Under Nikesh Arora's leadership, SoftBank has made several investments in India in a short span.
Smaller Singapore- and US-based venture capital funds, retail associations and trader bodies such as the CAIT and SJM are all planning to approach the government to put pressure on the commerce ministry.
The mines ministry has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in bailing out aluminium giant Nalco of the acute paucity of coal, which has forced the PSU to close down two of its captive power plants.
Tata has invested in over 10 start-ups in personal capacity.
The mega deals in the Internet sector ensured IT and ITeS companies grabbed 57 per cent of the PE investment by value.
Rao is now just the Minister of State for Coal.
Taxi drivers were demanding withdrawal of notification making it mandatory to install speed governors.
As per market estimates, the new round would value the city-based firm at about $ 4-5 billion.
Bengaluru-based Babajob, an online livelihood marketplace has advertised for a new job category 'The Pokemon Catcher'.
This is Tata's seventh investment this year.
A number of smaller players are said to be gasping for breath.
FirstCry is omni-channel player with presence across desktop, mobile and offline routes offering baby and maternity products in India.
Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was re-nominated by Congress from Chandigarh on Thursday brushing aside the "taint" argument as it released the second list of 71 candidates who include film star Nagma in Meerut and Youth Congress chief Rajeevv Satav from Hingoli.
It will take years for faster Internet to reach this population and those who aren't even connected so far
'The economy is in a free fall.'
'And it's been declining for so long, so consistently, that the promise of growth and better days now looks a fantasy.' 'A mid-1970s kind of pessimism, even hopelessness, is growing among the young.' 'This isn't what Mr Modi promised them.' 'Their aspirations and needs are clear and present, and not being fulfilled,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
Young Indian entrepreneurs hope to share some of the limelight too at the Hyderabad event.
The government said on Monday there was no conflict of interest between Sterlite Group and Dalal Mott MacDonald, which was engaged by SBI Caps for valuation of residual stake in Balco.
The Jat community is itching to end its brief dalliance with the BJP, but it is also upset with the Congress, the party they have traditionally supported, for not giving them their due, reports Archis Mohan.
As Mumbaities bids adieu to Lord Ganesha on the final day of the festival, Rediff's Hitesh Harisinghani and Satish Bordes speak to lifeguards of city's beaches.
Facebook enabled users to mark themselves safe in Chennai since Thursday morning
Vikramank Singh looks back at the year gone by!
these are all funded by venture capitalists and "after 2-3 rounds of funding, 80 per cent shares are gone" and then are sold to some corporate houses
Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has joined Wolves on a season-long loan, the Premier League club confirmed on Twitter.
Damp beach volleyball players and a bundled up crowd found out the hard way on Wednesday that grim rain and wind can even beat down on Rio's picture-perfect Copacabana beach.
'Saying that Snapdeal is not doing well is beyond premature. Suggesting that someone has won or lost is myopic.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday won the Churu seat, taking the party's tally to 163 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, head of Paytm, says they'd achieve their 500-million user target by 2018, two years before the earlier aim.
'The August phenomenon of decline in sales occurs every year.' 'What they have done cleverly is, using the economic slowdown as an excuse, they want a package from the government to compensate the expenditure they will incur while converting BS4 to BS6.' 'That's why they are making a hue and cry.'
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
'On the drive to the airport, the streets are lined with men in battle camouflage carrying assault rifles and bearing familiar faces -- Tamilians, Bengalis, Punjabis, feared by the locals and in turn fearing them,' notes Aakar Patel during a visit to Srinagar.
The government on Friday ruled out any divestment in the aluminum major Nalco. "There is no plan to divest government's stake in Nalco," Sis Ram Ola, Minister of Mines.
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The rape of a 27-year-old woman executive allegedly by a cab driver has shaken those who prefer cab-booking services like Uber, which charge premium rates on the promise of better services.
How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life?
Access to capital for sub-standard companies is on the decline
Champions Paris St Germain provisionally moved back to the top of Ligue 1 as Adam Lang's own goal, Edinson Cavani's penalty and a second-half header from Lucas Moura downed promoted Dijon 3-0 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
Ratan Tata has made investments in his personal capacity in more than 15 start-ups over the last 20 months.
The third crucial meeting of the EPF Board began in New Delhi to decide on the interest rate for its 3 crore subscribers for this year amidst some trade unions' demands for 12 per cent interest against 9.5 per cent offered during 2003-04.
Amit Jain tells Shyamal Majumdar about his dream to make Uber the 'safest place in the city'
The crucial meeting of Employees Provident Fund Organisation board began in New Delhi on Wednesday to decide whether to continue with the 9.5 per cent interest rate for its 3 crore (30 million) subscribers.
The search giant's music streaming service in India is priced a third lower than the iPhone maker's subscription fee.
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