Arup Roychoudhury, Shine Jacob &Amp;Amp; Subhayan Chakraborty

Stories by Arup Roychoudhury, Shine Jacob &Amp;Amp; Subhayan Chakraborty

Eicher enters 2-3.5 tonne segment with electric SCV

Eicher enters 2-3.5 tonne segment with electric SCV

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2025

The Eicher Pro X is assembled on an all-women assembly line.

Trump 2.0: Quad Ministers Meet Today

Trump 2.0: Quad Ministers Meet Today

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2025

Dr Jaishankar is expected to discuss the dates for the fifth Quad leaders' summit in India later this year.

Why Ashok Leyland has forayed into mini-truck segment

Why Ashok Leyland has forayed into mini-truck segment

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2025

'This market for diesel starts at around Rs 6.3 lakh and goes up to Rs 7 lakh, and with Saathi we have our usual price set at Rs 6.5 lakh, so we are slightly on the lower side with a superior product.'

Hyundai Bets Big On EV infrastructure

Hyundai Bets Big On EV infrastructure

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2025

The charging infrastructure expansion includes the setup of over 600 DC charging stations by 2030 (including company-owned and company-operated ones) in addition to partnerships with over 10,200 charging points, collaborating with operators like Shell, Charge Zone, and Statiq.

Airtel may see highest revenue growth, user addition in Q3

Airtel may see highest revenue growth, user addition in Q3

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2025

Bharti Airtel is expected to see its highest revenue growth, and subscriber addition during the third quarter (October-December) of FY25 among telcos, said analysts. The telco's top line in Q3 may see the fastest sequential growth at 5 per cent compared to 3 per cent for Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi). Airtel's annual mobile revenue growth would rise to 16 per cent, IIFL Capital said in an analyst note.

US sanctions may cut off India's access to Russian crude oil

US sanctions may cut off India's access to Russian crude oil

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2025

India is preoccupied with analysing the US sanctions, which may cut off India's access to discounted Russian crude and force it to buy at market prices.

Infy founder's son to launch E2W at Bharat Mobility

Infy founder's son to launch E2W at Bharat Mobility

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2025

Numeros Motors is also planning to come up with a passenger vehicle four-wheeler or a three-wheeler by 2027.

Textile hub Tiruppur threads a recovery on sliding rupee as exports surge

Textile hub Tiruppur threads a recovery on sliding rupee as exports surge

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2025

In the shadows of a sliding rupee, India's knitwear hub Tiruppur is weaving a success story. While the domestic currency edges closer to the 86 mark against the US dollar, triggering concerns for many sectors, this textile town in Tamil Nadu is finding opportunity in adversity: Between April and December alone, Tiruppur's exports reached Rs 26,000 crore, almost eclipsing last financial year's total of Rs 30,690 crore.

Telcos seek easing of 'stringent quality of service' norms

Telcos seek easing of 'stringent quality of service' norms

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2025

Continuing to push back against the stringent quality of service (QoS) norms brought in by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), telcos have informed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that collection and submission of monthly and site-to-cell-level data should be eased, officials and industry sources said. In place since October last year, the QoS norms call for data for network availability, call drop, voice packet drop rate in uplink and downlink, among other parameters, to be collected at the cell level.

UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec; value at Rs 23.25 trn

UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec; value at Rs 23.25 trn

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2025

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions saw an 8 per cent month-on-month increase in volume to 16.73 billion in December, the highest volume for the digital system since it became operational in April 2016. The value also increased by 8 per cent to Rs 23.25 trillion, up from Rs 21.55 trillion in November.

Tariff impact: Reliance Jio loses 3.76 million users in October 2024

Tariff impact: Reliance Jio loses 3.76 million users in October 2024

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2024

Losing subscribers for the fourth straight month, Reliance Jio witnessed 3.76 million users leave the telecom operator in October, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Monday. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel reversed three months of decline, and added 1.92 million users, indicating it has overcome the impact of the broad-based tariff hikes imposed by private sector telcos in July.

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2024

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way

Space Kidz Is Planning A Moon Mission

Space Kidz Is Planning A Moon Mission

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2024

If it becomes a reality, the Chennai-based company will become the first private player from India to conduct such a mission to the lunar surface.

Adidas, Nike supplier Hong Fu enters India to foot manufacturing push

Adidas, Nike supplier Hong Fu enters India to foot manufacturing push

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2024

Taiwanese footwear major Hong Fu Industrial Group - a supplier to Nike, Converse, Vans, UGG, Puma, Adidas, Reebok, HOKA, Under Armour, and ON (a Swiss sportswear brand) -marked its India entry on Monday, with the ground breaking ceremony of the Rs 1,500-crore footwear manufacturing facility at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Panapakkam, nearly 85 kms from Chennai.

This is one of the largest health-care deals in India

This is one of the largest health-care deals in India

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2024

'Along with Blackstone, we would be keen to look at opportunities in the North.'

Rosneft inks record oil supply deal with RIL

Rosneft inks record oil supply deal with RIL

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2024

Russia's state-owned oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply up to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to Indian upstream oil and gas major Reliance Industries (RIL) in the largest-ever energy deal between the two countries, Reuters reported on Thursday. The 10-year agreement amounts to 0.5 per cent of global oil supply and is valued at roughly $13 billion per year at current prices, it said.

Dhoni Beats Bachchan, SRK!

Dhoni Beats Bachchan, SRK!

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2024

Dhoni endorses 42 brands to Bachchan's 41 and SRK's 34.

Global Footwear Majors Betting Big On Tamil Nadu

Global Footwear Majors Betting Big On Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2024

The state is in the process of grooming a supplier ecosystem, for which India is almost entirely dependent on imports.

Tariff impact: Reliance Jio lost 7.96 mn users in Sep

Tariff impact: Reliance Jio lost 7.96 mn users in Sep

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2024

Reliance Jio's major subscriber losses continued for the third straight month with 7.96 million users leaving the telecom operator in September, even as the state-owned BSNL stood out as the lone gainer, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Thursday. Market leader Jio's subscriber loss has continued since July when the three private telecom operators - Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) - brought in a broad-based hike in tariffs.

Medical Tourism Revenue Takes A Hit After Govt Stops Visas For Bangladeshis

Medical Tourism Revenue Takes A Hit After Govt Stops Visas For Bangladeshis

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2024

According to a recent CareEdge Ratings report, Bangladesh accounts for around 50-60 per cent of India's total medical tourism inflow