooperation on terrorism and with Israel on strengthening defence ties. PM can take cues from  DBS Bank model to cleanup PSU banks A PSU bank's chairman is chosen after a 15-minute interview, while a kindergarten interview takes more time. It's time to toss out almost everything associated with PSB hiring.

Most Popular This Week Ashamed to say my children studied abroad: Uday Kotak Narendra Modi among world's most powerful, Vladimir Putin tops Forbes list Taking cue from Modi, Coke may launch fizzy fruit drink  Wagah Border attacker's target was India Flipkart rejigs top management, hands over more responsibility to Mukesh Bansal

Story of The Week Cabinet rejig on Sunday: Parrikar likely to get Defence; Naqvi, JP Nadda may also find berth Some new faces from Bihar and Rajasthan besides a few from BJP allies like Shiv Sena and TDP are expected to find a place in the govt. read more

Money Tips to manage finances if you lose your job "Having an emergency fund that can take care of at least three to six months' expenses can be of enormous help," says Suresh Sadagopan. Missed the massive rally on Sensex? Here's what you should do Analysts at top brokerages firmly believe that we are in a bull market, which will take the Sensex and the Nifty to fresh record highs.

Stock Round Up Five reasons for markets to continue making new highs Aggressive long positions by the foreign institutional investors in Indian equities reflect their bullishness on hopes of a recovery in economy in coming years.

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