News for 'Indian Inc'

Issue of Aadhaar-FB link needs to be decided at the earliest: SC

Issue of Aadhaar-FB link needs to be decided at the earliest: SC

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said, "At this stage we do not know whether we could decide this issue or the high court will decide."

'Stagnation in real wages is the surest sign of rural slowdown'

'Stagnation in real wages is the surest sign of rural slowdown'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The implication of a slowdown in the financial services sector are very different (eg, likely to affect fewer people directly, and even that affecting those at the top of the income distribution) from that of a slowdown in construction, one of the most employment intensive sectors in the Indian economy (that will affect aggregate demand much more).'

Obama's Visit: What India Inc expects

Obama's Visit: What India Inc expects

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

'You have to explain to them about Indian investments in the US creating jobs this reverse outsourcing'

'There are at least 20 global Indian firms'

'There are at least 20 global Indian firms'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2003

I see at least 20 other Indian companies being considered as global companies, says C K Prahalad.

Hopeful of launching Covovax by Oct: Adar Poonawalla

Hopeful of launching Covovax by Oct: Adar Poonawalla

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

On production capacity of Covishield, the vaccine being manufactured and supplied by Serum in India under a licensing agreement with Oxford and AstraZeneca, he said the present capacity is 130 million doses per month and always try to increase it further.

Why China slide is bad news for India Inc

Why China slide is bad news for India Inc

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Yuan depreciation will make imports in China more expensive, depressing demand, especially for commodities.

UP police books Twitter, scribes over Ghaziabad incident video

UP police books Twitter, scribes over Ghaziabad incident video

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Police in Ghaziabad have booked Twitter, a news portal and six people for circulating a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Snapchat touches 100 mn user mark in India

Snapchat touches 100 mn user mark in India

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Photo-messaging app Snapchat on Wednesday said its monthly user base has reached 100 million in the country, and the company will continue to anchor its efforts towards growing and providing more resources to its community of Indian creators. Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, virtually hosted the second edition of 'Snap in India'. At the event, Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel announced the milestone of reaching 100 million Snapchatters monthly in India.

Can't not have elections, they are sacrosanct: Jaishankar in London

Can't not have elections, they are sacrosanct: Jaishankar in London

Rediff.com5 May 2021

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Wednesday described the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as an "all consuming" challenge posed by a virulent strain of coronavirus and welcomed the enormous goodwill from countries around the world as a sense of solidarity in diplomacy.

India Inc profitability at five-year low

India Inc profitability at five-year low

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

Returns on capital harder to sustain as debt levels rise; responsibility for this invariably of firms themselves

Can Reliance Jio change the rules of the 5G game?

Can Reliance Jio change the rules of the 5G game?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

It came as a surprise to all stakeholders - competing telecom companies (telcos), most analysts and even the government's internal projections on revenues from the 5G auctions. Reliance Jio disrupted all calculations by paying a stiff Rs 40,000 crore to buy 10 MHz of spectrum in the 700-MHz band, globally considered a key band for efficient 5G service coverage, along with the default 3.5 GHz band and the ultra-high speed and low-latency millimetre band of 26 GHz band. So what made Jio pay almost 45 per cent of its total spend in this auction for the 700 MHz band - much more than what it rustled up even for the 3.5 GHz band?

Indian businesses most optimistic about economy in 2015

Indian businesses most optimistic about economy in 2015

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Indian businesses have emerged as being the most optimistic about the economy for 2015, with 98 per cent suggesting they are positive about the policies of the new government, way above the global average of 35 per cent, says a report by Grant Thornton.

'Venture capitalists have confidence in Indians'

'Venture capitalists have confidence in Indians'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

'If you look at the successful and failed start ups, you will find a significantly high percentage of Indians involved'

Swimmers Srihari, Maana fall short in 100m backstroke

Swimmers Srihari, Maana fall short in 100m backstroke

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

Competing in their maiden Olympics, both swimmers put up underwhelming performances and were unable to match their personal best times in the 100 metres backstroke.

Soon, Google content in local Indian languages

Soon, Google content in local Indian languages

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

The project, called e-basha, is a critical part of the ambitious Digital India programme.

Indian-American is 1st female Robotics Award winne

Indian-American is 1st female Robotics Award winne

Rediff.com18 Jun 2007

Bala Krishnamurthy, founder and chief executive officer of Aeolean Inc, has been designing and developing a wide range of software in programming languages, networked systems, and related technologies which have contributed to the growth of robotics.

India Inc likely to go on a hiring spree in 2018

India Inc likely to go on a hiring spree in 2018

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

With the negative impact of demonetisation waning and the implementation of the GST, 80% of the CEOs surveyed said they were planning to hire more people in 2018

Why are Indian firms buying weather data?

Why are Indian firms buying weather data?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2005

Met department's book swells to 15 orders a day.

Budget: India Inc's wish list

Budget: India Inc's wish list

Rediff.com23 Feb 2010

India Inc points out issues that need to be addressed in the Budget.

Be soldiers of development: Modi's advice to India Inc

Be soldiers of development: Modi's advice to India Inc

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Calling the young CEOs as his team, Modi said India's development must be made a mass movement and entrepreneurs should think of what more they can do for the country's growth and for the poor.

Will cricket make a comeback at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?

Will cricket make a comeback at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Cricket's Twenty20 format is tailor-made for Olympics but the sport's administrators will consider any format which would ensure the game's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games, USA Cricket chief Paraag Marathe said.

Task force lens falls on India Inc's subsidiaries in tax havens

Task force lens falls on India Inc's subsidiaries in tax havens

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

The task force has provided probe agencies with a list of attributes, including disproportionate investments, debt, advances or cash, to red-flag such firms.

Romania woos India Inc

Romania woos India Inc

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

Romania on Tuesday invited investments from India in steel, pharmaceuticals and agriculture sector, even as it offered to share its expertise in the energy sector.

India Inc bats for Chinese telcos

India Inc bats for Chinese telcos

Rediff.com14 May 2010

Indian telecom operators came out in open support of Chinese equipment makers, saying the government cannot deprive Indian consumers of the cutting-edge technology which these companies offer by denying security clearance to them.

Future belongs to those who innovate, Netanyahu tells India Inc

Future belongs to those who innovate, Netanyahu tells India Inc

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Partnership between Israel and India is doing wonders, the visiting prime minister tells business leaders.

'Markets to remain volatile in near-term'

'Markets to remain volatile in near-term'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Investors with high risk appetite must stay invested while risk-averse investors can consider profit booking.

Tesla, made in Maharashtra? State makes a strong pitch

Tesla, made in Maharashtra? State makes a strong pitch

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Maharashtra is looking for potential investment from the US electric car major Tesla in the state and has held discussions with the company, weeks after Tesla revealed its plans to enter the Indian market.

Invesco agrees to Zee-Sony deal; not to seek Goenka's ouster

Invesco agrees to Zee-Sony deal; not to seek Goenka's ouster

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

Investment firm Invesco Developing Markets Fund, the largest shareholder in Zee Entertainment Enterprises, on Thursday said it will support the Zee-Sony merger deal and has decided not to pursue the call for ZEEL EGM to remove managing director and CEO Punit Goenka and two independent directors. The company said it will support the merger of Zee and Sony, contending the "deal in its current form has great potential for Zee shareholders" but added if it is not completed as currently proposed, Invesco retains the right to requisition a fresh EGM. Two days after the Bombay high court ruled that Invesco's call for EGM was legally valid, the investment firm in a statement said, "Since we announced our intention to requisition an EGM and add six independent directors to Zee's Board of Directors, Zee has entered into a merger agreement with Sony.

Why cash flow analysis is essential for India Inc

Why cash flow analysis is essential for India Inc

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

Cash flow-based analysis should throw up businesses better able to survive the transient effects of a working capital crunch, says Devangshu Datta.

Why India Inc hails the Interim Budget

Why India Inc hails the Interim Budget

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

Terming the Interim Budget for 2014-15 fiscal as 'very balanced', the industry on Monday said that it was 'absolutely' up to the expectations.

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Top companies in China are valued at 7.7 times the trailing 12-month earnings against a P/E ratio of 18.6 times for Nifty 50 companies.

'Channi is badly hamstrung by Sidhu'

'Channi is badly hamstrung by Sidhu'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

'This individual's constant endeavour at self-glorification, even at the cost of both the government and the party, has the potential to subvert whatever genuine efforts that Channi has been making since he became CM.'

Why are so many Indian tycoons heading for the door?

Why are so many Indian tycoons heading for the door?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2018

So what's up? Why are so many promoters heading for the door? It cannot be that all of them lost their appetite for a good fight at the same time.And if Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment do bow out, will it be seen as chickening out when the going got tough or the entrepreneurial instinct of surviving to fight another battle waned, wonders Shailesh Dobhal.

India Inc presses FM on tax laws

India Inc presses FM on tax laws

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

On the telecom sector, he demanded auctioning of more spectrum.

'India Inc ill-equipped to check fraud'

'India Inc ill-equipped to check fraud'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

The findings revealed the biggest threat to firms comes from within.