Bankers say it's a question of survival for debt-heavy companies.
Jayapur, with a population of a little over 4,200, was like most other villages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted it on November 7.
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Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
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It will take months if not years before flood-ravaged Srinagar is restored to its pristine glory.
So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand
Rajinikanth's personal trait can become a political issue if he enters politics and could get translated as sympathy if not support for the BJP, which can cut both ways, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
DLF has launched a mega discount sale of its properties.
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Smaller cities like Pune and Noida score better than 'Vibrant' Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
'If your paper writes something you don't agree with, will you criticise it?' Nitin Gadkari asks Aditi Phadnis when quizzed about demonetisation.
Experts say the treaty needs a review to address the ongoing and the likely impact of climate change on river-flow
Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world
Chennai Super Kings' head coach Stephen Fleming says Harbhajan Singh's two wickets off successive balls tilted the scales in favour of Mumbai Indians.
With a plunge in steel prices, ship owners are getting about $3.6 million less for the 25,000 tonnes of recoverable metal.
As his personal wealth started booming, Mallya went on a buying spree.
Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Shahzadpur holds not only historical value but the potential to provide for the region's educational needs.
The exchange moved through many ups and downs through the years.
Rediff.com columnist Yoginder Sikand recounts his near-death experience during a recent trip to Tabo, a small town on the banks of the Spiti river in Himachal Pradesh.
Reviving stranded gas-based power plants and substituting diesel usage is a clear near-term opportunity.
PM Modi's China visit may strengthen ties between both the countries.
The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a civic official said.
'People don't want to watch a screaming channel if given a decent alternative.'
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The United Kingdom has voted by 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum.
India has undermined its own credibility.
Despite difficult working conditions, Indians are still seeking jobs in Gulf countries
'I am sure the BJP can find a highly educated, respected, non-controversial party man from the North East to be elected India's vice-president,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Milind Deora, minister of state for communication and information technology and shipping, is one of the Congress' young guns under Rahul Gandhi. He tells Kavita Chowdhury that the core problem for the United Progressive Alliance in its second term has been its inability to communicate effectively. Edited excerpts:
Over Lebanese delicacies, the daughter of billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla talks money, relationships, her passions and how she outpaced her peers.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
It's time the government accepts that Digital India is too distant.
Lakshmi Sharath loses herself in the narrow lanes of a magical city.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.
'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news has kept pouring in. Here are our top 50 moments from the world.
The IMD has fancy weather-monitoring radars in the name of providing better forecasts.
Smart cities are really about clustering smart people and institutions.
Down in the Indian Ocean, cricket turned out to be the great unifier and Archana Masih, only an intermittent fan, became its ambassador of sorts.
'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.' 'You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups speaking a different language, you tell him he must sign this over or else...'
Corporate legal cases kept India Inc on its toes in 2014 as high stake matters on coal, telecom and mining came up in the Supreme Court, which also sent Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to jail.
