India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Heineken eyes control of Vijay Mallya’s United Breweries
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Videocon Telecommunications transfers spectrum rights to Airtel
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Sahara's Plaza, Dream Downtown hotels in US up for sale?
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Double-digit growth difficult but reforms can get results: Arun Jaitley
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Difficult to accept Congress demand to cap GST rate: Arun Jaitley
The government hopes that the biennial elections in the Rajya Sabha will give it enough seats in the Upper House of Parliament to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
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Bharti snaps up Videocon's telecom biz for Rs 4,428 cr
Videocon's telecom operations were snapped up by Bharti Airtel for Rs 4,428 crore, the deal coming a day after the Dhoot family-owned company called off a partnership with the Aditya Birla group-controlled Idea Cellular.
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No bidders for Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher House in Mumbai
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AirAsia India appoints Amar Abrol as new CEO
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Double-digit growth difficult, says Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that double-digit growth in the current global environment would prove difficult for India, but added that if pending reforms were addressed, it would have the necessary economic impact. Jaitley said agriculture has the maximum potential to grow in India.
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Rupee gains 38 paise against dollar in early trade
The rupee strengthened by 38 paise to 66.84 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange in early trade on Thursday on increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amidst higher opening in the domestic equity market.
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India banks will chase liquor baron for ‘every penny’: Minister
Indian banks will strive to recover “every penny” from a beleaguered liquor baron who left the country owing more than $1 billion, the finance minister said on March 17, as warnings sound over a mounting bad debt problem
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Sensex opens more than 200 points higher as Fed lowers rate hike outlook
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Govt looks to tighten laws on loan defaulters
The Centre is looking to revamp laws on loan defaulters, including making wilful default a criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code and defining timelines to ensure that those with unpaid bank loans don't take recourse to repeated adjournments in debt recovery tribunals to delay payment.
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Tatas’ defence turnover to cross $400 million in FY16
The Tata Group forayed into defence in 1958, with Tata Motors supplying vehicles to the country’s armed forces. But over the years, the conglomerate’s defence interests remained limited, mainly because of government policies and also insignificant revenues from the business. The scenario is changing now.
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India, Russia oil ties with $4billion deals
Leading state-run oil companies on Wednesday signed a clutch of deals potentially worth over $4 billion once all of them are completed for acquiring a stake in Russian major Rosneft’s most promising oilfields in Siberia, adding commercial depth to the Soviet-era strategic ties between India and Russia.
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India, Russia oil ties with $4billion deals
Leading state-run oil companies on Wednesday signed a clutch of deals potentially worth over $4 billion once all of them are completed for acquiring a stake in Russian major Rosneft’s most promising oilfields in Siberia, adding commercial depth to the Soviet-era strategic ties between India and Russia.
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SBI to offer car finance to Uber drivers
Drivers who ply cars on Uber network can now avail of loans at rates under 12% following a tie-up with the State Bank of India (SBI). The loans will be cheaper because they are covered under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and also because Uber will deduct instalment dues from ...
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AirAsia CEO eyes overseas citizen card
In a bid to address allegations that AirAsia India is a ‘foreign-controlled’ airline, the founder and CEO of Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, Tony Fernandes, on Wednesday said he applied for an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card last week. Fernandes is a Malaysian but his father hails from India, ...
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AirAsia CEO eyes overseas citizen card
In a bid to address allegations that AirAsia India is a ‘foreign-controlled’ airline, the founder and CEO of Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, Tony Fernandes, on Wednesday said he applied for an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card last week. Fernandes is a Malaysian but his father hails from India, ...
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Sellers on ecommerce sites like Flipkart, Amazon, complain of being penalised for returned goods
Sellers on marketplaces such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal say they’re being penalised because buyers are increasingly returning merchandise, adding to operational costs that they have to bear. The sellers complain that the marketplaces are not sharing logistics costs or returning commissions.
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Saudi’s IDB Group pitches for Islamic finance in India
Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group will approach the RBI to highlight the benefits of tweaking rules to allow Islamic finance in India. The meeting comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next month.