Krishna Kant And M Saraswathy

Stories by Krishna Kant And M Saraswathy

Paperless insurance may gain traction

Paperless insurance may gain traction

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2014

LIC is on board after tying up with all five insurance repositories; 1,50,000 e-Insurance Accounts opened across India till date.

Accident insurance cover for masses: A tough road ahead

Accident insurance cover for masses: A tough road ahead

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2014

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana will provide accident insurance of Rs 100,000 to all people who open bank accounts under this scheme.

Jobs hiring picks up but many sectors still await better days

Jobs hiring picks up but many sectors still await better days

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2014

More activity in the IT, health care, services sectors; manufacturing firms keeping fingers crossed.

Australian students might intern in Indian companies

Australian students might intern in Indian companies

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2014

The 2015 round will support approximately 60 scholarships and provide around $8 million in mobility grants for Australian undergraduate students.

Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years

Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2014

Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.

Jobs in start-ups draw B-school, engineering students

Jobs in start-ups draw B-school, engineering students

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

Speed-job dating is becoming popular among job-seekers and employers.

Top business families hold on to their stake in firms

Top business families hold on to their stake in firms

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.

Child plans to make a bigger comeback

Child plans to make a bigger comeback

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2014

Unit-linked plans or Ulips continue to be expensive compared to other instruments, say certified financial planners.

Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!

Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2014

The same set of companies had reported 3.8 per cent annual net profit growth in the previous quarter and 7.5 per cent annual growth in the same quarter last financial year.

Salman-starrer Kick insured for Rs 300 crore

Salman-starrer Kick insured for Rs 300 crore

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2014

The film hits theatres tomorrow, July 25.

Foreign inflows in debt zoom to a record high

Foreign inflows in debt zoom to a record high

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2014

Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.

Reliance Life to tap Gulf returnees

Reliance Life to tap Gulf returnees

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2014

Company launches claim guarantee scheme for customers.

Banks as insurance brokers may not be on FinMin to-do list

Banks as insurance brokers may not be on FinMin to-do list

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2014

United Progressive Alliance-led government proposed lenders as insurance brokers; new FM not too keen, say insurers.

Cement is the new FMCG on Dalal Street

Cement is the new FMCG on Dalal Street

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2014

Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.

IT sector beats financial firms in salary payouts

IT sector beats financial firms in salary payouts

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2014

Going by the current pace, IT firms are likely to exceed the manufacturing sector in salary payouts over the next five years.

Aditya Puri is India's highest-paid bank CEO

Aditya Puri is India's highest-paid bank CEO

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2014

However, the remuneration of Puri and Kochhar are not strictly comparable as the two banks follow different accounting practices.

Long road to full recovery for India Inc

Long road to full recovery for India Inc

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2014

Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.

Revenues outran profits in UPA decade

Revenues outran profits in UPA decade

Rediff.com   23 May 2014

While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.

Dividend growth nearly halved in 2013-14

Dividend growth nearly halved in 2013-14

Rediff.com   5 May 2014

IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year

Samsung Life set to buy 26% in ING Insurance

Samsung Life set to buy 26% in ING Insurance

Rediff.com   3 May 2014

Deal with current owner Exide may be signed next week