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My Top Stock Picks for 2021

My Top Stock Picks for 2021

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Three stockmarket experts give their best picks for the New Year.

Can Modi 2.0 improve the economy?

Can Modi 2.0 improve the economy?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Change will have to begin with Mr Modi, who by all accounts has shown little active interest in macro-economic issues, preferring instead to focus on the effective implementation of projects and programmes, points out T N Ninan.

Online shoppers to spend Rs 22,000 cr on V-day gifts!

Online shoppers to spend Rs 22,000 cr on V-day gifts!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

52 per cent of shoppers surveyed said they prefer to shop online.

After cricket and wrestling, now comes a volleyball league

After cricket and wrestling, now comes a volleyball league

Rediff.com14 May 2018

The league will take up the caravan format where all teams move from one city to another during the course of the tournament

SlicePay: The 'buy now, pay later' start-up for students

SlicePay: The 'buy now, pay later' start-up for students

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

With more and more youngsters preferring to shop online, the credit appetite has surged.

Why PhonePe's fundraising process has hit roadblock

Why PhonePe's fundraising process has hit roadblock

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Having grown swiftly since the acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart in 2018, it was looking at a valuation of $10 billion. However, factors such as lack of diversification, new e-commerce and data policies, as well as the overall investment environment, have slowed the process.

As govt gets tough, almost every new car now sports airbags

As govt gets tough, almost every new car now sports airbags

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

The government has mandated that from October 2017, all new car models will have to be equipped with airbags to meet crash test norms.

Want to fight for your health? How you can begin

Want to fight for your health? How you can begin

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma tells you how you can use natural methods to improve your health.

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Women leaders, succession planners and lawyers say doors in family businesses are opening but a stronger push is needed.

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the courts, the answer lies in how the state has been evolving and changing these past few years, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Indo-US trade deal caught in ICT web

Indo-US trade deal caught in ICT web

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

ICT products make up a minuscule $ 407 million, out of the $ 35.54 billion of total inbound shipments from the US, as of now.

Biscuit-makers take on traditional sweets

Biscuit-makers take on traditional sweets

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

For most consumer product players in the country, the upcoming festive season is being looked upon as the best platform to return into the black.

Wristwatch may be the next 'casualty' of modern times

Wristwatch may be the next 'casualty' of modern times

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

The study by consumer analysts Mintel has revealed that one in seven people says mobile phones and computers have made traditional watches obsolete; it found 86 per cent still own a wristwatch -- even if they no longer rely on it to know the correct time, the Daily Express reported.

5 lessons we learned in COVID times

5 lessons we learned in COVID times

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

The pandemic has forced us to reflect and re-evaluate our old habits and perceptions, says Anamika Sengupta.

'Can't book profits in stock markets. Need help'

'Can't book profits in stock markets. Need help'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

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

How Mother Dairy is fighting the digital war for young minds

How Mother Dairy is fighting the digital war for young minds

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

With humorous memes, videos and short stories, Brand Mother Dairy has been steadily inserting itself into almost every trending conversation on social media, writes Viveat Susan Pinto.

Digital push slows down banks' branch expansion plans

Digital push slows down banks' branch expansion plans

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

Branch additions for most major banks in the current financial year do not correspond to the number of the past two years.

5 things to know about negative interest rate policy

5 things to know about negative interest rate policy

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Many fear that in practice if banks make their customers pay to hold their money, it might lead to a situation where consumers hold on to cash.

With $150 mn funding, BigBasket is the latest unicorn

With $150 mn funding, BigBasket is the latest unicorn

Rediff.com7 May 2019

Bigbasket's founder V S Sudhakar said his company was reengineering its supply chain to allow for faster delivery to its resellers and to reduce the time from farm to customer.

HUL, P&G 'dream companies' to work with

HUL, P&G 'dream companies' to work with

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

Forty-four per cent management students graduating in 2010 have voted the FMCG sector as the most preferred industry to work in, terming giants like Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Proctor & Gamble as "dream companies", a survey said.

Dabangg Effect: Pepsi puts the fizz back in Brand Salman

Dabangg Effect: Pepsi puts the fizz back in Brand Salman

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Pepsi is betting on Dabangg 3's box office success.

B-schools see 40% jump in FMCG job offers

B-schools see 40% jump in FMCG job offers

Rediff.com14 Apr 2010

The booming recruitment environment that B-schools experienced in 2007 could be back on the campuses next year as the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is planning around 40 per cent increase in the number of pre-placement offers (PPOs).

What farmers fear the most

What farmers fear the most

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

'The UPA was the gang that couldn't shoot straight. The NDA is the gang that can't stop shooting. They (the Modi government) are shooting at anybody, everybody, all directions, shooting themselves in the foot.'

Buyers speed away from diesel cars

Buyers speed away from diesel cars

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

What's driving consumers to petrol cars? Ajay Modi finds out.

India's superb plan to reduce dependence on gold imports

India's superb plan to reduce dependence on gold imports

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

For easy and wide access, the government plans to market the bond through post offices and various brokers.

This Dhanteras, Indians are turning to diamonds

This Dhanteras, Indians are turning to diamonds

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Elevated gold prices have led Indian investors to eye diamonds and platinum as a lucrative investment opportunity.

Colourful Kerala top market for paint firms

Colourful Kerala top market for paint firms

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

Market leader Asian Paints, for instance, is estimated to get about Rs 400-crore (Rs 4-billion) worth of business from the state alone.

Titan wants to rule the Indian woman's heart

Titan wants to rule the Indian woman's heart

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

Titan's sarees will ride on the parent brand's immense equity and deep penetration to crack open the potential Rs 550 billion market.

Despite poor stock market debut, Xiaomi is still bullish on India

Despite poor stock market debut, Xiaomi is still bullish on India

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Xiaomi proposes to increase its content and software tie-ups

Online sales of insurance policies rise

Online sales of insurance policies rise

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The 25-35 age group is the most active online in buying non-life insurance products.

Who's the fairest of them all? Emami-HUL spat revives an old brand war

Who's the fairest of them all? Emami-HUL spat revives an old brand war

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

The two battle it out in the controversial but lucrative fairness cream market, spark a fresh bout of aggression in the war between the brands

VAT uncertainty hits industry hard

VAT uncertainty hits industry hard

Rediff.com9 Apr 2003

In Delhi, pay taxi fare through credit card

In Delhi, pay taxi fare through credit card

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

The company has tied up with Axis Bank as its merchant bank to facilitate card transactions in its cabs.

Govt makes a pitch for open source software in IT tenders

Govt makes a pitch for open source software in IT tenders

Rediff.com5 Apr 2015

The government has decided to give preference to open source software.

Trump ends preferential trade privileges for India

Trump ends preferential trade privileges for India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

Prez says that India has not assured the United States that it will provide 'equitable and reasonable access to its markets'.

India's Internet base to touch 730 mn by 2020: Nasscom

India's Internet base to touch 730 mn by 2020: Nasscom

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

75 per cent of new Internet users will come from rural areas

FMCG grows at 10.9% in June quarter, lower than 14% in 2017: Nielsen

FMCG grows at 10.9% in June quarter, lower than 14% in 2017: Nielsen

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

Growth numbers for the large players in the sector, though, improved during the quarter.

Mukesh Ambani plans his next disruption; this time as a buyer

Mukesh Ambani plans his next disruption; this time as a buyer

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

With RIL supplying about 47 per cent of the domestic petcoke production, current dynamics are bound to change.

'$1.37bn pumped into real estate in smaller cities in 2015-18'

'$1.37bn pumped into real estate in smaller cities in 2015-18'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

'The fact that housing units worth a whopping Rs 4.5 lakh crore in top seven cities are stuck under various stages of non-completion indicates that there is a dire need to create stress-asset fund which will help bail out lakhs of distressed homebuyers,' says Anuj Puri, Chairman, Anarock Property Consultants, a real estate services company.

Want to buy the latest iPhone? Go for a festival loan

Want to buy the latest iPhone? Go for a festival loan

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

It takes a longer time to avail of these loans, owing to tight due-diligence process of banks.