'Cyrus was generous, hospitable, sharing of whatever he had.''He never ever acted like the inheritor of great wealth.' IMAGE: Cyrus Mistry, then chairman, Tata Sons, left, with his predecessor......
'One evening, my mother announced during dinner that we would open a Cumulative Time Deposit account in the post office.'My father froze.'The handful of curd rice that he had just put into his......
'What do you think the Congress is today?''Is it a political party heading for a life-and-death battle?''Or an NGO, just doing its thing and hoping it will improve the state of the world?' asks......
'1998-1999 was the only year in the last quarter century that India had net-negative foreign investment.''Foreign money ran away from India that year because capital is a coward and does not like......
During his 37-year rule, the nation’s lush fields became wastelands, disease and hunger became rampant and the economy registered a negative growth of six per cent, says Shreekant Sambrani.......
Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Zuckerberg -- or Zuck, as he is known to nearly everyone of his acquaintance -- is......
In the face of tax blow, brokerages remain sanguine about the prospects of asset management companies (AMCs). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A sharp correction in the shares of AMCs over......
India's economic image is not affected due to Adani Group's recent decision to pull out Rs 20,000 crore FPO (follow-on public offers) amid allegations of financial wrongdoings, Finance Minister......
Lump sum investments in equity and hybrid schemes of mutual funds (MFs) declined to Rs 17,900 crore in October — the lowest since January 2021. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......
The most important step is delivering what is needed -- a fairer IPO pricing, notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Towards the end of every bull market, glamorous......