Nearly 6,000 passengers were stranded as train services on the Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district were suspended on Thursday after a river overflowed following heavy rains, while incessant downpour badly hit road and rail traffic in several parts of the state, including around Mumbai, as authorities called in NDRF to help the administration in rescue efforts.
In the first of a two-part series, Tamal Bandyopadhyay explains why the ICICI Bank's board first rushed to deny all allegations against Kochhar and then took the extreme steps against her.
Kicking off the process for a possible settlement of ownership issues within the Reliance empire, Kokilaben, widow of Dhirubhai Ambani, has started consultations separately with her warring sons
If we work together with dedication, concentration and effort, we should be able to achieve our aspirational growth target of double-digits for a very long period of time, suggests K V Kamath.
The current executive co-chairman S Gopalakrishnan will be re-designated executive vice-chairman while S D Shibulal, who was one of the seven engineers to launch the company in 1981 by pooling together $250, will continue as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker won gold in women's 10m Air Pistol in Youth Olympics on Tuesday.
The various theories and statements about the culpability/innocence of 1993 blasts accused Yakub Memon present him with a Rashomon act, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt unearths some never-told-before details of Narendra Modi's early life. Read on!
India's second largest bank, ICICI Bank, has hinted at a revision of its interest rates in the event of a war between US and Iraq.
In a major top management re-shuffle, Infosys on Saturday said it has re-appointed N R Narayana Murthy as executive chairman and additional director with immediate effect.
Goldman-HDFC JV and OYO Hotels & Homes are betting big on student housing, says Raghavendra Kamath.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked party leaders from Gujarat to focus on issues to build pressure on the Narendra Modi-led government.
The hits and misses of the week.
The branch is likely to be inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to China
The flows may stem and redemptions pressure increase following the market meltdown of Monday amid mounting cases of coronavirus infection globally.
How much will the banks' bad assets grow in March? It could be anywhere between Rs 1.2 trillion and Rs 2 trillion, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Ruling out a cut in lending rates, bankers said the status quo policy stance of the Reserve Bank will be followed by them, at least in the near-term.
Some sectors like aviation, hospitality, travel and tourism, and automobile have witnessed zero cash flow since the lockdown began.
Stating that he is looking forward to working with talented Infoscions, Vishal Sikka said, "I am honoured to lead Infosys, an iconic company built by pioneers in the technology industry. I look forward to working with and learning from talented Infoscions around the world."
In a post-midnight order, the Supreme Court declined to stay the release of the juvenile offender in the horrific December 16 gang rape case that will enable him to walk free.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Two serving lieutenant generals have approached the Armed Forces Tribunal seeking criminal contempt proceedings against the defence secretary, accusing him of "open defiance" of the tribunal's orders.
The company will move ahead with plans to have second campus on Sarjapur Road.
The film is set for an April 2012 release.
Two corporate heads, Vikram Pandit and Mukesh Ambani, on Friday predicted great things about India's growth story. Particularly, the recent stress on inclusive growth.
Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.
Theatre person Arvind Kamath's film has been made with a budget of just Rs 6 lakh.
Banks want lower provisioning burden on recast debt, interest on cash reserve ratio deposits.
Brotin Banerjee, managing director and CEO of Tata Housing, shares the company's plans and strategy with Raghavendra Kamath.
Such platforms are good for novices, and help seasoned players test their investment strategies
This is the first major change of guard at India's second largest information technology services company, in the wake of the retirement of co-founder and chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, last week.
