Deependra Jha

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Cabinet clears public listing of 5 state-run general insurance companies

New India Assurance Co, United India Insurance, Oriental Insurance, National Insurance Company and General Insurance Corp would be publicly listed.

Jan 18, 2017

Black money purge: Demonetisation not a cure, says Assocham

Tendering high-value currency notes illegal can do little about the ill-gotten wealth converted into assets like gold and real estate, Assocham said in a study.

Jan 18, 2017

Videocon to exit spectrum-oriented businesses by shutting down services in Punjab from Feb 15

Punjab was the only telecom circle where Videocon was still in operation after the telco sold its spectrum to Bharti Airtel for Rs 4,428 crore last year.

Jan 18, 2017

Qualcomm slapped with US antitrust suit for unfair trade practices

The US agency also accused Qualcomm of refusing to license some standard essential patents to rival chipmakers and of entering into an exclusive deal with Apple Inc

Jan 18, 2017

Rolls-Royce to pay $817 million in penalties to settle bribery charges

Rolls-Royce Holdings reached an agreement with US, UK and Brazil authorities over allegations that it hired commercial agents to secure high-value contracts in several countries.

Jan 17, 2017

Education tech startup Byju's acquires Bengaluru-based Vidyartha for Rs 50 crore: Report

This is the first acquisition for Byju's, which has so far raised approximately $155 million in funding and is the most capitalised ed-tech startup in India.

Jan 17, 2017

India's oil demand growth rate continues to outpace China's for third successive year

Analysts opine that gains in oil demand from manufacturing-led Make in India initiative will more than offset the negative impact of the note ban.

Jan 17, 2017

Delta Corp shares spurt on receiving Gangtok casino license; Reliance Industries down 3% after Q3 results

Reliance Industries reported a net profit of Rs 8,022 crore in the December quarter while its gross refining margin increased to $10.80 a barrel.

Jan 17, 2017

IMF bumps up US and China growth outlook, downgrades India on note ban

Donald Trump's promised plans to cut taxes and boost infrastructure spending is expected to boost US growth in 2017 and 2018, the IMF said.

Jan 17, 2017

Budget 2017: Higher likelihood of repo rate cut in February if govt sticks to fiscal consolidation, says ICRA economist

However, economist Aditi Nayar added that the room for incremental rate cuts would be limited to 25 bps over next six months.

Jan 16, 2017

Despite note ban, Indian consumers are most optimistic in Asia-Pacific: Mastercard Survey

After India, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines also remain extremely optimistic in their outlook. Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia were, however, among the most pessimistic.

Jan 16, 2017

Nomura reiterates Buy on Maruti Suzuki after 'premiumisation' launch of Ignis

Factoring in Ignis sales volume for FY17 and FY18, Nomura reiterated its target price of Rs 6,576 for the MSIL stock, up 14% from Rs 5,777 currently.

Jan 16, 2017

Essilor, Luxottica merge to create a luxury eyewear giant; all you need to know about the mega merger

The combined entity will be named EssilorLuxottica that will have a presence in more than 150 countries.

Jan 16, 2017

India's richest 1% hold a huge 58% of the country's total wealth: Oxfam

Globally, just eight men – six Americans, one Mexican and one Spanish – own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world's population.

Jan 16, 2017

Peta buys stake in Louis Vuitton's parent company to push against use of exotic animal skin

Peta's move follows its expose of crocodile farms in Vietnam. The organisation released a video last month showing reptiles getting killed in farms which had supplied skins to a tannery owned by LMVH.

Jan 15, 2017

Automation: How new age machine will replace you and which sectors will be hit hard

Though automation may raise global growth by 0.8 to 1.4% annually, it will impact jobs in labour-intensive sectors in China, India and other developed countries.

Jan 15, 2017

Brace up! India's telecom pricing war will further intensify, says JP Morgan

Given that most incumbent telcos are comfortably based on financial metrics, any aggressive pricing strategy would likely be matched, JP Morgan said.

Jan 15, 2017

Budget 2017: Industry body Assocham bats for February 1 as the D-Day

The chamber said the Budget should be seen well beyond the partisan politics for the common national good.

Jan 15, 2017

Sebi allows mutual funds to invest in REITs and InvITs, but with strict riders

The market regulator also allowed celebrity endorsements of mutual funds at an industry level, but not a particular scheme or as a branding exercise of a mutual fund house.

Jan 15, 2017

Demand in India's consumer electricals sector likely to revive in 3-4 months: Nirmal Bang

Footfalls have rebounded to around 70% of the pre-demonetisation level compared with only 20% in November last year, according to the brokerage.

Jan 14, 2017

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Articles by Deependra Jha

Cabinet clears public listing of 5 state-run general insurance companies

Black money purge: Demonetisation not a cure, says Assocham

Videocon to exit spectrum-oriented businesses by shutting down services in Punjab from Feb 15

Qualcomm slapped with US antitrust suit for unfair trade practices

Rolls-Royce to pay $817 million in penalties to settle bribery charges

Education tech startup Byju's acquires Bengaluru-based Vidyartha for Rs 50 crore: Report

India's oil demand growth rate continues to outpace China's for third successive year

Delta Corp shares spurt on receiving Gangtok casino license; Reliance Industries down 3% after Q3 results

IMF bumps up US and China growth outlook, downgrades India on note ban

Budget 2017: Higher likelihood of repo rate cut in February if govt sticks to fiscal consolidation, says ICRA economist

Despite note ban, Indian consumers are most optimistic in Asia-Pacific: Mastercard Survey

Nomura reiterates Buy on Maruti Suzuki after 'premiumisation' launch of Ignis

Essilor, Luxottica merge to create a luxury eyewear giant; all you need to know about the mega merger

India's richest 1% hold a huge 58% of the country's total wealth: Oxfam

Peta buys stake in Louis Vuitton's parent company to push against use of exotic animal skin

Automation: How new age machine will replace you and which sectors will be hit hard

Brace up! India's telecom pricing war will further intensify, says JP Morgan

Budget 2017: Industry body Assocham bats for February 1 as the D-Day

Sebi allows mutual funds to invest in REITs and InvITs, but with strict riders

Demand in India's consumer electricals sector likely to revive in 3-4 months: Nirmal Bang

Nine govt teachers suspended in J&K for refusing to hoist National Flag on Independence Day [details]

Ratan N. Tata makes investment in startup "Goodfellows" offering companionship to the elderly [Details]

K'taka: Muslim couple invites Hindu sage home to perform "padapooja"

Hours after NIA raids, kingpin of arms-dropping terror module dies inside jail [details]