91% of Indian consumers plan festive purchases, with 43% favouring mobile shopping: reveals Glance report The report further highlights that 77% of respondents have increased their shopping budgets compared to the previous year, and 25%…
Catching them young While Indian students coming out of the country?s various engineering and research institutes are globally recognised for their educational skills,… July 20, 2009 01:38 IST
Of mice and monkeys Most people accept that death and taxes are inevitable. But that doesn?t mean you should not try to postpone them.… July 20, 2009 01:32 IST
Floppy discs It is the hottest topic in Hollywood: is the DVD dying? Ten years ago, the discs rejuvenated the film business.… July 20, 2009 01:30 IST
Breaking Windows The announcement came as a humble blog post on Google?s corporate website late on July 7, but it heralds what… July 20, 2009 01:28 IST
Tax Reboot Pranab Mukherjee?s Budget 2009-10 might have been largely branded as a conservative affair, but not for the $50 billion Indian… July 20, 2009 01:26 IST
Dabur plans 15 retail stores this fiscal year Delhi-based FMCG company Dabur India is taking a relook at expanding its retail venture NewU, after a pause last year… July 20, 2009 01:16 IST
Volatility to persist in mkts Indian equity indices witnessed a strong rally, last week following strong cues from the global markets and government announcement on… July 20, 2009 01:07 IST
Developers in profit-sharing pact with retailers Competition has started hotting up in the real estate industry with realty developers entering into new revenue sharing agreements with… July 20, 2009 01:06 IST
Aegis Group eyes marketing firm in India After acquiring Fresh IMCS, an integrated marketing company, Aegis Media India, part of the Aegis Group Plc, is planning to… July 20, 2009 01:05 IST
Essar in talks with Dhabi for telecom biz in Africa The Essar Group has entered into exclusive discussions to pick up majority stake in the African telecom assets of the… July 20, 2009 01:03 IST
Pranab rules out selling majority stake in PSBs There is no question of diluting government stake in public sector banks below 51%, Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said… July 20, 2009 00:17 IST
Ficci seeks multi-pronged agenda for trade with Dhaka To enhance the economic linkages between India and Bangladesh, Ficci feels a multi-pronged action agenda is needed for creating a… July 20, 2009 00:15 IST
HRD min forms ?drafting group? to ensure execution of Right to Education Bill The government is taking no chances for delay in making the Right to Education Bill become a practical tool. It… July 20, 2009 00:13 IST
Railways to create more jobs: Mamata In tune with her development programme, Union railway minister Mamata Bannerjee on Sunday said that railway infrastructure will lead to… July 20, 2009 00:08 IST
Telemedicine, clinical trials among lucrative verticals for PE firms: CII Telemedicine, healthcare education and training, clinical trials, health insurance, contract research and manufacturing are some of the key areas in… July 20, 2009 00:06 IST
Deciphering interest rate futures The credit crisis in the year 2008 has substantially increased the risk in global interest rate markets. July 19, 2009 23:48 IST
New assessment procedure for foreign companies Foreign companies and those assessees who are subject to transfer pricing regulations (eligible assessees) will be subject to a new… July 19, 2009 23:46 IST
‘US large cap stocks, bonds are ripe for Indian investors’ Carlos Asilis, the newly appointed chief equity strategist of financial services firm Prabhudas Lilladher, has a chequered career. A former… July 19, 2009 23:43 IST
New academic session in universities by October 1, admission process to be completed by September 30: UGC
