There are also signs that the private sector investment cycle is slowly coming back, as capacity utilisation figures across industry continue to slowly creep up. A pickup in investments will front load profitability, says Akash Prakash.
There are 230 million vehicles on the road, and counting. Bulk of these are under seven years old and once they get older, the industry estimates the requirement for spare parts and aftersales service to shoot up sharply.
With less than five months left for the report of the Fifteenth Finance Commission to be submitted, its chairman N K Singh said the report will have fiscal road map for states, depending on their current situation.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day.
Roche said the Indian regulatory authorities had approved Biocon and Mylan's products as Trastuzumab, but it was unclear if these met the criteria for biosimilar products.
LinkedIn hopes to bring more first-time job seekers there, apart from technology talent from the smaller cities.
Nitin Gokhale reports on how quick decisions saved a repeat of a Mumbai-like carnage at the key Punjab air force base.
Forbes said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "economic experiments" barely affected India's billionaires while none gained more than oil-and-gas tycoon Mukesh Ambani, who cemented his decade-long hold on the top slot by adding a staggering USD 15.3 billion (67 per cent) to his last year's wealth to become one of Asia's top five richest.
First-time buyers advised to take offline route, so are those looking for specific feature or higher cover.
R Venkataramanan, the managing trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust who is responsible for all Tata-run trusts, prefers to keep a low profile but has emerged as a power centre in the group - with more clout than many established CEOs, says Dev Chatterjee.
A mobile wallet may offer discounts but allows transactions of limited amounts. And, while a bank app or internet account allows larger transactions, it might be less convenient
'A bit of marketing, a bit of positioning, and a lot of strategic thinking is required, and all this should be in aid of India's strategic intent: Becoming the third pole in a global G3 and aiming for Numero Uno,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Sidharth Narayanan who has spent 15 years in the IT industry, shares his insights from his personal experiences.
'But that does not make him weaker than his adversaries.'
Over-expansion, bad management, and multiple allegations irreparably taint Malvinder and Shivinder Singh
Unlike India, the US is a free-pricing market.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 538 points at 26,781 and 50-share Nifty ended down 152 points at 8,067.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life'... A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian.
A six-point checklist to follow when lenders reject your home loan application.
Dinesh Thakur is famous for exposing Ranbaxy safety problems
The Budget allocated an increase in allocation for MGNREGS, LPG expansion, electrification & smart panchayats.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
FDI in brownfield investment has resulted in acquisition of domestic drug-manufacturing firms by multinational companies.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
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The horrific terrorist attack in Paris has been described as the copycat version of the 2008 Mumbai assault by security experts who believe that the incident will be a game changer for how the West looks at the threat terrorism presents to all.
The big companies too are responsible for the sub-standard drugs in the market.
Internal management tensions, stiff opposition from Chinese handset makers led to halving of the company's market share
Special 301 Report expresses concern over weak IPR laws, to conduct reviews.
An International Policy Network report in 2010 found that seven per cent of drugs bought from wholesale traders were substandard, and 3.6 per cent of the drugs from traders contained no active ingredient whatsoever.
Dhirubhai Ambani lived in a one-room chawl in Mumbai with his wife and children and went on to establish the Reliance Group.
when the Maharashtra delegation of small and medium businesses arrived in the US on October 9, the Indian consulate decided against holding a standard reception replete with boilerplate speeches. Rather, the consulate put together a programme that would increase the chances of things working out for them. They held an event on Lex Terrae (law of the land).
Microsoft has spent close to $4.5 bn in setting up 19 data centres.
Modi is practical person... If he comes in, he will revive the economy and create jobs, says Sanjay Suri.
The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015
The 'Make in India' vision cannot survive in the long-term without concrete measures to build a concurrent 'Create in India' movement.
