Viveat Susan Pinto And N Sundaresha Subramanian

Stories by Viveat Susan Pinto And N Sundaresha Subramanian

Why Hindustan Unilever may cut jobs

Why Hindustan Unilever may cut jobs

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2017

The company plans to overhaul business and rationalise costs in a bid to reach parent Unilever's new profit targets, reports Viveat Susan Pinto.

Samsung seeks to douse Note 7 fire with S8

Samsung seeks to douse Note 7 fire with S8

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2017

Samsung has priced the S8 competitively at Rs 57,900, while the S8+ is available for Rs 64,900.

BSE Sensex's long 10,000-point crawl

BSE Sensex's long 10,000-point crawl

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2017

The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.

Will bizman brother be Mayawati's successor?

Will bizman brother be Mayawati's successor?

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2017

Meet Anand Kumar, a government clerk who transformed into a real estate and hospitality baron.

The man who passed the order on Reliance 'fraud' case

The man who passed the order on Reliance 'fraud' case

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Efficient use of data and a great sense of timing are two things that stand out in the Sebi whole-time member's order in the matter of Reliance Petroleum

Exit interview: What's next for Mudra CEO Madhukar Kamath?

Exit interview: What's next for Mudra CEO Madhukar Kamath?

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2017

'Degrees get you into the room, it is the attitude that counts,' says adman Madhukar Kamath.

Harindra Singh takes full control of Percept group

Harindra Singh takes full control of Percept group

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2017

Shailendra Singh to continue as passive shareholder in Percept

Why scorching summer is good news for some

Why scorching summer is good news for some

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2017

Makers of air conditioners, beverage and ice-cream are hopeful of a boost in sales

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2017

The challenges authorities face in cleaning Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi.

Why 2017 will be critical for the advertising industry

Why 2017 will be critical for the advertising industry

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2017

Viveat Susan Pinto & Niraj Bhatt in conversation with Nirvik Singh, chairman and CEO, Grey Group.

Alternative medicine ads come under ASCI-Ayush lens

Alternative medicine ads come under ASCI-Ayush lens

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2017

ASCI and Ayush ministry get down to monitoring print and television ads of ayurvedic, unani, homeopathic and yoga and naturopathy practitioners.

UP shows that Muslims were 'Modi-fied'

UP shows that Muslims were 'Modi-fied'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2017

Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh could have voted in significant numbers for the BJP, endorsing its stand on issues like women's rights.

Telenor's Indian adventure: A bold move that didn't click

Telenor's Indian adventure: A bold move that didn't click

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2017

After building a subscriber base of nearly 50 million in about eight chequered years, it finally gave up as it saw itself up against a 600-pound gorilla that breezed through double that many subscribers in a fraction of that time, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.

Zee shareholders to decide on demerging print biz

Zee shareholders to decide on demerging print biz

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2017

Demerging print and TV news businesses will allow for separate investment by interested players.

New report says, nothing is wrong with India's ad world!

New report says, nothing is wrong with India's ad world!

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2017

Pitch Madison says advertising expenditure will grow 13.5% this calendar year

Thanks to DeMo, now ad firms are staring at a bleak 2017

Thanks to DeMo, now ad firms are staring at a bleak 2017

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2017

Television as a category would see a lower rate of growth at 8% vis-a-vis 10% last year.

The raid that led to all of Sasikala's troubles

The raid that led to all of Sasikala's troubles

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2017

The December 1996 raid came following a complaint by BJP's Subramaniam Swamy naming late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Double-taxation: Experts seek clarification from Jaitley in Budget

Double-taxation: Experts seek clarification from Jaitley in Budget

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2017

Despite a temporary relief, foreign investors still see the sword of double-taxation hanging above their hard earned returns.

Consumer goods firms hit hard by note ban in Q3

Consumer goods firms hit hard by note ban in Q3

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2017

HUL, the country's largest FMCG company, saw sales volume fall by 4% for the December quarter.

Decoding the Badals' business empire

Decoding the Badals' business empire

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

There is more than what meets the eye to the wealth accumulated by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.