27-year-old entrepreneur Karan Vir spells out plans for his company Vimanika Comics and how he hopes to get an Oscar for India.
Creating domestic demand through investment in sectors like construction and mass housing can get the economy back on a high growth path, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday.
The private demand is still not picking up and the funds under market stabilisation scheme are also maturing.
The legislation could be ready for mark-up before Congress' spring recess, which starts April 6, the report quoted an unnamed senior Congressional staffer as saying.
"About 70-75 per cent of the Indian economy seems to be doing better," Kamath, who is also the CEO and managing director of ICICI Bank, told private television channel CNBC TV18 during an interview. Contraction in agriculture and manufacturing have pulled down India's economic growth to 5.3 per cent in the third quarter, its lowest quarterly expansion in over five years, against 8.9 per cent in the same period a year ago.
The dispute involves a UK-based hedge fund, Altima Partners, and the company's principal promoter Raghav Bahl, founder and largest shareholder of Network18, the broadcasting group which runs TV channels such as CNBC-TV18, Colors and Awaaz.
I think the United States must realise that today 60 to 70 per cent of the growth of the revenues of large American companies comes from India and China.
GAMES-TOURISM Tourism industry asked to cash on C'Wealth Games New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) With over one lakh foreigners expected to throng the city during Commonwealth Games, tourism industry must gear up to reap the benefits, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said today.
In the midst of the government-appointed Satyam board finalising the bidding norms for strategic sale, Corporate Affairs Minister P C Gupta on Wednesday said preference should be given to a good technology company or a reputed industrial house to take over the IT company.
Speaking to private TV news channel CNBC TV18, Naik said, "Some corporate action will take place in the near future but we cannot comment on taking over Satyam at this stage."
Technical fault was the reason behind it.
The Budget will be presented in the first week of July, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said.
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The Planning Commission may go for a correction in the 11th Five Year Plan targets as it gears up for mid-term assessment of goals next year in view of the global financial meltdown's impact on the economy.
The chief of the country's second largest public-sector lender said interest rates should fall as and when inflation eases, but pointed out the need to lower deposit rates first.
'I never thought an invisible character like Radhiya would get me that much visibility.'
Financial services major Citigroup is planning to slash as many as 50,000 jobs in the next five to six months and also intends to reduce costs by 20 per cent.The number of jobs cuts may rise as high as 50,000 in order to bring the company's workforce to about 300,000 worldwide.
Corporates are not really expecting a change in the capital gains taxation
'The RBI is something like a seat belt. As a driver, the driver being the government, it has the possibility of not putting on a seat belt but of course if you do not put on your seat belt you get into an accident and the accident can be quite severe,' Raghuram Rajan told CNBC TV18. 'The aim of the board is to be Rahul Dravid -- sensible, thoughtful and not, with due respect, Navjot Sidhu,' he added.
Speaking about the character of the jihadi activity from Pakistan, Narayanan said it tends to go up and down but added that "we don't mind the flip-flop".
An elite athlete field of 40 of the world's top 100 long distance runners for the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.
Infosys announced 11 January, 2008 as the date for its Q3 results release
Billionaire investor's Berkshire Hathaway to pay $2.1 bn for Texas utility's junk bonds.
Shereen Bhan of CNBC TV 18 speaks her mind about issues related to professional career women. She believes that the men-women ration in media is improving in the favour of the latter.
R Sukumar of Franklin Templeton Invetments (India) continues to be positive on the longer term prospects of the market although he feels that rising interest rates and inflation could pose as a problem in the short term.
They don't, yet governments persist with populist Budgets. Why?
Ajit Motwani of Sharekhan picks some smallcap stocks with potential. Motwani likes Ratnamani Metals, WS Industries and Transport Corporation of India.
'Without bold action to deal with our banking crisis, count on the economy's doldrums to continue for much longer than most of us anticipate,' says Rahul Jacob.
It is also considering to hike FDI cap for public sector from 20 per cent to 49 per cent
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is expected to extend a relief package for leather and textile exporters, who are hit by the rupee appreciation, as demanded by the commerce ministry.
"I have proposed demilitarization as a ... final resolution. Demilitarise Kashmir, give self governance to people of Kashmir with a joint management arrangement on top. This is an idea I am proposing."
A Bangalore company now offers to pay users to receive SMS advertisements.
She's one of the most recognised faces on television. She has interviewed the who's who of Indian business and then some. She was voted FICCI Woman of the Year in 2005 and has been oft described as one of the few TV journalists to add a touch of glamour to the field. CNBC's Shereen Bhan gets candid.
The government ban on external commercial borrowing, or ECBs, for integrated townships has shut off a staggering $12 billion that was to be raised for integrated townships, reports CNBC-TV18.
'Indian stocks are richly priced relative to their emerging market peers'
The job advertisement says applicants should have 'at least eight years' experience running a highly-regarded nation'.
Analysts usually have a buy recommendation on most stocks. Why?
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.