In a grand ceremony with overtones of a United States presidential inauguration, heads of state and government, India Inc honchos, opposition leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party members and showbiz stars rubbed shoulders as they watched President Ram Nath Kovind administer the oath of office to India's 58 new ministers.
Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the lesser known heroes of the Kargil War.
Essar group plans to invest an additional Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) in Gujarat, starting next financial year, in a bid to make the state the 'petrol capital' of India.
Zeev Leshem, Chief Operating Officer, Fortune online lottery, says the Indian online lottery market is big enough to accommodate at least five operators.\n\n\n\n
Lenders, with Rs 600-cr exposure to telco, want it to sell properties to repay loans.
The Rs 5,700-crore Essar Group has recommenced the 12 million tonne mega refinery project in Gujarat, stalled since 1999, after tying up with financial institutions.
Elder son Amitabh Bachchan lit the funeral pyre at the Ruia Park crematorium in suburban Juhu.
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India Inc raised various issues to increase trade flows in sectors like pharmaceuticals, banking, energy and infrastructure
'In a fraction of a second everything started...'
Shareholder advisory companies are raising eyebrows at the ICICI Bank board not being aware of Firstland's investment in NuPower
India's investigating agencies have in the past made a lot of noise about probes that resulted in few convictions
As the WEF summit draws to a close on Saturday, a few big names from India including Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra were missing in action while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Jordan's King Abdullah II were among global leaders who cancelled their trips at the last moment.
Days before US President Barack Obama's high-powered visit here, the US-India CEO Forum has been reconstituted with Cyrus Mistry replacing Ratan Tata as its co-chairman
Cut-throat competition, high spectrum costs, and frequent flip-flops in government policies have made it difficult for Vodafone to make money in the country.
Nokia's Chennai plant is under freeze over tax dispute.
"India's middle class, small traders and farmers are the lifelines of its economic growth. By catering to these ambitions #Budget2019 infuses hopes for millions of dreams."
In the Forbes rich list Mukesh Ambani is ranked 39th.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet top Australian business leaders, including BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie and HSBC Bank Australia CEO Tony Cripps, at a roundtable in Melbourne next week.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
Model X is Tesla's only SUV, & it can go from zero to 97 kmph in 2.9 seconds.
'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Once Bhushan Steel is into its fold, Tata Steel will increase its capacity from 12.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 18.3 mtpa
Cross previous high of $72 billion in 2007 as Indian promoters overcome the selling taboo. Abhineet Kumar reports from Mumbai.
A key prosecution witness in a case arising out of the 2G scam probe on Tuesday claimed that he was threatened by the Central Bureau of Investigation that he would lose his job if investigating officer writes to his employer.
'Prayers of 125 crore Indians have been answered,' said well-wishers of the former naval officer who has been incarcerated by Pakistan.
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
Trade and economic issues, including visa, totalisation pact and impediments hampering investments, are likely to figure at Monday's US-India CEO Forum meeting, which will be jointly addressed by visiting US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Essar group, Bhushan Steel and JSW group likely to be impacted by changes
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
Vishal Kampani said one of the important lessons he learnt from his father was to be humble.
Over a year after the judgement was reserved, a bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya rejected the pleas of the telecom companies which pleaded that they be tried in a magisterial court unlike other accused in 2G cases as they have not been charged under Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
This is the best time to be in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he wooed top Australian corporate honchos to invest in the country which is undergoing reforms to improve business environment.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
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