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Shopping online? These are the must-buys that will help you save the most

A recent report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and KPMG titled 'e-Commerce Rhetoric, Reality and Opportunity' has calculated the average discount rates of various items available online for sale.

Is the markets' Modi mania misplaced? Yes, says JP Morgan

India's equity market is up 6 percent this year, while the MSCI emerging market index has been practically flat in the same period, despite hiccups on the economy front.

Mobile phones slowly creeping into TV time

Mobile phones a clear choice in India for watching mobile video; laptops and tablets catching up.

This Indian city saw the highest price jump in top-end property prices

Mumbai has once again beaten the National Capital Region and Bangalore to emerge as India's most expensive property market.

Microsoft retains top spot, Oracle takes second in global software revenue

Salesforce moves into the Top 10 and drives the highest-growth rate of top vendors.

Chart: How India's capex plunged to an apalling 9-year low under UPA rule

It's no secret that investment - public and private -- has remained tepid since the 2008 global credit crisis. Public and private investment fell from the peak of 26.2 percent of GDP in financial year 2007-2008 to 17.3 percent in financial year 2012-2013, according to the report.

This Goldman report is sure to make Modi happy and Mamata very, very angry

Goldman Sachs is again at it. The global financial services company, also infamous for a few missed predictions, has poured more oil into the raging debate on Gujarat model in India.

Which state created most manufacturing jobs? Goldman has the answer

According the report, Gujarat tops the list, creating a little more than 350,000 jobs on average between financial year 2004-05 and financial year 2011-2012 (April-May).

Global combined device shipments to reach 2.5 bn units in 2014: Gartner

Device shipments grew 4.8 percent in 2013. Sales of traditional PCs will continue to hamper the overall growth of devices, and substitution from PC to tablet will decline.

These two charts sum up why India's real estate biggies are in deep, deep trouble

. Sales volumes of India's top real estate firms have almost halved over the past eight quarters, according to a study by property consulting firm Knight Frank.

Nifty, Sensex are hitting records every day: 3 reasons why markets will keep climbing

Policy actions have reduced the economy's external account deficit and reliance on short-term external flows, fiscal consolidation has continued and respite from inflation seems likely going ahead. The markets have rallied considerably in anticipation of an economic reforms-friendly election outcome. As a result, foreign investor interest has surged, the rupee has been remarkably strong, and latest data suggest an economic recovery is in the making.

Chart: A sharp fall in these two import items boosted India's external trade position

A Kotak Institutional Equities Strategy report states that in April-January of FY2014 (FYTD14) imports fell by $32 billion (compared to FYTD13) out of which gold accounted for roughly $20 billion and capital goods $8 billion. The balance was made up by fertilisers, iron and steel, crude and other products.

Chart: Rupee has its best day in 7 months as foreign investors bet on India reforms

Here's why you can blame NREGA for weak economic growth, slow job creation

The UPA's populist schemes like NREGA ( a rights based programme, which guarantees 100 days of employment to poor household in rural areas) are causing a structural shift in income consumption pattern and have massively distorted the labor market, and artificially jacked up both the cost of labor and input.

A graphic view of how UPA's poor handling of the economy will burden next govt

What's the price tag of an election? Here is a map on India vs other countries

The chart above provides rough estimates of how much the previous or upcoming elections cost in different parts of the world.

This trend shows that real estate prices in India will not come down anytime soon

Of the top 10 countries leading the average house completion projections for the period between 2012-2025, seven can be classified as developing or emerging markets, with the US, UK and Australia representing developed markets in the group.

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Check out how much inflation went up during UPA rule

Here is one demographic trend where India trumps China, EU and Japan

Crash, boom, bang! This city has the highest number of vehicle accidents in India

According to a Barclay's report titled 'Megatrends: Accelerating urbanization in India', Mumbai leads the country in the number of accidents with over 10,000 in 2012.

Slideshow: Here are 8 things that are going terribly wrong for Infosys

Guess which high-end global brand has the largest presence in India?

In the last five years, India's retail market has seen a significant shift in retailer attraction and selecy luxury brands like Mango, LV, Herms, Forever 21 and Gucci have gradually preferred to enter the Indian market to meet the rising demand for their brands.

Did you know 85% of candidates lost their deposit money in 2009 elections?

Despite the deposit loss, there is no stopping the independent candidates

Making urban India's voice heard, is that AAP's real success?

If Arvind Kejriwal's success is anything to go by ( AAP won 28/70 seats in its maiden outing), promises to fix civic amenities, like interrupted water and power supplies, and battle corruption can go a long way to get urban voters to actually cast their ballot.

These two charts show why FMCG firms can't count on rural demand anymore