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Building companies remains Romesh Wadhwani's passion

Building companies remains Romesh Wadhwani's passion

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2015

Wadhwani joined the billion-dollar club in 1999, when he sold a venture for $9.3 bn to i2 Technologies.

Except SpiceJet, all pvt airlines to post profit in Q3

Except SpiceJet, all pvt airlines to post profit in Q3

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2015

Capa lauded govt's efforts in rescuing SpiceJet.

Budget may announce fuel subsidy reforms

Budget may announce fuel subsidy reforms

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2015

FM indicates adherence to fiscal road map, benign tax rates, correction in inverted duty structure

'Global CEOs unsure of an economic revival in 2015'

'Global CEOs unsure of an economic revival in 2015'

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2015

Thirty-eight per cent of CEOs say the US is among their top three overseas growth markets, compared with 34 per cent for China, 19 per cent for Germany, 11 per cent for the UK and 10 per cent for Brazil.

Jaitley to sell 'Make in India' at Davos summit

Jaitley to sell 'Make in India' at Davos summit

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2015

The Confederation of Indian Industry will organise a round table on investment.

Bandhan gets equity investment of Rs 1,600 crore

Bandhan gets equity investment of Rs 1,600 crore

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2015

Bandhan Financial Services, which is to start banking operations soon, has received a combined equity commitment of Rs 1,600 crore (Rs 16 billion) from International Finance Corp (IFC) and GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.

No discrimination for borrowers, RBI mandates

No discrimination for borrowers, RBI mandates

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2015

In the past few years, banks have been reducing the spread of retail loans for new customers while keeping the base rate unchanged.

Five start-ups get instant funding at TiE event

Five start-ups get instant funding at TiE event

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2015

Winners were chosen from 200 applicants; made a pitch to 10 investors for Rs 10 lakh funding each against 8% equity.

Can Samsung's Tizen smartphone take on Android?

Can Samsung's Tizen smartphone take on Android?

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2015

Tizen is an open source operating system built by the eponymous organisation that includes Samsung as a member.

Modi should raise outsourcing issue with US: Bhagwati

Modi should raise outsourcing issue with US: Bhagwati

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2015

Bhagwati reminded Modi that the US system was driven by lobby groups and India needed to voice its concern over the anti-outsourcing sentiment in the US

Centre seeks new ways to fund infrastructure sector

Centre seeks new ways to fund infrastructure sector

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

Elaborating on this theme, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pointed out that if the power sector had not been opened up through reforms initiated in 2003, India would still have been in darkness.

Is Dabhol project to be privatised soon?

Is Dabhol project to be privatised soon?

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

Goyal's statement comes in the wake of RGPPL board giving its approval last month for the conversion of debt into equity equivalent to interest dues of Rs 405 crore (Rs 4.05 billion).

Breather for Uber, Kolkata tags it as IT firm

Breather for Uber, Kolkata tags it as IT firm

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

The company is a facilitator of taxis (therefore an intermediary) and is best governed under the IT Act said Neeraj Singhal, Uber's head of expansion in India.

Twitter in talks to acquire ZipDial, says report

Twitter in talks to acquire ZipDial, says report

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

Founded in 2010 by Sanjay Swamy, Valerie Rozycki, and Amiya Pathak, ZipDial is a cloud-based mobile and analytics platform, which help companies reach out their targeted audience and do marketing through 'missed calls'.

Rajan gets 'Governor of the Year' award

Rajan gets 'Governor of the Year' award

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2015

Former Banque de France head Jacques de Larosire was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his lengthy struggle for monetary order, the magazine said in a statement on Monday.

Modi move to allow dual use in SEZs to help Adani SEZ

Modi move to allow dual use in SEZs to help Adani SEZ

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2015

Developers had been urging dual usage of their SEZ land since the beginning of global financial recession in 2008.

Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Investment pledges worth Rs 25 lakh crore

Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Investment pledges worth Rs 25 lakh crore

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2015

Around 25,000 delegates came, from 110 countries.

IndiGo lures grounded SpiceJet pilots

IndiGo lures grounded SpiceJet pilots

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2015

The airline is trying to save on wage costs by cutting the normal notice period of six months by about half for pilots who have already resigned.

'Heavens won't fall if India's fiscal target is not met'

'Heavens won't fall if India's fiscal target is not met'

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2015

Assocham said even if an investment revival were to happen, it would be a time lag of at least 18 months before it reflects in the manufacturing sector.

India Inc set for a tepid show in Q3

India Inc set for a tepid show in Q3

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2015

Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.