BRICS Expansion: Boost For China

This could become tricky territory for India, given its basically adversarial relationship with China, its moves to block imports and investment from that country, and to deny market access for......

BBC chairman resigns after row over loan deal for BoJo

BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after a report found he broke the rules by failing to disclose the role he played in helping former British prime minister Boris Johnson secure an......

Will My Job Be Threatened?

Ajit Balakrishnan decodes the post-ChatGPT angst. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Here are some samples of media headlines across the world and across all media types: 'ChatGPT: The 10......

Is India Prepared For AI Adoption?

The impact of AI automation in India is the lowest. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Only 11-12 per cent of full time equivalent employment (FTE) in India can be automated, the lowest......

Smaller Indian companies propel mcap towards $4 trillion milestone

Higher valuation creation in companies beyond the top 100 has given the domestic markets a shot at a $4 trillion market capitalisation (mcap) — a club exclusive to three countries currently.......

India Inc net profit share in GDP now just shy of 5% after robust Q2

India Inc’s net profit as a percentage of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is just shy of reaching 5 per cent, bolstered by strong earnings growth in the second quarter of 2023-24.......

Can Sensex Hit 86,000 in 2024?

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Leading foreign brokerages, such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Barclays, are upbeat on the Indian equity markets for 2024, even as they remain......

Political uncertainty is main risk to GDP growth in 2024

India's real GDP growth will decline marginally to 6.3 per cent in 2024 from the 6.4 per cent estimated for 2023, an American brokerage firm said on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

Who could buy Manchester United? How much is it worth?

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe missed out on buying Chelsea last year, but he is determined on getting his firm INEOS a seat at the Premier League table. IMAGE: A general view of Old......

Will Mukesh Ambani Pay 4 Billion For Liverpool?

IMAGE: Liverpool players celebrate with the FA Community Shield after victory over Manchester City. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has entered the race to acquire......

No Barca home games at Camp Nou in 2023-24

The club will relocate to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic due to renovation work. IMAGE: Goldman Sachs, which had agreed to lend 595 million euros to help restructure the club's debt in August,......

Soccer: Lukaku set to make Chelsea move?

IMAGE: Romelu Lukaku had joined Chelsea in 2011 but had only made 15 appearances before being sold to Everton in 2014. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters Belgian international Romelu Lukaku......