'Maybe it's time for Plan B for the film industry.'
Last year in January at Amazon's flagship event Smbhav, Infosys Co-founder N R Narayana Murthy had to shorten his keynote speech from 20 minutes to about five because the event was delayed by 1.5 hours. "I will try to finish it in five minutes, because I am not used to delays," said Murthy, while addressing hundreds of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) about building businesses that last. In the audience was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Murthy referred to Bezos' prediction that the 21st century will be the Indian century. "That confidence enhances our enthusiasm," said Murthy. The relationship between Murthy and Bezos dates to 2014, when Prione, a 49:51 joint venture (JV) between Amazon and Murthy's venture capital company Catamaran, was formed.
The PM said that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade.
On the macroeconomic data front, PMI data on manufacturing and services sector will also influence trading
China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas. Beijing has also made substantial progress in militarising its man-made islands in the past few years, which it says it has the right to defend.
The Israeli ambassador said the efficiency of the agriculture sector as a whole will increase with the new legislations and consumers will also enjoy better and fresh crops.
Or is all of media being re-invented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
China's GDP took the worst hit since the disastrous Cultural Revolution in 1976, plummeting by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the country took unprecedented measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic that brought the world's second largest economy to a standstill. China's gross domestic product stood at 20.65 trillion yuan (USD 2.91 trillion, approx) in the first quarter of 2020 amid the Covid-19 impact, down 6.8 per cent year on year, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday.
In barter, you have the choice of picking up a product that's available with the barter company in exchange for the stuff you want to discard.
After multiple attempts at selling itself, including to larger e-commerce player Snapdeal, ShopClues has found a buyer in Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 in an all-stock deal.
Will space tourism with a niche market of serving only the uber-rich ever be profitable, asks Kumar Abishek.
Even investors with sums as low as Rs 1,000 per month can start their investment journey.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday China has given India 'five differing explanations' for deploying large forces at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), adding this violation of bilateral pacts has 'very significantly damaged' their relationship that is now at its 'most difficult phase' in the last 30-40 years.
The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.
'There will be two to three months of containment, and when there is normalcy, the risk is a relapse and a return to lockdowns.'
These four youngsters turned their passion for books into a successful online book lending service, discovers Shivani Shinde.
The annual Amarnath yatra to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas will commence on June 28 and culminate, as per the tradition, on the day of Raskha Bandhan festival on August 22, officials said.
Exporters can make payment of fees through debit/credit cards.
Any concerned citizen ought to start practicing hygiene by washing their hands properly and be aware of the brands that are certified.
'Many already toe the line, those on the fence will be nudged to stand with the government even more, those who are critical will face trouble soon.'
Are we running a cricket match using football rules, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
An online system generates import-export code.
For the second straight year, the gems and jewellery industry is set for almost a washout of business on Akshaya Tritiya as only about 10 per cent of pre-Covid sales of 2019 are expected on Friday amid the raging pandemic sapping footfalls and purchasing power of people.
While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide.
Several reports claimed on July 30 that the actress had passed away following a cancer battle.
In an online chat with readers on November 21, expert Naveenan Ramachandran of 2IIM addressed reader queries related to cracking the IIFT exam. The exam is scheduled on November 27, 2011, Sunday. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript.
While freight traffic has gone up, the Google location data shows more people are stepping out of their homes.
Rajesh Bhayani examines what SEBI's approval of diamond futures trading means for the diamond market players.
From Artificial Intelligence to yoga, sign up for courses that will benefit your career in the long run.
A WGC survey says that there is no dearth of gold demand, but there is lack of trust among prospective gold buyers, not only in India but globally.
If you are travelling internationally in the next two months, it's a good time to exchange your currency.
Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going.
As Amazon India, Flipkart are forced to shut down 60 categories and push out 45 mn products, a new lobby group comprising sellers is in the making to take up e-com concerns.
On December 30, 2018, the prime minister had laid the foundation for the 2,312-kilometers long submarine optical fibre cable project connecting Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI).
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High-networth individuals and domestic funds from India are eyeing a slice of the much-touted mega IPO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which looking to raise an eye-popping $21.1 billion.
Chirag Gupta, who trades in futures & options, had made a profit of Rs 6 lakh, but...
Join us for an online chat with Vidya Bala, Head of Mutual fund research at FundsIndia.com, on Wednesday, August 10, between 2 pm and 3 pm.
Along with Lord Ganesha and goddess Laxmi, electronic gadgets will also enter the pantheon of Hindu gods this Diwali.
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