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Acquisitions on their mind, global majors scout for Indian start-ups

Acquisitions on their mind, global majors scout for Indian start-ups

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

Retail giants are looking at Indian start-ups in the big data and analytics space

Gold value-chain activity halted with new duties and strike

Gold value-chain activity halted with new duties and strike

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Duty changes in the Budget make refining unviable.

Despite govt's diktat, gold round-tipping is still flourishing

Despite govt's diktat, gold round-tipping is still flourishing

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

Round-tipping creates the opportunity for exporters to source funds at a much cheaper cost, which they divert to some other business.

Indian ministries at odds over gold import duty

Indian ministries at odds over gold import duty

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

India will also launch a sovereign gold bond to lower physical demand.

Yahoo sets Alibaba stake spinoff plan, shares jump

Yahoo sets Alibaba stake spinoff plan, shares jump

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Yahoo Inc plans to spin off its 15 percent stake in China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, responding to pressure to hand over to shareholders its prized e-commerce investment valued at roughly $40 billion.

India world's most dangerous country for women: Survey

India world's most dangerous country for women: Survey

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

The United States is the only western nation which ranked in the top 10.

Cognizant's profit beats estimates as Europe revenue rises

Cognizant's profit beats estimates as Europe revenue rises

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Quarterly revenue from Europe rose 35 per cent, the strongest growth since the company started breaking out revenue by region two years ago.

Scrapping notes will boost demand for gold

Scrapping notes will boost demand for gold

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

The Modi government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes will drive up interest in the bullion market

Can Snapdeal become India's Alibaba?

Can Snapdeal become India's Alibaba?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

The 24-hour delivery offer applies only to select postal codes and is not available across the country.

HDFC Bank sees strong loan growth after profit rises

HDFC Bank sees strong loan growth after profit rises

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

HDFC Bank Q4 net rises 21% to Rs 2,806.91 crore.

Global banks make a beeline to invest in India's start-ups

Global banks make a beeline to invest in India's start-ups

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Foreign money has been pouring into India's fast-growing e-commerce sector, with investors ranging from Japan's Softbank Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings.

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Top Indian private sector lender ICICI Bank, which owns nearly 68 percent of the insurer, is selling up to 181.34 million shares in the IPO.

Road building in India is cheapest among Asian nations

Road building in India is cheapest among Asian nations

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

The results are likely to please the Indian government, which has been trying to impress on domestic and foreign investors about its efforts to improve the ease of doing business.

Will Iranian women get access to Asian Champions League final?

Will Iranian women get access to Asian Champions League final?

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

Female fans from other countries have previously been permitted to attend games at the Azadi Stadium, including Syrian women for a World Cup qualifier in September last year.

Twitter CEO to give a third of his stock to employees

Twitter CEO to give a third of his stock to employees

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Dorsey works to rebuild employee morale and confidence at Twitter after a spate of high-level departures.

Air pollution reduced wheat crop in India by 50%

Air pollution reduced wheat crop in India by 50%

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Up to 90 per cent of the decrease in potential food production is linked to smog, made up of black carbon and other pollutants.

Apple gives weak forecast, shares tank

Apple gives weak forecast, shares tank

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Apple said on Tuesday it sold 47.5 million iPhones in the third quarter, up 35 per cent from a year ago.

Gold demand, import likely to rise with fall in price

Gold demand, import likely to rise with fall in price

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

A veteran bullion analyst expects monthly import to average 50 tonnes till December.

Greek crisis prompts SBI to delay $1.5-billion bond sale

Greek crisis prompts SBI to delay $1.5-billion bond sale

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

SBI said the crisis in Grece would have little impact on the bank.

Jewellers worried over hallmarking rules

Jewellers worried over hallmarking rules

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Those selling ornaments with lower purity might now offer hefty discounts in order to get rid of non-hallmarked stocks

RBI tightens gold import, drops move subsequently

RBI tightens gold import, drops move subsequently

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The gold market has remained under pressure.

Gold prices set to rise after Budget

Gold prices set to rise after Budget

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Buying had been muted in the past few weeks.

Rupee posts best winning streak in 2 months

Rupee posts best winning streak in 2 months

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

In New York, the US currency fell against the Australian dollar and British pound on Monday as investors continued to weigh the potential weather drag on recent economic data, and whether or not it could sway monetary policy.

Apple market cap could hit $1-trillion mark

Apple market cap could hit $1-trillion mark

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Gains in shares of Apple Inc could take the world's largest publicly traded company to a market capitalisation of perhaps as high as $1 trillion, some of the country's biggest investors said on Monday.

Gold import rises in July as price slide fuels demand

Gold import rises in July as price slide fuels demand

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

The rise was due to a sharp fall in prices, which spurred demand.

Why you should stay away from gold for a while

Why you should stay away from gold for a while

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.

From Google to Alphabet: How the transformation will help

From Google to Alphabet: How the transformation will help

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Google is learning the ABCs of conglomerate life.

Apple sells more iPhones than expected, shares jump

Apple sells more iPhones than expected, shares jump

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Apple reduced channel inventory by $3.6 billion.

Gold may continue to boost economy

Gold may continue to boost economy

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Gold import in the December quarter is estimated to come down.

Strong dollar dents Indian IT companies' revenues

Strong dollar dents Indian IT companies' revenues

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The greenback rose 9 percent against currencies.

Eight banks submit bids to manage $3.2 billion Coal India divestment

Eight banks submit bids to manage $3.2 billion Coal India divestment

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Eight investment banks including HSBC and India's ICICI Securities and SBI Capital have submitted bids to manage a 10-per cent stake divestment in state-owned Coal India.

After Bihar defeat, investors tell Modi to speed up reforms

After Bihar defeat, investors tell Modi to speed up reforms

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The government needs to take positive action to reaffirm that story.

Facebook revenue up 53%; users, mobile ads climb

Facebook revenue up 53%; users, mobile ads climb

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Mark Zuckerberg, the 29-year old chief executive who co-founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room, said the company was beginning to reap the benefit of investments to retool certain products.

HDFC Bank's Q4 profit rises 23%, the slowest in a decade

HDFC Bank's Q4 profit rises 23%, the slowest in a decade

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

HDFC Bank's 12-month forward price-to-book ratio is estimated to be the highest among 166 large and mid cap banks in Asia Pacific.

Bankruptcy will influence M&A trend in 2018

Bankruptcy will influence M&A trend in 2018

Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

Banks have Rs 10 trillion in stressed assets - Rs 7.8 trillion of bad loans and Rs 2.2 trillion of restructured ones.

Satyarthi launches campaign in London to end child slavery

Satyarthi launches campaign in London to end child slavery

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Terming slavery and child trafficking the 'biggest scandal of our times', Indian Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi pn Wednesday launched a new campaign in London to end the menace posed by the trafficking 'mafia'.

Gold import might fall in coming months

Gold import might fall in coming months

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Marriage season will end in the next two months and import growth is likely to taper off

M&As down 11.5% to $31.5 billion in 2013

M&As down 11.5% to $31.5 billion in 2013

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

Reflecting the general weakness in the economy, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) involving domestic companies were down by 11.5 per cent to $31.5 billion in the year just gone-by, the lowest since 2009 when it had stood at $21.5 billion.

Varanasi villagers blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity

Varanasi villagers blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Central Ground Water Authority declared Arajiline block, where the bottling plant in located, as "over exploited" in 2011

Eligible for settling market trading violatons? Details soon

Eligible for settling market trading violatons? Details soon

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The framework does not allow settling of serious violations that have 'market-wide impact'.