Though the intent has been hailed as good for the economy, teething problems remain with a five-rate structure for various goods and services
How the demonetisation drives in India and Venezuela have played out.
One of the key concerns for non-users of voice assistants is trust.
'Life has been my greatest teacher.'
The decline in inflation was broad-based across major commodity groups except housing and fuel and light.
GST will yield 'better value for money' for car buyers, increasing automobile industry demand, says Sandip Neogi.
'Banks, fund managers, NBFCs, rating agencies, those buying into debt funds -- all of them will have to watch their step as India's financial system enters a new phase,' warns T N Ninan.
Higher oil prices, while not having an impact on Centre's revenues due to fixed tax rate, are pushing up states' sales tax revenue.
Sources estimated the number of employees asked to leave because of downsizing stands at about 100.
From anti-profiteering to affixing stickers on existing stocks, FMCG companies are bracing for new set of GST challenges
'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.
A GST roll-out by April 1 looks difficult, giving the companies some succour.
Ratnakar Bank to absorb RBS' employees involved in three businesses
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently down 1.25%
The Governor, who completes one year in RBI on Wednesday, has stabilised the rupee and is getting a fix on inflation.
The HRX story will be watched closely by many, for Bollywood stars have rarely made the transition from movies to business.
The US became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.
S&P BSE Midcap index and S&P BSE Smallcap were down 2% and 1.3% respectively
Rejig likely every few years to make company flexible to the changing needs of business
English Premier League club Manchester United posted a 10 percent fall in first quarter revenue as the absence of lucrative Champions League soccer this season took its toll.
The international investors who are investing, merging and shaping India's new ecommerce start-ups are betting that if China can produce an Alibaba with an expected market value of $ 170+ billion market value when it does its IPO, India should produce at least one or two with a $5bn+ market value, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ask yourself -- what is in it for you?
The market, however, reacted negatively to SpiceJet's announcement and the company's stock dropped by 0.87 per cent as analysts became wary of diversion into a new business during a high fuel price environment.
US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost all four of his major sponsors on Monday, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren Corp, following his apology for an "exaggerated" story about being robbed at gunpoint at the Rio Games.
The deposit has been made on account of the rate reductions approved by the GST Council in its November. The rate was reduced on items including shampoo, detergents, chocolates, beauty products, sanitary ware, leather clothing, cookers, stoves, after-shave, deodorant, detergent and washing power. Companies found it difficult to pass on the benefits to consumers immediately at the time of GST rate reduction owing to logistical issues.
Realtors, consultants and foreign universities vie for big share.
'Cognizant's results indicate that digital related spends can more than offset headwinds in traditional services'
There are about 30-35 million people who shop online in India.
The government has set seven per cent as the GDP target for this year.
The success stems from Titan's betting hard on wedding jewellery over the last three years. It now contributes 20 per cent to revenue.
With slower than expected growth in smartphone penetration, operators and OEMs are joining hands to provide affordable mobile devices with attractive offers.
Today, India is one of the fastest-growing eCommerce markets in Asia/Pacific along with China.
The Unified Payment Interface could propel banking into a new era
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According to sector officials and watchers, the funding (among the largest so far in the segment) from its existing investors -- Naspers, Accel Partners, Tiger Global and Iconiq Capital -- might be a sign of confidence they have in the company but it's still unsure if it will be enough for Flipkart to turn a corner and become profitable.
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Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.
'A broad-based revival of private sector investment was likely in 2018-19 after businesses had successfully made the switch to the GST.'
They took investor money via IPOs and then disappeared.
It hopes to leverage the growing number of mobile transactions
Gopalakrishnan, who is the immediate past President of CII, is the Chairman of the summit.
Loan rates will change at the next reset, while deposit rates will continue till maturity.
