Ex-head of BPL Mobile and currently a Rajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be the new head of Ficci.
Controversies seem to dog Rajnikanth's latest Tamil film Kuselan. The latest is that Rajnikanth has requested the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the release of his film in the state on August 1st. His letter written in chaste Kannada, said that it was not his intention to hurt the feelings of anyone when he spoke at the protest rally organised by the Tamil Nadu Film Artists Association.
Lobby group tells USTR it has got assurance from India on compulsory licensing.
After visits to the US and Europe, a power ministry delegation is headed for Japan, Singapore and Malaysia for conducting roadshows to attract foreign investors in the country's power sector.
Japan will extend 'special economic partner' status to India during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to that country next month.
In a major relief to thousands of Indian IT professionals, a federal judge in the US on Thursday blocked the enforcement of a temporary visa ban by the Trump administration on a large number of work permits, including the most sought after H-1B visas, ruling that the president exceeded his constitutional authority.
Sebi is examining if speculators and persons acting in concert are behind the huge movements in these stocks
Nalco plans to export aluminium valued at over Rs 2,000 crore to China during the current fiscal, even as the industry is making efforts to boost domestic consumption, C Venkataramana, chairman and managing director, Nalco, said in Bangalore.
The strike affected attendance in government offices and banks, the officials said.
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik on Tuesday said there is nothing to worry and asserted the cancelled contract of Indiana state of US would be refloated again where outside companies, including TCS, could bid.
Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Private equity players believe it to be lucrative to invest in designer labels.
India on Monday strongly advocated the establishment of "South Asian Union" as it sought to enhance the bilateral trade - with Pakistan - which had the potential to touch $6 billion.
Needless to say, coaching institutes are unhappy with suggestion.
'Trade cannot take place when there is no trust.'
"We are open for further reduction in prime lending rate," Indian Banks Association Chairman Dalbir Singh said in New Delhi while addressing a seminar organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce.
Next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry travels to India for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue
"So you will not have anything better... democracy loving, capitalist respecting environment... in India," Sitharaman said at the event hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in association with the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum.
Companies were consulting law firms and consultants to understand the Bill.
Congratulating Narendra Modi on becoming the Prime Minister, India Inc on Monday said it is looking forward to an era of renewed trust and expressed confidence that the nation will leapfrog into a higher orbit of growth creating more jobs, income and social stability.
Chennai is one of the cities where works have been completed for almost 62 per cent of the money lined up -- Rs 599 crore of the Rs 959 crore has been utilised so far. Despite this, there was no respite for the people in the city this time either, with North Chennai being the worst affected.
Although the RBI's open market operations have ensured sufficient system-level liquidity, some sectors are finding liquidity to be a challenge owing to their credit profile.
Pegged at $1.8 billion in construction deal size, The London Resort, which is located 17 minutes outside London, has attracted bids from three other construction majors from across the world.
Lt Gen Dua called on Governor Vohra and briefed him about the security situation and the Army's preparedness to deal with any arising exigency.
Bedi, in a series of tweets, shared her plan to make the national capital more 'economically vibrant'.
You have to make yourself visible and create opportunities for yourself, advises Gaurav Goyal, co-founder, Scalenut.
The brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old Bakerwal girl has polarised the normally peaceful town of Jammu, with the local Bar association calling for a bandh against what it termed the "targeting of minority Dogras" while the state police had lodged a case against lawyers who allegedly tried to prevent it from filing a chargesheet against the accused.
To shed more light on how GST will affect the individual as well as the nation, Rediff Chat has lined up experts to field your queries.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
The letter was the latest sign of US frustration about the business environment in India.
Results of four state elections are giving a strong message that government and political parties need to ensure good governance and provide corruption free rule, industry leaders said on Sunday.
Sunak announced that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) would be hiked from 400 pounds to 624 pounds.
Business chambers now inviting start-ups for membership.
Srei Infrastructure's vice-chairman -- and former Assocham president -- Sunil Kanoria discusses the Kanoria businesses and his impression of the Modi government with Ishita Ayan Dutt and Namrata Acharya.
'The economy of Kashmir has collapsed.'
'What stood out at these meetings between industry representatives and government leaders was how the equation between the ministers and industry had undergone a subtle and qualitative change,' points out A K Bhattacharya.
