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RIL to use stores selling meat for other formats

RIL to use stores selling meat for other formats

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

Reliance has around 100 Delight stores in the country.

'Don't sell Air India, BPCL at a loss'

'Don't sell Air India, BPCL at a loss'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

'National assets, created over the years through tax-payers's money, should not be handed over to business houses at throwaway prices.'

'We gave BJP 20 seats though they wanted more'

'We gave BJP 20 seats though they wanted more'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

'Your strike rate is very important when it comes to seat-sharing.'

'The Hinduism being talked about isn't the religion of Swami Vivekananda'

'The Hinduism being talked about isn't the religion of Swami Vivekananda'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

Trinamool congress MP and Gardiner Professor of History at Harvard University Sugata Bose tells Kavita Chowdhury that there is a sense of fear and insecurity among our minorities.

JioMart taps more daily orders than BigBasket, Amazon

JioMart taps more daily orders than BigBasket, Amazon

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

While JioMart is doing 250,000 orders per day, BigBasket and Amazon pantry are doing 220,000 and 150,000 orders, respectively.

India moving in right direction on GST, says Panagariya

India moving in right direction on GST, says Panagariya

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

India moving in right direction on GST, says Panagariya.

How GST can boost Make in India

How GST can boost Make in India

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The goods and services tax will level the playing field for different sectors of industry, including domestic manufacturing.

Qatar seeks investment in IT, pharma sectors

Qatar seeks investment in IT, pharma sectors

Rediff.com21 Jun 2005

Oil and cash rich Qatar is scouting for strategic partners and investments in India's healthcare, pharmaceuticals and IT sectors, said Hussain Al- Abdullah, deputy general secretary, supreme council for economic and investment affairs of Qatar.

Will US hike H-1B application fee?

Will US hike H-1B application fee?

Rediff.com7 May 2019

The Indian IT companies, which account for a large number of H-1B applications, are likely to face the additional financial burden because of this proposed increase in H-1B filing fees.

Interest on home loans set to rise

Interest on home loans set to rise

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

Flipkart to create 2 million jobs in 2015

Flipkart to create 2 million jobs in 2015

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

In 2014, the e-commerce industry created about half a million jobs.

India will need to find jobs for additional 90 mn: Report

India will need to find jobs for additional 90 mn: Report

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

The McKinsey report said faster employment growth at 12 million non-farm jobs annually is needed in the post-Covid period till 2029-30, up from just four million created each year between 2012 and 2018.

MFs add over Rs 4 lakh cr to asset base in 2019, expects momentum to continue

MFs add over Rs 4 lakh cr to asset base in 2019, expects momentum to continue

Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

It was because of strong inflows into debt-oriented schemes that saved 2019 from being a "dark-dull year of investing" as inflows into equity funds has dropped this year due to a volatile market.

India's SCO membership will strengthen region's security: PM Modi

India's SCO membership will strengthen region's security: PM Modi

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

At the summit, India signed the SCO's memorandum of obligations, kick-starting the process of its accession into the group as a full member.

India desperately seeks change and hope from a new govt

India desperately seeks change and hope from a new govt

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

Shreekant Sambrani is confident that today's adversity will make the country emerge even stronger

Employment may go past pre-Covid levels in October

Employment may go past pre-Covid levels in October

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

The week ended October 17 was remarkable as it saw a fall in the unemployment rate. We have not seen such a level in any monthly estimate of the employment rate since March 2020, Mahesh Vyas points out.

Review FDI policy, say experts

Review FDI policy, say experts

Rediff.com21 Apr 2004

The government must review its policy to allow foreign direct investment up to 24 per cent in the small and medium scale enterprises, and ensuring better credit facility and technology financing to make them globally competitive.

World stocks at three-week highs as Fed decision looms

World stocks at three-week highs as Fed decision looms

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.

'NMP is very tough to execute'

'NMP is very tough to execute'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.'

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

'If we chose to do the right things, it is possible to avoid job losses at a mass scale,' ABB MD Sanjeev Sharma tells Raghu Krishnan.

Coal bill battle in RS, delay may affect power sector

Coal bill battle in RS, delay may affect power sector

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

Any delay in passing the coal bill may cause a crisis in the coal sector which would also affect the power sector.

Ecommerce rivals put up joint fight over GST clause

Ecommerce rivals put up joint fight over GST clause

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Tax collection at source would lock in Rs 400 crore of seller money, say Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal.

DMart vs Reliance Retail: Stage set for mother of all retail battles

DMart vs Reliance Retail: Stage set for mother of all retail battles

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The bigger threat for DMart is that the Reliance-Future combine now has grocery revenues that are nearly 2.5 times of it, putting pressure on the former to improve stickiness of its consumers.

Mukesh's $20 billion bet on TV, telecoms may rekindle rivalry with Anil

Mukesh's $20 billion bet on TV, telecoms may rekindle rivalry with Anil

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Mukesh's television unit has been aggressively wrapping up deals with hundreds of small players in a street-by-street effort to conquer that final hurdle in its cable TV drive

Flipkart taps smaller brands

Flipkart taps smaller brands

Rediff.com3 Jan 2015

The Bengaluru-based e-tailer has launched an exclusive Handloom Store for saris and related products and is working with small entrepreneurs and weavers to bring them on board.

No bumpy ride for startups as govt okays Rs 10,000 cr corpus

No bumpy ride for startups as govt okays Rs 10,000 cr corpus

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

The government on Wednesday approved Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) 'Fund of Funds for Startups' to support them with an aim to generate employment for 18 lakh persons.

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

Rediff.com6 May 2021

For deciding which vehicles are to be scrapped, the setting up of fitness centres and regulating them would be a humongous task.

Jobs are growing only in big firms, smaller ones continue to downsize

Jobs are growing only in big firms, smaller ones continue to downsize

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

More than 40% of the companies surveyed showed job contraction in FY18, says a report by CARE Ratings

One-stop shop for sourcing & buying raw materials for SMEs

One-stop shop for sourcing & buying raw materials for SMEs

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Power2SME, a one-stop shop for sourcing and buying raw materials for SMEs, is the only B2B firm in this space.

What India needs to do at COP26, Glasgow

What India needs to do at COP26, Glasgow

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

Rather than talking endlessly about lost and marginal opportunities, India's climate envoys need to start thinking bigger, says Mihir S Sharma.

Sensex recovers 117 points on gains in telecom, oil stocks

Sensex recovers 117 points on gains in telecom, oil stocks

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.

Can Tesla win India where most US carmakers have failed?

Can Tesla win India where most US carmakers have failed?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

What will it take for Tesla to plug and play in India? Sector pundits say it's a mix of strategy, getting the price right, timing, the right talent, and above all, patience.

How Mukesh Ambani re-invented Reliance again

How Mukesh Ambani re-invented Reliance again

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Dhirubhai may or may not have owned the government; it would seem his son wants to own the market, notes T N Ninan.

Reliance buys Future Group's retail biz for Rs 24,713 crore

Reliance buys Future Group's retail biz for Rs 24,713 crore

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Reliance Retail will acquire the retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses of the Future Group. Future Group's financial and insurance businesses are not part of the deal.

8 Tips to be INDISPENSABLE at Work

8 Tips to be INDISPENSABLE at Work

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Organisations value employees who go beyond their boundaries and step up to the occasion when the need arises.

SoftBank-backed Ola raises $500-mn term loan

SoftBank-backed Ola raises $500-mn term loan

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

IPO-bound mobility platform Ola, said it has successfully raised $500 million via a Term Loan B (TLB) from marquee international institutional investors. This term loan has no impact on the valuation of Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola. The Bengaluru-based firm recently raised $139 million. This is part of a $1 billion funding round for which the company is in talks with investors, increasing its valuation to about $7.5 billion, according to the sources.

'Indian banks to see lot of mergers'

'Indian banks to see lot of mergers'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

India's banking industry will see a lot of mergers in the near future and emerge as the best in the world in 20 years, a senior banker said on Tuesday.

An interview students MUST read

An interview students MUST read

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'Adaptability is what is needed right now and students have to continuously learn the new tools to remain relevant in the career they choose.'

Why PEs may be better source of capital for banks

Why PEs may be better source of capital for banks

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

India may adopt norms similar to the US Federal Reserve model, which regulates conglomerate-led banks in the country.

'Investors can now see the advantages of coming to Bengal'

'Investors can now see the advantages of coming to Bengal'

Rediff.com23 May 2016

'West Bengal is an industry-friendly state.'