Sahil Makkar And Sohini Das

Stories by Sahil Makkar And Sohini Das

Gujarat to get biggest share of 'Make in India' pie

Gujarat to get biggest share of 'Make in India' pie

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2014

Domestic and foreign companies pour in a slew of investments in Gujarat.

Why Modi chose Rajiv Mehrishi as the economic affairs secretary

Why Modi chose Rajiv Mehrishi as the economic affairs secretary

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2014

The new economic affairs secretary believes that doing more of the same cannot help; you must do things differently.

Everything wasn't smooth in the lives of Mr and Mrs Kailash...

Everything wasn't smooth in the lives of Mr and Mrs Kailash...

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2014

...But October has always brought them good luck. "We met in October; we got married in October and now this," says Sumedha Kailash, wife on Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi

Chinese consortium to set up e-vehicle hub in Sanand

Chinese consortium to set up e-vehicle hub in Sanand

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2014

May invest around $100 mn in setting up a 200-acre park

Doubts cast over Jaipur Metro's viability

Doubts cast over Jaipur Metro's viability

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2014

Internal documents suggest the city may not require a Metro till 2025

Post Xi's visit, India to woo Chinese travellers

Post Xi's visit, India to woo Chinese travellers

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2014

Industry insiders expect Chinese tourists coming to India to double in around two years.

Investment commitments decline in Gujarat in last 3 years

Investment commitments decline in Gujarat in last 3 years

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2014

Proposed investment dip 33% from Rs 1.42 lakh crore (Rs 1.42 trillion) in 2011 to Rs 94,259 crore (Rs 942.59 billion) in 2013

In battle for ballots, stakes are high for Raje, Pilot

In battle for ballots, stakes are high for Raje, Pilot

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2014

Elections in four assembly seats, Nasirabad in Ajmer, Kota South and Weir in Bharatpur and Surajgarh in Jhunjhunu, are scheduled for Saturday. Results will be declared three days later on September 16

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2014

Twenty-year-old Ripal Prajapati had to settle for mailing a 'rakhi' to her god-brother this time around.

Amul: Amazing story of India's most successful brand

Amul: Amazing story of India's most successful brand

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2014

The creation of the Amul brand and its famous mascot gave a rural revolution a durable competitive edge.

'Hindu nation is an existential notion'

'Hindu nation is an existential notion'

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2014

Till 2000, K N Govindacharya, former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak, was considered the Bharatiya Janata party's chief ideologue. Govindacharya, who now heads the Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan, which opposes anti-people policies of governments, tells Sahil Makkar and Archis Mohan the Narendra Modi-led government is still in the election mode.

Ranbaxy brands to stay alive

Ranbaxy brands to stay alive

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

Sun Pharma to retain these in most markets; US could be the exception, where the Ranbaxy name has taken a hit.

Car manufacturers flock to Gujarat ITIs

Car manufacturers flock to Gujarat ITIs

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2014

Car makers have started hiring from Gujarat's industrial training institutes (ITIs) for their factories across the country.

Modi wave sweeps through Bundelkhand

Modi wave sweeps through Bundelkhand

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2014

In Bundelkhand, support for Narendra Modi seems to cut across the caste barriers; even so, a vigorous and 4-cornered tussle is on the cards. Sahil Makkar reports

Bulk drug prices may rise this fiscal

Bulk drug prices may rise this fiscal

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2014

The industry feels that prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can go up in the range of 5-15 per cent.

Now, Honda Cars scouts Gujarat for new plant site

Now, Honda Cars scouts Gujarat for new plant site

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2014

Honda has invested Rs 3,526 crore in its Rajasthan unit.

Poll panel raises red flag on bank licence timing

Poll panel raises red flag on bank licence timing

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2014

EC received the RBI proposal in the first week of this month, soon after the model code of conduct came into force on March 5.

BJP, Congress leaders on Naxal hit list: IB

BJP, Congress leaders on Naxal hit list: IB

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2014

Communication, dated February 17 to all state governments, said the CPI (Maoist) planned to capture attention once again

Maruti urges Guj Gov to rework Hansalpur plant agreement

Maruti urges Guj Gov to rework Hansalpur plant agreement

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2014

Maruti Suzuki is keen that the Gujrat government revises payment condition in the agreement it signed with the former for setting up a plant in Hansalpur.

Muslim businessmen in Gujarat sing Modi tune

Muslim businessmen in Gujarat sing Modi tune

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2014

Development in state has benefitted community, they say.