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Low-cost biz class fails to worry competition

Low-cost biz class fails to worry competition

Rediff.com3 May 2010

Full-service carriers remain unfazed by the introduction of the business class segment by budget airlines.

Cargo biz in India set to boom

Cargo biz in India set to boom

Rediff.com6 Aug 2007

Air Cargo Express, with its dedicated fleet of ATRs, is also supposed to start operations this year. Reliance Retail is also considering starting a cargo airline for its supply chain.

First salary: 'I sent Rs 50k to my parents in India'

First salary: 'I sent Rs 50k to my parents in India'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan, 29, research scientist from London, UK tells us about his first salary.

Reliance Cap to launch consumer finance biz

Reliance Cap to launch consumer finance biz

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Reliance Capital, which is present in mutual fund, insurance, stock broking and private equity space, said on Tuesday it will start its consumer finance business shortly.

Zest, Bolt success hold key to Tata Motors car biz profits

Zest, Bolt success hold key to Tata Motors car biz profits

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

The compact sedan Zest competes with the established brands like Maruti D'zire, Honda Amaze and Hyundai Xcent.

Global biz confidence rises but job prospects mute

Global biz confidence rises but job prospects mute

Rediff.com30 Mar 2010

The KPMG global business outlook survey of over 11,000 companies across the world found healthy optimism around key measures such as business activity, revenues and profits.

Biz families: Should sons step into fathers' shoes

Biz families: Should sons step into fathers' shoes

Rediff.com24 Mar 2010

oining the same profession one's father belongs to inevitably leads people to compare and contrast the son with the father

US visa curbs on Indian IT biz may hit bilateral ties

US visa curbs on Indian IT biz may hit bilateral ties

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

United States Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernisation Bill, 2013 has not yet been enacted.

Catering biz: Serving up the power sushi

Catering biz: Serving up the power sushi

Rediff.com9 Jun 2007

The catering industry was once wedding-centric. Now it's learning to do things in style, to match the evolving tastes of a young, corporate India.

Why valuing real estate biz is fuzzy

Why valuing real estate biz is fuzzy

Rediff.com7 May 2007

The performance of real estate companies is dependent on a lot of intangibles and is prone to errors in assumptions.

'Broking biz doing well,but investors circumspect'

'Broking biz doing well,but investors circumspect'

Rediff.com7 May 2007

Dinesh Thakkar, MD, Angel Broking, explains in an interview that retail investors' participation in the equity market is falling, but the share of organized players in broking business is increasing.

Powerful biz team with PM on Saudi visit

Powerful biz team with PM on Saudi visit

Rediff.com17 Feb 2010

Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani, IT honchos Azim Premji and S Ramadorai and Chairmen of oil PSUs will accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his maiden visit to Saudi Arabia from February 27 when the two countries will ink nine pacts.

Tatas looking at European buys to brew instant coffee biz

Tatas looking at European buys to brew instant coffee biz

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

It is currently scouting for suitable firms in Europe and planning to close the deal some time this year, a top company executive said.

Ministers must let trusts run their biz: Khurshid

Ministers must let trusts run their biz: Khurshid

Rediff.com4 Feb 2010

Following the prime minister's reported call to his Cabinet colleagues to stay away from any business interests, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday suggested that ministers should hand over their businesses to a trust, as is being practised in the United States.

Adidas plans revival of fraud-hit Reebok biz in India

Adidas plans revival of fraud-hit Reebok biz in India

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

The German sportswear maker has brought Haskell, who played a key role in writing the growth story for Adidas in China, to give Reebok's India business a 'fresh start' after the alleged Rs 870-crore (Rs 8.7-billion) fraud by former managing director Subhinder Singh Prem and chief operating officer Vishnu Bhagat.

Pankaj Munjal wants to take Hero from Azamgarh to America

Pankaj Munjal wants to take Hero from Azamgarh to America

Rediff.com14 Feb 2012

He is the Hero of the bicycles business churning 19,000 bikes a day and over 5.6 million every year. Pankaj Munjal is now pressing the reset button and thinking global.

Amitabh Kant: An ambitious bureaucrat who wants to make India a biz hotspot

Amitabh Kant: An ambitious bureaucrat who wants to make India a biz hotspot

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Amitabh Kant tells Rahul Jacob how India could be made an easier place to do business in and why India's software smarts will give it an edge.

Doing biz in India to be easier

Doing biz in India to be easier

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the commerce ministry has asked state governments and central ministries to re-examine and streamline existing procedures, so as to provide a hassle-free environment for business.

Australia sees India as land of biz

Australia sees India as land of biz

Rediff.com15 Mar 2007

After China, it is India that Australian businesses are looking to head to cash in on the immense opportunities which its phenomenal growth is expected to present over the next few decades.

India Inc cautious on hiring, bullish on biz

India Inc cautious on hiring, bullish on biz

Rediff.com13 Jan 2010

According to the quarterly report, hiring sentiment saw a marginal improvement with the employment outlook index for the January to March quarter standing at 47 index points, one per cent higher than the previous quarter.

Ficci attracts S Africans to Commonwealth biz meet

Ficci attracts S Africans to Commonwealth biz meet

Rediff.com13 Jan 2010

A delegation from Ficci explained the project to the businessmen at an India-South Africa Round Table in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

DLF forms JV for life insurance biz

DLF forms JV for life insurance biz

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

Real estate giant DLF announced on Tuesday its tie-up with US-based financial player Prudential Financial, Inc for a foray in life insurance business and said the two partners will invest about Rs 10 billion over the next ten years in the venture.

Doing biz with Japanese? Some social tips

Doing biz with Japanese? Some social tips

Rediff.com23 Feb 2007

In this three-part article, we note some essential pointers that will stand the Indian professional in good stead.

FDI in retail: US biz unhappy with India's decision

FDI in retail: US biz unhappy with India's decision

Rediff.com14 Dec 2011

USIBC President slams India for suspending its decision to open the multi-brand retail sector to foreign direct investment.

'Godrej unlikely to buy Sara Lee's household biz'

'Godrej unlikely to buy Sara Lee's household biz'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2009

"If at all Godrej plans to buy out the global household business of Sara Lee, there will be strong competition from multinationals like Unilever and P&G. So, it is unlikely that GCPL will go ahead with it," a research analyst from Religare Capital Markets said.

A biz guru cracks the Indian code!

A biz guru cracks the Indian code!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2007

G. Clotaire Rapaille has guided Chrysler, Procter Gamble, Boeing, and other enraptured clients through the "collective unconscious" of dozens of cultures. Now he's taking on India. Is he a sage--or a charlatan?

PM charms US biz, seeks investment, assures reform

PM charms US biz, seeks investment, assures reform

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

As it becomes ever-apparent that partnerships like the United States and India will help provide a roadmap out of the current global recession, influence the economic destiny of the 21st century, and create jobs around the world, over 500 America's business leaders converged on the US Chamber of Commerce to greet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his first major address in Washington DC on November 23.

Forum to discuss Indo-US biz partnership chances

Forum to discuss Indo-US biz partnership chances

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

The US India CEO Forum was launched in 2005 and has held meetings in both the US and India in the past.

Few small and medium biz in India are online: Google

Few small and medium biz in India are online: Google

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

According to Indian government data, micro, small and medium enterprises accounts for about 45 per cent of the manufacturing output of the country and 40 per cent of the total exports.

Few small and medium biz in India are online: Google

Few small and medium biz in India are online: Google

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

According to Indian government data, micro, small and medium enterprises accounts for about 45 per cent of the manufacturing output of the country and 40 per cent of the total exports.

M&M's Pawan Goenka on why biz environment is not stable in India

M&M's Pawan Goenka on why biz environment is not stable in India

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Mahindra & Mahindra gets the biggest impact of the Supreme Court's ban on sale of vehicles in Delhi with diesel engines bigger than 2,000cc.

Indians favour greater govt role in regulating biz

Indians favour greater govt role in regulating biz

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

A global survey conducted for BBC World Service has also found that Indians support the government having a larger role in redistributing wealth.

Lakshmi Mittal richest biz tycoon in South Africa

Lakshmi Mittal richest biz tycoon in South Africa

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

According to the Rich List, Mittal remains at the top of the list despite the value of his stake in Arcelor Mittal SA having come down to more than half in the past year.

Longer trading hours good news for biz channels

Longer trading hours good news for biz channels

Rediff.com30 Oct 2009

With trading hours at stock exchanges set to be extended by two-and-a-half hours, the half a dozen business news channels together will get 20 percent more advertising inventory to sell, possibly resulting in an overall increase of ad revenue by 8-10 percent on an annual basis, say media agencies.

S Kumars Nationwide: Spinning a new biz strategy

S Kumars Nationwide: Spinning a new biz strategy

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

After Reid & Taylor, S Kumars Nationwide wants to try its luck in all segments.

Biyani sets foot in outdoor media biz

Biyani sets foot in outdoor media biz

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

Venturing into the outdoor media business, Kishore Biyani's Future group, with retail brands such as Pantaloon, Big Bazaar

SPECIAL: My dam, my water

SPECIAL: My dam, my water

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

The problem is that nations or states are always ready to 'share' water with others living upstream, but their perception changes when the question comes to 'sharing' with lower riparians, says Claude Arpi after attending a 3-day conference in New Delhi on conflict resolution in the faceoff over water

MapmyIndia: The successful biz of digital maps

MapmyIndia: The successful biz of digital maps

Rediff.com8 Oct 2009

MapmyIndia has the first mover's advantage but with players like SatNav Technologies, Reliance ADA group and Google, the competition is hotting up.

AI-Indian merger: New biz model mooted

AI-Indian merger: New biz model mooted

Rediff.com30 Oct 2006

As the process to merge Air India and Indian gathers momentum, a business model that is understood to have found acceptance among officials has recommended creation of the post of a group CMD for the merged entity.

Tata's telco biz in doldrums after DoCoMo breaks partnership

Tata's telco biz in doldrums after DoCoMo breaks partnership

Rediff.com6 May 2014

DoCoMo's exit from Tata Teleservices highlights the struggle of smaller operators even as the outlook improves for bigger players.