Coal, telecom, mining giants bite dust in SC in 2014

Last Updated: Thursday, January 1, 2015, 10:52

Corporate legal cases kept India Inc on its toes in 2014 as high stake matters on coal, telecom and mining came up in the Supreme Court which also sent Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to jail.

Sebi wields powers with over 700 orders, 17,00 recovery cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 19:06

From giants like Reliance Industries and DLF to little-known entities selling jatropha plants as money-multiplier investments, all faced the music in 2014 when an empowered Sebi took them to task for manipulating markets, defrauding investors or hiding market-sensitive information.

Top five Sedan launched in 2014

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 15:04

Some cars were launched in the backdrop of a lot of hype and anticipation while others were launched in reticence.

Agri output hits new high in 2014; repeat performance unlikely

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 13:50

While output may fall for foodgrains and some other crops, there are also fears that prices of farm items could decline in 2015 on global cues and affect farmers' income.

India e-commerce mart awaits more billion dollar babies in '15

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 13:17

From Amazons of the world to Chinese Alibabas to desi Flipkarts, everyone wants to have a pie of the burgeoning e-commerce market in India and consumers are not complaining with sweet sale deals coming their way.

'Policy paralysis' over, but economy still awaits 'Achche Din'

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:52

After witnessing a sub-5 percent growth, 2014 saw improvement in economic activity with the growth bouncing back to 5.5 percent in April-September period.

Housing sales dip in 2014; realtors eye turnaround in new year

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:40

After a sluggish 2014 marked with falling housing sales and high costs, developers are betting on lower borrowing costs and economic upturn for a turnaround in the real estate market in the new year.

Inflation cools to zero, but not good enough for rate cut

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:02

It so happened in 2014 that inflation hit a perfect-zero for wholesale prices and the retail one also more than halved to 4.4 percent, still it was not good enough for the much-awaited cut in interest rates.

After 2014's party, investors in US stock market may face a hangover

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 11:54

Revelers ringing in of the new year this week need to watch out for the next day`s hangover. And investors may experience a similar feeling early in 2015 after a two-year run that has propelled U.S. stocks up by nearly 50 percent.

Affordability, user experience to rule smartphone market in 2015

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 13:50

In the new year, the Indian smartphones market is expected to further consolidate its position, before emerging as the world's second biggest market in 2016.

Murmurs no longer, shareholder voices get heard in '14

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 12:35

Taking a big leap from murmurs at 'chai-samosa parties', shareholders made their voice heard loud and clear in 2014 with support from regulators, as they were seen vetoing cushy deals of promoters and fat pay packages of top executives.

2014 changed the way Indians did their shopping

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 11:15

Lured by heavy online discounts and easy home delivery of almost any product at the click of a button, shopping for Indians would never be the same again after 2014.