That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
Celerio was launched at a time when the Indian automotive market was going through a transition.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
The extremely severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall at Puri on Friday, unleashed copious rain and windstorm that gusted up to 200 kmph, blowing away thatched roofs of houses, swamped towns and villages, before weakening and entering West Bengal
India Inc is shying away from investing in digital technologies.
Market breadth was weak with 1239 losers and 1078 gainers on the BSE.
Paytm is just embarking on building a TaoBao like entity in India, it may want to address a challenge that the latter faced a few years after its launch.
There is a new energy in 2015 and a new breed of young, ambitious innovators and entrepreneurs who are coming up with creative solutions to many of India's problems, says Mallika Kapur.
Production grew by a mere 0.5 per cent year-on-year, a significant comedown from the 3.5 per cent clocked in June.
More than 11 million Non-Residential Indians and 20 lakh defence and paramilitary personnel will soon be enrolled in electoral rolls with the government on Wednesday setting the ball rolling for exploring ways for facilitating electronic voting for them.
Netflix and Amazon Prime are raising their stakes in the game, commissioning original shows and going all out to acquire regional films for their libraries.
If the Modi government is going to set new benchmarks of performance, don't expect the majority of his dozen-odd ministers-who-matter with economic portfolios to be making the difference, says T N Ninan.
What has paid in the long run is the continuous investment in technology.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
'Our mandate is to work in a transparent manner, keeping two objectives in mind - consumer interest and growth of the telecom sector.'
Messaging is going to become the highway for the people coming on to the Internet, says Kavin Bharti Mittal.
As an entrepreneur the most important quality you have to have is that all consuming passion to become an entrepreneur.
The conversion from ownership to taxi hiring services is gaining ground.
Delhi's ritzy Terminal 3 is on the global top 5 list on social media and the first among Asian airports on social media.
Suresh Prabhu is trapped in the 'rhetoric of his own government'.
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.
Custom duties, a major concern for the oil sector.
'Start Ups have to be really careful of the kind of talent they bring in, and the tone and culture they set.' 'It's absolutely crucial that the people we hire are motivated go-getters who can align with the company's long-term goals, culture and values.'
More than just a legacy brand in commercial vehicles, Ashok Leyland wants to be seen as an old brand embracing new values.
INS Sindhukirti's refit took so long that many defence experts believed the vessel would never return to operational service.
The struggling smartphone maker has been slashing prices of its handsets in India -- Z30, Z10, Q5, 9320 and 9720 -- to drive sales due to competition from Android, iOS and Nokia's Windows Phone, which have been offering devices at affordable prices.
India's internet subscriber base is 100-150 million, depending on whose estimates you take, and is growing at 20-30% a year.
The company has booked around 350 spots for the 2015 tournament.
'Once I was ready with my product I started looking for funding and realised people would not understand how a woman could, without a technology or an IIT/M background, be running the business alone.' 'Today when I connect the dots I feel grateful about how I have been able to overcome and learn with every failure.'
Transcript of Nikhil Pahwa's chat with Rediff readers.
It is imperative to invest in real time marketing, even at double speed.
The mobile wallet player plans to add more Chinese sellers to its e-commerce platform and boost technology for its soon-to-be-launched payments bank
Lt Governor says discoms must cooperate or face cancellation of licences. Ficci cries interference.
All the Gujarat cadre officers have one thing in common. They do not need Modi's 'informal interactions' and advice because they are from the so-called 'Modi school of governance.' They know Modi well enough to perform their assigned roles.
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The eight-year-old online messaging service gave potential investors their first glance at its financials on Thursday when it publicly filed its IPO documents, setting the stage for one of the most-anticipated debuts in over a year.
Most, save Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu, were silent on Bihar polls; it was business as usual for the PM.
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