'Rahul is only making a pathetic public spectacle of his lack of judgment and good sense by hallucinating that somehow, the Congress, or whatever political combine is cobbled together, will displace the BJP at the coming Lok Sabha election by constantly harping on the Rafale deal,' argues retired civil servant B S Raghavan.
The lowest bid earlier had come for Madhya Pradesh at Rs 5.05/unit.
CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
While brick-and-mortar retailers have been the most vocal in their protests, e-tailers do not seem to be in a hurry.
In the not too distant future, you could see 5G technology being used for functions such as remotely-performed robotic surgeries, mine equipment operated remotely or cars driven by someone sitting hundreds of miles away. While these ideas will certainly find application globally, the urgent need for them in India could spur swifter adoption here than elsewhere.
'Whenever a cop film is made, people will either draw comparisons with Dabangg or Singham. If the look and part is serious, then Singham. If entertaining, then Chulbul Pandey.'
While debt funds have emerged as the flavour of the season, not all investors understand debt funds. So the best they can do is put trust in the fund manager and the fund house.
After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013.
Perhaps, the group's leadership position and potential in the retail segment prompted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry to identify retail as one of the group's four growth clusters in his recent Vision 2025 statement.
No Indian auto brand (including Tata or Mahindra) is well-known globally.
The introduction of the two new products is an indication of the importance of India as a market.
At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.
India's rank was further amplified by the collapse of the South American and Russian economies.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
Bharti to spend Rs 1,600 cr for spectrum payout over 10 yrs; Telenor to service its own debt.
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
To make money, invest in both good and bad times; otherwise the entire exercise is futile, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh & Sanjay Singh
12,000: Number of people Flipkart plans to hire in FY15.
The stocks Radhakishan Damani enters or exits are closely watched by fund managers, says Joydeep Ghosh.
'The workers's dance of wilful destruction has the potential to kill all investments planned in India by any foreign entity,' argues Dr Sudhir Bisht.
A study by second-hand car dealer CARS 24 showed 42 per cent of the consumer feel the need for a car to travel safely now. Those who used cabs to commute before the pandemic want to buy a car for the family and a two-wheeler for shorter runs.
Historically, the RBI has tried to keep the crooks at bay by issuing a circular a day. What it needs is more onsite supervision. Merely checking high-frequency data with the help of technology is insufficient, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
DoT decides not to scrap dual-technology telecom licences
Dispute resolution provisions in the production sharing contract remained unimplemented, while the regulator faltered, points out Jyoti Mukul.
India's innately hierarchy-prone corporate culture produces its share of willing sycophants, says Kanika Datta.
Mayank Ashar, managing director and chief executive officer, Cair India, says the reform momentum should continue and the industry should do its part too.
India's biggest jewellers' association has asked members to stop selling gold bars and coins.
Dabhol's assets will be demerged into the power plant and the LNG terminal.
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
Mumbai-based model and design graduate Ritu Rathod gets candid.
A sluggish economy and stalled bureaucratic decision-making for the past two years thwarted capital investment and dented earnings, making it tough for the companies to raise funds.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
With 8.5 per cent market share in the quarter ended September 2017, Nokia makes it to the top four bestselling feature phones in India.
With slower than expected growth in smartphone penetration, operators and OEMs are joining hands to provide affordable mobile devices with attractive offers.
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