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Indian businesses booming in East China

Indian businesses booming in East China

Rediff.com18 Nov 2003

The booming East China region as well as Shanghai metropolis has wooed top Indian firms like Infosys, Satyam, TCS, NIIT, State Bank of India and Reliance to set up software development centres or representative offices.

Small cities to drive retail boom

Small cities to drive retail boom

Rediff.com8 Mar 2005

The domestic retail industry is expected to attract about Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion) investments in the next two-three years and the retail boom will percolate to smaller cities with population less than 10 lakh, according to a new study by consu

Rahul calls for JPC probe into stock market crash

Rahul calls for JPC probe into stock market crash

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

He alleged that besides Modi and Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had also commented on the stock markets ahead of elections, which has never happened in the past.

Slowing economy may end IIM placements boom

Slowing economy may end IIM placements boom

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

This year, IIM Ahmedabad, the largest and most prestigious of the institutes, has seen a 50 per cent slowdown in placements on the coveted "day zero" (the first day), probably for the first time since the dotcom bust in 2000.

Bumrah-Sanjana Give Us Relationship Goals

Bumrah-Sanjana Give Us Relationship Goals

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

The super adorable couple looked like they are in the mood for love.

Guess How Many Indians Filed Tax Returns? A Record 81.8 Million!

Guess How Many Indians Filed Tax Returns? A Record 81.8 Million!

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Many individuals filing tax returns declare zero tax liability. They accounted for two-thirds of the total individual returns filed.

Hardik's form not a concern for MI: David

Hardik's form not a concern for MI: David

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'Hardik has been phenomenal in the way he has been playing for the team. That is what we need at some point. Sometimes it is me, sometimes it is other guys.'

Wealth of 5 richest men doubled since 2020: Oxfam

Wealth of 5 richest men doubled since 2020: Oxfam

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

Fortunes of five richest men have more than doubled since 2020 and the world could have its first-ever trillionaire in just a decade while it would take more than two centuries to end poverty, rights group Oxfam said on Monday.

Property rent rates missing BPO boom

Property rent rates missing BPO boom

Rediff.com13 Apr 2004

This Chennai school makes chess champs out of everyone

This Chennai school makes chess champs out of everyone

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

Velammal Institutions is the catalysing force behind this chess revolution in Chennai

From boom to doom: Fall of India's wealth creators

From boom to doom: Fall of India's wealth creators

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

The Indian stock market boom saw the rise of many wealthy investors. However, some of the high profile companies did not live up to the expectations of investors.

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Nearly 40 per cent of IITians sitting for placements in 2024 are yet to receive job offers, showing a doubling of the 'unplaced' in the last three years from 19 per cent in 2021-2022 to 38 per cent in 2023-2024.

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sinner ease into quarter-finals

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sinner ease into quarter-finals

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 7 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Sunday.

Mr & Mrs Mahi Review: Match Made In Heaven!

Mr & Mrs Mahi Review: Match Made In Heaven!

Rediff.com31 May 2024

I liked how the film finds excitement in Mahendra and Mahima's dull lives and transforms their humdrum existence into an ode to second chances, notes Sukanya Verma.

LS polls: Netas hire detectives to dig dirt on rivals

LS polls: Netas hire detectives to dig dirt on rivals

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

With poll fever gathering steam, business is booming for New Delhi's detective agencies as politicians, especially aspiring candidates, are hiring private eyes to spy on their rivals and even colleagues.

Ayodhya's Changing And How!

Ayodhya's Changing And How!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Roads are being expanded, bridges are being built, hotels are springing up, and the crowds are pouring in. Bringing with them promise of unforeseen economic boom. Ayodhya, it seems, has opened up its heart, Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com discovers on his first day in the city.

There's a boom round the corner!

There's a boom round the corner!

Rediff.com6 Nov 2004

India's Billionaire Club Has New Entrants

India's Billionaire Club Has New Entrants

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

The IPO boom in 2023 added four new promoters to the billionaires' list.

Rs 8.45 trn & rising: Orders flood major capital goods firms

Rs 8.45 trn & rising: Orders flood major capital goods firms

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

India's leading capital goods and engineering firms are in the midst of one of their busiest seasons, with the combined orderbook surging past Rs 8 trillion in value. As on September 30, 2023, 13 of India's top 15 listed capital goods and engineering firms, for which data for the September 2023 quarter was available, had a total orderbook worth Rs 8.45 trillion - a number unseen at least since 2018-19. "This intuitively looks like an all-time high factoring in inflation," said Anupama Arora, a senior independent analyst who tracks the capital goods sector.

E-commerce, start-up boom swells India's advertiser base

E-commerce, start-up boom swells India's advertiser base

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

In first major growth in 5 years, 2,000 advertisers were added in Jan-Sep 2015.

Of guns, crime and a booming Bengalooru

Of guns, crime and a booming Bengalooru

Rediff.com14 Feb 2008

Bengalooru has gone into self-defence mode. Booming real estate prices, rise in the crime rate and now a looming terror threat has prompted the city's residents to think of various means of protection.

How Bumrah stole the show with a masterclass in swing

How Bumrah stole the show with a masterclass in swing

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

Real show stealer was Boomball: Ashwin lauds Bumrah's Himalayan feat

T20 creates the perfect form of cricket: Usain Bolt

T20 creates the perfect form of cricket: Usain Bolt

Rediff.com15 May 2024

It comes as no surprise when the world's fastest man Usain Bolt says that the fastest form of cricket is his favourite one and feels more fans in the Caribbean and world over will choose the T20 format over Tests going forward.

Commercial realty booms in tier-III cities

Commercial realty booms in tier-III cities

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

The commercial real estate sector has been booming in the last few years, driven by the high demand from corporates, especially IT and ITeS companies.

Longer working hours & low earnings: How India's gig workforce fares

Longer working hours & low earnings: How India's gig workforce fares

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

Long working hours, earnings that fall short of meeting household expenses, arbitrary deactivation and blocking of identity (ID) by platforms, and high physical and mental stress are among the major issues plaguing workers of the booming gig economy in India, a report based on a survey has found. Nearly 83 per cent cab drivers reported working for more than 10 hours in a day, while 78 per cent delivery personnel worked for the same duration, showed the report released on Monday, titled "Prisoners on Wheels" and based on a survey by the University of Pennsylvania and the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT).

Global agriculture boom has just begun only...

Global agriculture boom has just begun only...

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Worldwide food demand is growing, and continued economic growth around the world is only going to spur more and more food demand. Once you add the growth in the world population to the mix, you've got one heck of an investment opportunity cropping up (pardon the pun) in the agricultural industry.

From boom to doom: Story of India's telecom sector

From boom to doom: Story of India's telecom sector

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

The new story is the exact opposite of this history, and tells of slowing growth, falling profits, and negative returns on shares.

Factory test causes boom heard at WC stadium

Factory test causes boom heard at WC stadium

Rediff.com20 Jun 2010

A blast was heard across Johannesburg on Sunday followed by a plume of smoke, visible from the Soccer City where World Cup matches are being played, but South African police said it was a routine test.

How long will the market boom last?

How long will the market boom last?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

Global stock markets are booming but policymakers must prepare for less favourable conditions.

India Inc upbeat about booming firm biz

India Inc upbeat about booming firm biz

Rediff.com15 May 2006

India Inc has projected a better performance in the next six months on the back of a booming economy.\n\n

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sinner, Gauff begin in style

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sinner, Gauff begin in style

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.

The FUN-FUN Bollywood Quiz!

The FUN-FUN Bollywood Quiz!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

Home loan outstanding up by Rs 10 lakh cr in last 2 yrs

Home loan outstanding up by Rs 10 lakh cr in last 2 yrs

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Credit outstanding to the housing sector rose by nearly Rs 10 lakh crore in the last two fiscals to reach a record Rs 27.23 lakh crore in March this year, according to RBI's data on 'Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit'. Experts from banking and real estate sectors attributed this growth in housing credit outstanding to a strong revival in the residential property market post-COVID pandemic on pent-up demand. According to the data of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on sectoral deployment of bank credit for March 2024, the credit outstanding to the housing (including priority sector housing') stood at Rs 27,22,720 crore in March 2024, up from Rs 19,88,532 crore in March 2023, and Rs 17,26,697 crore in March 2022.

Exports boom to create 2 crore jobs

Exports boom to create 2 crore jobs

Rediff.com7 Apr 2006

India's booming exports will not just earn valuable foreign exchange, but could also generate more than 2 crore ( 20 million) jobs by 2009-10 across the country.

'Sharia Was Used To Deny Alimony'

'Sharia Was Used To Deny Alimony'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

'Who has seen what Sharia is? Who knows what actual Sharia is?'

'Why are batters allowed to meet mid-pitch during overs'

'Why are batters allowed to meet mid-pitch during overs'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Australian great Ian Chappell blamed the batters for wasting too much time in the middle in Test cricket.

India's economic growth fuels M&A boom

India's economic growth fuels M&A boom

Rediff.com1 Dec 2005

The value of mergers and acquisitions in India has more than quadrupled to a record 18.3 billion dollars this year.

IT boom to shift to smaller cities

IT boom to shift to smaller cities

Rediff.com2 Nov 2004

India's smaller cities and towns would register a faster growth in software and business process outsourcing exports as information technology and BPO firms, backed by booming offshore orders, expand into secondary cities to arrest costs and talent a