New Delhi: India Inc on Thursday hailed the government's decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail while completely opening single-brand retail to overseas investors, saying the move would help bring in the much needed capital for the sector. "It is a win-win situation for everyone. With the amount of money to be invested in back-end, supply chain and farm sector will benefit," Future Group Chief Executive Officer...
10:09 PM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: Anna Hazare is an unlikely icon. But the frail 74-year-old in a Gandhi topi has captured India's mindspace, awakening images of integrity and the power of the common man. Future Brands MD and CEO Santosh Desai said, "Brands have woken up to the fact that consumers are not just consumers but they also have a stake in society and in the politics of the day. They have woken...
08:59 AM, Aug 25, 2011
Singapore: Asian stocks fell 1-2 percent on Thursday as the fallout from Wall Street's 4 percent drop overnight limited by a rise in US stock futures, while gold climbed above $1,800 an ounce to a new record, reflecting fears over Europe's worsening financial crisis. The Australian dollar, often a measure of investors' willingness to take risks, rose toward $1.02 as Asian equities pulled back from their lows, suggesting traders and...
07:01 AM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: The latest WikiLeaks cables point to a static, dormant Indo-US relationship, with bilateral ties going nowhere. The Hindu newspaper has accessed the leaked cables which show that American officials are not happy with what they saw as the UPA government's "frustratingly cautious'' approach to Indo-US bilateral ties. They blame India's bereaucracy for a lot of the those problems. A cable dated January 8, 2008 from then US Ambassador...
08:08 AM, Mar 21, 2011
Hong Kong: Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia. The quake struck just before the close of Tokyo stock trading. Japan's Nikkei average closed at an intraday and five-week low, down 1.7 percent on the day. The Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index was down 1.8 percent, and Nikkei...
01:18 PM, Mar 11, 2011
Singapore: The Yen extended losses against the Dollar and the Euro and Nikkei futures in Singapore tumbled more than 3 percent on Friday after Japan was hit by a major earthquake. The Yen dropped to as low as around 83.29 Yen to the Dollar compared to about 82.80 Yen before the quake struck. The Dollar last stood at 83.14 Yen, up 0.2 percent on Friday. Nikkei futures on Singapore were...
01:10 PM, Mar 11, 2011
Watch Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani with his take on tackling inflation, the silent killer. ...
10:12 AM, Feb 14, 2011
New Delhi: Future Group's plans to boost on-line sales has come across a cyber hurdle with its flagship e-commerce portal FutureBazaar being attacked and rendered dysfunctional for the last two days. Terming the hacking of www.futurebazaar.com as 'denial of service attack', FutureBazaar Chief Executive Officer Rajiv Prakash told PTI, "The website has been down for the last couple of days and has been blocked to consumers." He said the company...
07:30 PM, Dec 22, 2010
New Delhi: India's E-commerce market might still be warming up but online shopping is already showing some interesting and promising trends. EBay India, country's biggest online shopping website, recently announced Census 2010 which claims that out of their 2.5 million users,in the last one year, nearly a third came from rural locations. Most of these rural users buy entry level phones online followed by desktops and apparels. According to eBay's...
11:28 AM, Dec 11, 2010
London: Are humans psychic? A startling study has suggested that many people can see into the future. Researchers, led by Daryl Bem at Cornell University, who carried out the study, have also found that influencing events before they happen is also within many people's remit, the 'Daily Mail' reported. They have based their findings on an analysis of a series of experiments,involving 1,000 volunteers.In one experiment, students were shown a...
03:34 PM, Nov 18, 2010
In 10 years, you could be living in a house that can think for itself. It will use natural resources to power itself and even start making your morning cup of coffee before you are fully awake. The concrete floor will warm up automatically, your favorite music will start playing and as you drive away, the house will lock itself. ...
03:22 PM, Sep 27, 2010
Buchanan was not a household name in India till he dethroned Ganguly. ...
03:02 AM, Jul 18, 2009
Boeing will trim staff on its missile defense and future combat programs. ...
08:31 PM, Jul 15, 2009
What matters when you are studying law and pursuing that career? ...
02:12 AM, Mar 28, 2009
The
Slumdog girl is busy signing Hollywood projects and travelling. ...
09:27 AM, Mar 16, 2009
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02:10 AM, Jan 05, 2009
A trust, Future Hope, is using football to help street kids lead a better life. ...
11:26 PM, Jan 02, 2009
Are employees ready for cut costs as companies battle economic meltdown. ...
07:24 AM, Nov 13, 2008
Daniel Lak covered the Indian subcontinent for BBC for 20 years. ...
03:54 AM, Oct 09, 2008
The man behind the auction, was totally delighted with the historical auction. ...
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