Business news

GoAir CEO's contract may not be renewed, aviation veteran will quit next year

Former Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer's exit comes when the airline is on the cusp of launching its international operations.

Sep 4, 2017

Play

FMCG firms to spend more on promotion: Festive season boost or Patanjali effect?

FMCG companies are planning to spend 15-20 percent more on promotion of their goods in the September-December period. Read to know what fuelled this decision.

Sep 4, 2017

paytm, freecharge, paytm to acquire freecharge, snapdeal acquires freecharge, indian fintech companies, digital payments, digital wallet

Play

Festive sales: Paytm to pump in Rs 1,000 crore for promotional offers

To stay ahead in the competition, Paytm is not only making its sales offer online but offline as well.

Sep 4, 2017

nirmala sitharaman, exporters, modi minister, pm modi, modi govt., indian economy, india external trade, exports, imports

Play

Nirmala Sitharaman as defence minister is good news for Make in India

Despite, having many home-based defence companies, India is still one of the largest importers of defence products.

Sep 4, 2017

Activist shareholders are our owners, says Cognizant CEO in rare interview

Activism can be empowering, is not to be seen as a risk, but a constructive factor, Francisco D'Souza told HT Mint.

Sep 3, 2017

Play

Digital gold: Bitcoin value zooms past record $5,000 mark

Bitcoin gained a massive 400% growth in terms of value thanks to increased interest expressed by major financial institutions over cryptocurrencies backed by blockchain technology for secure transactions.

Sep 3, 2017

Cashing in: Infy founders, including Murthy, Nilekani, put up shares worth Rs 2,038 cr for buyback

At the buyback price of Rs 1,150 apiece, the promoters will earn as much as Rs 2,038.94 crore, if the 1.77 crore shares tendered by them are accepted in the buyback offer.

Sep 3, 2017