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New depreciation norms continue to impact Shoppers stop, Trent

New depreciation norms continue to impact Shoppers stop, Trent

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

Robust same store sales, margin growth mark June quarter.

DLF Q1 profit down 38% at Rs 181.19 crore; revenue up 5%

DLF Q1 profit down 38% at Rs 181.19 crore; revenue up 5%

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

The company's profit stood at Rs 292.79 crore (Rs 2.92 billion) in the year-ago period.

To ensure supply, diamond processors flock to De Beers

To ensure supply, diamond processors flock to De Beers

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

A sightholder is a company on the Diamond Trading Company's list of authorised bulk purchasers of rough diamonds.

Vending it like Mercedes

Vending it like Mercedes

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

The German auto maker is clawing back up the brand charts as it fights off competition from Audi, BMW in the Indian market.

'We are still struggling and fighting for our survival'

'We are still struggling and fighting for our survival'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

The Musahars, still regarded as 'untouchables' in the state, usually hunt rats for food in the paddy fields.

On day one, Vistara flies high on personalised service

On day one, Vistara flies high on personalised service

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Vistara starts flying in India.

Success story of a little-known e-commerce player!

Success story of a little-known e-commerce player!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

The big story is that IntraSoft is a remarkable proxy of the American e-commerce market.

South pips north in car, durables & realty

South pips north in car, durables & realty

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Good pay hikes, positive macroeconomic factors and the taming of inflation have had a positive effect on purchases

'If fans want to see me in glamorous roles, I will do them'

'If fans want to see me in glamorous roles, I will do them'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

'I want to strike a balance between performance-oriented and glamour roles,' Kannada actress Amulya tells Srikanth Srinivasa/ Rediff.com

Modest uptick in corporation tax paints not-too-rosy a picture

Modest uptick in corporation tax paints not-too-rosy a picture

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

Advance corporation tax collections grew 8 per cent in H1FY17 against 6 per cent last year. A moderate pick up in advance corporation tax collections suggest the sector might not witness significantly high growth in FY17, says Dilasha Seth.

The first substantive trade agreement at WTO

The first substantive trade agreement at WTO

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

If India does not wish to continually violate the WTO rules, it must also continue to push the WTO to either revisit the reference point of 1986-88 prices for calculating subsidies and pitch it at a recent period, or raise the ceiling on subsidies to enable countries like India to stay within the envisaged cap.

Did AOL know of damage extent before Yamuna event?

Did AOL know of damage extent before Yamuna event?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

The Art of Living Foundation chose to hold the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains in spite of being aware of the environmental, legal consequences, letters exchanged between it and the Delhi Development Authority show.

Sensex scales 17-month high; gains 446 points at close

Sensex scales 17-month high; gains 446 points at close

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices extended gains and were up over 1% each

Samsung Life set to buy 26% in ING Insurance

Samsung Life set to buy 26% in ING Insurance

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Deal with current owner Exide may be signed next week

Security for activist Bela Bhatia vanishes

Security for activist Bela Bhatia vanishes

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

The lawyer discovers disturbing development while speaking to Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.

India's Q3 gold demand surges 39% to 225.1 tonnes: WGC

India's Q3 gold demand surges 39% to 225.1 tonnes: WGC

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The overall third quarter demand in the country for 2013 stood at 161.6 tonnes, WGC Gold Demand Trends report showed.

Pharma shares boost markets; Dr Reddy's Labs, Lupin lead

Pharma shares boost markets; Dr Reddy's Labs, Lupin lead

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Asian markets were trading mixed with the Nikkei gaining after the US dollar strengthened against the yen.

Rouble fall to impact Indian pharma exports

Rouble fall to impact Indian pharma exports

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Russia's central bank early on Tuesday raised interest rates to 17 per cent to counter the 50 per cent rouble fall in six months.

Modi spreads 'jam' across India's economy

Modi spreads 'jam' across India's economy

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Policymakers should consider the challenges of beneficiary identification, distributor opposition and beneficiary financial inclusion.

'India, US must counter Pak terrorists'

'India, US must counter Pak terrorists'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

'What is the ISI doing and why can't they understand for their own interest that bringing stability to the region will help all the countries become prosperous, whereas a continuation of incitement will only lead to misery for all.'

HCL Technologies Q1 net up 64% at Rs 1,416 cr

HCL Technologies Q1 net up 64% at Rs 1,416 cr

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

India's fourth largest software services exporter HCL Technologies on Thursday reported a 63.8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,416 crore (Rs 14.16 billion) for the first quarter ended September 30, 2013, on the back of growth in Europe and encouraging macro-economic trends.

Indira: Swamy disbelieved 1974 nuclear test

Indira: Swamy disbelieved 1974 nuclear test

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

On her 101st birth anniversary, November 19, four letters that reveal a different side to inarguably India's toughest prime minister.

A lungi, Anil Kapoor and the story of the Internet

A lungi, Anil Kapoor and the story of the Internet

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

Interviewing Anil Kapoor, Syed Firdaus Ashraf discovered, can be a real pleasure!

Maruti, Toyota post double digit growth in November

Maruti, Toyota post double digit growth in November

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

The measures government takes next to push economic growth will be the key for automotive sector

Marketing lessons to learn from the odd-even experiment

Marketing lessons to learn from the odd-even experiment

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

There was all-round scepticism about the workability of the scheme.

Sensex ends below 27K; banks, auto fall, metals shine

Sensex ends below 27K; banks, auto fall, metals shine

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Sensex ends belowe 26,800 on domestic concerns.

India Inc more vulnerable to slowdown than in 2008

India Inc more vulnerable to slowdown than in 2008

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Corporate indebtedness is now twice what it was before the global financial crisis; banks' bad loans ratio is 3.5 times higher.

Meet the crusader against obsolete laws

Meet the crusader against obsolete laws

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Parth J Shah is the man behind the The 100 Laws Project, a listing of the country's ludicrous but extant legislations.

Another big blow for Ranbaxy

Another big blow for Ranbaxy

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Slapped with Rs 242-crore fine by US authorities for rule violations at Toansa unit, say sources; 2nd such hefty rap in the recent past from US regulators for bending rules.

Shifting people from Bharat to India

Shifting people from Bharat to India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Modi is as divorced from reality as Manmohan Singh. He might want to sound expansive and visionary, but to be credible he must have his feet on the ground and know the reality around him. Instead of delivering irrelevant homilies to small and hence poor farmers, the prime minister should be thinking in terms of creating a huge demand for alternative employment, mainly in the construction sector, and his promised hundred new cities is a capital idea, says Mohan Guruswamy.

Afghanistan defends India's surgical strikes in PoK

Afghanistan defends India's surgical strikes in PoK

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

After India, Afghanistan was among three other countries which pulled out of the SAARC summit to be hosted by Pakistan.

Chopper probe: Enforcement Directorate tracks cash

Chopper probe: Enforcement Directorate tracks cash

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Widening its probe in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, the ED has begun a trail of "cash" which is suspected to have been paid as alleged kickbacks.

Govt's infrastructure push yet to prop industrial revival

Govt's infrastructure push yet to prop industrial revival

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

The number of infrastructure projects cleared by a monitoring group set up in the Cabinet Secretariat had increased consistently in the past year.

Unwelcome in India. Modi's message to foreign investors!

Unwelcome in India. Modi's message to foreign investors!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

One of the biggest ways in which recent government actions have been seen as investor-unfriendly is New Delhi's decision to unilaterally revisit almost every Bilateral Investment Treaty it has signed with other countries, says Mihir S Sharma.

Akshay Kumar holidays with Twinkle

Akshay Kumar holidays with Twinkle

Rediff.com2 May 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Monsoon revival might not make up for rainfall deficit

Monsoon revival might not make up for rainfall deficit

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Drought fears will subside if the momentum generated is maintained in August.

What saved India Inc in Q1?

What saved India Inc in Q1?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Core operating margins at 4-year high of 15.5%.

Mysore flour mill owner gets possession of Madikeri palace, fort

Mysore flour mill owner gets possession of Madikeri palace, fort

Rediff.com26 May 2014

Nagaraju's dogged fight over a period of 18 years for his ancestral property began from scratch

Railways to cut down delays, boost major projects

Railways to cut down delays, boost major projects

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

The railways ministry has a capex target of Rs 1 lakh crore for the financial year.

Sensex ends 190 points higher led by Infosys; Nifty reclaims 7,900

Sensex ends 190 points higher led by Infosys; Nifty reclaims 7,900

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin