Ajay Singh is trying hard to turnaround SpiceJet.
Faced with a clutter of coffee houses and cafes that also serve the brew, the chain that has 119 stores in seven cities in India is looking at ways to differentiate its brand from the rest.
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
While PNB did not name the other lenders, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank are said to have offered credit based on letters of undertaking (LOUs) issued by PNB. Foreign bank branches too are under investigation.
The price increase is marginal and the company is confident that the customers will appreciate its efforts to offer globally renowned products at affordable prices.
'You need to polish your skills and be prepared to be an asset in the 'new normal' work environment.' 'Access MOOCs (massive open online courses) and keep your brain razor sharp, despite not having a job offer or having your job offer rescinded.'
In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.
CPI inflation has declined by almost a percentage point from July, from close to eight per cent to just above seven per cent.
Generation, a youth employment non-profit, is empowering young people to build thriving, sustainable careers. It also provides employers the highly skilled, motivated talent they need.
As temperatures begin to soar, AC makers have become extravagant with their claims and ad budgets as they look to get brand penetration up from the current low levels of four per cent, says T E Narasimhan.
Buoyed by strong sales, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Honda have scaled up their annual targets, but others are still stuck in low gear
Shopkeepers are losing buyers in droves to e-tailers for everything from fashion to smartphones, and are struggling to find solutions.
The documents shed new light on how the government dealt with US Internet companies that were reluctant to comply with orders from the secretive US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which rules on government requests to conduct surveillance for national security issues.
The minister said any declaration made under the law will be protected
The conversion from ownership to taxi hiring services is gaining ground.
Sore points: Sikka's salary, high severance pay to executives, poor disclosures.
Only three or four tonnes is estimated to have been mobilised under the scheme.
The war is on! Ritwik Sharma finds out what's next for the beauty retailer.
Renderlogy, an interior designing technology start-up, has a few initial hurdles to overcome before scaling and plunging into the larger market.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
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.
Modi wants a 'change in the Indian citizen's character.' 'An internal transformation.' 'This is reformation of the sort that is usually done by spiritual and religious leaders.' 'It is not in the domain of popular politics,' points out Aakar Patel.
The real estate industry today hailed the RBI's decision to cut key interest rate, saying the move will boost housing demand and also improve sentiments in the sluggish property market.
Timely preparation and picking the right questions will help you crack these examinations and secure a job.
Budget smartphones will rule the market in 2015.
Bajaj Finserv has few opportunities and challenges to overcome in 2015.
The committee's suggestion that existing commercial banks be allowed to hold payment banks as subsidiaries is also seen as unviable by RBI and the finance ministry.
'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.
Whether this happens because DGCA actually cares about the future of the national carrier or for other motives is not clear.
The WTO has already significantly lowered its sights since a decade of Doha talks broke down, forcing the body to focus on a much less ambitious set of reforms.
Top carmakers, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai and Honda, are expecting a spike in their sales following the implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
American tech giants Microsoft and Facebook have disclosed the number of requests they had received from the US National Security Agency to reveal details, including internet usage of their consumers.
Improving human resource capability and communication with workers are among the top priorities of Kenichi Ayukawa, the new Managing Director and CEO of Maruti Suzuki India, which witnessed violent labour unrest at its Manesar plant last year.
'NiMo having skipped, the next best bet is a high-profile banker.' 'Ms Usha happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.' 'Ms Usha's crime? That's as thin as it gets.'
People are not just splurging on clothes, mobiles and household goods through the online route, they are also looking at cars and even houses.
The airline is gearing up to come out with an initial public offer.
HDFC Bank managing director Aditya Puri says a little delay in monetary transmission is inevitable
Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi.
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