Krishna Kant, Shine Jacob &Amp;Amp; Sachin P Mampatta

Stories by Krishna Kant, Shine Jacob &Amp;Amp; Sachin P Mampatta

Will higher crude prices spook this bull market?

Will higher crude prices spook this bull market?

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2018

Crude oil prices have more than doubled, pushing up India's import bill and raising fears of a higher current account and fiscal deficit. This will impact corporate earnings.

How Railways plans to serve healthy food to passengers

How Railways plans to serve healthy food to passengers

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2018

Indian Railways to bring on board ready-to-eat food companies

Anil Ambani gained the most in m-cap in 2017

Anil Ambani gained the most in m-cap in 2017

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2017

M-Cap of top 10 business groups went up by 46% this year.

Govt plans to give 23 Rail stations a makeover

Govt plans to give 23 Rail stations a makeover

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2017

Fifteen stations might be taken up in the first stage with an investment of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.

How oil cos plan to cut adulteration and diversion of fuel

How oil cos plan to cut adulteration and diversion of fuel

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2017

The tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would not just have global positioning system (GPS) tracking but also an electronic key (e-key).

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2017

The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains.

Subsidy on kerosene will cease to exist from 2020

Subsidy on kerosene will cease to exist from 2020

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2017

The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40 per cent from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year.

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2017

Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments.

Own a car? No subsidised LPG for you

Own a car? No subsidised LPG for you

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2017

The government had last year excluded those with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh from LPG subsidy

Earnings yield for India's top listed cos at 11-year low

Earnings yield for India's top listed cos at 11-year low

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2017

Earnings spread for foreign investors down to 10-year low of 1.1 per cent, from 2 per cent at the beginning of the year and record high of nearly 5 per cent in 2013

Is Piyush Goyal reversing Suresh Prabhu's legacy?

Is Piyush Goyal reversing Suresh Prabhu's legacy?

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised

More bad news: Household savings fall to 2 decade low

More bad news: Household savings fall to 2 decade low

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2017

The decline is attributed to lower salary growth and a rise in households' financial liabilities.

Job situation bleak as hiring slumps by 45%

Job situation bleak as hiring slumps by 45%

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2017

Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.

India Inc's combined net profit rises 8.6% in Q2

India Inc's combined net profit rises 8.6% in Q2

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2017

Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies

Soon you can own flats on railway property

Soon you can own flats on railway property

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2017

Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment. Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments.

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2017

Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2017

The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train