India jumps to fourth from thirteen in the list of countries having households with more than $100 mn private wealth.
The government has adopted a multi-pronged approach involving the Army, the Indian Air Force and the Navy as well as diplomacy and economic measures to send out a firm and clear message to China that its misadventure in eastern Ladakh was not acceptable at all.
India and China together account for 32 of the 50 companies in Forbes' sixth annual 'Asia's Fabulous 50 listed companies'.
Five of the 10 best-paid independent directors belonged to the Tata group, followed by four from Reliance Industries and one from Wipro.
There is no conceivable reason for any big power to put road blocks on the path of an India-Pakistan normalisation process, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The Hyderabad-based company may generate about $12 million revenues during the current financial year from its South African operations against $4 million in 2006.
Morgan Stanley's Asia and Global Emerging Markets Strategy Report downgraded software firms on valuation and earnings concerns.
The breadth, indicating strength of the market was strong
Pharma Link, a joint venture of leading pharmaceutical support service provider Interpharma Asia-Pacific
New Delhi should resist any temptation to act as spoiler and instead should cooperate with its SCO partners in reaching a regional consensus behind the formation of an interim government in Kabul, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Rising risk levels in emerging markets and the recovery of the global market is prompting investors to shift their investments to developed markets.
The US State Department, in its Congressional mandated annual Country Reports on Terrorism for the year 2018, on Friday said even though the Pakistani government voiced support for political reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban, it did not restrict the terror group and the Haqqani Network from operating in Pakistan-based safe havens and threatening the US and Afghan forces in Afghanistan.
Pitching for increased foreign investment for a growth of 9 to 10 per cent, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India will have to pay more attention to the Asia-Pacific region but asserted that the country's "strategic autonomy" would not be compromised.
India's second largest budget carrier SpiceJet, which reported a record Rs 1,003 crore (Rs 10.03 billion) net loss last fiscal, may soon receive the much-needed capital infusion as talks with an overseas investor have reached "very advanced stages".
The mispronunciation outraged a large number of Harris' supporters and her spokesperson Sabrina Singh said, "I'll keep it simple: If you can pronounce 'former' Senator David Perdue, you can pronounce 'future' Vice President Kamala Harris."
An interview with Snapfish's managing director Bala Parthasarthy.
Mere shuffling of resources or cosmetic changes to prove a point would be counterproductive in the long run, observes Commodore Venugoptal Menon (retd).
The Indian SMEs have spent over $5 billion on telecom equipment and services last year. Further growth is expected from the cellular market which is set to grow at over 13 per cent.
Browbeaten by recession and anxiety about mounting protectionism in key markets have led Indian information technology (IT) companies to extend their reach in the countries of Africa, the West Asia and Asia Pacific.
The ride-hailing company will soon launch UberEATS, which has been testing food and grocery deliveries since 2014, in India. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
The RBI on April 6 directed all payments service providers to make sure "that the entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India."
Both Mahinda Rajapaksa and Modi have learnt from their past mistakes. Modi has understood that Rajapaksa is a 'forever politician' that India has to live with, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
A slow starter, the telecom company is way behind its peers and needs to scale up fast to become a profitable operation.
US Open champion Naomi Osaka continued to flourish in front of her home crowd at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, as she comfortably dispatched Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals.
Intel Capital, IBM, SAP Venture, Qualcomm Ventures increase India focus. July Systems, which developed a mobile broadband platform, has just received funding from Intel Capital.
Social networking giant Facebook has distributed benefits worth $20 million to developers in India, its second largest market globally to help them build and monetise apps.
US-India defence cooperation must not adversely affect the India-Russia interface, which has its own strategic meaning and content, asserts Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
Led by engineering services sector, the projected jump of 12.9 per cent in salaries for this year is higher than the actual increase of 11.7 per cent seen in 2010.
Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the authority of the Chinese Communist party, notes Shyam Saran.
Dish TV subscribers through the English Movie on Demand service will now have access to a slate of box office hit movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax across all genres.
Chinese computer giant Lenovo has recruited a fourth executive of Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, in just eight days, heightening rivalry between the two companies.
Satyam Computer Services Ltd has set up a 25-member specialised team at Singapore to provide support to its high-end outsourcing projects in Asia-Pacific region, global IT services provider.
The 2013 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook, a bellwether industry forecast of aviation personnel demand, calls for 192,300 new commercial airline pilots and 215,300 new technicians in the Asia Pacific region through 2032.
They are small town boys who went on to make it big in global financial powerhouses.
Despite competitive conditions all round for industry players across India, the 50 companies on our list have managed to achieve an average revenue growth rate of 372 percent over the last three years.
The President's Volunteer Service Award is the highest honour given in recognition of those who contributed to help those in need.
With the insistence on data centres to be onshore, entities in real estate believe there is going to be a rise in demand for specialised Grade-A commercial spaces to set these up.
Wipro Infotech on Friday announced its largest IT outsourcing deal in India.
COVID-19 has emerged as an important form of diplomatic currency around the world as nations try to showcase their soft power gains. In this race, India has an edge as India is already a pharmaceutical giant having produced some 60 per cent of global vaccines and now justly seeking to strengthen ties and expand its influence in its neighbourhood and beyond, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
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