News for 'Billion Dreams'

Explained: What Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart means

Explained: What Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart means

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Although Walmart-Flipkart wholesale game-plan is to target about a $150 billion market out of a total pie of $700 billion in the country, the consolidation marks the end of the multi-brand dream of the American retail giant.

India Inc still on dream run

India Inc still on dream run

Rediff.com27 Apr 2005

Chinese brokers woken from global dreams by market emergency

Chinese brokers woken from global dreams by market emergency

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Chinese brokers had been looking to use some of the cash they raised this year to expand their global reach

End of American dream for Indian youth?

End of American dream for Indian youth?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Experts say Indian students will have to accept that international space for them is shrinking.

Xi Jinping secures historic third term as China leader

Xi Jinping secures historic third term as China leader

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

The Central Committee members on Sunday elected a 25-member Political Bureau which picked the Standing Committee members to govern the country.

Gateway to your American dream

Gateway to your American dream

Rediff.com22 Dec 2005

ERCP: Gehlot's Quiet War With Modi

ERCP: Gehlot's Quiet War With Modi

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is determined to implement the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project despite the Centre's indifference.

Air India's 787 dream unlikely to become a reality

Air India's 787 dream unlikely to become a reality

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Price appreciation since the aircraft order in 2005 could yield Rs 7,200-crore gain.

Policy niggles put India's solar dream under a shadow

Policy niggles put India's solar dream under a shadow

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

The government wants to generate 100,000 Mw of solar power by 2022.

'Public Sector Banks Don't Like To Loan To MSMEs'

'Public Sector Banks Don't Like To Loan To MSMEs'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

'The approach today is, instead of giving loans to 100 MSMEs, let us give one loan to a big-ticket corporate.' 'And so many of these big fish deceived the banks and the banks are in the doldrums now with high NPAs.'

Trump calls for college football to play on despite COVID-19 fears

Trump calls for college football to play on despite COVID-19 fears

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

President Donald Trump called on US colleges to proceed with the fall football season

Could this be the most watched IPL ever?

Could this be the most watched IPL ever?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

It could reach more than 530 million viewers on TV and a few hundred million more online. But can it make money for Disney Star?

How Walmart plans to triple sourcing from India

How Walmart plans to triple sourcing from India

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is tripling its sourcing from India to about $10 billion a year by 2027, said Judith McKenna, president, and chief executive officer of Walmart International, the segment which includes the company's operations outside the US. "To achieve this, we are growing our sourcing team in India," said McKenna, during a fireside chat with YourStory founder Shradha Sharma at Converge@Walmart, the flagship event of Walmart Global Tech India. "Walmart has a 20-year history of sourcing from India and already exports more than $3 billion worth of Made-in-India goods each year to 14 markets worldwide." McKenna said the company has expertise in processes such as international standards and demand forecasting that businesses need to get ready to export.

Will Hrithik play Ram? Deepika Sita?

Will Hrithik play Ram? Deepika Sita?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Nitesh Tiwari of Dangal fame will direct the epic, budgeted at Rs 3 billion by Producer Madhu Mantena.

COMING UP In July At A Theatre Near YOU

COMING UP In July At A Theatre Near YOU

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

There are as many as nine Hindi movies arriving in theatres in July.

50 more start-ups likely to join unicorn club in year or two

50 more start-ups likely to join unicorn club in year or two

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

There seems to be no dearth of funds to fuel this growth, report Peerzada Abrar and Shivani Shinde.

India's heaviest rocket blasts off with OneWeb India's 36 broadband satellites

India's heaviest rocket blasts off with OneWeb India's 36 broadband satellites

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

The heaviest rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation -- LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 -- blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Sunday to place 36 broadband communication satellites into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for a UK-based customer.

5 Reasons You Are NOT Getting HIRED

5 Reasons You Are NOT Getting HIRED

Rediff.com2 May 2022

If your resume does not shine your strengths, passion and dedication, you will never cut through the competition to make it to the top, notes Sarita Digumarti, chief learning officer, UNext Learning.

China's dream to connect with Indian Ocean dashed; trying to revive canceled project

China's dream to connect with Indian Ocean dashed; trying to revive canceled project

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

India has been worried about China's efforts to access the Indian Ocean because it has military implications. China has built a port in Sri Lanka. Its plans to lay a 1215-km long rail line connecting Kunming on China's border to Kyaukphyu in Myanmar is a matter of concern for New Delhi.

What is the biggest threat to India's e-vehicle dream?

What is the biggest threat to India's e-vehicle dream?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

E-vehicles may face pollution hurdle with hazardous batteries. One lithium-ion battery has a potential to poison the whole water aquifer of Delhi.

BYJU'S is ICC's global partner until 2023

BYJU'S is ICC's global partner until 2023

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

As a global partner, BYJU's will have extensive in-venue, broadcast, and digital rights across all ICC events.

Modi sells India dream to UAE prime minister

Modi sells India dream to UAE prime minister

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

India's major import items from UAE include petroleum and petroleum products, precious metals, stones, gems, jewellery, minerals and chemicals

Ghost airports haunt Modi's infrastructure dreams

Ghost airports haunt Modi's infrastructure dreams

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

India's main hubs are bursting at the seams.

Dreaming big: What TCS plans to do now

Dreaming big: What TCS plans to do now

Rediff.com29 May 2012

TCS is aiming to add another $10 billion to its turnover in the next five years or so. Which means, the company has to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 15 per cent. Can TCS pull it off?

Lavasa turns into a bad dream for banks

Lavasa turns into a bad dream for banks

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

Dream hillstation project Lavasa, near Pune, is now a millstone around lenders' neck.

$75 mn from Diageo may remain a pipe dream for Mallya

$75 mn from Diageo may remain a pipe dream for Mallya

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

SBI had moved the Debt Recovery Tribunal because Mallya owes over Rs 7,200 crore to a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India

Mittal flags high litigation in telecom sector

Mittal flags high litigation in telecom sector

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the regulatory regime needs to be simple to avoid fresh litigations in the telecom sector, asserting that collaboration among competing players, lower duties and reduction in spectrum pricing will help unleash the full potential of the industry. The telecom czar noted that the "temperature" of the industry needs to be lowered when it comes to litigations and appealed to the government to look into the matter. The timely reforms that were announced brought in cheer and heightened comfort for all the active players in the sector, Mittal said and urged the industry counterparts to focus on building the next wave of connectivity in the run-up to 5G and beyond.

Read: Abhinav Bindra's letter to Neeraj Chopra

Read: Abhinav Bindra's letter to Neeraj Chopra

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Chopra created history as he became the first from the country to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics. He threw a distance of 87.58m to pick the gold.

'Success of this launch is proof that Indian talent can have world class achievements'

'Success of this launch is proof that Indian talent can have world class achievements'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

'What we have done is a symbol of new India; that is what a small start-up can do, a few hundreds of people coming together, developing a rocket and launching to space and succeeding at the very first attempt.'

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them.

'This moment is a huge validation of my belief system and my journey'

'This moment is a huge validation of my belief system and my journey'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

'Hopefully, through my content choices, I have been able to contribute towards my country and countrymen.'

5 years of Reliance Jio: Disruption to Data Revolution

5 years of Reliance Jio: Disruption to Data Revolution

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

'There is no doubt at all that Jio's disruption of the mobile broadband market was a turning point for India's digital economy.'

It's clear, regulatory woes can't kill online gaming in India

It's clear, regulatory woes can't kill online gaming in India

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

Even as the gaming industry battles multiple regulations in different Indian states, it has received more than double the amount of investment this year compared to 2020. Industry watchers attribute this to the growing popularity of gaming, spurred by the pandemic, and the innovative business models gaming firms have built. According to data from industry tracker Venture Intelligence, investment in India's gaming sector in 2021 has more than doubled to $794 million, as against a total investment of $339 million last year. In 2019, this number was $176 million. Marquee investors such as Tiger Global (Dream11), Sequoia Capital India (Mobile Premier League), WinZO (Griffin Capital Partners), Tencent (Dream11) and Matrix Partners (Zupee) have pumped money into the sector.

Nandigram, Singur take toll on Buddha's dream

Nandigram, Singur take toll on Buddha's dream

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

The state received robust investment announcements worth Rs 2,43,489 crore in calendar 2007. In calendar 2008, investments fell 63 per cent, to Rs 90,095 crore (Rs 900.95 billion). The general slowdown in economic growth, however, may also have played a part in Bengal's declining rank, given that many of its major investments were in such sectors as steel, real estate and power, all of which are current casualties of slowing demand.

Can Indian textile weave new dreams?

Can Indian textile weave new dreams?

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

How Ujjivan plans to give shape to Modi's financial inclusion dream

How Ujjivan plans to give shape to Modi's financial inclusion dream

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

A well-run non-banking company has better margins than a bank, but the objective of setting up Ujjivan was to provide comprehensive financial inclusion, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank MD & CEO Samit Ghosh tells Anup Roy in an interview.

Agnipath Stir: Thousands Stranded At Stations

Agnipath Stir: Thousands Stranded At Stations

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

'I am helpless and there is no one to help me.' 'I have been on this platform since Saturday.'

How Gadkari plans to fund India's dream infrastructure projects

How Gadkari plans to fund India's dream infrastructure projects

Rediff.com23 May 2016

The minister tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee that he wants to set up a financing corporation for the road and shipping sectors, which will throw up a business opportunity of Rs 25 lakh crore!

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into.

ISRO successfully launches Chandrayaan-2

ISRO successfully launches Chandrayaan-2

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

The ISRO is aiming for a soft landing of the lander in the South Pole region of the moon where no country has gone so far.