With a middle class still so small and no apparent leaps in productivity on the farm or in manufacturing on the horizon, India faces its own age of diminished expectations.
Indian venture capitalists and private equities are expected to invest over $8.5 billion (about Rs 42,000 crore) in the next five years in sectors like biotechnology, life sciences, film production and education, an Assocham-Deloitte study said.
Each city would get Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) every year.
Global sales made via mobile devices are expected to top $638 billion.
It is one of the three marquee hotels owned by Sahara outside India.
Fraud is a big concern among many board members.
The chartered accountants regulator ICAI on Thursday said KMPG cannot audit Satyam's books, but the global auditor said it does not require to register with the regulator to restate the IT company's accounts.
From 100% tax deductions for contributions to PM-CARES fund to extending the due date for linking Aadhar and PAN card, the government has provided various tax relief and extensions in deadlines for statutory compliances, says Homi Mistry.
The e-commerce sector gave a much higher average hike of 16-20 per cent to its executives.
Cabinet to take up proposal to extend operation & maintenance contracts from 9 to 29 years
'Foreign clients are beginning to question the reliability of outsourcing and are considering insourcing'
It hopes to leverage the growing number of mobile transactions
Exemption limits, standard deduction on radar.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, eagerly awaiting a response from the Justice Rajendra-Mal Lodha panel on the appointment of an independent auditor, may not get one by October 25 as the three-member committee is not likely to meet on Monday.
ICICI Bank, India's second largest bank, was awarded 'The Best Retail Internet Bank Award in India-2004' and 'The Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank Award in India-2004' by internationally acclaimed Global Finance magazine.
Sebi's surveillance department has red-flagged unusual trading patterns in some stocks. Shares of some companies were seen going up ahead of a sharp sell-off.
All the 50 company CEOs, including the 17 companies headed by Indian Americans, were honored at a gala awards ceremony last month.
Consensus seems a problem before the current session of Parliament ends.
Politicians appeal to key groups of voters like farmers or the poor by keeping prices low and ignoring theft, prompting scepticism about whether states will agree to any package that forces tariff hikes.
If proved correct, MJ-1 would the third biggest gas field in KG-D6 after D1&D3.
Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income, say Anis Chakravarty & Rishi Shah.
Among the greatest mistakes women make in their career is losing track of their career goals, not taking additional responsibilities and learning new skills and technology.
The tax, in lieu of local levies, will be imposed at the first point of a financial transaction.
Being a member of the World Trade Organisation and General Agreement on Trade in Services, India will have to lift restrictions on foreign capital in insurance.
The presence of Fortune 500 companies will double in Gurgaon to over 40 per cent by 2010 as the city would establish a hub for knowledge economy by then, an Assocham-Deloitte paper said on Tuesday.\n\n
Lenders are not enthused because, as brokers, their responsibility towards policyholders will be higher than corporate agents.
'The easy availability of funds has enabled us to not only hire the best faculty, but has also made it possible for us to retain them with the best possible infrastructure -- labs, grants etc,' Ashoka University VC Malabika Sarkar tells Geetanjali Krishna.
Downloading songs, movies, books? You may have to pay tax on it.
What matters is the culture and the atmosphere of the workplace, and whether employees get treated fairly. 'It is also important for the employee to feel s/he is part of a winning team,' Credit Suisse's Mickey Doshi tells Niraj Bhatt.
Research by Deloitte shows that one in four people questioned have brought IT functions back in-house after realising that these services can be addressed more successfully or at a lower cost using internal resources.
Modi's 'UDAN' project faces fund crunch as too many airlines have come on board
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Firms with low promoter holding may get to buy shares from secondary market.
Besides 15 loan transactions to the Siva group of companies, the former directors also used unique methods to ensure the group did not get into the default list.
India's participation in Olympics will be decided only by the general body of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which in all likelihood won't change its present stance of not taking part as they don't want to follow the Olympic charter.
Many companies are putting HR's reputation as a back office administrator to rest by either outsourcing or automating most administrative tasks.
'There is a huge tax differential of 15% to 20% depending on income classification.'
Government planning to slash the number of days required to start a business in Mumbai, Delhi from the current 26.
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