Thirteen years after their small car project was forced out of West Bengal following the anti-land acquisition movement in Singur, Industry and IT Minister Partha Chatterjee has said talks are on with the Tatas for big-ticket investments in the state. Underscoring job creation as the TMC government's top priority, Chatterjee also said incentives to companies will depend on ability to generate employment. He said the Mamata Banerjee dispensation wants two large manufacturing units to be set up by any prominent industrial house at the earliest. "We never had any enmity with the Tatas, neither we fought against them. "They are one of the most respected and biggest business houses of this country and also abroad. "You can't blame the Tatas (for the Singur fiasco).
'These ladies have sacrificed their husbands so that you can celebrate your birthday parties and anniversaries.' 'It is your moral duty to treat them right and with respect.' 'When they visit a bank or a hospital, they should not be made to stand in queue, but treated like Presidents or prime ministers.'
Across the country, companies have stepped up their act to contain the crisis. IT and other new economy firms seem to have taken a lead.
'Long-term retail investors should not worry about these sharp dips and jumps if they have chosen their stocks wisely.' 'Short-term volatility is a given and a rise and fall of two-three per cent should not worry them.'
Delays in promised service delivery were earlier settled between client and service provider. More organisations now opt for a legal settlement to save cost and protect investor sentiment, say analysts.
Software services industry may have to relook its cost structure to maintain a higher margin.
With all of the heavy lifting we have done over the past few years, I am confident that we are now well positioned to build on the Tata Group's unique legacy to steer the 21st century towards a more sustainable, connected, inclusive and efficient future: Chandra in email to staff.
In the mid-tier space, clients with weak balance sheets are likely to ask for price revision apart from delay in payment.
The income-tax department has created various functionalities under its Project Insight, which will provide the 360-degree profile of taxpayers, including new and non-filers to gauge their accountability and tax liability. The tax department had on March 15 put out instructions for tax officials for accessing the insight.
Infosys has done better than otherwise would have been the case.
There was an uptick in clients' spends in the digital segment.
The strategy of returning cash to shareholders through stock purchases could hinder their digital expansion plans
The list of companies skipping dividends in FY19 includes some of the country's largest firms and industry leaders such Tata Motors, Avenue Supermart, Future Retail and Vodafone Idea, among others.
The denial rate jumped from 4% to 41% for Tech Mahindra, from 6% to 34% for TCS, from 7% to 53% for Wipro and from just 2% to 45% for Infosys.
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Though a weak dollar will lend some support to revenues and margins in FY21, the demand environment will outweigh any gain.
From helping their employees infected with the Covid-19 virus to vaccinating them or supporting the families of those who might have succumbed to the infection, several companies in India are trying to do their bit in this difficult time. Some have even widened their support net to include all stakeholders as well as an extended community. To the families of the employees it lost to Covid-19, Noida-headquartered IT services and consulting company HCL Technologies is, for instance, paying salary for a year, medical insurance for three years and extending support for their children's education for five years.
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The managing directors -- Rana Sinha of Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company, Dibyendu Bose of TM International Logistics Limited, Sandipan Chakravortty of Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited, Viresh Oberoi of mjunction, and Sanjiv Paul of Tata Metaliks -- met at Nabanna, the makeshift state secretariat. Finance and industry minister, Amit Mitra, was also present.
Among the businesses that need consolidation are retail and defence
Pharma major Sun Pharma remained the worst loser in the Sensex pack for the second day in a row after reports that regulator Sebi may reopen the insider trading case against the company.
The tax department will analyse mismatches in income declarations and spending patterns to trace tax evasions and black money.
9 top-valued Sensex cos see Rs 93,000 crore m-cap erosion
The past few weeks have seen several hundred people let go of by IT services firms joining unions claiming to represent tech workers fighting for their rights.
Elliott Capital's letter to Cognizant, detailing how the latter can reinvent itself, has many lessons for its India-listed peers like TCS and Infosys, says Akash Prakash.
Analysts are of the opinion that given the change in the business model, which is resulting in smaller deals spreading across the whole year, clients may be already renegotiating prices.
Considering the June quarter numbers have been softer, as compared to the past quarters, and the overall macro environment is yet again under a cloud, Indian IT services should seriously look at the new normal
'Further delay will do nothing other than the loss of a year and when there is loss of a year, think of next year you are having two first year batches.' 'Have the IIT system or similar institutions got the infrastructure to handle such a situation?'
Candidates appearing for the exam in Kolkata were seen standing in queues while abiding by the social distancing norms.
Cognizant's consulting practice today has 5,500 consultants, perhaps one of the highest numbers when compared to Indian IT players.
Kohli is a pioneer and a visionary.
'Despite muted growth in financial services, all other businesses have done well.'
Top companies across sectors -- automobile maker Maruti Suzuki, consumer electronics giant Samsung to IT giant Infosys -- have reopened factories and offices as India took its first steps towards resuming economic activity after weeks under a near-total coronavirus lockdown.
The combined market valuation of top six Sensex companies surged by Rs 26,346 crore last week, with Reliance Industries and HDFC contributing the most to the gains.
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