E-commerce players betting big on offline presence

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2015, 17:51

In order to differentiate their brand from the clutter of online brands, some e-tailers are setting up shops offline.

Will affordable housing be a reality soon? Rajan tells real estate players to cut prices

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 21:10

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday exhorted realty developers stuck with high inventories to cut their rates even as the country's largest lender SBI sought RBI's nod for cutting home loan rates.

Boeing keen to pick equity in more local aerospace players

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 16:03

On the heels of tying up with Tatas for an aerospace manufacturing joint venture and two other supply contracts since January, Boeing Corporation said it is keen to pick up equity in more companies in the sector but cited the cap on FDI as the biggest put-downer.

Amazon catches up, gets past Flipkart on site visits

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 14:00

As e-commerce players battle it out for buyers' attention, Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors in May.

Deparement of Telecom speeds up spectrum allocation, issues LoI

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 13:43

"As of now, we are expediting to allocate the spectrum which has already been auctioned this year...The Letter of Intent has been issued to all," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told PTI.

Tata Starbucks suspends use of ingredients not approved by FSSAI

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 13:04

The company said it will use other FSSAI-approved ingredients that meet Starbucks global standards so as to enable it to continue offering its range of beverages.

Leo Coffee forays into instant coffee segment

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 18:30

"Leo Ultimate is 100 percent pure coffee while Leo Aroma Classic is a blend of 70 percent coffee and 30 percent chicory and Leo Instant super Strong is a blend of 60 percent coffee and 40 percent chicory,"

Unitech plans to raise Rs 200 cr for ongoing housing projects

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 17:04

Asked about debt reduction plan, Chandra said: "We have retired all our telecom related liabilities during last fiscal aggregating almost Rs 1,000 crore rupees. Accordingly, our debt servicing requirement has come down to that extent".

Logistics players can gain 30% on cost from GST: Crisil

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 16:36

The elimination of check posts will also help deliver savings as goods move faster, the agency said, pointing out that the consumer durables sector will benefit the most.

'India failed to occupy space vacated by China on jobs front'

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 16:28

"Jobs in manufacturing such as textile, gems and jewellery and leather that were vacated by China, we could not take advantage of that.

Adani Group mulling to bid for Sindri urea plant

Last Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 11:55

Sindri plant assumes importance as there is no functional urea unit in the eastern India except two small units at Namrup in Assam.

Telcos propose licence regime for apps like WhatsApp, Skype

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 16:07

This comes after all the stakeholders submitted their comments on Trai's consultation paper on Net Neutrality. April 24 was the last day to summit the comments.