World's largest asset manager Blackrock will host a global investors meet in India next year, CEO Laurence Flik conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Several malls and retailers downed shutters in the commercial capital city of Mumbai. Kishore Biyani's hypermarket chain Big Bazaar closed two stores its stores in Mumbai Central and Parel, which are half-an-hour's drive from South Mumbai.
A successful trial run was held at Asia's biggest natural outdoor skating rink in Shimla, last week paving the way for regular skating sessions.
Dhirubhai Ambani lived in a one-room chawl in Mumbai with his wife and children and went on to establish the Reliance Group.
The prime minister says he will bring real change to Bengal. Perhaps he will. The interesting thing is that his party has never defined what this change is, observes Aakar Patel.
Singur farmers did not want the Tatas to leave as they were upset only with the government package, and today the same farmers were not in the mood for any agitation, Anuradha Talwar, the president of Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samiti, said in Kolkata on Monday.
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Amit Shah, who missed campaigning in Bihar, made a two-day trip to Bengal starting November 5 to oversee BJPs preparedness for the state polls.
Eight people, including Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samiti convenor Anuradha Talwar and Singur Krishi Jami Rakha Committee convenor Becharam Manna were arrested, Hoogly Police Superintendent Supratim Sarkar said.
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Countries across the world -- from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada to Singapore and New Zealand, are witnessing phenomenal strides by Indian-origin politicians, who are now taking on influential and prominent roles in governments and cabinets.
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has called off its plan to start full-time operations in Singapore. Instead, it is exploring tie-ups with institutes in Singapore to offer Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes.
Many other Indians are heading the businesses at companies abroad.
The latest one being Ken Toombs, global head of consulting at the Bengaluru-based entity.
"Iran is our longtime ally and about 40 lakh Indians are residing in West Asia. Prior to taking any step, the programme's objective should be ascertained," he told media persons in Gwalior.
22-year-old Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh was also named in the 16-man team for the upcoming series Down Under.
Denmark's Mathias Boe is extremely annoyed. And in his anger this shuttler from Denmark has vowed to not visit India after appearing in Thomas Cup next year.
Gagan Banga talks about how one of India's largest NBFCs still retains the financial discipline of a start-up.
Agencies had earlier prepared a list of about 37 industrialists, whom they considered vulnerable, but later pruned it to 25 and submitted it to the home ministry last week.
After the prolonged GNLF movement, as well as the agitations by the 'Uttar Banga Tafsili Jati/Jan Jati Adivasi Sangathan', Uttarkhand and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, the GCPA's demand has put the Buddhadev Bhattacharjee government in a fix.
Hindustan Lever Ltd will focus on 35 brands having better value and bigger role in consumers' lives and will reduce its prices to make them more affordable, the company said on Friday.
Overall attrition jumped to 20.6 per cent in the quarter, a 400 basis points rise over 16.6 per cent in the earlier quarter.
The two brothers, identified as Rupinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh, of Panjgrain village of Faridkot, were arrested in connection with the first incident of sacrilege in the state in Bargari village in Faridkot
Yet the organisers expect a strong field and good fare in the tournament.
He was accompanied by Hindustan Lever Limited chairman Vindi Banga, ICICI CEO K V Kamath and a member of the Board of Governors.
Last month, the bank was placed under Prompt Corrective Action due to high level of bad loans, lack of sufficient capital to manage risks and negative return on assets for two consecutive years.
The Delhi high court, on Thursday, passed a stay-order against the life-ban imposed on Jwala Gutta by the Badminton Association of India.
Changing a state's name requires constitutional amendment and it is done after taking into consideration all relevant factors, he said.
Chairing an exclusive roundtable with 42 global CEOs and top executives from across 20 sectors, Modi stressed on continued political stability in India, predictability of policy, and pro-development and pro-growth policies.
Former Ranji champions Railways were placed at a comfortable 192 for one against Andhra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
India's biotech sector is expected to grow 25-30 per cent during the current fiscal over Rs 1,830 crore revenue generated during 2002-03, according to a joint survey by the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises and Biospectrum.
Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
India's soft power diplomacy came into play during this cataclysm affecting the world as the pandemic defies barriers and borders, notes Rup Narayan Das.
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