How to survive a layoff? A BPO employee who was sacked twice and is perhaps preparing for another one, reveals his successful fight against pink slips.
Finance plays a key role in bringing the ambitious growth plans of dynamic businesses to life.
Stimulus was given in phases after Chidambaram had left the finance ministry to head the home ministry in December 2008.
In three of the past four years, 10-year returns have been 10 per cent or lower, making equity unattractive, compared to other asset classes.
Not only has the Sensex swung wildly in the interim, staying below 10,000 for months in late 2008, but the market's winning stocks have changed in composition and character.
All rumours regarding the premature death of the art market have proven to be just that -- rumours -- with a healthy appetite for masters pushing prices up. Kishore Singh reports.
This is how Imarticus Learning plans to train freshers become job-ready as investment bankers
In the manufacturing sector, output is expected to decline by about 70 per cent as only food-processing, and drugs and pharma industries are allowed to operate while other segments, such as engineering and metals, have shut operations.
Former CFO V Balakrishnan seeks exit of Infosys chairman, co-chairman R Seshasayee, co-chairman Ravi Venkatesan, audit committee chairman Roopa Kudva and nomination committee chairman Jeffrey S Lehman.
Leading B-schools are not taking any chances and are inviting more companies than usual.
Economists and industry chambers are divided whether the Indian economy is headed towards the same slow growth as was the case during the time of global financial crisis.
On Thursday, the local unit had ended higher by 42 paise at 54.94, its highest closing since May 18 against the dollar on sustained FII inflows.
Corporate revenues will decline for a third consecutive quarter in March on a YoY basis - one of the worst shows by these companies in many years.
Puri gave up the comforts of Citibank to set up a new-age bank from a rat-infested room in the Kamala Mills Compound in Worli, Mumbai and build a marquee brand. A look at his 26-year stint as HDFC Bank's boss.
In the new decade, the scene will change because the banks till recently had been challenged by the fintechs, but the techfins have now entered the arena, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Global financial crisis has created an adverse impact on the economy especially on the Indian IT industry.
The tide of the global economy has again turned to anti-growth in general.
Japan's nuclear crisis and the devastations caused by last Friday's earthquake and tsunami are unlikely to trigger a global recession as happened in the aftermath of the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers three years ago, according to leading economists.
Bankers need to take a call on whether they will allow technology firms to run banks or banks themselves will turn into tech firms, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Nomura has come a long way since launching its first India-dedicated fund six years ago.
ICICI now plans to be more aggressive, while HDFC is in no mood to allow its bigger rival regain lost market share.
Radhika Gupta and Anant Jatia, start-up entrepreneurs, speak about the impetus for their unusual start up, that led them to switch countries and gamble on their futures. They also discuss what it takes to succeed with their unique business proposition, why they quit lucrative careers to start a company in India and their success mantras.
The global financial system needs more regulatory reforms to reduce the possibility of another meltdown, according to experts at International Monetary Fund.
Indians face COVID-19 with record debt, stalled income.
Profitability and cash reserves have halved since the global financial crisis.
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
The series of defeats is not taking a toll on the Deccan Chargers, as the team looks ahead to their third game in the ongoing Indian Premiere League (IPL).
The global financial crisis that started in the later part of 2008 following the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers may be over but the cleaning up process is still on, said Chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair on Tuesday.
Indian policy makers will have to evolve an exit strategy that maintains high growth with price stability.
An interview with Liaquat Ahamed, the 57-year-old author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke The World.
China's journey up the growth curve has been so fast that the ride down could be equally nerve-racking.
Infosys chief mentor and chairman N R Narayana Murthy on Tuesday said the company co-founded by him will get his suitable successor well in time before his retirement in August 2011.
Takumi Shibata, chief operating officer, Nomura Holdings, said, "India is one of the most important regions for Nomura's global expansion. Under the leadership of Vikas Sharma, president and CEO of Nomura India, and with a strong team combining Nomura and former Lehman Brothers' expertise in India, I am confident that our footprint in India will significantly expand." Currently, Nomura employs over 2,600 people in India.
Ashok Reddy, MD and co-founder of India's leading staffing company TeamLease discusses his success mantras.
The outspoken filmmaker of documentaries such as Sicko and Roger and Me, promoted his latest work, Capitalism: A Love Story at the Toronto International Film Festival.
According to analysts, everyone across the globe has learnt several important lessons from the financial turmoil during the past year or two, which has made them highly risk averse.
Historically, such large years are not followed by another huge year. So, strictly going by that, we should be less enthusiastic, says Pankaj Vaish, MD, Nomura Financial Advisory.
The government on Wednesday said the fiscal stimulus given to the industry to combat the adverse impact of the global financial meltdown will not be withdrawn before the budget.
"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'
Will consider extending full support after reviewing the situation, says Sharma.
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