None of the top five start-ups launched by IITians - Flipkart, Zomato, Ola Cabs, Housing.com and Inmobi - were incubated at IITs
The last three prime ministers who served full terms started out in their early 70s. Mr Modi is younger and fitter than all of them. But he needs to find it in him to change course if he is to beat the odds, notes T N Ninan.
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
The DMK feels its genuine gestures have had no bearing on the governor's politico-administrative conduct, which is 'more political and politicised than administrative and Constitutional', observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
People who have no access to or do not trust the financial system are the only ones for whom investing in gold makes sense, says Naval Goel.
Just as they were about a kilometre away from the stadium, Taufel says, he heard something that sounded like firecrackers.
ITC is one of those few enterprises in the world that has traversed a 100 year journey and has yet managed to remain contemporary, relevant and competitive.
At TCS, Chandrasekaran would be succeeded by Rajesh Gopinathan, currently the company's chief financial officer.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Eyeing a foothold overseas with a focus on services for medical value travellers, Thiruvananthapuram-based Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences is working on a five-year plan to develop centres in international destinations.
'He should bring in a working president from outside the family.'
The government has been taking steps to promote cashless or digital transactions to take India towards a less-cash economy
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'Long-term retail investors should not worry about these sharp dips and jumps if they have chosen their stocks wisely.' 'Short-term volatility is a given and a rise and fall of two-three per cent should not worry them.'
A deal, where a founder has brought back stake from early investors before an initial public offering, is unheard of in India or pretty much anywhere else, analysts pointed out.
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
'We are not yet out of the woods.' 'If India sees the South African or Brazilian type of mutations, our numbers will rapidly rise.'
How Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar find themselves in a huge controversy.
Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
If you default, it will affect your credit score and your career.
India Ratings expects long products demand growth to be sharp, supported by a demand push from the government-led infrastructure investments in affordable housing, railways, rural electrification and road networks.
With the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) draft reconstruction scheme for the troubled lender suggesting a permanent write-down of these bonds outstanding as of March 5, bondholders who have invested RS 10,800 crores are up in arms, reports Hamsini Karthik.
'The new ceiling will cover around 93 per cent of all deposit accounts, up from 90 per cent earlier,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Their offer values Fortis at over Rs 9,000 crore, or around Rs 172 per share.
After last year's lull, number of offers jump by 15%.
'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'
'We need to confront such people else they will be encouraged to harass more women in the future,' notes HR guru Mayank Rautela.
Dahiya's first internet-based venture to sell insurance failed, but he was convinced digital was the future
The year 2018 is likely to be steady in terms of institutional investment into real estate
The founding members of The E-Commerce Council of India include Snapdeal, ShopClues, UrbanClap, Shop101, Flyrobe and Fynd, among others.
Incomes such as dividend, interest on tax-free bonds, eligible gifts, etc should also be reported even though they are tax exempt, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Some experts says that the high net-worth requirement of Rs 50 crore for setting up an IU is a deterrent.
An area of worry relates to simplification of the refund procedure where the inverted duty structure prevails
The company also expects to benefit in its proposed banking foray through partnership with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Nippon Life Insurance
Are we creeping back to controls on corporate decision making? Three moves over the past eight months reinforce this notion, says Kanika Datta.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
The mid- and small-cap indices had a dream run between January 2017 and January 2018 - zooming 48 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively.
The challenges before the IT industry are many and its response over the coming months will shape the future of what has been one of the most vibrant value-creating and livelihood-enabling sectors.
With aggressive brand-building initiatives, the companies' advertising budgets ahead of Diwali is understood to have seen a 15% spike
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