'His speech at the bhoomi puja will stand out for a long time in the memory of those who listened to it for touching the pinnacle of excellence and brilliance in both style and content,' declares B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
Reliance Retail, already creating ripples in the organised domestic retail market, is poised to acquire smaller rivals in order to take on serious competition from the likes of Bharti-Wal-Mart combine.
For now Walmart has said it remains optimistic about India. But that could change without prior notice, says Nivedita Mookerji.
The next time you walk into a pizza joint don't be surprised if you see 'ZaPizza' on the menu.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, has won this year's prestigious World Communication Award as the world's most influential person in telecommunications in 2004, said a company release.
Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano said the group had been looking for years at soccer in India and the Indian Super League (ISL), which is currently in its sixth season.
The sale of Nature's Basket, Godrej's chain of food stores in west India, is the second exit by a big group in a year in the category
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
A Vodafone Group insider with more than 25 years in the telco across geographies, he's like the eyes and ears of the multinational in India.
Just before the 2008 financial crisis made headlines, Indian companies were on a global buying spree. In the fifth part of the series, Dev Chatterjee and Krishna Kant discuss how the crisis came as a black swan event for some, changing the mood from exuberance to despair.
Cut-throat competition, high spectrum costs, and frequent flip-flops in government policies have made it difficult for Vodafone to make money in the country.
Having trebled its market share in the CDMA based handset, cellphone major Nokia has said the company would be working closely with leading service providers like Reliance Infocomm and Tatas to up its share further.
The firefighter made an error of judgement and did not know whom the mobile phones belonged to.
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
'India has an advantage because we produce more cotton and we have more workforce.'
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
US retail major is in talks with Flipkart, Snapdeal, ShopClues and Grofers for partnership.
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.
Now govt employees to enjoy greater say in how their NPS corpus is invested. Younger employees should raise their allocation to equities in this very long-term investment instrument
The total number of telephone connections in the country crossed the record one billion mark in May, bolstered by growth in number of mobile users.
PSU mammoths have already set up an established network of retail outlets and pipelines. To that extent, it would be very difficult for the private players.
Some analysts believe convenience stores could be challenged by digital grocery in the future.
A new board has been constituted for the merged entity 'Vodafone Idea Ltd' with 12 directors (including six independent directors) and Kumar Mangalam Birla as its Chairman. The board has appointed Balesh Sharma as the CEO, the companies said in a joint statement. The combination will have an all-India revenue market share of 32.2 per cent and take the numero uno slot in nine telecom circles, it said adding that both Vodafone and Idea brands will continue.
Since allowing FDI in multi-brand retail has been left to the states, Indian companies may not benefit as foreign investors are wary of the politics.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
The Microsoft chief's comments come in the wake of Bill Gates' call for levying taxes on robots that take away jobs from people.
Cash-and-carry stores try tricks, from playing Bollywood music to customising orders, to retain customers.
Company has plans to launch its latest 4G enabled phone Lumia 830 priced at around Rs 26,000 before taxes by Oct.
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