Aditi Phadnis &Amp; Ajay Modi

Stories by Aditi Phadnis &Amp; Ajay Modi

Luxury cars begin Northeastern road trip

Luxury cars begin Northeastern road trip

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2016

Audi and Mercedes-Benz have already opened dealerships in Guwahati -- a gateway to all the north-eastern states -- and BMW intends to join them soon. Ajay Modi reports.

Kiren Rijiju, the BJP's man in Arunachal Pradesh

Kiren Rijiju, the BJP's man in Arunachal Pradesh

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2016

The BJP has not really put up any defence for Rijiju who is mostly defending himself.

GST delay may not impact markets

GST delay may not impact markets

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2016

Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.

Greed leads 11,592 cybercrime cases in 2015

Greed leads 11,592 cybercrime cases in 2015

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2016

8,121 people were arrested in 2015 for cybercrimes, a 41% increase from 2014.

Demonetisation blues? How to travel at ease

Demonetisation blues? How to travel at ease

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2016

'We feel EMI holidays should pick up now.' How travel companies are trying to win customers after demonetisation.

Sasikala's bittersweet journey with Jaya

Sasikala's bittersweet journey with Jaya

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2016

Sasikala's name is doing the rounds for the general secretary's job, but it is one thing for Sasikala to acquire power under Jayalalithaa's wing and quite another when the CM is somebody else, says Aditi Phadnis.

Why this is the right time to buy your dream car

Why this is the right time to buy your dream car

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2016

From discounts to hundred per cent financing to talks of a price hike, companies are doing everything to ensure retail sales pick up this month.

Moradabad's brass city struggles in wake of notes ban

Moradabad's brass city struggles in wake of notes ban

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2016

In the fourth of a six-part series, Ajay Modi visits Moradabad, to see how the brass city is coping with the after-effects of demonetisation.

Auto majors sail through Nov, brace for note ban impact in Dec

Auto majors sail through Nov, brace for note ban impact in Dec

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2016

While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.

RTOs badly hit by demonetisation

RTOs badly hit by demonetisation

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

Note ban hits sales and registration of new cars; states work online payments model to deal with cash crunch. Ajay Modi and T E Narasimhan report.

Can Mamata Banerjee unite the Opposition?

Can Mamata Banerjee unite the Opposition?

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2016

Can Mamata Banerjee unite the Opposition?

Hero's Splendor dethrones Honda's Activa in October

Hero's Splendor dethrones Honda's Activa in October

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2016

Hero MotoCorp sold 254,813 Splendors, about 4,000 more than the 250,681 Activas sold by its rival Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India.

Car sales may go south this December

Car sales may go south this December

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2016

The industry was expecting to sell 3 million passenger vehicles for the first time in 2016-17, but now it seems a moot possibility.

GST deadlock over administrative control on assessees

GST deadlock over administrative control on assessees

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2016

Continued lack of consensus at next meeting could cast shadow on GST rollout by April 1.

Demonetisation: The Political Fallout

Demonetisation: The Political Fallout

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2016

Despite the indisputable facts demonetisation and its pain is yet to have a quantifiable political backlash. But this is provided the government can limit the damage to the next one week.

Mahindra's set to revamp used car auctions

Mahindra's set to revamp used car auctions

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2016

M&M's used car biz becomes the first private firm to tie up with a bank for conducting online auctions of repossessed and off-lease cars. Ajay Modi reports.

Much in demand these days: CAs and their creative solutions

Much in demand these days: CAs and their creative solutions

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2016

Amid persistent fear of prosecution and penalty, people across income classes are looking for ways to do away with stacks of higher denomination currency.

Despite falling volumes, Mercedes expands range to take on Audi, BMW

Despite falling volumes, Mercedes expands range to take on Audi, BMW

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

German luxury car maker has expanded its product offering with the launch of 11 products this year.

Demonetisation to hit short term economic growth

Demonetisation to hit short term economic growth

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

Significant portion of the funds used to fuel urban demand have become illegal and inoperative.

And the state with the most number of jailbreaks is...

And the state with the most number of jailbreaks is...

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2016

According to a recent RTI query, UP tops the list for most jailbreaks.