'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge buying opportunity. 'If not, we are staring at a serious economic crisis, the contours of which we are totally unaware of,' warns Debashis Basu.
Since the note ban was announced auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports.
"For the Lok Sabha elections, we are making meticulous planning on all fronts including electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)," he said.
Saudi Arabia is insisting on 'In Kingdom' total value-addition requirements
Sivasankran alleges Maran had forced him to sell Aircel.
The rupee has depreciated by 0.95 per cent in two days.
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Two young dhaakad designers tell us why they want to dress up the First Lady of Bollywood.
Chennai Super Kings may not be playing its home matches at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai anymore, but they will not be short on support, as fans are travelling to Pune to cheer them in Friday's Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals.
Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week drew to a close with Ritu Kumar's pret brand Label showcased. Check it out.
Mired in corruption, politics and with a history of suicides by its hapless depositors, PMC Bank's revival is a challenge very different from Yes Bank and LVB, both for the regulator and the rescuer, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
It said the money supply recovered to its pre-demonetisation level in mid-2017 and is now increasing steadily, similar to the previous trend.
He said he failed to understand the "process of judgement" of the crowning of the Miss World contest in 1997, in which Diana Hayden had got the award.
'The government has made good arrangements to tackle this situation.' 'At the ITBP camp, doctors have arrived from different hospitals from every state of India.' 'They have training on how to deal with suspected coronavirus cases.' ''So I am sure India will handle the coronavirus situation well.'
'China need not worry about a truly 'resurgent India'.' 'It's not going to happen.'
22 companies won bids for the 31 contracts on offer; 15 were new entrants to the oil and gas business. Three years on, none of them have started production.
"For the bold and beautiful contemporary Indian bride." That was Vijay Balhara's offering at the LFW.
The grand old man of Indian hospitality, Captain C P Krishnan Nair passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai on Saturday.
Over a year after the deadline to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trading status to India, the Pakistani government on Thursday declined to specify any time limit to meet the long-pending demand from here.
Sector-wise, pharmaceuticals, transport equipment and textiles will help accelerate overall export growth.
Dear brides-to-be and bridesmaids, amp up your glam quotient with these stunning outfits.
he 2014 electoral verdict has bolstered investor confidence and raised hopes of economic revival, apex banks says in its monthly Bulletin
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The Trump administration terminated India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the Generalized System of Preferences in June.
Politician Jaya Jaitly explains why she disapproves Priyanka Chopra's choice of outfit for the Wedding of the Year.
Leading businessmen from India and Pakistan on Monday called for closer commercial ties between the two countries and said commerce could well turn out to the harbinger of peace in the Subcontinent.
Almost all recent labour strikes were declared illegal by the labour department of Gujarat.
The acquisition of the debt-laden Binani has catapulted Birla-owned UltraTech to the top spot in India, leaving it free to turn attention to overseas market
The traditional Indian drape may be the garment of choice on an auspicious occasion but it is time to revive it for everyday use say experts.
A gold-encrusted dagger belonging to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds when auctioned at Bonhams on Thursday.The dagger is part of the collection of Islamic and Indian art and artefacts of the late textile businessman Jacques Desenfans.The inscriptions in nasta'liq script on the blade include Shah Jahan's official titles, date and place of birth, and the honourific parasol.
The growth has slowed down with exports at $6.7 billion last year.
The Haridwar-based firm plans to open around 100 outlets of Paridhan by the end of this fiscal and have a network of around 500 stores by March 2020, mostly on franchise model.
The global recession is taking a toll and the tremors are being felt in India as well. On Wednesday, Jet Airways sacked 1,900 employees, many others are likely to follow suit.
'Facebook and Google no longer need to have infantry regiments and cavalry like the East India Company because they are inside everyone's phones listening to our conversations.'
However, in recent times, the clout that trader bodies such as CAIT and other organisations like Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Laghu Udyog Bharati has is steadily increasing. Earlier this year, trader bodies were able to convince the government not to extend the deadline for implementation of the new norms in FDI policy on e-commerce.
India's exports dipped after a gap of four months in March but finished 2017-18 with a healthy rise of 9.78 per cent to $302.84 billion.
Though the holy city of Varanasi, with its temples and masses of Hindu pilgrims, is Jean Paun Gaultier's most cherished place, he finds something to love everywhere he goes in India.
UltraTech currently has 19% market share with Shree Cement commanding 22% of the market
'Considering that an Internet company's market value is largely determined by its direct access to consumers for digital services, and largely served outside a sovereign country's control, it would appear reasonable in trade terms to discuss fees for a seat at the proverbial 'table' of opportunities in the largest open consumer market,' argues Venki Nishtala.
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