BTVI Episodes
Trump offers to mediate again on Kashmir
US President Donald Trump today made an offer again to mediate on Kashmir. He further said he is looking forward to his meeting with PM Narendra Modi this weekend on the sidelines of G7 Summit in France where the issue may surface yet again. And, ...

M&M Finance enters into JV with Ideal Motors Group
Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services yesterday signed a joint venture with Ideal Finance, a subsidiary of Sri Lankan conglomerate Ideal Group and it will acquire 58 per cent stake in Ideal Finance. V Ravi, Executive Director & Chief Financial ...

Chidambaram Makes Dramatic Appearance At Party HQ
Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has been eluding CBI and ED, today evening dramatically surfaced at the Congress headquarters, hours after his petition challenging the Delhi High Court rejection of anticipator...

Bullish on pharma and IT stocks at current levels: Raghavendra Kedia
Stock market expert Raghavendra says at a time when stocks are at significantly corrected levels, he prefers waiting for some more time before investing in auto stocks, considers Eicher Motors and Maruti highly priced currently, says he does not r...

‘Bullish on pharma and IT stocks at current levels’
Stock market expert Raghavendra says at a time when stocks are at significantly corrected levels, he prefers waiting for some more time before investing in auto stocks, considers Eicher Motors and Maruti highly priced currently, says he does not r...

Sebi's overhaul of FPI regulations
Securities and Exchanges Board of India in its board meet today eased the rules for foreign portfolio investors doing away with the broad-based eligibility criteria for FPIs. Central banks of other countries are now also eligible to be FPIs. SEBI ...

Parle may lay off 10,000 workers as sales drop
Leading biscuit company Parle Products might lay off up to 10,000 employees owing to slow economic growth and drop in consumption demand in the rural areas. Chetan Bhtani gives more details.

IL&FS case probe: Cousin Uddhav supports Raj Thackeray
Ahead of his scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with IL&FS probe, Raj Thackeray has found support from his cousin and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray who when asked the ED's notice to the the MNS chief, sai...

Trump offers to mediate again on Kashmir
US President Donald Trump has once again offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, saying it’s a “very complicated place”.

Look out notice for Chidambaram
The Enforcement Directorate has issued a look out circular against former FM P Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media case. Officials said Chidambaram's whereabouts are not known at present and he is required by them to take the probe forwar...

Sebi's overhaul of FPI regulations
Securities and Exchanges Board of India in its board meet today eased the rules for foreign portfolio investors doing away with the broad-based eligibility criteria for FPIs. Central banks of other countries are now also eligible to be FPIs. SEBI ...

Sebi eases rules for FPIs
Market regulator Sebi on Wednesday eased the rules for foreign portfolio investors (FPI) doing away with the broad-based eligibility criteria for FPIs and announced that the registration for the multiple investment manager structure would be simpl...

NLCAT to next hear Jet case on September 4
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) today asked lenders of Jet Airways whether they would cooperate with the offshore administrator who is also pursuing insolvency proceedings against the debt-ridden carrier. The appellate tribunal...

Hopeful of up-turn in sales in festive season: Shashank Srivastava, Maruti Suzuki India
Maruti Suzuki today launched the new multi-purpose vehicle XL6 in New Delhi. Speaking to BTVI at the launch event, Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director - Sales & Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India, said the company is hopeful of an upturn in sales ...

Learn When To Enter & Exit Mutual Funds With Expert's Help
On this episode of 'MF Guide', Dinesh Rohira, Founder & CEO, 5Nance.com, answers viewers’ queries and helps them choose the right mutual fund to meet their respective objectives. He also talks about the importance of long-term investments and give...

Hopeful of up-turn in sales in festive season: Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Suzuki today launched the six seater XL 6 today in the national capital. Speaking to BTVI, Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director - Sales & Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India, said he is hopeful of a upturn in sales with the onset of the fest...

No Interim Protection for ex-FM P Chidambaram yet
There seems to be no respite in sight for senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambar in the INX Media case. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court refused to take up the special leave petition filed by Chidambaram’s legal team, ...

Enter & Exit Mutual Fund Investments With Expert's Help
On this episode of 'MF Guide', Dinesh Rohira, Founder & CEO, 5Nance.com, answers viewers’ queries and helps them choose the right mutual fund to meet their respective objectives. He also talks about the importance of long-term investments and give...

We Are Currently In A Weak Investment Cycle: Vinod Karki, ICICI Securities
Vinod Karki, ICICI Securities, talks about sharp corrections seen in the market post budget, finds that mid and smallcaps have been underperforming, and largecaps also on the downside of late due to FII outflows. The expert also attributes the cor...

Call BTVI: Stock Trading Simplified With Experts' Help
On this episode of ‘Call BTVI’, experts Saurabh Jain, Assistant Vice President - Research (Retail Equities) at SMC Global Securities and Hemen Kapadia, Research, KR Choksey SSPL, answer viewers’ stock-specific queries. They advise viewers on how t...

Sharad Mishra Charts His Top Bets
Sharad Mishra, Partner at Sharad Mishra & Associates, shares his views on the day’s market trends and suggests strategies to trade Nifty and Bank Nifty. He also gives stock-specific recommendations.

Ujjivan Aims At Small Finance Bank IPO By December
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, a unit of non-bank lender Ujjivan Financial Services, has filed a draft prospectus with market regulator Sebi to float a Rs 1,200-crore initial public offering (IPO). Speaking with BTVI, Ittira Davis, MD & CEO at Ujjiva...

Power Discoms' Structural Issues Big Hurdle For UDAY 2.0 Success: S&P Global
Even as power sector woes continue, S&P Global Ratings has sounded an alarm saying the government's latest measure of the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) 2.0 would not fix the problems. Speaking with BTVI, Abhishek Dangra, Senior Director at ...

Anatomy Of Auto Sector Slowdown
The auto sector is the most visible face of the current economic slowdown due to the combination of various supply shocks like regulatory, tax, credit squeeze and weaker exports. Weaker consumer confidence and demand have also contributed to the s...

Gold To Rally To Rs 38,500-39,000 In Short To Medium-Term: Dharmesh Bhatia
Gold prices have surge to $1,500 per troy ounce after six years. Its price in India is also at an all-time high, with October Gold Future crossing Rs 38,000 per 10 gm at MCX. Dharmesh Bhatia, Senior Manager Forex & Commodities Strategy at Emirates...

HCL Tech Joins Hands With MADC To Expand MIHAN Campus In Nagpur
HCL Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) for expansion of its MIHAN campus in Nagpur. Speaking with BTVI, Sanjay Gupta, Corporate Vice President at HCL Technologies, sa...

Essar Steel Resolution To Come Through Soon, Will Set Precedent: VG Kannan, IBA
VG Kannan, Chief Executive Officer of Indian Banking Association (IBA), is hopeful that the Essar Steel resolution will come through soon. Talking to BTVI, he said the latest IBC amendments are sufficient to handle the Essar Steel case. According ...

Govt Puts Car Registration Fee Hike On Hold: Sources
The government has put its move to hike car registration fee on hold and it won't notify increasing registration prices for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles any time soon, according to sources. The draft notification by the government pro...

Gold Has Turned Positive In Last One Year: Michael Preiss
Michael Preiss, Executive Director at Taurus Wealth Advisors, said gold has turned positive in the last one year due to recesssion fears, and the yellow metal might see more inflows. According to him, protests in Hong Kong will hit global fund flo...

Sebi Board To Meet Today, May Look At Easing FPI Registration Process
At a time when the Narendra Modi government is facing the ire of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) for imposing surcharge on using the trust structure for investing in India, BTVI has learned that market regulator Sebi is all set to revamp the re...

Fighting Fake News With Aadhaar-Social Media Linkage
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea of Facebook to transfer cases related linking social media profiles with Aadhaar. On Monday, Tamil Nadu government had told the apex court that social media profiles must be linked with Aadhaar to check ...

SBI's bouquet of festive offers
SBI has set the stage for the upcoming festive season. It has rolled out a special scheme to auto loan borrowers. Will car and two-wheeler makers offer a discount and how big the discount will be? Priyanka Iyer gives more details.

Lenders send DHFL resolution plan to RBI
Sources tell BTVI that lenders have sent the final draft on DHFL resolution plan as approved by bankers to RBI for their approval. Anku Goyal gives more details on this.

Short notice to MPs to vacate bungalows harsh: Anand Sharma
Senior Congress leaders termed as harsh and discriminatory the notice served to former MPs to vacate government accommodation in Delhi within a week, and has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hypocrisy.

Ratul Puri's arrest 'malafide' action: Kamal Nath
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew Ratul Puri in connection with a Rs 354-crore bank fraud case filed by Central Bank of India. Kamal Nath called the arrest a “malafide action”, said he has no co...

Chandrayaan 2 enters moon's orbit
The ISRO successfully put the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the lunar orbit after completing the crucial orbit manoeuvre. The insertion of India's spacecraft to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, into the lunar orbit was a tense 30 minute operation, said IS...

Chidambaram moves SC after HC rejects his bail plea in INX Media case
After the Delhi HC rejected the anticipatory bail plea of P Chidambaram in INX Media case, the former finance minister moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent listing of the matter. ED and CBI had opposed Chidambaram's bail plea saying that custodi...

Will auto and two-wheeler makers offer discounts?
The first big move to revive the auto sector is here. It has not come from the government or the GST Council, but it has come from India’s leading bank — the State bank of India. The country's largest lender announced processing fee waiver on car ...

Nobody is ever finished in politics: Supriya Sule
Supriya Sadanand Sule, a third-time NCP MP, talks about her journey in politics, party’s health. Talking about the recent mass defection from the party, she says the party will ride through the storm and says this without losing its relevance. She...

Market volatility will remain, time for building portfolios: Sameer Dalal
Sameer Dalal, Natverlal & Sons Stockbrokers, comments on tepid trade on D Street, volatility continuing, says with FII selling continuing, and global market weakness, markets will continue to be in downward trend, explains that even if the governm...

Markets volatility will remain, time for building portfolios: Sameer Dalal
Sameer Dalal, Natverlal & Sons Stockbrokers, says with FII selling continuing, and global market weakness, markets will continue to be in downward trend, explains that even if the government gives sops to sectors faced with crisis, revival is not ...

It Was A Tense 30 Minutes: ISRO Chairman Sivan
The insertion of India's spacecraft to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, into the lunar orbit was a tense 30 minute operation, said ISRO Chairman K. Sivan. "It was tense 30 minute operation. The tension and anxiety kept on building as the clock ticked. It ...

Confident auto sector will bounce back: Vikas Jain, Hyundai
Vikas Jain, Natiopnal Sales Head, Hyundai, talks about their new launch Grand i10 Nios, its features, styling, and expects the company's business to touch new heights. Talking about the crisis in the auto industry, he says the turmoil has been fo...

Adani Greens to raise funds to double its solar power capacity: Sources
Sources say Adani Greens has plans to raise money from the markets over the next two years to push its solar agenda. BTVI has learnt that the company may raise a little over Rs 20,000 crore through term loans, bonds and ECBs to fund its projects a...

P Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea in INX Media case dismissed
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media case. Investigating agencies ED and CBI had opposed Chidambaram's bail plea, saying that custodial interrogation of the f...

Plan Your Mutual Fund Investments With Expert's Help
On this episode of 'MF Guide', Vivek Rege, Founder & CEO of VR Wealth Advisors, answers viewers’ queries and helps them choose the right mutual fund to meet their respective objectives. He also talks about how to rebalance your portfolio and make ...

Tamil Nadu Government seeks Centre's help to prevent job losses in auto sector
Tamil Nadu Minister for Tamil Language and Culture K Pandiarajan, speaking on the slowdown in the automobile industry, the crisis hitting all production centres of auto majors in the state, and the slump resulting in job losses, says it is due to ...

Should you invest in IT stocks?
UR Bhat, Dalton Capital Advisors, sharing his views on waning rural demand hitting FMCG sector, says centre's stimulus package must address the crisis. Talking about his bets in the FMCG sector, the market expert says low ticket value items and st...
