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

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

'FAME must include tractors and LCVs'

'FAME must include tractors and LCVs'

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2024

'The scheme excludes tractors, light commercial vehicles, and medium and heavy commercial vehicles.'

How Trai Plans To Scuttle Scams

How Trai Plans To Scuttle Scams

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2024

Numbers could be classified further into (140) marketing and (160 or 161) for service calls to easily identify the purpose of the call in the future.

China Remains Jaishankar's Main Problem

China Remains Jaishankar's Main Problem

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2024

'China is India's primary strategic challenge, which will not go away.

Telcos reiterate demands over FSC, 6 GHz spectrum

Telcos reiterate demands over FSC, 6 GHz spectrum

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2024

Telecom service providers have doubled down on their demands for a proposed fair-share charge (FSC) to be levied on major over-the-top (OTT) service providers, opening up the 6 GHz spectrum band and increasing the number of testing labs for telecommunication products. Telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday said these were the topmost demands for Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. The industry body wants this additional capital expenditure to be borne by these Large Traffic Generator (LTGs) OTTs as a proposed fair-share charge.

BPCL divestment completely off the table, says Hardeep Singh Puri

BPCL divestment completely off the table, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2024

BPCL is a high revenue-earning public-sector undertaking (PSU) and plans to privatise it are completely off the table, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday after assuming charge of the ministry for the second time. "Why would we divest ourselves of highly successful Maharatnas like BPCL," Puri said, arguing the Centre was not in favour of divesting its stake in oil PSUs.

Naidu At Helm, Amaravati Comes Alive

Naidu At Helm, Amaravati Comes Alive

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2024

Locals have witnessed real estate prices skyrocket from a historic low of Rs 6,000 per square yard (in 2020) during Jagan Mohan Reddy's regime to around Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 per square yard after elections.

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2024

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.'

'Without incentives people will not purchase EVs'

'Without incentives people will not purchase EVs'

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2024

'Wherever the government has provided incentives for the purchase of two-wheelers, three-wheelers, cars, buses, and trucks, it gets a push for most of these alternate fuels. '

Why AP Opted For Chandrababu

Why AP Opted For Chandrababu

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2024

Both Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan assured voters that they would bring jobs and industrial development to the state. Their alliance batted for a welfare-plus-development model.

Chandrababu Naidu Logs Back In Andhra Pradesh

Chandrababu Naidu Logs Back In Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2024

Chandrababu Naidu's victory comes barely eight months after his political career seemingly crashed in September 2023 when the YSRCP government arrested him in an alleged corruption case.

A Breakthrough In Nipah Virus Research

A Breakthrough In Nipah Virus Research

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2024

This will also help test the effectiveness of preventing the entry of Nipah in target cells.

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2024

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.'

Spectrum auctions: Airtel likely to edge past Jio

Spectrum auctions: Airtel likely to edge past Jio

Rediff.com   29 May 2024

Bharti Airtel may end up cumulatively bidding for more spectrum than market leader Reliance Jio in the upcoming auctions. This is owing to its need for spectrum renewal, and a requirement for 900 MHz in a few circles, analysts have said. Despite the muted bidding expected in the upcoming auctions, Airtel may end up making more bids than Jio, they added.

IPL Final Mints Money For Pubs, Restaurants

IPL Final Mints Money For Pubs, Restaurants

Rediff.com   27 May 2024

The cricketing extravaganza became a business opportunity for everyone, from five-star hotels to cafes to street vendors across the country on Sunday.

From phones to drones, Google looks to firm up India bet

From phones to drones, Google looks to firm up India bet

Rediff.com   24 May 2024

Following in Apple's footsteps, Alphabet - Google's parent company - is in advanced talks with Foxconn to manufacture Pixel smartphones in Tamil Nadu, an industrial state which will also double up as drone-manufacturing hub for the US tech giant soon. According to a state government release, officials from Google will soon visit Chennai to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to hold discussion on manufacturing of Google Pixel near Chennai.

'No impact of elections on commercial vehicles market'

'No impact of elections on commercial vehicles market'

Rediff.com   15 May 2024

'In April, we saw a 10 per cent growth in our own volumes.'

How DoT Plans To Check Rising Spam

How DoT Plans To Check Rising Spam

Rediff.com   15 May 2024

Launched in March, it triggers re-verification of suspected fraudulent numbers. Failing re-verification, the number will be disconnected.

Analysts wary of Vodafone Idea's falling subscribers, broadband users

Analysts wary of Vodafone Idea's falling subscribers, broadband users

Rediff.com   14 May 2024

Vodafone Idea's (Vi's) subscriber loss reduced to a seven-month low in March, and alongside the company added 1.1 million broadband users after two months of net loss -- two things analysts have noted as key trends that need to be monitored. While Vi has been losing customers for more than two and a half years now, the churn reduced to below a million after five straight months in March, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data has shown. "Jio's softer than usual subscriber growth in March, and VIL's slowing subscriber market share loss are key trends to keep an eye on going forward," global investment banking and financial services major UBS said in an analyst note.

Red hot chillies spice up poll battle in Guntur

Red hot chillies spice up poll battle in Guntur

Rediff.com   13 May 2024

'It is a fiercely fought battle, like our fiery chillies in Guntur.'

For Congress in Telangana, it's a vote on 5-month rule

For Congress in Telangana, it's a vote on 5-month rule

Rediff.com   13 May 2024

As the triangular political contest in Telangana intensifies, many believe that for the regional major BRS, it is a battle for survival after being routed in the assembly polls held late last year. What is haunting the party this time is the scams, the 10-year anti-incumbency factor, and family dominance in the party.