Although large companies like Nestle, Dabur or HUL have been impacted by this slowdown in demand, it was the small, local players that have been hit harder.
Income-tax data released by FinMin after 15 years
Apple Pay also faces competition from Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) - a consortium of retailers including Wal-Mart and Best Buy - which is developing its own mobile payment platform.
Bulk of these customers use 2G phones and are still focused on voice services and might prove useful for both Bharti Airtel and the Idea-Vodafone combine.
Concerns about the US Federal Reserve withdrawing its stimulus have also affected emerging markets.
But the road map of telecom will be decided by one thing: Whether Jio sticks to its ambitious plan and whether incumbents have enough financial muscle or ability to raise money every year to ensure that Jio does not reach its target, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
Analysts sceptical whether company will sustain rise in operating profits.
CMC has strong presence in the domestic market. It certainly compliments TCS.
Industry estimates suggest that the extent of value addition in the handset space remains at a mere 10 per cent. That effectively means, value-wise 90 per cent of all components used in making a handset continues to be imported.
'If there is one certainty in this visit, it is that Trump does not follow a script. He is unpredictable,' highlights Ambassador B S Prakash.
India is Asia's third-best performing equity market.
IIT-Delhi saw international training offers from Hong Kong, South Korea and the US.
Battleground shifts to rural and small towns, where user base aspires to upgrade to smartphones.
Gold slipped to near 5-1/2-year lows on Friday and was on course for a sixth straight weekly fall.
According to technical analysts, the Nifty could trade in the range between 7,400 and 7,700.
The firm would require it to more than triple its CAGR of revenue to 18.5% for the next decade from 6%
For Duflo and Banerjee, an important part of their work has been ensuring that the agency of the "beneficiaries" -- usually, in developing countries like India, poorer individuals -- is put at the centre of any policy design. This is a crucial way in which experimental results are often better than large scale data-based inference, says Mihir S Sharma.
RIL has faced protests from local authorities, activists and residents across India campaigning against masts and roadworks.
Trading through this coming week could be influenced by reactions to events in Europe and the US.
Together, AT&T and TechM aim to improve the agility in rolling out and supporting networks of the future, while improving returns on investment through technology-led transformation.
Samsung has priced the S8 competitively at Rs 57,900, while the S8+ is available for Rs 64,900.
As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
US gold futures slid over 1 per cent on Thursday, while silver futures dropped 2 per cent.
From crisis leaders to future Goliaths, India Inc saw them all in 2017, says Shailesh Dobhal.
FIIs have offloaded stocks worth Rs 13,110 crore
The company's buy of Concur will strengthen its position in cloud computing
The move will catapult Disney as the country's largest media and entertainment broadcaster, with over $1.3 billion of additional India revenue.
The outgoing Chief Economic Advisor will always be remembered for his remarkable passion, his large imprint on policymaking and the high level of public debate he fostered
Heavyweights such as Coal India, L&T and SBI ran up losses, taking cues from overseas markets.
India has undermined its own credibility.
"In terms of local taxes, in terms of local small business productivity, local large business competitiveness, their educational outcomes, their entrepreneurial work, that's what matters," the Microsoft CEO said.
These have been selected based on the earnings growth prospects and favourable (buy) ratings by brokerages
Over 25,600 cases of banking fraud reported up to December 21, 2017, says Minister RS Prasad.
If you are serious about your future, here are some MBA programmes and short courses you can consider, advises Arun Jagannathan is co-founder and CEO, CrackVerbal.
India wasn't applying widespread crash testing like foreign countries do, so manufacturers didn't see the need for an investment focus on safety. Customers rarely walked into showrooms asking for the safest car. They wanted the cheapest or the most fuel-efficient or the best-looking car.
Demonetisation, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential elections, and the fear that US Fed may hike rates in the upcoming policy review in December have dented market sentiments, report Puneet Wadhwa & Deepak Korgaonkar.
Infosys, Wipro may follow suit as investors eye a piece of the large cash kitty as growth slows.
At the heart of one of the biggest transformations in India's corporate history lies a plan to offer super-fast broadband services.
25,600 cases of banking fraud totalling Rs 1.79 billion were reported up to December 2017. 'There is an inherent legacy when it comes to insuring crime.' 'Generally, most banks are uncomfortable in sharing data about employee fraud.'
'India-US defence pacts are seen by many analysts as a subtle move to jointly contain China's growing militarism, especially in the strategic Indian Ocean Region.'
