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Ambani brothers shower praises on Modi, hail Digital India

Ambani brothers shower praises on Modi, hail Digital India

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Ambani brothers on Wednesday showered lavish praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, India has now got a decisive and visionary leader.

India Inc willing to wait for recovery under Modi

India Inc willing to wait for recovery under Modi

Rediff.com25 May 2015

CEOs are not happy with scorecard so far but are ready to invest more as they think one year is too short a time to revive the economy

Why Sumant Sinha chose clean energy over politics

Why Sumant Sinha chose clean energy over politics

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

'Right time, right place, right business and I could see I was the right person. It was a now or never moment in a sense. If I didn't do it then, then when? There is little point in entering a business as an entrepreneur when someone else has proven the concept.' BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's son started ReNew Power during the UPA II government to focus on clean energy.

'Modi is 100% on expectations in his first year term'

'Modi is 100% on expectations in his first year term'

Rediff.com4 May 2015

It is unrealistic to expect that change will happen in one year: Birla

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

One thing has remained constant through the Indian economy in the last seven decades: the dominance of family-owned businesses. Krishna Kant reports.

Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

Aditya Aluminium project ready but clearances still stuck for mine

Step inside Salman Khan's office

Step inside Salman Khan's office

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

''Being Human represents a concept.' 'We could have pushed the budget to any level we wanted, but we did not.' 'We wanted to design a place that was easily identifiable and relaxing.' 'When somebody comes in for help, you don't want to have onyx and marble flooring.'

A bruising price war looms as Ambani prepares to launch Reliance Jio

A bruising price war looms as Ambani prepares to launch Reliance Jio

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom

Voda-Idea merger: Breaking down the numbers

Voda-Idea merger: Breaking down the numbers

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

The merger will result in substantial cost and capex synergies with an estimated net present value of around USD 10 billion after integration costs and spectrum liberalisation payments, with estimated savings of USD 2.1 billion annually from the fourth year of the merger.

PM asks industry to take risks; India Inc wants rate cut

PM asks industry to take risks; India Inc wants rate cut

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

Assocham told Modi policy makers needed to act fast to "bullet proof" India from global jitters.

CEOs, lawyers want action on 'tax terrorism'

CEOs, lawyers want action on 'tax terrorism'

Rediff.com19 May 2014

Chanda Kochhar, managing director of ICICI Bank, says the new government must take effective action bringing clarity around tax laws.

Forget good-bad govt, India Inc focusses on the big picture

Forget good-bad govt, India Inc focusses on the big picture

Rediff.com12 May 2015

India Inc has too much on its plate to ensure double digit growth in FY16.

Modi Sarkar and the scary silence of India Inc

Modi Sarkar and the scary silence of India Inc

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

Talking corporate heads are a barometer of the business community's engagement with the economy. If they have nothing to say now there should be cause for concern.

Deepak Kochhar, the man in the muddle

Deepak Kochhar, the man in the muddle

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

How Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar find themselves in a huge controversy.

PM's offer to face CBI in coal scam 'meaningless': BJP

PM's offer to face CBI in coal scam 'meaningless': BJP

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

An impartial probe into the coal scam can only take place once Prime Minister Manmohan Singh steps down from office, Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday in reaction to his offer to face CBI in a coal block allocation case.

US Inc sing Modi's 'Make in India' tune

US Inc sing Modi's 'Make in India' tune

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Indian-American business leaders meet to discuss ways to make this initiative a success.

How Modi plans to transform India into a manufacturing hub

How Modi plans to transform India into a manufacturing hub

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The Tata Group says it is bullish on investment in India.

Was Birla allocated coal blocks as per norms: Court asks CBI

Was Birla allocated coal blocks as per norms: Court asks CBI

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

A special court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to clarify whether "rule of law" was followed in allocation of coal blocks to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla's Hindalco.

SC's coal scam verdict today; future tense for 194 blocks

SC's coal scam verdict today; future tense for 194 blocks

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Since the court had earlier questioned distribution of mining rights through the screening committee route, experts say the solution worked out would be weighed on the basis of legality.

Mental health disorders: India's invisible epidemic

Mental health disorders: India's invisible epidemic

Rediff.com16 Dec 2017

And the way to a cure begins with conversation.

What's holding IIMs back from top global rankings?

What's holding IIMs back from top global rankings?

Rediff.com16 May 2017

'I have realised that if we want to make a difference in global ranking, there has to be movement in a few dimensions, but it is a bit beyond us.' Outgoing IIM-A director Ashish Nanda discusses his tenure at the revered institute with Vinay Umarji.

'India needs businessmen in Parliament'

'India needs businessmen in Parliament'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2019

'When you come through the hassles and struggles of business life, your mind is wired differently.' 'You are more connected to reality,' Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral tells Rahul Jacob and Archis Mohan

Companies hoping for the tide to turn

Companies hoping for the tide to turn

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.

Markets end at record highs; ITC, banks outperform

Markets end at record highs; ITC, banks outperform

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

The 30-share Sensex ended up 292 points at 29,571 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 75 points at 8,910.

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth.

Sorry! No discounts at Birla's online fashion store, here's his gameplan

Sorry! No discounts at Birla's online fashion store, here's his gameplan

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

It took the Aditya Birla group four years to make up its mind on entering the the burgeoning e-commerce market in the country.

Coalgate verdict: What affected firms have to say

Coalgate verdict: What affected firms have to say

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

Many top corporate groups hit hard, in penalties and sunk investments, beside loss of future revenue

Coal scam: SC stays summons issued to Manmohan Singh, issues notice to CBI

Coal scam: SC stays summons issued to Manmohan Singh, issues notice to CBI

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the summons to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 5 others by a trial court over the coal scam.

Budget: A delicate balancing act with rural push

Budget: A delicate balancing act with rural push

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat

This Birla scion is flourishing on cricket field

This Birla scion is flourishing on cricket field

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

Ranji Trophy: Birla scion Aryaman hits maiden first-class ton, MP salvage draw against Bengal

WEF meet sees high-profile exits even before start

WEF meet sees high-profile exits even before start

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to WEF annual meeting after a deadly Taliban attack in his country.

Tatas, Birlas, Ambanis take discount e-tailers head on

Tatas, Birlas, Ambanis take discount e-tailers head on

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

VCs have been especially bullish about India.

Many air pockets in India Inc's global flight

Many air pockets in India Inc's global flight

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

Indian CEOs might like to make some serious course correction.

Anil Agarwal, Adanis, Ambanis lose the most in Modi regime

Anil Agarwal, Adanis, Ambanis lose the most in Modi regime

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.

CBI: Caged parrot or a poor man's Hercule Poirot?

CBI: Caged parrot or a poor man's Hercule Poirot?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

Endless cases, piles of files, meagre resources and unrelenting scrutiny... the CBI's life story is all that and more, says Ruchika Chitravanshi

Sonia and Co rally to defend Manmohan

Sonia and Co rally to defend Manmohan

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Congress leaders led by Sonia Gandhi marched from the Congress headquarter in New Delhi to the residence of Manmohan Singh to express solidarity with the former prime minister, who has been summoned as accused by a court in a coal scam case.

Modi was unusually soft and humble

Modi was unusually soft and humble

Rediff.com27 May 2014

Glimpses of the change Narendra Modi promised million of voters were visible at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Modi has now no excuse, but to perform and change India for the better. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports from the presidential palace. A feature on the swearing-in ceremony like none other.

The common man needs Modi more than India Inc does

The common man needs Modi more than India Inc does

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

So let's stop focusing the Modi agenda on India Inc and the capital markets, and let's start focusing on the Modi development agenda for the average Indian.

40 years ago... and now: Birlas - A family that hit the headlines over a will

40 years ago... and now: Birlas - A family that hit the headlines over a will

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

The fierce litigious fight for little-known Birla Corporation marked the first major controversy for this storied and reserved business family.