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How Big Bazaar lost its way online

How Big Bazaar lost its way online

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Three years after launching Big Bazaar Direct, Future group CEO Kishore Biyani's enthusiasm for online ventures has been tempered by growth concerns

Global cues, crude, FII to dictate market trends

Global cues, crude, FII to dictate market trends

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band

Will Delhi poll outcome dent reform hopes?

Will Delhi poll outcome dent reform hopes?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

AAP has promised lower electricity bills, free basic water supply.

It's a double whammy for liquor industry

It's a double whammy for liquor industry

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

The rush for prohibition and the Supreme Court's decision to ban liquor sales within 500 metres from highways have hurt companies.

No more 'policy paralysis' in 2015, please: India Inc to govt

No more 'policy paralysis' in 2015, please: India Inc to govt

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

The government has unleashed a slew of reforms to attract greater investments including higher foreign direct investment in defence and opening up the railways infrastructure sector, relaxed labour laws, launched campaigns like the Make in India for re-invigorating manufacturing, Clean India and Digital India, among others.

Why the Congress vigour may be short-lived

Why the Congress vigour may be short-lived

Rediff.com8 Aug 2015

The main Opposition party is likely to lose some more of its strength in 2016-17

Why Hindustan Unilever may cut jobs

Why Hindustan Unilever may cut jobs

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

The company plans to overhaul business and rationalise costs in a bid to reach parent Unilever's new profit targets, reports Viveat Susan Pinto.

No major relief for the battered auto industry

No major relief for the battered auto industry

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Auto sector has nothing to look forward to in the Budget.

Is Modi govt's economic agenda ready?

Is Modi govt's economic agenda ready?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Modi government has to come up with a robust economic agenda to impress the masses.

FM plans Rs 13,000 crore carrot to clear GST bottlenecks

FM plans Rs 13,000 crore carrot to clear GST bottlenecks

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is meeting state finance ministers on Thursday to garner support for the Constitution Amendment Bill for a goods & services tax (GST), is likely to immediately dole out about Rs 13,000 crore (Rs 130 billion) in Central Sales Tax (CST) compensation to states.

Be prepared to pay more for your insurance policy

Be prepared to pay more for your insurance policy

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

The premium on insurance policies will get costlier by 3 per cent to 7 per cent, depending upon the rate fixed by the GST Council from April 1, 2017, says Harjot Singh Narula.

Chidambaram may stick to Pranab's line on DTC

Chidambaram may stick to Pranab's line on DTC

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

This means taxpayers might continue to enjoy exemption on maturity of their investments

Factors that can help India improve its image globally

Factors that can help India improve its image globally

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

India's share of 2015 emerging market allocations will be driven by FII perceptions on likely growth and reform.

India cannot afford a non-politician as PM again: Jaitley

India cannot afford a non-politician as PM again: Jaitley

Rediff.com21 Dec 2013

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Saturday aid that India cannot afford a non-politician as a prime minister and the world's largest democracy can't be run on the pattern of corporates.

GST: Centre plans 3-year compensation for states

GST: Centre plans 3-year compensation for states

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

States' demand for 5 years and Constitutional provision ruled out

'Nobody can find fault with Modi's execution skills'

'Nobody can find fault with Modi's execution skills'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Aditya Puri thinks the government is on track.

Congress signals support for 3 key reform legislations

Congress signals support for 3 key reform legislations

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Opposition party is unlikely to block Bills for GST, insurance and e-auction of coal mines.

Modi's op-ed in German newspaper

Modi's op-ed in German newspaper

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Prime Minster Narendra Modi's op-ed in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeines talks about development, New Age India and his 'Make in India' campaign. Here's the complete text of the column.

The jury is out! India Inc gives full marks to the FM

The jury is out! India Inc gives full marks to the FM

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

India Inc is encouraged by a determined Budget.

How PM Modi keeps babus on tight leash

How PM Modi keeps babus on tight leash

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

New Delhi bureaucrats, accustomed to leisurely lunches, golf in the afternoon and long weekends, have been shaken out of their somnolence, say authors. Fear and suspicion hang heavy over the red-sands.

Can't leave too many people out of tax net: Parthasarathi Shome

Can't leave too many people out of tax net: Parthasarathi Shome

Rediff.com31 Jul 2013

Taxpayer satisfaction is a part of the matrix of key performance indicators of the administration.

It's time govt started taking decisions: Deepak Parekh

It's time govt started taking decisions: Deepak Parekh

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India's largest mortgage lender, says the exuberance in industry about the new government is justified but big ideas articulated by the prime minister need speedy implementation.

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