Rural India sees surge in affordable premium FMCG purchases, outpacing urban marketsRural India is increasingly embracing affordable premium FMCG products, surpassing urban areas in consumption volume with a 51% share. This...
02 Sep, 2025, 06.35 AM IST
MIT takes big bite of Burger King India's Rs 500-crore QIPAmong the world's top universities, MIT was the single largest investor in the QIP of the quick service restaurant chain. The Cambridge, US...
01 Apr, 2025, 05.23 AM IST
India now an anchor market, says PepsiCoPepsiCo bets big on India for future growth. The company is restructuring its international beverages business. India is one of 13 key mark...
13 Dec, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
YouTube slowdown in Russia darkens freedom of speech outlookWith independent Russian-language media banned, YouTube is a key source of opposition views. One video by late opposition leader Alexei Nav...
09 Aug, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
More women join the stock market party on D-StreetProportion of women investing in equities is up at 24% in 2 years from about 16%
16 Jan, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Quality of banks' retail loans dips, India Ratings projects total gross NPA at 8.6% for FY22The rating company’s NPA estimate is much more benign than 9.8% projected by Reserve Bank of India’s Financial Stability Report even as it ...
07 Sep, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Syria says Israeli raids target Mediterranean port region of LatakiaAlthough Israeli strikes in the last few years have targeted many parts of Syria, they have rarely hit Latakia which is close to Russia's m...
05 May, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari accepts challenge, set to take on Mamata Banerjee in NandigramBJP leaders Dilip Ghosh, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Shiv Prakash, Mukul Roy and others held three back-to-back meetings for screening potential ...
05 Mar, 2021, 07.03 AM IST
Global consumer companies make India one of their focus marketMondelez International global chief executive officer Dirk Van de Put said it will replicate Indian strategy on selling lower priced chocol...
18 Feb, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
How RBI measures helped democratise fund raisingRBI policy measures aimed at calming financial markets have brought down funding costs in the corporate bond market to decadal lows.
13 Jul, 2020, 10.15 PM IST
Sales delivery inconsistent in markets like India, US: Reckitt CEO"As I have gone selling with the frontline in India, as I've gone selling with the frontline in US, what you realise is some of these thing...
24 Oct, 2019, 07.42 AM IST
Brits may not be kicked about Harry-Meghan wedding, but it is giving UK tourism a $747 mn boostIt is also set to give shops a windfall boost of $162 million as Brits splurge on memorabilia.
16 May, 2018, 06.57 PM IST
Bihar too soft on Naxals: Intelligence reportPolitical rivals of the ruling JD(U), especially its ally-turned-foe BJP, are already accusing the Nitish Kumar administration of being “so...
31 Oct, 2013, 05.09 AM IST
Defence ministry may revive ITI which has plants in Congress bastionsGovt is likely to revive the ailing state-run telecommunications equipment maker ITI because some of its plants are located in Congress bas...
25 Oct, 2012, 09.49 AM IST
- Macquarie says HDFC inflated profits data; bank denies brokerage house's view
In a report titled 'The Last Bastion Falls', Macquarie argues that HDFC's profits have been overstated by 32% on an average for the past tw...
15 Jun, 2012, 12.44 PM IST
- Are insurance firms fair to the fairer sex?
They have conquered many a male bastion whether it is driving an Auto-Rickshaw or playing a role in the armed forces. Women, in India, howe...
29 Oct, 2008, 01.41 PM IST
- Indian IT cos' $1m client list grows
Infosys tops the list with revenue per client at $4.5m followed by TCS at $3.8 mn.
09 Sep, 2006, 02.49 AM IST