Viveat Susan Pinto And Abhijit Lele

Stories by Viveat Susan Pinto And Abhijit Lele

Taapsee, Madhavan and the remaking of an old favourite

Taapsee, Madhavan and the remaking of an old favourite

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2018

Horlicks widens brand appeal in increasingly competitive market.

Ramesh Chauhan's Bisleri to take on Prakash's Frooti with mango drink

Ramesh Chauhan's Bisleri to take on Prakash's Frooti with mango drink

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2018

Bisleri International to launch a fizzy mango drink called Fonzo in April

PNB fraud hits banks' loan disbursal to India Inc

PNB fraud hits banks' loan disbursal to India Inc

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2018

With the management of most State-owned banks hardly having time to concentrate on big-ticket business, growing the business of loan disbursals has been pushed down the priority order.

How life will change for the employees of IDBI Bank

How life will change for the employees of IDBI Bank

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2018

The government has asked the Indian Banks' Association to make sure that IDBI Bank's wages are on a par with other banks.

Caught in the NiMo-Choksi crossfire: Virat, Kangana, Priyanka

Caught in the NiMo-Choksi crossfire: Virat, Kangana, Priyanka

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2018

The PNB ambassador is Virat Kohli, Priyanka Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra are the faces of the Nirav Modi label, Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon and others endorse the family of brands under the Gitanjali Group.

FMCG giants carry the battle to Ramdev's Patanjali

FMCG giants carry the battle to Ramdev's Patanjali

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2018

Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals are also gaining popularity.

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

RBI seeks detailed report on what happened between 2011 and now; bankers to recall loans to Nirav Modi entities.

Banks' NPAs may surge after RBI's new rules

Banks' NPAs may surge after RBI's new rules

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2018

The amount of loans that carry a high risk of slippage into the NPA category over the next few quarters is about Rs 2.8 trillion.

SBI posts Rs 24 bn loss in Q3 over NPA provision, 1st in 19 years

SBI posts Rs 24 bn loss in Q3 over NPA provision, 1st in 19 years

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2018

Loss takes analysts by surprise, as they were expecting the bank to post a net profit of Rs 19 billion.

No Indian brand among top 100 in the Brand Finance list

No Indian brand among top 100 in the Brand Finance list

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2018

Indian names that figure on the list, but lower down the pecking order include Tatat (101). Airtel (rank: 252), Infosys (287), Life Insurance Corporation of India (292), State Bank of India (334), HCL (390), Indian Oil (427), Reliance (445) and Larsen & Toubro (464).

Ranjan Kapur: End of an era at O&M

Ranjan Kapur: End of an era at O&M

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2018

An astute advertising professional, he took Ogilvy & Mather India to the number one position after coming on board as managing director in 1994

Govt mulls 100% foreign investment in private banks

Govt mulls 100% foreign investment in private banks

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2018

It is also considering to hike FDI cap for public sector from 20 per cent to 49 per cent

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar, in conversation with Abhijit Lele, also says that the overhang of corporate debt stress will begin to recede in the next two-three quarters.

Why Procter & Gamble put India on backburner

Why Procter & Gamble put India on backburner

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2017

With India contributing only 2% to its revenues, the multinational is focusing more on key markets like the US and China.

Pandey brothers, 1st Asians to receive Cannes lifetime award

Pandey brothers, 1st Asians to receive Cannes lifetime award

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2017

The brothers, who began their ad journey a decade apart from each other, Piyush in 1979 and Prasoon in 1989, will be the eighth recipient of the award.

Why ad world was waiting for Virat-Anushka wedding

Why ad world was waiting for Virat-Anushka wedding

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2017

'Virat is the captain of the Indian side and Anushka is an A-list Bollywood actor. Something like this has not happened before.'

Ad spend: India would move up to 7th position by 2022

Ad spend: India would move up to 7th position by 2022

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2017

Ad spends to revive in 2018; India likely to add Rs 47,028 crore in the next five years

GST: New pain points have emerged for FMCG companies

GST: New pain points have emerged for FMCG companies

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2017

From anti-profiteering to affixing stickers on existing stocks, FMCG companies are bracing for new set of GST challenges

Safety concerns over Maggi noodles back to haunt Nestle

Safety concerns over Maggi noodles back to haunt Nestle

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2017

This time food regulators found excess presence of ash content in Maggi

How SBI plans to retain its competitive edge

How SBI plans to retain its competitive edge

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2017

The bank is also working on a three-year business plan, nearly coinciding with the time its new chairman Rajnish Kumar would be in the corner office.