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'Drink & drive' may now cost you Rs 15,000

The government mulls hefty penalty and suspension of licence for traffic rule violations. Surajeet Das Gupta reports Are you a multitasker, trying to save time by talking on your......

How Ather Energy is taking on its rivals

'Our expectations are that we will be able to double our market share from 14-15 per cent currently to around 30 per cent by the end of the financial year.' IMAGE: The Ather 450X (priced at Rs......

Maruti's Goal: Hybrid, Not EV, Cars

'We are going to have hybrid cars, which, as far as I know, none of our competition is working on, and this includes ethanol.' IMAGE: Maruti Suzuki India showcases the EVX electric SUV concept at......

Uber India gears up for electric future but...

By 2025, Uber projects that 25,000-30,000 cars -- or 12 to 16 per cent of vehicle additions -- would be EVs, reports Surajeet Das Gupta. IMAGE: Andrew Macdonald, senior vice president, Business......

'Our aim is to encourage global companies to shift to India from China'

'I was in the US, where I met top executives of HP and Dell, and they are very keen to come to India.''Acer and ASUS have also evinced interest.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The new......

Apple boost helps India double smartphone exports; shipments hit $11.1 bn

Apple exported over $5 billion worth of iPhones from the country in FY23 and already accounts for 45 per cent of the overall smartphone exports, followed by Samsung. Surajeet Das Gupta reports.......

Bollywood Bets On Sooryanvanshi Effect

vSurajeet Das Gupta reports. IMAGE: The PVR theatre in Mumbai. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar for Rediff.com Can Bollywood, battered for nearly two years by Covid, get back on its feet and......

Multiplexes's Coming Clash With OTT

Mutliplexes want the gap between a film's release in theatres and on OTT to be doubled from 4 to 8 weeks.Surajeet Das Gupta reports. IMAGE: Cinema-lovers watch a show at a PVR theatre. Photograph:......

Bollywood to give theatres a KICK START!

'The opening up of theatres is well-timed to coincide with the festival season and give a big push.''We expect box office collections to reach 2019 levels when they stood at Rs 10,000......

Gulabo Sitabo on Amazon: Producers earn Rs 20 crores profit

Gulabo Sitabo was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore to Rs 45 crore.Amazon Prime bought the streaming rights for Rs 60 crore to Rs 65 crore, helping the producers make over Rs 20 crore.Surajeet Das......

Coming soon: Lots of desi Netflix, Prime originals

Netflix and Prime have decided that rather than only buying the rights to Bollywood blockbusters to expand their reach in India, producing original content would be a better idea.Surajeet Das Gupta......

Star to charge Rs 1 million for 10 second IPL ad

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL.Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.Surajeet Das Gupta......

Will Star's cricket gamble turn into a goldmine?

Star's maths is simple: It expects to make something close to Rs 40 billion from the two properties in the first year (2018) itself, which is pretty close to its break even point, note Surajeet Das......

IPL is now the Big Bucks League

The IPL has the potential to make cricketers among the best paid athletes in the world if you look at what they will earn per hour.Surajeet Das Gupta reports. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians Owner Nita......

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