'Chinese companies have acquired stakes in 13 ports in Europe, including in Greece, Spain and, most recently, Belgium.' 'Those ports handle about 10 percent of Europe's shipping container capacity,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
There were heightened expectations from Budget 2017 after the impact of note ban on different sections but most remain unfulfilled.
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Infosys will develop software for managing the kumbh mela scheduled in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) in 2016, he told PTI in an interview.
"I am proud to announce the project has Final Investment Decision (FID) approval which marks the official start of one of the largest single Infrastructure -- and job creating -- developments in Australia's recent history," Gautam Adani said.
The government has provided a long-term vision.
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
Moving ahead with their new mantra -- Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation in every sector for the benefit of global stability and people's livelihoods over the next ten years.
The rupee is being driven into a vicious circle.
Stating that pushing GDP growth, which has slipped to 5-year low of 6.8 per cent in 2018-19, is the top priority, President Ramnath Kovind said Modi govt will bring more reforms and raise farm investments to boost growth.
Smart cities must be very well equipped with technology and security systems alike.
GVK Skycity's 20-million sq ft commercial space will be bigger than that in BKC; bids invited for first phase.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.
The only way out for DMRC would be if the lenders, a consortium of 10 banks, find another concessionaire for the project
Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new Reserve Bank of India governor, says A V Rajwade.
There is a large population standing outside the coverage of primary healthcare, says Praveen Gupta of Raheja QBE.
As per OECD's September estimates, global growth was to be 3 per cent this year and 3.6 per cent in 2016.
Aiming to enhance quality of life while conserving the planet, Fourth Partner has ventured into the disruptive sector of solar power
Corporates understand that the PMO drives all key decisions in this government.
Currently, Himalaya sells 250 products across the globe.
Over lunch, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley breaks down his Budget. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
The Budget has evoked mixed reactions from Silicon Valley investors.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
Prime Minster Narendra Modi's op-ed in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeines talks about development, New Age India and his 'Make in India' campaign. Here's the complete text of the column.
Amid rupee sliding below 64 to a dollar, global agency Standard & Poor's on Tuesday said it will maintain negative outlook for the country as currency depreciation is adversely impacting investor confidence.
Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India's largest mortgage lender, says the exuberance in industry about the new government is justified but big ideas articulated by the prime minister need speedy implementation.
This is the second extension for the bids since June 18.
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
The Finance Minsiter says country requires 'a larger opening out in more sectors, stability of policy and tax regime'
While naysayers say the economy is on a downward spiral, optimists point out that India has experienced a shift of gears in the realm of policies, thanks to several initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, says Ashok K Lahiri.
Businessman P C Mustafa wants Indian Americans to return home, Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza outlines how Indian tech companies could grow, Gaurav Dalmia has some investment recommendations while Subramanian Swamy warns that India is flirting with a debt trap.
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.'
As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
The biggest achievement of the Modi government in the past one year was it could bring positivity in the minds of people and industry, says V P Nandakumar, executive chairman of the Manappuram Finance Ltd, in an interview to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com.
He was number three in 1999 when the company was founded.
Tight liquidity will hit over-leveraged and cash-hungry companies, spare conservative ones
A fleet of eight JF-17 Thunder fighter jets -- jointly made by the two countries -- will escort the Chinese president once his plane enters the Pakistani airspace.
The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
