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BSNL slashes international tariffs by over 75%

BSNL slashes international tariffs by over 75%

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

The public sector firm has launched STVs in the range for Rs 23 to Rs 41 for prepaid customers whereas postpaid users have to pay a fixed monthly charge of Rs 20 to Rs 40 to avail the cheaper rates.

Survey's take on economic challenges

Survey's take on economic challenges

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Resolving the TBS challenge comprehensively would require 4 Rs: Recognition, recapitalisation, resolution and reform.

WazirX controversy bares crypto's trade secrets in India

WazirX controversy bares crypto's trade secrets in India

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

A few days back, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the start-up community and public to deal in cryptocurrency with caution because everything that was floating around was not currency. In the first week of August, the country's top nine crypto exchange platforms were summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Hyderabad. The exchanges were questioned for money laundering, especially over a number of Indian non-banking financial companies and their fintech partners for predatory lending practices in violation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines and by using tele-callers who misuse personal data and use abusive language to extort high interest rates from the loan takers.

Govt zeroes in on six firms for divestment

Govt zeroes in on six firms for divestment

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

Strategy being reworked to launch ETFs, revive Suuti; proceeds may be Rs 24k crore

Ola tries old-school transporter model

Ola tries old-school transporter model

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

With Ola Corporate, aims to provide services to 10,000 firms by next year

Pvt players may run freight, passenger trains in India

Pvt players may run freight, passenger trains in India

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

Inviting private sector in Indian Railways is a good idea.

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Abramovich handed Chelsea director control of firm on day of Ukraine invasion - filings

Bureaucrats to boardrooms: Murthy on India's remarkable journey

Bureaucrats to boardrooms: Murthy on India's remarkable journey

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.

India Inc's foreign borrowings down 40%

India Inc's foreign borrowings down 40%

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

No new capacity addition is planned for 2018 and capital expenditure plans are on hold

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020.

Budget should reduce income tax rates, invest in infrastructure: CEOs to FM

Budget should reduce income tax rates, invest in infrastructure: CEOs to FM

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Besides low interest rates, a reduction in active Covid cases and strong high-frequency macro data have lifted the sentiment of both corporate India and the stock markets.

Virus Made Us Love the Internet Again

Virus Made Us Love the Internet Again

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

The wave of enthusiasm for digital technology had faded as we'd grown more and more worried about what smartphones and social media were doing to society and to us as individuals. Now that switchback ride between hopes for the technology and fear of it seemed to have taken us on another upward path, as the virus made us fall back in love with it. Read on for an intriguing excerpt from Rory Cellan-Jones's Always On: Hope And Fear In The Social Smartphone Era.

Why Should Crude Oil Prices Go Up?

Why Should Crude Oil Prices Go Up?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

If international crude oil prices zoom past the current level of about $90 per barrel and move towards $100 and beyond, middle-class consumers are not going to keep quiet about their discomfort, points out Arun Balakrishnan, former chairman and managing director, Hindustan Petroleum.

'We underestimated the virus'

'We underestimated the virus'

Rediff.com18 May 2021

'By the time actual action began, it was already too late.' 'The virus was raging.'

'Fault lies not with bureaucrats, but with the system'

'Fault lies not with bureaucrats, but with the system'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

'The skills and abilities of civil servants are still respected, even though they become whipping boys when things go wrong.'

'Q2, Q3 in FY 18 will be bumper quarters for GDP'

'Q2, Q3 in FY 18 will be bumper quarters for GDP'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

'The 5.7% growth in the April-June period is an aberration because of GST.' 'Business activity in the last 15 days of the quarter was minimal or zero.'

Morgan Stanley pegs India's growth to 7.7%

Morgan Stanley pegs India's growth to 7.7%

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

The upward revision is due to stronger-than-expected GDP numbers for the quarter ended March 2016.

USL sells Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,345 cr

USL sells Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,345 cr

Rediff.com10 May 2014

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), USL said it had made a recommendation to the board of subsidiary United Spirits to consider the sale of the entire share capital of Whyte & Mackay.

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

An open letter to the RBI governor

An open letter to the RBI governor

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

Central banking is a science, not an art, Tamal Bandyopadhyay tells RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.

'Brexit will have no alarming impact'

'Brexit will have no alarming impact'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'I am very optimistic about Tech Mahindra'.

Study Abroad: The Scramble for Education Loans

Study Abroad: The Scramble for Education Loans

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Indian students planning to study abroad this year have to pay higher fee, fund their quarantine stay and also compete for on campus work opportunities.

How Brexit and Rexit will impact India's economy

How Brexit and Rexit will impact India's economy

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.

States can mine, sell coal

States can mine, sell coal

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

The coal-bearing states shall be getting additional revenue from such coal mines.

OECD raises prospects for global GDP, cuts it for India

OECD raises prospects for global GDP, cuts it for India

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

While most economies contracted in the second quarter of 2020, the Chinese economy grew by 3.2 per cent.

The bizarre tale of Cairn retro tax

The bizarre tale of Cairn retro tax

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

The levy of retrospective tax on the UK's Cairn Energy Plc is a tale of bizarre twists and turns that saw its attached shares being sold in May 2018 amid the passing of the baton from a full-time finance minister to interim one and the talks at the highest level to resolve the dispute, to claims that levy of back taxes was a result of an investigation into Panama Papers leak. The government late last month refunded about Rs 7,900 crore it had collected from selling residual shares of the British firm in its erstwhile India unit, seizing dividend and withholding tax refunds, to settle an eight-year-old dispute that had tarred the country's reputation as an investment destination. But, this did not come about easily. For seven years, the establishment vehemently justified in courts and outside seeking of Rs 10,247 crore in back taxes plus interest and penalty from a firm that gave India its biggest onshore oil discovery.

OVL to buy Anadarko's 10% stake in Mozambique gas field

OVL to buy Anadarko's 10% stake in Mozambique gas field

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

OVL, along with Oil India Ltd, had in June agreed to buy Videocon Group's 10 per cent in the same block for $2.48 billion.

Chinese telcos feel new rule doesn't place curbs on them

Chinese telcos feel new rule doesn't place curbs on them

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Chinese telecom gear giant Huawei Technologies has sought permission for access to the government's 'Trusted Telecom Portal' which went live on June 15 so that it can share details about the telecom products which telecom service providers have agreed to buy from it. The move is significant as sources close to the development say that, according to Chinese telecom companies' interpretation, the new National Security Directive on the telecom sector does not in any way prohibit them from participating in the process of selling telecom equipment of any kind to private telcos. The firm is waiting for a response from the government. It declined to comment.

'Main risk for emerging markets: Stronger US dollar'

'Main risk for emerging markets: Stronger US dollar'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Indian market probably has more headroom than the US, says Geoff Lewis, senior strategist for Asia, Manulife Asset Management.

India continues to score self-goals

India continues to score self-goals

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

The pandemic has brutally highlighted the inadequacy of India's administrative systems. And, the government has demonstrated its culpable inability to speed up vaccination in a timely manner, says Jaimini Bhagwati.

India must embrace Biden's B3W initiative

India must embrace Biden's B3W initiative

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

Joe Biden's B3W proposal aims to bring democracies together. India should come up with its own plans to contribute to the initiative, states Rahul Mishra.

RBI assures India Inc of more action to fuel growth

RBI assures India Inc of more action to fuel growth

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

Stating that recent agriculture reforms have opened new opportunities, the RBI Governor said the farm sector is emerging as a bright spot.

Which should India have: JLR or Maruti?

Which should India have: JLR or Maruti?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

Maruti, which is majority owned by Suzuki Motors of Japan, pays massive tax, generates huge employment (its staff are almost entirely Indians) and also makes its investors extremely rich. JLR, on the other hand, though owned by Tata has its factories in England and China and in every way (sales, employment, technology) has nothing Indian about it.

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Their success or failure will eventually hinge on how much equipment the services procure, and whether the finance ministry supplements the allocations in the Budget

The healthy and young may not even ever receive The Vaccine

The healthy and young may not even ever receive The Vaccine

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

'What proportion of the people require the vaccine for us to manage this entire COVID-19 situation?'

Smart thermometer by desi's company helps US fight Covid

Smart thermometer by desi's company helps US fight Covid

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

As the pandemic enveloped various parts of the US, Kinsa's app alerted its team and wherever possible, the company made the data public. Between March 1 and November 1, 2020, the company captured close to 15 million fever readings and 1.7 million symptom inputs on its app. Several researchers and The New York Times downloaded the company's data, which showed that it was in general three weeks ahead of the surge.

How best to restore India's toxic banks to health

How best to restore India's toxic banks to health

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

The government must set up a Bank Investment Company to shrink its role in PSBs, if we are serious about tackling the two persistent issues - lax corporate governance practices and discretionary decision-making, says Shyamal Majumdar.

Vijay Mallya: A man who knows the law too well

Vijay Mallya: A man who knows the law too well

Rediff.com3 May 2017

Mallya has lived on the edge for long enough to know that his extradition from UK is not a given, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.

Now job opportunities abroad under govt initiative

Now job opportunities abroad under govt initiative

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

A fresh global skill gap study shows how India can tap opportunities in Germany, New Zealand, Qatar, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE and the UK.

Ola reports first-ever operating profit of Rs 90 cr in FY21

Ola reports first-ever operating profit of Rs 90 cr in FY21

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Ola has reported its first operating profit of Rs 89.82 crore for 2020-21, even as the ride-hailing company's revenue declined 65 per cent to Rs 689.61 crore amid COVID-19 induced lockdowns. As per regulatory documents filed by ANI Technologies - the parent company of Ola - it had logged standalone operating profit (profit before finance cost, depreciation, amortisation and tax (EBITDA)) of Rs 89.82 crore in FY21 on a standalone basis, while it had registered a loss of Rs 610.18 crore in the preceding fiscal year.