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'GST rollout, infra funding an uphill climb for India'

'GST rollout, infra funding an uphill climb for India'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Moody's has a 'positive' outlook on its 'Baa3' rating on India.

Alibaba set to bring back the Walmart ghost

Alibaba set to bring back the Walmart ghost

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.

GST: Celebrations, but fingers crossed!

GST: Celebrations, but fingers crossed!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

'While the GST is structured to be an all-encompassing tax and to create a vastly expanded digital network of recorded transactions, no one knows how traders long used to avoiding taxes will apply their ingenuity,' says T N Ninan.

India set to become world's fastest growing e-commerce market

India set to become world's fastest growing e-commerce market

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

India is world's one of the biggest e-commerce markets.

Clash of the titans: A look at Ola vs Uber

Clash of the titans: A look at Ola vs Uber

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Nowfloats: They help small businesses go online

Nowfloats: They help small businesses go online

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Ranju Sarkar finds out more about Nowfloats, the start-up that is used by 240,000 businesses that reach 13 million consumers.

Udaan set to fly after hitting Covid air pocket

Udaan set to fly after hitting Covid air pocket

Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

The lockdown that crippled the entire logistics, delivery and supply chain network to near zero, was enough to deal a body blow to India's fastest growing unicorn whose very business model saw a severe disruption, like several other firms and sectors.

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

Cashi Crisis: Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

Big opportunity for banks as online shopping booms

Big opportunity for banks as online shopping booms

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

It's not e-retailers alone. Bankers are also celebrating initiatives like 'Big Billion Day Sale' this festive season.

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.' 'It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out when delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.

Now, you can make 'will' online

Now, you can make 'will' online

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

The only caveat is that your will should be a simple one.

What the government overlooked about the economy

What the government overlooked about the economy

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

The longer it takes for RBI and the government to stabilise monetary conditions in the economy, the more severe and long lasting will be the damage caused to various sectors of the economy, especially to the informal sector, says Rajeswari Sengupta. Rajeswari Sengupta discusses the impact of this move on money supply, output and prices, in the short- and medium-term.

Hope for young Indians: Demonetisation will slash real estate prices

Hope for young Indians: Demonetisation will slash real estate prices

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

Housing prices could drop by up to 30% over 6 to 12 months after demonetisation.

A pharmacy store in your pocket!

A pharmacy store in your pocket!

Rediff.com16 May 2016

1mg has made buying medicines easy and it aims to do more in online health care.

Gujarat is India's most business friendly state

Gujarat is India's most business friendly state

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Gujarat has topped with a score of 71.14% on ease of doing business list.

India Inc may get a new governance code soon

India Inc may get a new governance code soon

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

Batting for greater transparency, a Sebi panel said sound corporate governance helped companies generate "significantly greater returns".

'Fresh start', a big challenge facing the microfinance industry

'Fresh start', a big challenge facing the microfinance industry

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

The origin of the challenge is the so-called "fresh start" process. Many in the MFI industry apprehend that such a law in India will encourage small unsecured borrowers to default and destroy the credit culture. So, while'Fresh start' is a welcome step as it will free up the debtors from the archaic laws of the colonial era, debtors need handholding and counselling to prevent any misuse, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Call drops? Blame the govt not mobile operators

Call drops? Blame the govt not mobile operators

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high.

'Sikka is taking Infosys to the next level'

'Sikka is taking Infosys to the next level'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'People have to be evangelised.'

Job losses: The gig economy is coming

Job losses: The gig economy is coming

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Sudipto Dey discusses the changing nature of jobs with Paul Dupuis, who recently took charge as India head of HR services major Randstad.

Job losses: The gig economy is coming

Job losses: The gig economy is coming

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Sudipto Dey discusses the changing nature of jobs with Paul Dupuis, who recently took charge as India head of HR services major Randstad.

Force India ready to hit back after cash squeeze

Force India ready to hit back after cash squeeze

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

The Silverstone-based team have finished fourth for the past two years

Open friendship is better than a clandestine affair

Open friendship is better than a clandestine affair

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

'Modi's visit is path breaking in the sense that India has come out of the closet and is prepared to deal with Israel openly and in a host of fields, military as well as civilian,' says P R Kumaraswamy, one of India's leading experts on the Middle-East, currently in Israel.

Bank reforms can't be shots in the dark: Rajan

Bank reforms can't be shots in the dark: Rajan

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

The central bank dashed hopes of any steep interest rate reduction.

Brand play in cards business

Brand play in cards business

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

While Visa and Mastercard slug it out for leadership, analysts say RuPay has the potential to cause disruption and eat into their market share.

The men behind India's first Bitcoin exchange

The men behind India's first Bitcoin exchange

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

The author meets the brains behind Unocoin, the first Indian Bitcoin exchange and merchant processor in India to have raised international funding.

'Expect all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to come back into the system'

'Expect all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to come back into the system'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

The economy could return to 8% growth by the end of 2017-2018, says Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman NITI Aayog.

Insured your mobile or laptop? Your claim may get rejected if...

Insured your mobile or laptop? Your claim may get rejected if...

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

The biggest surprise for customers, at the time of claiming, is the fact that they will get only depreciated value of the product.

Disruption will change banking significantly: Nilekani

Disruption will change banking significantly: Nilekani

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.

To hire or own a car: Which is cheaper?

To hire or own a car: Which is cheaper?

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

The conversion from ownership to taxi hiring services is gaining ground.

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.

Tatas, Birlas, Ambanis take discount e-tailers head on

Tatas, Birlas, Ambanis take discount e-tailers head on

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

VCs have been especially bullish about India.

Black money worth Rs 65,250 crore disclosed under Income Declaration Scheme

Black money worth Rs 65,250 crore disclosed under Income Declaration Scheme

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

While the black money declarations may go up further once all the online and manual filings of undisclosed assets filed at the end of the four-month window on September 30 are compiled, the government will get this fiscal nearly Rs 14,700 crore or half of the total taxes due.

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

What I learnt from Warren Buffett

What I learnt from Warren Buffett

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Fund manager Gautam Sinha Roy shares what he has learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway AGMs over the years

Paperless insurance may gain traction

Paperless insurance may gain traction

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

LIC is on board after tying up with all five insurance repositories; 1,50,000 e-Insurance Accounts opened across India till date.

Start up advice: 'Be wary of high failure rate'

Start up advice: 'Be wary of high failure rate'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

'If you go on with your start up ensure that you put all your might behind it.' 'Ensure that you talk to a lot of people and bounce off your ideas before you go out and make a pitch.'

Global banks make a beeline to invest in India's start-ups

Global banks make a beeline to invest in India's start-ups

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Foreign money has been pouring into India's fast-growing e-commerce sector, with investors ranging from Japan's Softbank Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings.

Shortage of gold hits diamond and jewellery units

Shortage of gold hits diamond and jewellery units

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Govt restrictions on import biting deep; trade petitions for relief with units, workers idling.