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'Advertising's become a cut-throat, dog-eat-dog biz'

'Advertising's become a cut-throat, dog-eat-dog biz'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

For those students who want an exciting, challenging and creative career, Sam Balsara, the doyen of advertising advises them to not look at remuneration alone.

Tax incentives for biz to be investment-linked

Tax incentives for biz to be investment-linked

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

Apart from developers of special economic zones and units operating out of them, the proposal will also affect companies in power, infrastructure, food processing, hotel and hospital sectors, among others.

Auto Expo ends, generates record biz queries

Auto Expo ends, generates record biz queries

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

Auto Expo ended leaving India on the global automative map. It broke records in footfalls and business queries generation.

Snooping on recruits is good biz

Snooping on recruits is good biz

Rediff.com10 Dec 2003

20 mn Indians visited biz websites in June

20 mn Indians visited biz websites in June

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

An increasing number of people are going online for finance-related content, with 19.7 million Internet users in the country logging on to business websites in June, says a survey.

ITC in talks to buy RDB's cigarette biz

ITC in talks to buy RDB's cigarette biz

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

RDB, which has a plant capacity of producing over 20 billion cigarettes per annum, owns brands like Regent, Hero and No. 10, which are extremely popular in eastern India.

NIIT to spin-off software biz

NIIT to spin-off software biz

Rediff.com24 Oct 2003

The board of directors of NIIT, which met on Friday, has approved the proposal to create a new software company by carving out the global solutions business out of the company.

StanChart may hive off commodities biz

StanChart may hive off commodities biz

Rediff.com7 Dec 2007

Standard Chartered Bank, which bought a 49 per cent stake in UTI Securities from Securities Trading Corporation of India early this year, is likely to hive off the commodities broking business into a separate company and put this division for sale.

Deccan may hive off aviation chartering biz

Deccan may hive off aviation chartering biz

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

Deccan Aviation Ltd, in which Vijay Mallya's UB group has picked up 46 per cent stake, may hive off its aviation chartering business into a separate entity.

India needs better biz environ: Hinduja

India needs better biz environ: Hinduja

Rediff.com26 Sep 2003

Hinduja Group chairman S P Hinduja on Friday called for transparent policies, simplified procedures, and better business environment in India to attract investments from overseas Indians and foreigners.

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

New York Stock Exchange President 38-year-old Tom Farley (ranked 7) and Twitter co-founder and CEO 37-year-old Jack Dorsey.

Astrology biz booms! GaneshaSpeaks to go global

Astrology biz booms! GaneshaSpeaks to go global

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

GaneshaSpeaks today offers astrological predictions across media like the Internet and mobile phone. The astrologers are specially trained for delivering instant service.

Puri car festival spells brisk biz for hoteliers

Puri car festival spells brisk biz for hoteliers

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

The hotels and restaurants of all categories in Puri have been packed till the end of the nine-day festival, while several organisations have erected makeshift accommodations to give shelter to the devotees and tourists coming from across the country and abroad.

Foreign carriers tap AI's lost biz, airfares shoot up

Foreign carriers tap AI's lost biz, airfares shoot up

Rediff.com15 May 2012

Owing to a demand-supply mismatch, all the airlines are seeing an increase in revenues.

Jewellery biz loses lustre to soaring gold prices

Jewellery biz loses lustre to soaring gold prices

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

Sales of gold and gold jewellery have come down by 75 per cent in Gujarat due to spiralling prices of yellow metal in past two to three months.

No kidding! Kidswear is big biz

No kidding! Kidswear is big biz

Rediff.com30 Jul 2003

India cheers SABMiller's bid for Foster's beer biz

India cheers SABMiller's bid for Foster's beer biz

Rediff.com14 Jun 2010

As the buzz about UK-based SABMiller making an estimated $12-billion bid for Australia's leading premium branded drinks company Foster's beer business continues, India, say analysts, holds the key to the bid.

Reliance Money plans big gold coin biz

Reliance Money plans big gold coin biz

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

According to Reliance Money officials, the company offers 5 gm and 8 gm coins now but plans are in the offing to launch 0.5 gm, 1 gm and 2 gm coins, said

CII survey charts Indo-China biz

CII survey charts Indo-China biz

Rediff.com21 Jun 2003

On the eve of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to China, Confederation of Indian Industry has released a survey on Sino-Indian business relations, which reflect growing interest of Indian companies in the Chinese market.

We have simplified FDI rules to make India biz friendly, says FM

We have simplified FDI rules to make India biz friendly, says FM

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

India is now a biz friendly nations, say Arun Jaitley.

Pension: Big biz for life insurance cos

Pension: Big biz for life insurance cos

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Data released by the Life Insurance Council reveals that the total pension premium for the life insurance industry saw a growth of 159 per cent at Rs 22,268 crore (Rs 222.68 billion) for FY07 compared with Rs 8,568 crore (Rs 85.68 billion) in FY06.

Dear India, it's time you improve your ease of doing biz index

Dear India, it's time you improve your ease of doing biz index

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

RPTs are globally recognised as an important component of the ease of business index.

US assures India of Iraq biz

US assures India of Iraq biz

Rediff.com4 Jun 2003

United States assured Indian companies on Wednesday of a pie in the huge sub-contracting business offered by the reconstruction work in the war-ravaged Iraq, Association of Indian Chambers of Commerce said.

Dr Reddy's to launch Covid drugs remdesivir and favipiravir in August

Dr Reddy's to launch Covid drugs remdesivir and favipiravir in August

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Apart from favipiravir and remdesivir, its key Covid-19 products, DRL has already launched nutraceutical products and hand sanitisers during the pandemic.

Nonviable JVs may hit MUL biz

Nonviable JVs may hit MUL biz

Rediff.com28 May 2003

Maruti Udyog Ltd, which posted a healthy 40 per cent growth in profit last fiscal has cautioned that its group companies, some of which are loss making, "may adversely impact operations".\n\n

Russia invites Indian cos to set up biz

Russia invites Indian cos to set up biz

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Seeking greater cooperation with India, Russia's Tomsk city in Siberia on Friday invited Indian hi-tech companies to establish innovative ventures in the region.

SBI to raise global biz share to 25% in 3 years

SBI to raise global biz share to 25% in 3 years

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

SBI's number of foreign offices increased from 186 in March 2013 to 190 in March 2014, in 36 countries.

'Business has lost trust, so has biz education'

'Business has lost trust, so has biz education'

Rediff.com17 May 2010

People are no longer sure we are educating leaders who have the requisite competence and character to fulfill the responsibilities that come with their positions of power and privilege, says Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria.

RIP Vidal Sassoon: Legendary hairstylist passes away

RIP Vidal Sassoon: Legendary hairstylist passes away

Rediff.com10 May 2012

After an illustrious career spanning seven decades, the biggest name in hair-biz breathed his last yesterday.

Apollo Hospitals to hive off retail pharma biz

Apollo Hospitals to hive off retail pharma biz

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Apollo Hospitals was looking at divesting at least 50 per cent of Apollo Pharmacy, the retail pharmacy network, for Rs 1,000 crore.

Amway India to enter colour cosmetics biz

Amway India to enter colour cosmetics biz

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

Amway India, a direct selling FMCG Company in the country, is all set to enter the Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) colour cosmetics segment.

Air India to opt for biz, economy class seats in A320s

Air India to opt for biz, economy class seats in A320s

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The national airline had incurred a net loss of Rs 5,859.91 crore (Rs 58.59 billion) last fiscal.

Global film biz buzz in post-Slumdog world

Global film biz buzz in post-Slumdog world

Rediff.com12 May 2010

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has become a portal for the Indian film business in a post-Slumdog world.

Nilekani, Parekh in India Japan biz forum

Nilekani, Parekh in India Japan biz forum

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

Indian businessmen on the forum would also include Baba Kalyani of Bharat Forge, Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Honda, Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Vikram Kirloskar of Toyota Kirloskar and Deepak Parekh of HDFC.

Proceeds of fake currency biz going abroad: Finmin

Proceeds of fake currency biz going abroad: Finmin

Rediff.com7 May 2010

The government on Friday said gains from fake currency business are going abroad through the hawala route and admitted that the quality of fake currency has gone up with better imitation of security features.

Russia keen to explore biz ops in India's space, energy sectors

Russia keen to explore biz ops in India's space, energy sectors

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Russia is keen to strengthen economic ties with India.

SBI, Visa in JV for merchant acquiring biz

SBI, Visa in JV for merchant acquiring biz

Rediff.com5 May 2010

Country's largest lender State Bank of India on Wednesday said it has selected US-based Elavon Incorporation and Visa International as its joint venture partners for merchant acquiring business. Merchant acquiring business is facilitation of payment through debit or credit card at the retail outlets.