Despite low tariffs, voice usage is not growing.
Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies
The payments banks are intended to house transactional accounts for individuals, focusing on payments and remittances.
That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.
Possibility of higher growth and relatively cheaper valuations makes Street more positive on Infosys, says Sheetal Agarwal.
Network18 founder Raghav Bahl is all set to launch his new venture.
Analysts remain confident RIL's refining and petrochemical segment will continue to support growth.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
With slower than expected growth in smartphone penetration, operators and OEMs are joining hands to provide affordable mobile devices with attractive offers.
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
The net sales growth declines 4.4% in September quarter, the second worst in eight years.
HDFC Life, which posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 281.83 crore (Rs 2.81 billion) for the quarter ended June compared with Rs 11.92 crore (Rs 119.2 million) in corresponding period last year (according to HDFC's first quarter results), has diversified its distribution mix.
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
The Network18 stock is down 4.2 per cent after the declaration of results to Rs 49.50 currently.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, bottom, left, says he is fond of Bill Gates' famous quote: "Success is a lousy teacher." Back from a long foreign business trip, the founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises talks to Malini Bhupta and Kiran Rathee about the challenges posed by Reliance Jio and how he is determined to come out on top once again. Mittal says , today, Airtel is as ready as Jio in pure-play 4G operations.
To be fair, one year is too short a period to judge the schemes' performance.
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
'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.'
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
A majority of economists predicted RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan would leave policy rates unchanged on Tuesday and expected a dovish commentary, as crude oil prices and inflation cool off.
Manoj Sinha will retain his current role in the railways.
Audit firms such as KPMG believe zero complaints may be an indicator of the lack of requisite mechanism to allow for such reporting
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
There will be tripartite pact with member, bank/housing agency and EPFO.
Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns.
Chinese telcos hold 60-100 MHz of spectrum, while Indian companies hold 13-15 MHz of spectrum.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Senior counsel, Diwedi submitted that technology is advancing and we have limitations of understanding the technological developments.
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay, columnist and author of several books like From Lehman to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions and Sahara: The Untold Story, tells Rediff.com why Yes Bank depositors should not panic and the current crisis at India's fifth largest private lender does not pose any systemic risk.
After their merger Vodafone Group CEO, Vittorio Colao says India is not a Jio market alone. Aditya Birla Group CEO, Kumar Mangalam Birla says Vodafone is dominant in metro cities, while Idea is a big player in urban, semi-urban markets.
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
Zuckerberg appeared on a video to personally promote Free Basics.
Releasing its annual Global Risks 2014 report, Geneva-based WEF said that the income disparity was the most likely risk to cause an impact on a global scale in the next decade, while other significant risks include extreme weather events, unemployment and fiscal crises.
Also, the combination of a new entrant and new technology is not necessarily good.
In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.
The introduction of the two new products is an indication of the importance of India as a market.
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Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
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