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ASK AJIT: Stocks You Must Exit

ASK AJIT: Stocks You Must Exit

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Placements drop by 5 per cent at IIM-C

Placements drop by 5 per cent at IIM-C

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

It is not clear whether the drop in offers is a fallout of demonetisation.

Can Nirmalya Kumar help Tatas tide over the tough times?

Can Nirmalya Kumar help Tatas tide over the tough times?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

To say that Nirmalya Kumar has enjoyed a groundbreaking career is to say the very least.

'Government inertia and policy bottlenecks hurting India's economy'

'Government inertia and policy bottlenecks hurting India's economy'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

A large part of the current slowdown can be attributed to the execution bottlenecks and falling investor sentiment in the country, says Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group.

Sensex loses Modi momentum as global woes drag index to 2014 levels

Sensex loses Modi momentum as global woes drag index to 2014 levels

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.

'Budget overlooked expenditure compression'

'Budget overlooked expenditure compression'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

Economist Ajit Ranade chatted with our readers on March 1, and explained how the Budget affects us all.

Retail majors unite to stand up to e-commerce onslaught

Retail majors unite to stand up to e-commerce onslaught

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

The big boys of India's traditional retail have finally come together to fight the onslaught of their online counterparts.

Idea closing in on bigger rivals

Idea closing in on bigger rivals

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Market worth has risen to half that of Airtel and double that of RCom.

Retail sees slowdown pangs as shoppers curb spends

Retail sees slowdown pangs as shoppers curb spends

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Like other food and grocery chains, Birla Retail is aggressively pushing its private labels and large packs to woo customers. Besides offering value, private labels push retailers' margins.

Vodafone Idea Ltd becomes a reality

Vodafone Idea Ltd becomes a reality

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

A new board has been constituted for the merged entity 'Vodafone Idea Ltd' with 12 directors (including six independent directors) and Kumar Mangalam Birla as its Chairman. The board has appointed Balesh Sharma as the CEO, the companies said in a joint statement. The combination will have an all-India revenue market share of 32.2 per cent and take the numero uno slot in nine telecom circles, it said adding that both Vodafone and Idea brands will continue.

Why you must NOT invest in too many MFs

Why you must NOT invest in too many MFs

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

MF Guru: 'If you want to build a corpus of 3-4 Cr...'

MF Guru: 'If you want to build a corpus of 3-4 Cr...'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your Mutual Fund queries.

Maharashtra move may bring down vegetable prices by 10%

Maharashtra move may bring down vegetable prices by 10%

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

The notification allows farmers to directly sell fresh produce to consumers, rather than through agriculture produce marketing committees.

ASK MF GURU: 'Want to invest Rs 15-20 lakh'

ASK MF GURU: 'Want to invest Rs 15-20 lakh'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

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.

Birla, Tata review use of parent branding for bank

Birla, Tata review use of parent branding for bank

Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

Brand name of the proposed bank has to be sent to RBI by July 1.

Birla, Jindal go after foreign mining assets

Birla, Jindal go after foreign mining assets

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

India's resource-hungry corporations are going aggressive to acquire natural resource assets overseas.

Investment bankers laugh all the way to the bank with Rs 1000 cr earnings in 2021

Investment bankers laugh all the way to the bank with Rs 1000 cr earnings in 2021

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, i-bankers have collected nearly Rs 1,800 crore by way of IPO fees. Interestingly, the India fees this year form just 1 per cent of the global fee pool of $13.7 billion from IPOs.

CBI scrutinising PMO file on coal block allocation to Hindalco

CBI scrutinising PMO file on coal block allocation to Hindalco

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started scrutinising the file received from the Prime Minister's Office on coal block allocation to Hindalco to understand the circumstances on the basis of which the earlier decision to reject the company's application for the same was reversed.

AV Birla Group eyes Lafarge's S-Africa biz

AV Birla Group eyes Lafarge's S-Africa biz

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

Shree Cement may join race; units in 3 more African countries may be sold.

India's largest telecom firm is finally born

India's largest telecom firm is finally born

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

With the new entity coming in force, Bharti Airtel will lose the tag of India's biggest telecom service provider to the new entity.

Achche Din ahead for these three stocks

Achche Din ahead for these three stocks

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

Hamsini Karthik reveals why the ongoing business rejig will help unlock value for shareholders of Grasim, Reliance Capital and Tube Investments

Royalty-linked benefit sharing may add to coal cos' woes

Royalty-linked benefit sharing may add to coal cos' woes

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

The recommendation, if implemented, could severely dent coal miners' bottom line.

113 entities in race to set up niche banks

113 entities in race to set up niche banks

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Reliance, Birla Group, Airtel eye small finance banks.

MFs storm market with 47 new funds in 2020

MFs storm market with 47 new funds in 2020

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

While the amount collected is a tad lower than last two years, it may surpass the previous two years' collections by the end of the year.

Indian professor honoured in UK

Indian professor honoured in UK

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

Nirmalya Kumar, Professor at the London Business School, has been honoured with a fellowship by a leading academic institution here for his contribution to Indian art.

Birla, Vedanta in race for Canada-based miner

Birla, Vedanta in race for Canada-based miner

Rediff.com16 Mar 2013

The mining major is selling the company to reduce its debt.

MF Guru: 'Review MFs as your hard earned money is invested'

MF Guru: 'Review MFs as your hard earned money is invested'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest EPF in MFs'

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest EPF in MFs'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries

'Volatility in the currency market to continue'

'Volatility in the currency market to continue'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

Fund redemption and rising import bills would continue to put pressure on the Indian currency.

Despite near-term headwinds, analysts bullish on FMCG stocks

Despite near-term headwinds, analysts bullish on FMCG stocks

Rediff.com8 Jun 2021

Despite near-term headwinds of rising input costs and the possibility of lower demand for products as Covid dented rural & urban India, and impacts both production & consumption, analysts remain bullish on stocks of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies and expect the index to relatively outperform its peers in the second half of fiscal 2021-22 (FY22). In the past one year, prices of key commodities such as groundnut oil, mustard oil, Vanaspati, soya oil, sunflower oil and palm oil have shot up in the range of 20 per cent to 60 per cent, data show. The FMCG sector macros in this backdrop, according to analysts, have further deteriorated because of weakness in consumer demand and likely margin pressure due to elevated crude oil, palm oil and global food prices.

'Mutual Funds never provide guaranteed returns'

'Mutual Funds never provide guaranteed returns'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your mutual fund queries.

Destination smaller towns for BPOs

Destination smaller towns for BPOs

Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

With an expanding domestic market, increasing cost and higher attrition rate, outsourcing action is shifting to tier-III and IV cities.

Manesar violence: Maruti reaches out to other HR heads

Manesar violence: Maruti reaches out to other HR heads

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

Top HR minds in India, including Santrupt Misra of Aditya Birla Group, Satish Pradhan of Tata Sons, P Dwarakanath of Max India, Aquil Busrai (ex-IBM India) and Price Augustine of Mahindra & Mahindra and Pankaj Bansal of People Strong were among those who brainstormed with Maruti Suzuki India chief operating officer (administration) S Y Siddiqui last week.

Novelis shot in the arm for Hindalco

Novelis shot in the arm for Hindalco

Rediff.com1 Dec 2012

The Novelis acquisition has done quite well for the fortunes of Hindalco.

Sunil Mittal on what telecom sector needs to remain viable

Sunil Mittal on what telecom sector needs to remain viable

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal has expressed hope that the government and regulators will step in to ensure the sector remains a viable place for continued investments and asserted that the industry requires "long overdue" support to maintain its current 3+1 structure. In the latest annual report of Airtel, Mittal said as the sector's role in the economy becomes more pervasive, its challenges loom larger. Issues such as unsustainable pricing and low returns in a highly capital-intensive environment, coupled with legacy legal issues, "have extracted their toll", Mittal observed.

How will Saks Fifth Avenue tweak its strategy for India?

How will Saks Fifth Avenue tweak its strategy for India?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Saks sells luxury brands such as Jimmy Choo, Giorgio Armani, and Tod's, besides premium brands such as Fila and Puma.

'Political system not allowing economic reforms'

'Political system not allowing economic reforms'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2012

Nirmalya Kumar discusses innovation happening in India, marketing tools and stalled reforms in an interview with Faisal Kidwai.

India keen to scale up economic ties with Indonesia: Sharma

India keen to scale up economic ties with Indonesia: Sharma

Rediff.com4 Oct 2011

"India and Indonesia can do much more in the changing world," Sharma said at a reception hosted by the India-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce last night.

Telenor brings down curtain on Uninor, S Tel shuts ops

Telenor brings down curtain on Uninor, S Tel shuts ops

Rediff.com22 Feb 2012

Idea takes the matter back to Supreme Court as cancellation-hit telcos make decisive moves.