Business Standard checks out trade hubs across the country to assess the impact of demonetisation. The first of a six-part series takes a look at Tirupur.
India looks less equal to China than 5 years ago, the strategic alliance with the US is hobbled by trade, and Pakistan is looking anything but chastened by Balakot. What has gone wrong? asks Shekhar Gupta.
New initiatives expected to bear fruit by middle of 2015
Will the next generation possess an even more internationalist outlook, and lose their Indian identities entirely? Will they continue to believe in a larger role for business in society and go beyond the boardroom to truly understand the Indian consumer, ask Geoffrey Jones & Vinay Sridhar of Harvard Business School.
Turbocharged with technology is becoming the Holy Grail of retail.
'India is so poor that political parties will not be able to wipe out poverty from our country in another 100 years. I am of the opinion that development can come only through corporates.' 'Tomorrow, if Tata or Birla or Reliance takes up another 500 panchayats, it will boost the Indian economy also.' Sabu M Jacob, managing director of the Kitex group whose NGO Twenty20 has just won a panchayat election in Kerala, speaks to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com
Taking advantage of the absence of Nestl's Maggi noodles, Patanjali launched its own atta noodles last month.
Bharti Retail will issue one equity share of Rs 2 each for every share of Rs 2 held in Future Retail
A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman, convicted of arson leading to her husband's death two years ago, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in the US state of Texas.
Our governments are easily prone to arbitrary decisions but if you are dealing with international firms, such arbitrariness can turn back and bite you, says T N Ninan.
Core sector companies have seen volumes drop to single digit in the first nine months of FY16.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Sunday that his party will secure 100 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election and that the next government cannot be formed without its support.
The first quarter of 2018 saw infrastructure and real estate drive investment worth close to $8 billion across 180 deals
In a major policy reversal, the AAP government wrote to the Centre to withdraw the approval given by the previous Sheila Dikshit government for FDI in multi-brand retailing in Delhi, saying the entry of global chains such as Walmart and Tesco in India would result in large-scale job losses.
'Modi remains the most popular politician in India; the BJP's organisational and fundraising prowess is considerable; and the Opposition, while newly collaborative, has no leader or clear economic messaging as of yet.'
Online grocers like Bigbasket and localbanya witness surge in sales.
India's rank was further amplified by the collapse of the South American and Russian economies.
The company's search for a partner in India seems to be grounded once again
The world awaits a creative breakthrough for mobile phone ads, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The government is considering to tweak FDI policy in retail sector so as to allow global chains like Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco to open multi-brand stores in non-hilly cities with population less than one million.
AAP, set to form the government in Delhi, had said it was opposed to foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.
The two companies have been negotiating to remain separate entities after a merger.
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The best way to put the economy back on track is to abolish income and corporate taxes, as this will not only raise confidence but also increase savings and boost growth, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Subramanian Swamy tells Faisal Kidwai.
Amazon committed a fresh investment of $3 billion, in addition to the $2 billion it announced in 2014.
In the previous Budget, the government had come out with a similar scheme.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan find out why the new CEO is said to be the perfect man for turning around Flipkart's fortunes.
Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered.
French giant might apply for multi-brand retailing if UK rival gets nod.
Thyrocare founder Arokiaswamy Velumani shares his success story with Anjuli Bhargava as he remembers the one person who stood by him through it all.
March and April payrolls were revised to show 32,000 more jobs.
The 53-year-old entrepreneur has felt the heat of e-commerce.
T E Narasimhan/Business Standard reports from Chennai on how the Future group plans to shore up its small store network in the South.
'While dairy farmers are suffering from low prices, consumers are paying a high price for milk.'
Come and check us, we're always open and law-abiding, says co-founder of US-based entity selling in India, after Delhi Police asks govt to track some e-commerce sites.
Foreign retail chains, reluctantly allowed limited entry, have begun to make their initial moves and, like Ikea, intend to spend big money -- sometimes in the billions of dollars.
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Retail giant Tesco's entry into Indian market has hit a regulatory roadblock.
Instead of announcing new schemes, focus will be on those already announced and key sectors.
Consumers are set to gain from discounts.
PE firm True North's investment model is to take 51% stake in mid-sized companies and make them large, says Niraj Bhatt.
