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How Covid Gave Investors A Booster Dose

How Covid Gave Investors A Booster Dose

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

COVID-19 forced people to work from home turned into the fuel for new demat accounts, observes Debashis Basu.

The similarities in Iyer and Pant's captaincy...

The similarities in Iyer and Pant's captaincy...

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Delhi Capitals' bowling coach James Hopes also said that Iyer's return has allowed the franchise to play an ideal line-up.

'I have raised Rs 90,000 crore'

'I have raised Rs 90,000 crore'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

'The ship has been stabilised.' 'For the last 6-7 quarters, profitability is stable around Rs 250-Rs 300 crore.'

Adani group to be India's 2nd-largest cement manufacturer

Adani group to be India's 2nd-largest cement manufacturer

Rediff.com16 May 2022

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Sunday won the race to acquire Swiss cement major Holcim's stake in Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers. The Adani family, through an offshore special-purpose vehicle, announced that it had entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of Holcim Ltd's entire stake in two of India's leading cement companies -- Ambuja Cements and ACC -- the Adani group said in a statement. The group outbid Ultratech and JSW group to enter the cement industry and also emerge as the country's second-largest cement manufacturer, with 70 million tonnes of capacity annually.

Anish Shah is new MD-CEO of Mahindra group

Anish Shah is new MD-CEO of Mahindra group

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

When Anand Mahindra becomes non-executive chairman in November, Shah will become the first professional MD and CEO in the history of the Mahindra group to have a complete oversight of and responsibility for the Mahindra group businesses.

7 Ways To Avoid Start-Up Failure

7 Ways To Avoid Start-Up Failure

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Companies that do not know why they are doing good also do not know why they are failing when they are on a downward slide, notes Baqar Iftikhar Naqvi, founder and CEO, Upriver, a sales accelerator firm.

ICC World Cup Fan Zone: Party is getting bigger

ICC World Cup Fan Zone: Party is getting bigger

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

The ICC World Cup is here!

Want To Be An Investment Banker?

Want To Be An Investment Banker?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

2022 is shaping up as the year brimming with job opportunities for people who possess relevant skillsets. Therefore, it is crucial for fresh graduates and young professionals to enroll in relevant certification courses to add more feathers to their introductory portfolio

Will PNB acquire beleaguered Lakshmi Vilas Bank?

Will PNB acquire beleaguered Lakshmi Vilas Bank?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

PNB has rich experience in the integration of commercial banks.

Janet Yellen becomes US' 1st woman treasury secretary

Janet Yellen becomes US' 1st woman treasury secretary

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

Yellen, 74, was confirmed by the Senate in a broad bipartisan support of 84-15 votes on Monday. Both the Democratic and the Republican parties have 50 members in the 100-seat Senate.

Ashwin on the new normal in a post COVID-19 world

Ashwin on the new normal in a post COVID-19 world

Rediff.com20 May 2020

'We are locked down as there is hope that we will return to some normalcy, we are all confined to our homes, we all have hope in future, we will have to anticipate what is coming ahead of us, we will be required to be mentally switched on as anything can happen.'

Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive, more generous, more public-spirited, and more national and more international all at once,' remembers Naushad Forbes.

ITC Hotel to launch boutique luxury property, its 6th

ITC Hotel to launch boutique luxury property, its 6th

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

Mementos, the new brand, would be aimed at addressing the need for boutique luxury hotels across various destinations.

Foreign portfolio flows in 2020 turn positive after Covid-19 jitters

Foreign portfolio flows in 2020 turn positive after Covid-19 jitters

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

In the past four months, $7.5 billion has flowed back into domestic stocks, helping the benchmark indices bounce back more than 40 per cent from their 2020 lows.

Quietly, they are changing Delhi's profile

Quietly, they are changing Delhi's profile

Rediff.com30 Nov 2013

There are four million people from Bihar in the capital. Manavi Kapur explores the ecosystem that helps them survive and thrive

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled. It doesn't seem likely that they will be matched any time soon in the Indian political scene, reaffirms Shreekant Sambrani.

Delhi to set up dedicated centres for treatment of black fungus

Delhi to set up dedicated centres for treatment of black fungus

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said dedicated centres will be set up for the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis cases at three city government-run hospitals.

'We've been pushed against the wall and no one seems to care'

'We've been pushed against the wall and no one seems to care'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

The silence is specially deafening from three parties that symbolised hope for Muslims: The Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Samajwadi Party. 'What fear prevents these leaders from at least talking about the way our community is being targeted?' 'Will they really lose Hindu votes if they do so?'

Why M&M will halt investment in SsangYong Motor

Why M&M will halt investment in SsangYong Motor

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

M&M will close down GenZe, an e-scooter business in California, because it is unlikely it would stand on its own feet, and is ahead of its time.

9 Tips To Get Hired In 2022

9 Tips To Get Hired In 2022

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

Job searching is a game of numbers: The more energy you invest and the more cold networking e-mails you send, the more options you open up for yourself, advises Lalit Singh, co-founder and CTO, Meraqui, a human capital services company.

Manufacturing may not generate jobs at the expected rate

Manufacturing may not generate jobs at the expected rate

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

'From the time India liberalised in the 1990s, the government has policies are for facilitating the growth of the manufacturing sector.' 'The policies were put in the hope that growth of the manufacturing sector will lead to increased employment,' points out Chidambaran G Iyer, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation.

10 Qs To Ask Before Starting A Business

10 Qs To Ask Before Starting A Business

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

A company not only requires ample funds to get it started but also the necessary intellectual and emotional tools to make it a success.

My parents didn't have it easy during apartheid but I was blessed: Rabada

My parents didn't have it easy during apartheid but I was blessed: Rabada

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

Kagiso Rabada considers himself 'blessed' to have been a part of the 'Born-Free generation' with parents, who endured tough times to create a level-playing field for him.

Sex racket busted in Delhi, 7 foreigners held

Sex racket busted in Delhi, 7 foreigners held

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Ashok Chand, deputy commissioner of crime branch, has set his eyes on the sex rackets that have been thriving in the National capital in almost all parts of the city to break the nexus between Indian middlemen and foreign women who are paid hefty sums anything between Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh a month for the services rendered to their clients.

Chennai completes a journey of 371 years

Chennai completes a journey of 371 years

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

From a tiny fishing village to a high-tech metropolis with major automobile units, a thriving information technology industry and pride as the cultural capital of the South, it's been a long and eventful journey for Chennai, which turns 371 on Sunday.

The US Great Game in Kabul Begins!

The US Great Game in Kabul Begins!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

There is no better way to address the security threat emanating from ISIS and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan than by co-opting the Taliban, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Bloodbath over, food apps are hungry for success

Bloodbath over, food apps are hungry for success

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

After a recent spate of big-bang funding of food discovery and delivery apps, experts believe the sector's consolidation might be over and the remaining players are here to stay and thrive.

Former Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala turns investor, joins Dallas Venture

Former Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala turns investor, joins Dallas Venture

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

As a venture partner, DVP said that Neemuchwala would be bringing deep technology expertise and invaluable experience of building businesses.

How Indian banks are looking to cash in on bitcoin rally

How Indian banks are looking to cash in on bitcoin rally

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

Indian banks have started exploring opportunities in the space, including lending to crypto exchanges, and accepting bitcoins as collateral, among others.

SpiceJet to launch Muscat-Ahmedabad flight from Aug 29

SpiceJet to launch Muscat-Ahmedabad flight from Aug 29

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

The airline has already commenced the sale of tickets for the new destination, which will be the ninth international sector to be served by carrier, SpiceJet said.

Why black-ka-white through stocks won't stop

Why black-ka-white through stocks won't stop

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Debashis Basu lists various reasons why laundering through the stock market thrives.

Street vendors left out of Unlock 1.0's purview

Street vendors left out of Unlock 1.0's purview

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

'In states where all shops are allowed to function and pedestrians are allowed to move around, there is no reason to presume that vendors are not allowed to operate. But ambiguity surrounding the operation of street vendors de jure has led the police to harass them de facto,' say Bhuvana Anand, Jayana Bedi and Prashant Narang.

Recession: Best time to be an investor

Recession: Best time to be an investor

Rediff.com7 Feb 2009

Venture capitalist and Silicon Valley tycoon, Kanwal Rekhi, on Saturday said that recession is the best time to be an investor and an entrepreneur.

RBI keen to link home, auto loans with external benchmark

RBI keen to link home, auto loans with external benchmark

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Currently, banks follow system of internal benchmarks, including Prime Lending Rate, Benchmark Prime Lending Rate, Base rate and Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate.

Working group on space to be among Quad leaders' announcements

Working group on space to be among Quad leaders' announcements

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

Quad leaders are also planning to roll out vaccine deliverables and announce a series of measures in the field of healthcare and infrastructure sector, officials in Washington, DC said.

Belgaum is Maharashtra's, say Uddhav, Pawar at book launch

Belgaum is Maharashtra's, say Uddhav, Pawar at book launch

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the areas dominated by Marathi-speaking people on the state's border with Karnataka should be declared as a Union territory till the Supreme Court gives its final verdict on the issue.

How H-1B visa dreams went sour

How H-1B visa dreams went sour

Rediff.com13 Mar 2009

A federal lawsuit in Iowa alleges that two men orchestrated a scheme to underpay workers who came into the country on H-1B visas

Markets: What the 'long-term' has in store?

Markets: What the 'long-term' has in store?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2007

The fact that we are uncomfortable with the BSE Sensex moving up to 19,000 levels and are not particularly jubilant at stocks meeting their three-year target prices at an unusually feverish pace has been adequately cited by us in the past. What we herein wish to explain is the rationale as to why keeping one's serenity at such times, yields favourable results in the longer term.

A Don Who Rose as Bengaluru Rose

A Don Who Rose as Bengaluru Rose

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

With Muthappa Rai's death ended a life that highlighted the dark side of Bengaluru's often delirious growth to become India's IT capital