From: tubaah on Sat, Feb 12 2011 12:13 PM

As the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee gives the final touches to the country’s biggest financial planning exercise, here are the expectations of the tourism industry.

From: tubaah on Sat, Feb 12 2011 12:13 PM

As the Finance Minister gets ready to present the Union Budget, various sections have come out with their wish lists. One such section is senior citizens which constitute one of the largest segment of the Indian population. Let’s find out what senior citizens expect from Finance Minister Pranab ...

From: tubaah on Sat, Feb 12 2011 12:13 PM

Tata Motors has reported a near fourfold rise in third-quarter consolidated net profit, helped by higher sales by its UK-based unit Jaguar-Land Rover. The consolidated net revenues of the company for the third quarter grew 22 per cent at Rs 31,685 crore; its proft for the quarter jumped 50 per c...

From: tubaah on Fri, Feb 11 2011 8:19 AM

Alok Nanavaty of Centrum Broking says the markets have corrected significantly and it is a good time to buy with a 12-18 months horizon. The bounce back in infra stocks is more because these stocks were oversold, he adds.

From: tubaah on Fri, Feb 11 2011 8:17 AM

It was a bad day for the Anil Ambani group stocks that collectively lost more than Rs 12,000 crore in market cap. While some marketmen said it was because the accounting regulator asked questions about the procedure followed on auditors by some of the group companies, the group itself blamed it ...

From: tubaah on Fri, Feb 11 2011 8:17 AM

Coromandel International president (marketing) Ravi Prasad talks on the new model of nutrient-based subsidy for urea that is being worked upon by a company of secretaries appointed by the Finance Minister.

From: tubaah on Fri, Feb 11 2011 8:17 AM

You could call it the Raja Effect. The 2G spectrum is now going to cost more – almost six times as much. Telecom regulator TRAI has recommended a whopping over six-fold jump in 2G spectrum cost for operators, a move that may make mobile services costlier.

From: tubaah on Wed, Feb 09 2011 3:30 AM

Lazard Group deputy chairman Jeffrey A Rosen talks on the political unrest in Egypt and how it can affect the global economy in the long run.

From: tubaah on Wed, Feb 09 2011 3:30 AM

Girish Pai of Centrum Broking says the drastic fall in the markets on account of FII outflow has been surprising. The markets are likely to be weak until the second half of the year, he adds.

From: tubaah on Wed, Feb 09 2011 3:29 AM

Former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie disclosed to NDTV Profit that much of the material that indicted A Raja, came from a member of Raja’s personal staff. He says that the official turned whistleblower after a falling out with Raja and approached him with material evidence of the spectrum scam.

From: tubaah on Wed, Feb 09 2011 3:29 AM

Lanco Infratech chief financial officer J Suresh Kumar talks on the company’s financial results for the third quarter. The numbers in the power segment have been lower as the company is exposed to merchant market, he says.

From: tubaah on Wed, Feb 09 2011 3:29 AM

The government, groaning under the weight of a series of scams, has denied charges that it cost the country crores of rupees by allotting 60MHz of valuable S-band spectrum for Rs 600 crore to a private company named Devas. The contract has been under review since 2009, and will also be cancelled...

From: tubaah on Tue, Feb 08 2011 3:24 AM

The impact of the 2 G scam, is now felt by Sun TV and SpiceJet – both owned by the Maran family, related to the family of DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. The share price of Sun TV dropped 20 per cent in just two trading sessions and spice jet nearly 15 per cent in the last...

From: tubaah on Tue, Feb 08 2011 3:23 AM

Gordon Coburn, CEO of Cognizant, says 2010 was a great year for the company as the company captured a lot of discretionary development work. He is very optimistic of year 2011 and expects at least 26 per cent revenue growth during the year. He said the company will invest about Rs 2,274 crore in...

From: tubaah on Tue, Feb 08 2011 3:23 AM

Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh meet BCCI officials to clarify a possible clash of interest between their individual sponsors and that of the teams in the upcoming Cricket World Cup and the IPL IV.

From: tubaah on Sun, Feb 06 2011 3:03 AM

Alan. E. Salzman, CEO & Managing Partner at Vantagepoint Venture Partners talks about the green technology push in India and China.

From: tubaah on Sun, Feb 06 2011 3:02 AM

In a message to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Shivani Gupta in Jammu says if subsidies are waived off on fuel, it will go a long way to reduce the burden of price hike on the common man.

From: tubaah on Sat, Feb 05 2011 2:49 AM

Shantanu Dasgupta, Vice President-Corporate Affairs and Strategy at Whirlpool Corporation says that the growth has softened and margins are under pressure but the company has taken measures to counter inflationary pressures and rising commodity prices.

From: tubaah on Sat, Feb 05 2011 2:49 AM

Ravindra Deshpande, analyst – metals and cement at Elara Capital, says higher freight, power and costs may drag cement margins going forward. He expects price rise in the sector to the tune of passing on the costs increases.

From: tubaah on Sat, Feb 05 2011 2:49 AM

MM Miyajiwala, executive vice president and CFO at Voltas, says rising copper prices have impacted the profitability of company’s few projects. But he believes from fourth quarter onwards the pressure will come down significantly and margins will improve.