Shyamal Majumdar And Malini Bhupta

Stories by Shyamal Majumdar And Malini Bhupta

Gopichand Katragadda: Tata group's lab-to-market man

Gopichand Katragadda: Tata group's lab-to-market man

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

Deep down, Katragadda is still that boy who makes as well as sells soap

Why this Obama image was nothing but a good photo-op

Why this Obama image was nothing but a good photo-op

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2015

US president was unaware that the son of a manual labourer had to abandon studies

Why Ratan Tata remains the king of India's corporate world

Why Ratan Tata remains the king of India's corporate world

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2015

Ratan Tata was the first one to realise that Indian companies had become a prisoner to tradition and needed to radically innovate.

Does the Indian IT industry need trade unions?

Does the Indian IT industry need trade unions?

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

Being leaders in compensation and benefits, collective bargaining for wages is a non-issue in the industry.

How Dhirubhai Ambani changed the style of doing business in India

How Dhirubhai Ambani changed the style of doing business in India

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

During his lifetime and after, Ambani aroused extreme responses in others.

Old Infosys is dead, Vishal Sikka stamps his presence

Old Infosys is dead, Vishal Sikka stamps his presence

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2015

Infosys has better days ahead, say analyst.

India, China best picks amid global meltdown in equities

India, China best picks amid global meltdown in equities

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2015

Global investors are fast losing appetite for equities, as deflation seems more of a reality. With commodity prices collapsing, few safe havens are left for investors, with many of the BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) losing their charm.

Why splitting banks' CMD post is a half-baked move

Why splitting banks' CMD post is a half-baked move

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Many bankers say the move will have a serious impact on the chain of command of nationalised banks and that it would only enable the government to dish out favours to a few of their own men.

Should RBI let the rupee depreciate further?

Should RBI let the rupee depreciate further?

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2014

So far, India has attracted over $20 billion in the debt segment, thanks to the rate differential.

Why markets are betting high on corporate earnings

Why markets are betting high on corporate earnings

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2014

Analysts expect robust earnings growth from the financial sector.

5 big risks global financial markets will face in 2015

5 big risks global financial markets will face in 2015

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2014

Experts caution against tough times in Indian equity markets in 2015.

Are sky-high valuations of the IT sector justified?

Are sky-high valuations of the IT sector justified?

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2014

Growth has been slowing year-on-year for the IT sector but investors have continued to bet on it.

Why we shouldn't celebrate 0% inflation yet

Why we shouldn't celebrate 0% inflation yet

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2014

Last week, the Consumer Price Index-based inflation for the month had contracted to 4.4 per cent.

Does OPEC still have a hold over crude prices?

Does OPEC still have a hold over crude prices?

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2014

Analysts forecast the fuel at $85 a barrel in 2015 and $90 a barrel in 2016; politics, demand-supply to pressure crude.

Weakening rupee a sign of volatility ahead

Weakening rupee a sign of volatility ahead

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2014

The rupee has depreciated 2.35 per cent in the past three months and one per cent in the past month, despite strong capital flows and falling oil prices.

Why job prospects are grim today

Why job prospects are grim today

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2014

The inability of the economy to create new jobs faster than jobs are lost to automation leads to unemployment.

India's GDP growth will overtake China's by 2016-18: Goldman Sachs

India's GDP growth will overtake China's by 2016-18: Goldman Sachs

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2014

A day after global brokerage firm Macquarie painted a rosy picture of the Indian economy and raised its target level for the stock indices for the next 12 months, Goldman Sachs said India is set to overtake China and become the fastest-growing emerging market during 2016-18.

Can lower interest rates improve banks' asset quality?

Can lower interest rates improve banks' asset quality?

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Asset quality stress has ballooned recently, as growth slowed and interest rates continued to rise.

Why analysts are bullish on United Spirits

Why analysts are bullish on United Spirits

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2014

Brokerages expect better financials as management is determined to improve profitability.

Street seeks clarity on coal block auctions

Street seeks clarity on coal block auctions

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2014

Analysts believe total cost of production at Rs 1,000/tonne reasonable for power firms.