News for 'Majority of India Inc'

Virtuous Retail plans eight large format shopping centers

Virtuous Retail plans eight large format shopping centers

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

Virtuous Retail (VR), a retail real estate company sponsored by global investment firm, The Xander Group Inc., is currently building as many as eight large format retail shopping centers in city center locations across India, the majority of which are expected to be operational by 2015.

Trade after Trump: Here's where the cheer ends

Trade after Trump: Here's where the cheer ends

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

India Inc had cheered Donald Trump's decision to scrap TPP, but now there is a growing sense that it won't really lead to positive growth in trade with the US. Subhayan Chakraborty reports.

'Tax cuts prove government is capable of taking decisive action'

'Tax cuts prove government is capable of taking decisive action'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

In an interaction with Jash Kriplani, A Balasubramanian, managing director and chief executive officer, Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company, shares his optimism on what makes him believe that these cuts can help in addressing multiple issues plaguing the economy, without letting fiscal deficit pose any major risk.

More cheer so far this earnings season

More cheer so far this earnings season

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.

Why Are Banks Venturing Into New Areas?

Why Are Banks Venturing Into New Areas?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

For now, the concerns over bad loans have taken a back seat; a bigger challenge for the banking community is credit growth, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Did Warren Buffett firm try back-door entry?

Did Warren Buffett firm try back-door entry?

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

There is a buzz in insurance circles that Berkshire Hathaway might have resorted to a back-door entry into India in order to circumvent the caps on foreign direct investment in the insurance industry.

How Indians can help the army along the border

How Indians can help the army along the border

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Sanjeev Nayar offers some ideas on how Indians can help in improving the lives of those living in border areas and in the process help the Indian Army.

Ratan Tata invests in medical emergency response firm MUrgency

Ratan Tata invests in medical emergency response firm MUrgency

Rediff.com17 May 2016

MUrgency is slated to launch services in Amritsar and Jalandhar in the last week of May and cover the entire state by June end.

Facebook pours water on Ambani's 'data is oil' analogy

Facebook pours water on Ambani's 'data is oil' analogy

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

'No analogy is perfect, but a better liquid to liken data to is water, with the global internet like a great borderless ocean of currents and tides,' Facebook's vice-president, global affairs and communications, Nick Clegg, said in New Delhi.

Apple's India test: How to gain volume and meet aspiration

Apple's India test: How to gain volume and meet aspiration

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

For years, India has been a low priority for Apple as spending power is weaker than in China

Retail's technology therapy to counter 'Amazon Effect'

Retail's technology therapy to counter 'Amazon Effect'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

With expectations of customers changing and demand for seamless, uninterrupted shopping increasing, tech companies are now using this fear of becoming irrelevant as a sales pitch to sell their products to traditional retailers.

Twitter to take India election innovations global

Twitter to take India election innovations global

Rediff.com24 May 2014

Twitter is planning to replicate parts of its India election strategy across countries that go to polls this year, after it emerged as a key tool for politicians and media companies during the world's largest democratic exercise.

Online shoppers to gain most from Amazon's $3 bn

Online shoppers to gain most from Amazon's $3 bn

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Analysts say consumers would be the real winners.

Quark to invest Rs 500 crore

Quark to invest Rs 500 crore

Rediff.com3 Mar 2003

Jaitley in DC: If only India's reforms had begun 20 years earlier...

Jaitley in DC: If only India's reforms had begun 20 years earlier...

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his maiden visit as minister to Washington, DC, addresses two think thanks, leaves American Establishment impressed, reports Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com.

DoT mulls cut in Qualcomm licence period

DoT mulls cut in Qualcomm licence period

Rediff.com12 Apr 2012

The move is being considered after growing clamour from competing 4G operators for a level playing field in relation to Qualcomm.

The man trying to keep Jazz alive in Kolkata

The man trying to keep Jazz alive in Kolkata

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

A dedicated jazz club is just what Kolkata needed to get things going. And Skinny Mo's has announced its arrival to the enthusiastic city.

Marriott exploring Fairfield opportunity

Marriott exploring Fairfield opportunity

Rediff.com29 Apr 2010

Marriott is also expanding its overall presence in the country. By 2013, it aims to have 40 hotels across categories. Out of these, five hotels -- Jaipur (Marriott), Chandigarh (JW Marriott), Bangalore (JW Marriott) and Pune (Marriott and Courtyard) -- would be opened by the end of 2010.

India successfully launches first space observatory Astrosat into orbit

India successfully launches first space observatory Astrosat into orbit

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Just over 22 minutes into the flight, the rocket put Astrosat into orbit at an altitude of 650 km above the earth

DeMo, GST blues over, demand revives for capital goods cos

DeMo, GST blues over, demand revives for capital goods cos

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

L&T is the preferred pick, but given the opportunities in the power T&D space analysts are also positive on KEC, ABB and Kalpataru

Cognizant charged with H1-B visa abuse by US staff

Cognizant charged with H1-B visa abuse by US staff

Rediff.com22 Jul 2011

Eighteen American information technology professionals have filed a civil lawsuit against its former employer, Cognizant, for replacing them with people from India who were hired by the IT major on H-1B visas.

'Gas price hike to incentivise investment in sector'

'Gas price hike to incentivise investment in sector'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

A nearly two-fold hike in natural gas prices will incentivise investment in the hydrocarbon sector and help reduce the energy import bill, India Inc said.

3 generic HIV/AIDS drugs: Ranbaxy-Gilead pact

3 generic HIV/AIDS drugs: Ranbaxy-Gilead pact

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

The company has entered into an 'in-licencing agreement' with Gilead Sciences Inc to produce and sell, under licence, three new HIV/AIDS drugs which are currently in late stages of clinical development, Ranbaxy Laboratories said.

No big-bang measures expected in Budget 2018-19

No big-bang measures expected in Budget 2018-19

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Pensioners, India Inc may get tax breaks in Budget

The toughest exams in India and the world

The toughest exams in India and the world

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

How many of these have you appeared for?

10 risk factors that cause skin cancer

10 risk factors that cause skin cancer

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Do you know tanning beds emit UVA rays and cause skin cancer?

NRI entrepreneur wins Global Green Award

NRI entrepreneur wins Global Green Award

Rediff.com18 May 2010

NRI entrepreneur Sourabh Sen has been awarded the prestigious Global Green Award in recognition of his leadership and success in promoting renewable energy solutions in emerging markets such as India.

The mathematics of Maharashtra

The mathematics of Maharashtra

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Praveen Chakravarty gives a summary of Amit Shah's master strategy that helped the BJP emerge victorious in the recent Assembly elections

Indian companies that lost billions in overseas acquisitions

Indian companies that lost billions in overseas acquisitions

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

Tata Steel, others sell assets abroad after taking massive impairments.

Lockdown a bitter pill for Brand Cadbury

Lockdown a bitter pill for Brand Cadbury

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Companies from Unilever to Proctor & Gamble, Nestl, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have all alluded to lockdown challenges in India and the globe as well as the impact it will have on April-June as well as full-year numbers.

Apple re-enters list of top 10 smartphone brands

Apple re-enters list of top 10 smartphone brands

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

From new and competitively-priced iPhones to slashing prices of its older models, it had a multi-pronged strategy.

Bypassing you, products to reach your brain

Bypassing you, products to reach your brain

Rediff.com6 Jan 2011

Market research based on interviews or questionnaires to understand the consumer mind will soon become pass.

Oracle closes $7.4-bn Sun deal

Oracle closes $7.4-bn Sun deal

Rediff.com28 Jan 2010

The two companies, which have a significant presence in India, together employs more than 26,000 people in the country.

Complacent banks will turn dinosaurs this decade

Complacent banks will turn dinosaurs this decade

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

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.

LeT could soon become the No. 1 terror outfit: US

LeT could soon become the No. 1 terror outfit: US

Rediff.com5 Apr 2010

The US believes Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation, responsible for the horrific Mumbai terror attacks on 26/11 and several other terrorist acts in India, could soon replace Al Qaeda as the number one worldwide terrorist threat or at the very least compete with Osama bin Laden's global Terror Inc.

IT exports slowdown clouds growth outlook

IT exports slowdown clouds growth outlook

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.

Rangbaaz Phir Se review

Rangbaaz Phir Se review

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

For those who like drama to have a good mix of thrills, action, fiction and realism, Rangbaaz Phir Se is an entertaining watch, feels Joginder Tuteja.

'Markets' upward move will be fraught with volatility'

'Markets' upward move will be fraught with volatility'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

For rest of the year, the issue is largely going to be the balance between growth rates and macro stability versus interest rates, says Sankaran Naren.

Indian economy has revived? Not quite!

Indian economy has revived? Not quite!

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.