BS Reporter &Amp; PTI In Mumbai

Stories by BS Reporter &Amp; PTI In Mumbai

Can BJP Wrest Mahakoshal From Congress?

Can BJP Wrest Mahakoshal From Congress?

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2023

Modi and Chouhan have visited Mahakoshal multiple times and reached out to tribals to shore up support for the BJP.

The Top Ranked University In India Is...

The Top Ranked University In India Is...

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2023

Like last year, IISc Bangalore, Delhi University and five Indian Institutes of Technology -- Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur -- have secured positions in the elite top 100 institutes in Asia.

70 Hour Week: 'Far Too Ambitious'

70 Hour Week: 'Far Too Ambitious'

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2023

Doctors warn that overwork is leading to lifestyle diseases like diabetes and spondylitis.

CRISIL Ratings places Vedanta under watch with negative implications

CRISIL Ratings places Vedanta under watch with negative implications

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2023

CRISIL Ratings on Thursday placed the long-term bank facilities and debt instruments of Vedanta Limited under 'rating watch with negative implications', the agency said in a press statement. CRISIL said the ratings may also be downgraded if Vedanta is not able to bring down its end-of-year financial leverage to below 2.7 times through asset monetisation, which is to be completed by December this year.

Demand for frontline jobs decreased by 17.5% in FY23

Demand for frontline jobs decreased by 17.5% in FY23

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2023

Having seen a rapid growth in demand for frontline workers in FY22 with the economy opening up, the growth seems to have muted in FY23 due to macroeconomic challenges. According to BetterPlace's Frontline Index Report, total demand for frontline jobs decreased by 17.5 per cent. In FY23, 6.6 million frontline jobs were created in India as compared to 8 million in FY22.

Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani top the Fortune India Rich List for 2023

Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani top the Fortune India Rich List for 2023

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2023

Mukesh Ambani, the patriarch of Reliance Industries (RIL), and Gautam Adani, the chairman of Adani Group of companies, have secured the top positions on the Fortune India Rich List, created in partnership with Waterfield Advisors, with respective wealth of $99.7 billion and $63.71 billion. With a wealth of $34.6 billion, the Mistry family of Shapoorji Pallonji Group holds the third position on the list, while the Poonawalla family, owners of vaccine maker Serum Institute, with a wealth of $32.9 billion, stands fourth. Stockbroker and founder of D-Mart-branded grocery stores, Radhakishan Damani, claims the fifth spot on the India Rich List with a wealth of $23.4 billion

Infosys rolls out 80% average variable payout for Q1

Infosys rolls out 80% average variable payout for Q1

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2023

Bengaluru-based Infosys has announced that 80 per cent of the variable pay will be distributed to eligible employees for the quarter ending June 30, according to media reports. This amount will be included with the August month's salary. In contrast, Infosys had paid out 60 per cent of the variable pay in the fourth quarter of financial year FY23.

Surat bourse pips Pentagon as the world's largest office building

Surat bourse pips Pentagon as the world's largest office building

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2023

A newly opened building in the diamond hub of Surat in Gujarat has surpassed the Pentagon as the world's largest office building, according to a report in CNN. Surat Diamond Bourse, billed as a "one-stop destination" for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders, will welcome its first occupants in November, the report said. It features a succession of nine rectangular structures spilling out from - and interconnected via - a central "spine", and the sprawling 15-storey complex has been built across more than 35 acres.

'What should I cook today?'

'What should I cook today?'

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2023

A new cookbook not only aims at enthusing readers prepare delectable dishes by recreating recipes, but also acts as a meal solver and planner.

27% MPs Have Studied Up To Class 12

27% MPs Have Studied Up To Class 12

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2023

The 17th Lok Sabha has 12 per cent of its members below the age of 40. This is more than the 16th Lok Sabha, which had 8 per cent of MPs below the age of 40.

28 Assemblies Met For 21 Days In 2022

28 Assemblies Met For 21 Days In 2022

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2023

Kerala had the highest number of average sitting days at 48 days a year, followed by Odisha (41) and Karnataka (35).

Shares of Zomato rise above their IPO price after more than a year

Shares of Zomato rise above their IPO price after more than a year

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2023

Shares of online food delivery aggregator Zomato rose above their initial public offering price after more than a year. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs 76.3 per share before settling at Rs 75.8. The company had priced its shares at Rs 76 during Rs 9,375-crore IPO in July 2021.

Bank Nifty hits a new high on strong Q4 show by most lenders, FPI buying

Bank Nifty hits a new high on strong Q4 show by most lenders, FPI buying

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2023

Continuing buying interest across the pack helped the Bank Nifty index improve its new high on Tuesday (May 30). The index of banking stocks ended Tuesday's session at 44,436, a gain of 124 points or 0.3 per cent. On Monday (May 29), Bank Nifty hit a new high after a gap of 166 days.

Modi @ 9: Markets return in line with long-term trend

Modi @ 9: Markets return in line with long-term trend

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2023

Improvement in financial savings channelised massive inflows into the equities market through the mutual fund route.

Realty stocks soar on Sebi proposal to formalise fractional ownership

Realty stocks soar on Sebi proposal to formalise fractional ownership

Rediff.com   23 May 2023

The BSE Realty index on Monday soared 4.3 per cent-most among the 19-sectoral sub-indices-buoyed by the proposal to formalise fractional ownership of real estate in the country. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday issued a discussion paper proposing to regulate online platforms offering fractional ownership in real estate, a model already popular in countries such as the United States and UAE.

'Where do I go now even if I want to return?'

'Where do I go now even if I want to return?'

Rediff.com   13 May 2023

What shocked Kan was the news that a prominent personality in his neighbourhood led the ransacking of his house and its torching later.

'Priyanka and I have a great dynamic together'

'Priyanka and I have a great dynamic together'

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2023

'We are very different actors and that can be a real gift because we bring out the best in each other.'

SRK, Rajamouli Among Time's 100 Most Influential

SRK, Rajamouli Among Time's 100 Most Influential

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2023

Shah Rukh Khan, SS Rajamouli, Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi are among the World's 100 Most Influential People of 2023, Time magazine announced.

This Is Why Priyanka Is So Lucky!

This Is Why Priyanka Is So Lucky!

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2023

'I've got good luck from millions from my country and will carry it wherever I go, like I always do.'

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2023

Renowned playwright Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of the story of 16-year-old Indian boy Pi (Piscine) Patel stranded in the ocean on a lifeboat with a Royal Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker opened at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 30.