After building a subscriber base of nearly 50 million in about eight chequered years, it finally gave up as it saw itself up against a 600-pound gorilla that breezed through double that many subscribers in a fraction of that time, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
Experts say launches would pick up pace from mid-March.
All eyes this year, however, are on Nokia's latest launches.
Feature phones still hold the majority of the 270 million handsets market in the country/
Yoga guru Ramdev's company to invest Rs 5,000 crore in four units in the next 500 days to boost production.
The December 1996 raid came following a complaint by BJP's Subramaniam Swamy naming late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Despite a temporary relief, foreign investors still see the sword of double-taxation hanging above their hard earned returns.
The five key components, which are indispensable for any smartphone, cost more than Rs 2,000 even for a budget 3G-enabled 3.5-inch handset.
There is more than what meets the eye to the wealth accumulated by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
BSE says all requirements complied with.
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
Delhi-based Nilesh Sharma, among the first IPs, said while the framework is in the initial stage and might have teething trouble, the opportunity is immense in the long run.
The chairman's post will soon fall vacant, but that's not the only one that needs to be filled.
A potential conflict of interest situation could have played in Dhoni's mind when he decided to quit, report Sai Manish and N Sundaresha Subramanian.
The television channel is in hot water for not having made a public announcement in 2009 of a 'change of control' of the company.
Rama Mohana Rao's son became director of 7 companies after he became chief secretary.
While FMCG companies lose Rs 98,928 crore in m-cap, consumer durables stocks are down Rs 20,673 crore since November 8.
While chits and the formal financial sector are not 'largely substitutable', users like the commitment to savings that these enforce and the flexibility in borrowing, reports N Sundaresha Subramanian from New Delhi.
Suresh Narayanan, chairman & managing director, Nestl India, shares tips on crisis management.
Helen Brand offers a CA's view on protectionism, money laundering and how India's implementation of Ind-AS will make it more attractive to investors.
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