Besta Shankar

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GST Bill: Congress Demands Changes to Legislation to Lend Support in Rajya Sabha

The party said that it would not support to the bill in its current form.

Jun 20, 2015

Reliance Industries Share Rises 11%, Likely to Extend Gains

Investors seem to be bullish over prospects of its telecom business.

Jun 19, 2015

'Make in India': Taiwan's Quanta Exploring Manufacturing Base in India

The company's manufacturing units are currently located in China.

Jun 19, 2015

Jailed Sahara Chief Subrata Roy Fails to Produce a Bank Guarantee for his Release

Roy failed to furnish the guarantee as a bank withdrew from providing it at the last minute.

Jun 19, 2015

Reforms to Boost India's Growth to Over 7.5%: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

A key legislation is the Goods and Services Tax Bill.

Jun 19, 2015

Russian Oil Major Rosneft's Bid to Acquire Essar Oil Hits Deadlock

Essar seems to have asked for a higher valuation for its oil refinery at Vadinar.

Jun 19, 2015

Deutsche Bank Downgrades 2015 Sensex Target to 31,000

However, the brokerage said that the country will not be vulnerable to global volatility in the second half of this year.

Jun 18, 2015

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a Microsoft cloud briefing event in San Francisco

Former Nokia Head Among Four Top Executives Leaving Microsoft in Major Revamp

The rejig comes in the wake of the company's increased focus on software services and cloud computing.

Jun 18, 2015

Modi's 'Digital India': Text Books, Certificates and ID Proofs Can be Accessed Online Soon

The initiative will be rolled out on 1 July.

Jun 18, 2015

US Federal Reserve Interest Rate Off the Table for Now, Sensex Up

However, the bank signalled that a rate hike would happen this year.

Jun 18, 2015

Sun Pharma Asks 18 Senior Executives of Ranbaxy to Leave the Firm

The move comes in the wake of India's biggest drugmaker Sun Pharma posting a fall in profit by 44 percent during the January-March quarter.

Jun 18, 2015

SpiceJet Announces International Fares Starting at ₹3,099

The four-day booking period for the SpiceJet's latest offer will start on 17 June and run till the midnight of 20 June.

Jun 17, 2015

India Not Among Top 10 Global e-Commerce Markets

India's ₹31,800 crore e-commerce sales in 2014 is dwarfed by China's ₹2,557,760 crore and America's ₹1,833,900 crore, according to a study.

Jun 17, 2015

IndiGo Alters Shareholding Structure Before Filing for IPO

Under the new capital structure, stake held by one of its promoters Rakesh Gangwal will now become his personal holding.

Jun 17, 2015

Ban on Instant Noodles to Shrink Maggi's Brand Value by ₹1,300 Crore

Before the ban, Maggi's brand had a valuation of $2.4 billion and its manufacturer was the 23rd most valuable global food brand, Brand Finance said.

Jun 17, 2015

Flipkart, Snapdeal May Tie up with India Post to Offer Same-Day Delivery

India Post is already delivering products ordered on the Amazon site in Bengaluru.

Jun 17, 2015

Alibaba and Foxconn Planning to Invest $500 Million in Snapdeal: Report

If the deal goes through, Snapdeal will be valued at $5 billion.

Jun 16, 2015

India Sees Massive Jump in Ultra-High-Net-Worth Households, Ranks Fourth in World

India saw a massive rise in the number of ultra-high-net-worth households to 928 in 2014, as compared to 284 in 2013.

Jun 16, 2015

Nestle Using 10,000 Trucks, 6 Cement Plants to Burn Recalled Maggi Noodles

Destruction of a huge amount of controversial noodles recalled from over 3.5 million retailers is expected to last for at least 40 days.

Jun 16, 2015

Russia's Oil Giant Rosneft to Acquire Majority Stake in Essar Oil

The Mumbai-based Essar Group has proposed to sell 49 percent stake in its oil division Essar Oil.

Jun 16, 2015

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Articles by Besta Shankar

GST Bill: Congress Demands Changes to Legislation to Lend Support in Rajya Sabha

Reliance Industries Share Rises 11%, Likely to Extend Gains

'Make in India': Taiwan's Quanta Exploring Manufacturing Base in India

Jailed Sahara Chief Subrata Roy Fails to Produce a Bank Guarantee for his Release

Reforms to Boost India's Growth to Over 7.5%: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Russian Oil Major Rosneft's Bid to Acquire Essar Oil Hits Deadlock

Deutsche Bank Downgrades 2015 Sensex Target to 31,000

Former Nokia Head Among Four Top Executives Leaving Microsoft in Major Revamp

Modi's 'Digital India': Text Books, Certificates and ID Proofs Can be Accessed Online Soon

US Federal Reserve Interest Rate Off the Table for Now, Sensex Up

Sun Pharma Asks 18 Senior Executives of Ranbaxy to Leave the Firm

SpiceJet Announces International Fares Starting at ₹3,099

India Not Among Top 10 Global e-Commerce Markets

IndiGo Alters Shareholding Structure Before Filing for IPO

Ban on Instant Noodles to Shrink Maggi's Brand Value by ₹1,300 Crore

Flipkart, Snapdeal May Tie up with India Post to Offer Same-Day Delivery

Alibaba and Foxconn Planning to Invest $500 Million in Snapdeal: Report

India Sees Massive Jump in Ultra-High-Net-Worth Households, Ranks Fourth in World

Nestle Using 10,000 Trucks, 6 Cement Plants to Burn Recalled Maggi Noodles

Russia's Oil Giant Rosneft to Acquire Majority Stake in Essar Oil

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'