The government on Monday revised the economic growth to 8.5 per cent for 2003-04 from 8.2 per cent estimated earlier, mainly due to a bumper agricultural growth of 9.6 per cent.
Helped by robust growth in tourist inflow in the country, the Indian hotel industry saw their occupancy levels rising to 59.7 per cent in 2003-04, an increase of 4.9 per cent over the occupancy level of the previous year.
Infra projects are enormous cash guzzlers and funding such low-return projects might unwittingly pull down the overall growth rates.
The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
Do you think Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer can do the job for my team?
After the change of ends, the Indians gathered themselves and turned it around as they broke off from 4-4. Satwik and Chirag won 7 of the last 8 points to grab a six-point advantage at the interval.
Ramesh Shrichand Damani feels that steady retail buying could provide a strong, broad-based boost to the Indian stock markets.
Allaying any apprehension on the US moves to curb BPO to India, the government on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that it would have a limited effect and BPO volumes to India were slated to touch $3.6 billion in value terms during 2004.
The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.
Sam Curran's counter-attacking fifty powered Punjab Kings to a four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2024 match in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Is the current growth rate a fluke? Or can India really keep growing spectacularly? Tell us what you think!
Bilateral trade between India and China, the two fastest growing economies, is forecast to touch a record level this year at $10 billion, compared with last year's $7.6 billion.
Fighter's distressing lack of thrills and sizzle reduces the exercise to an excuse for tedious amounts of Pakistan bashing, observes Sukanya Verma.
Images from Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
India has been adding about two million mobile telephone users per month this year and the growth is expected to accelerate with full implementation of unified licensing regime, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has said.
Presenting Purvi Doshi's collection on the fourth day of Lakme.
A feeble fable masquerading as a robo rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya aspires to address what unrealistic expectations in a relationship can lead to, observes Sukanya Verma.
India's biotech sector is expected to grow 25-30 per cent during the current fiscal over Rs 1,830 crore revenue generated during 2002-03, according to a joint survey by the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises and Biospectrum.
Summer looks to steal from Dhvani Bhanushali's cupboard.
Global Internet firm Yahoo! on Thursday said it plans to ride on India's mobile explosion to drive growth for its products and services in the country.
India Inc has found renewed hope in the capital markets for the next six months but has painted a gloomy picture for the long-run due to the uncertainty arising out of impending general elections.
In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political parties are extensively using social media to propagate their achievements and seek support from voters.
Local language information technology application market is likely to touch a revenue of $64 million by 2005 from the current $11 million, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan.
Demand for gold in India, the world's biggest market, has risen sharply with the wedding season in full swing.\n\n\n\n
Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal explains why the Congress is ill-equipped to battle the Narendra Modi government in the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament.
Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.
The BJP will enter this election, as it does every election, as if it is fighting to prevent a 2004-style defeat. This is a party that wins big because it always behaves as if its back is to the wall, predicts Mihir S Sharma.
Walking, cycling and even skating! Covering long distances amid bone-chilling cold, people from all over the country and cutting across religions are flocking to the temple town of Ayodhya ahead of the consecration ceremony on January 22.
'Earlier, if I have thought about taking six wickets, it has never worked for me. I have a lot of deliveries and you can confuse yourself. You need to shut that noise and focus on the next ball.'
A peek into the industry that is mobile apps and its future in India.
Prosus NV, which owns PayU, has terminated a $4.7 billion (about Rs 38,400 crore) deal to acquire Indian payments firm BillDesk, saying certain conditions precedent were not met. Prosus, the global investment arm of South African multinational Nasper, had on August 31 last year announced acquisition of BillDesk in an all-cash deal to expand its footprint in India's booming fintech sector under the umbrella of its payment gateway PayU.
Learning will become genuinely global as a result of immersive experiences. Edtech advances will increase engagement, enhance knowledge and dissolve geographical barriers, says Anant Bengani, director, Zell Education.
Like every year speculation is rife on who the contestants of Bigg Boss Season 8 will be? While the Colors channel is tight lipped about the final list, we have managed to source the list of most likely contestants who will be locked inside the house.
Car sales in terms of numbers in India in the just-concluded financial year (2013-14) have gone down in over a decade, confirming once again the extent of the economic slowdown.
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