Well-known author Shashi Tharoor, who was in the race for top UN post, on Wednesday said buoyancy in the stock markets and robust economic growth have not touched the lives of poor in India.
In the present investment scenario, it's easy to get carried away and do something silly like take on more risk that you can afford to in a bid to make a quick buck.
70 per cent of the total ad market in the state was driven by these companies.
Experts say the presence of varied agro-climatic conditions along with favourable conditions for cultivation has helped India to become the world's largest producer across a range of commodities.
Eighty per cent of television viewing is now split among 43 channels and not a single show is rated above 10. Viewers are not sticking to any channel for too long and definitely jilting it during commercial breaks.
Contract farming, which helps farmers reduce the risks of production and marketing, thrives in several states with governments making suitable legal provisions.
Many individuals filing tax returns declare zero tax liability. They accounted for two-thirds of the total individual returns filed.
Fortunes of five richest men have more than doubled since 2020 and the world could have its first-ever trillionaire in just a decade while it would take more than two centuries to end poverty, rights group Oxfam said on Monday.
The amount of digital information consumed globally in 2006 alone, if stacked as books, can go to and fro from the sun 18 times
Large format shopowners look outside malls for spaces with international look & feel.
It's raining written words in India as the industry rides a boom. More newspapers, magazines... and still more launches ahead.
19 per cent of national supply to come up in the city.
Noida is going vertical with several high-rise luxury apartment complexes, malls and offices in the works. But are these safe?
Even as Maruti Suzuki's once bread-and-butter M800 model is seeing interest wane among buyers in India, demand for the country's once most iconic car has shot up in markets abroad.
These days, there simply isn't enough housing in the area, with so many industries coming in.
India is set to add 10,000 budget hotel rooms in the next two years in response to the burgeoning demand for low-cost accommodation across the country.
Can call centre thefts end India's flourishing BPO business? Do such deeds give India a bad name? Tell us what you think.
Mobile handset sales in India are forecast to reach 251 million units in 2013, an increase of 13.5 percent over 2012 sales of 221 million units, according to Gartner, Inc.
The US is looking to increase its share in the growing multi-trillion dollar infrastructure market in countries such as India, Indonesia, Columbia and the UAE.
The IPO boom in 2023 added four new promoters to the billionaires' list.
Adani Enterprises Ltd, the flagship incubator of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, on Thursday reported a 37 per cent drop in March quarter net profit, bogged down by one-time past airport dues and commercial mining losses. Its consolidated net profit of Rs 450.58 crore in January-March - the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023-24 - compares to Rs 722.48 crore net profit in the same period last year and Rs 1,888.45 crore earning in the preceding quarter, according to a stock exchange filing by the company.
Mobile entertainment is set to become a $5-billion industry in India in the next two years, telecom experts said in New Delhi on Friday.
Airline stocks were seen soaring high on Wednesday fuelled by reports that merger plan of Jet Airways and Air Sahara was about to fall apart, even as market analysts said failure of the deal would benefit Jet.
Asian-owned businesses in the US have surged and boosted the country's economic growth with Indian-owned firms raking in the most revenue by earning $3.8 billion, according to a Census Bureau report.
Investors were on Monday sceptical on the shares of Ambani sibling companies and their prices remained subdued despite a resurgent stock market.
Roads are being expanded, bridges are being built, hotels are springing up, and the crowds are pouring in. Bringing with them promise of unforeseen economic boom. Ayodhya, it seems, has opened up its heart, Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com discovers on his first day in the city.
Indian office real estate supply is expected to cross 100 million sq ft in a year to cater huge IT and IT-enabled services requirements.
The Indian industry on Tuesday expressed overwhelming concern at the way the stock market had negated all negatives and scaled an all-time high and felt that the Sensex needed a healthy correction.
With the investment limit in these funds being raised to Rs 100,000 risk-taking investors can and should up their investments in these funds significantly.
Acknowledging Indian entrepreneurs' contribution to the UK's economy, British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday said bilateral ties "were never more exciting" for further strengthening trade and political relations.
