Aneesh Phadnis &Amp; Samie Modak

Stories by Aneesh Phadnis &Amp; Samie Modak

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2017

Travels to Gulf accounted for 40% of India's international air traffic in 2016.

BSE wants Sebi to raise ceiling on depository holding

BSE wants Sebi to raise ceiling on depository holding

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2017

Rules for market infrastructure institutions such as stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories have come under review by Sebi after five years.

100 days of note ban: Worst is over for markets

100 days of note ban: Worst is over for markets

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2017

Strong MF investments, stemming of FII outflows and positive earnings in Q3 have helped market, say analysts.

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2017

Aneesh Phadnis and Veena Mani find out what the manufacturers and the hospitals have to say.

Many hits, some misses by Sebi under U K Sinha

Many hits, some misses by Sebi under U K Sinha

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2017

The second-longest serving chairman introduced quite a few measures for the primary market and implemented a new corporate governance framework.

NSE's new boss to get 8 cr pay

NSE's new boss to get 8 cr pay

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2017

Aditya Puri has a higher yearly pay of 9.7 crore, plus stock options, at HDFC Bank.

How GVK pipped GMR to bag Navi Mumbai airport bid

How GVK pipped GMR to bag Navi Mumbai airport bid

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2017

Offers 12.60% in revenue share to Cidco, while only other bidder GMR offered 10.44%.

Indian pharma's Trump fears

Indian pharma's Trump fears

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

Industry fears tougher US stance on IP after President Donald Trump asserted that foreign countries must pay a fair share for drug development costs. Aneesh Phadnis reports.

Hits and misses from the last Budget

Hits and misses from the last Budget

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

Five key capital market announcements from the previous Budget.

Will Sebi allow NSE, BSE plea on self-trading?

Will Sebi allow NSE, BSE plea on self-trading?

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2017

Bourses ask for okay in the 'permitted to trade' category; brokers and legal experts speak in favour.

Nomura strategist: I expect India to outperform Asian markets in 2017

Nomura strategist: I expect India to outperform Asian markets in 2017

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2017

Asia to stay flat in 2017. India is better-placed given its low export dependence and it should outperform Asian peers this year says Mixo Das, India strategist for financial major Nomura

Hemmed in, UBS shuts P-note biz

Hemmed in, UBS shuts P-note biz

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2017

Swiss brokerage UBS joins European banking peer HSBC in shutting down its offshore derivative business

For India's airlines, the battle this time is over time, not price

For India's airlines, the battle this time is over time, not price

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

Competition is intense and with the blurring of differences in service proposition and fares, it becomes imperative that airlines use their on-time performance for messaging and brand building.

'India among more attractive opportunities in emerging markets'

'India among more attractive opportunities in emerging markets'

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

Aaron Low, principal, Lumen Advisors says in 2017 developed nations will outdo emerging ones.

Flying abroad on Air India to become costlier

Flying abroad on Air India to become costlier

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2017

Air India on Thursday increased the fuel surcharge component in fares on several routes.

IT, pharma firms have lion's share biz travel spend

IT, pharma firms have lion's share biz travel spend

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2017

Apart from IT and pharma, the lead spenders in travel are construction, automobile and metals and mining companies and together these sectors accounted for 82 per cent of business travel spend in India in 2015, up from 78 per cent in 2013.

Handcuffed from Dubai to Delhi

Handcuffed from Dubai to Delhi

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2017

With passengers flying Indian skies getting more and more unruly, day by day, airlines are forced to stock rope and handcuffs on board and use them as they did the other day on a Dubai-Delhi flight.

Buying MFs through e-wallets to get Sebi nod

Buying MFs through e-wallets to get Sebi nod

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2017

The move to allow payments through digital wallets could give a fillip to distribution and reach for these investment vehicles, say experts.

Trump policies no threat, say Indian drug companies

Trump policies no threat, say Indian drug companies

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2017

In his press conference on Wednesday, Trump targeted drug-makers and vowed to bring back production in the US.

'Things could change if the Budget surprises positively'

'Things could change if the Budget surprises positively'

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2017

Deutsche Bank expects the Sensex to climb only 8% in 2017 to 29,000, and expects high volatility.