Besta Shankar

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Myntra Sees 10% Drop in Sales After Moving to App-only Format

But Myntra's rivals such as Snapdeal and Amazon do not seem to be in a hurry to shut down their websites.

May 21, 2015

Finance Minister and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

El Nino May Halt RBI Rate Cuts After June, Says HSBC

HSBC expects inflation to go up in the second half of the year due to the El Nino effect.

May 20, 2015

Government Plans to Divest Stake in 25 Unlisted Companies: Report

The move is expected to fetch ₹25,000 crore.

May 20, 2015

Indian Companies Creating Maximum Jobs in London After US Inc

Domestic companies in UK have made 504 new job offers in the British capital since January

May 20, 2015

Steep Hike in Petrol, Diesel Prices May Get Reversed Soon

A steep increase in petrol and diesel prices wiped out more than one-third of gains passed to consumers since August.

May 20, 2015

New Service Tax of 14% will Make Food, Travel, Phone Bills Costlier from 1 June

A raise in service tax is also applicable on insurance, telephone bills, air travel and others.

May 20, 2015

SpiceJet Offers Discounts On Completion of Ten Years; to Raise ₹900 Crore

The airline is in talks with private equity firms and banks to raise funds.

May 19, 2015

Modi Govt Plans to Spend ₹70,000 crore on Internet Connectivity in Rural India

Doubling of outlay will result in establishing a broadband network that brings internet access to 250,000 village clusters.

May 19, 2015

Apple vs Samsung: Mixed Ruling for Cupertino Giant in $930 Million Patent Infringement Case

The US appeals court overturns jury's finding of Samsung infringement on Apple's trademark rights

May 19, 2015

US Investors See No Real Change on Ground in Modi's First Year as PM

Rate cuts by RBI will have more impact on growth than 'big ticket reforms', says BofA-ML.

May 19, 2015

Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav to Appear in AMA Session on Reddit

Users can ask him about anything in the session.

May 18, 2015

Will Renewed Middle East Tensions Have Impact on Crude Oil Supplies?

Analysts believe that tensions will not have much effect on the crude oil supplies.

May 18, 2015

L&T Plans to Spend $1 billion on Acquiring IT Firms

The acquisitions will help its subsidiary L&T Infotech get better valuations when it opts for listing.

May 18, 2015

Power Minister Piyush Goyal Confident of Meeting Poll Promise of 24x7 Supply

He claimed that India's energy deficit is at historic low.

May 18, 2015

Infosys Likely to Appoint Board Member Seshasayee as Interim Chairman

Infosys is expected to finalise the next non-executive chairman within 2-3 weeks.

May 18, 2015

LIC Raises Exposure in 12 Sensex Firms

LIC has increased its stake in state-owned miner Coal India to a maximum of 4.65 per cent worth Rs 10,754 crore.

May 17, 2015

Infosys CEO Sikka Looks to Increase Revenues from China to $1bn by 2020

Sikka aims to increase revenues from China to $1 billion from current $120 million

May 17, 2015

Wipro Using 'Soft robots' To Automate Helpdesk, Recruitment Functions

Wipro seems to be speeding up its automation moves across the company.

May 16, 2015

India set to Become World's Top Gold Consumer in 2015; China to Lag Behind as Investors Shift to Stocks

Gold consumption in India expected to increase by 23 percent to 1,000 tonne in 2015, says WGC.

May 16, 2015

GST Likely to Increase Costs for E-Commerce Firms Flipkart, Snapdeal by 10-15%

Industry watchers say that the e-commerce sector might be impacted more once the GST is implemented.

May 16, 2015

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Articles by Besta Shankar

Myntra Sees 10% Drop in Sales After Moving to App-only Format

El Nino May Halt RBI Rate Cuts After June, Says HSBC

Government Plans to Divest Stake in 25 Unlisted Companies: Report

Indian Companies Creating Maximum Jobs in London After US Inc

Steep Hike in Petrol, Diesel Prices May Get Reversed Soon

New Service Tax of 14% will Make Food, Travel, Phone Bills Costlier from 1 June

SpiceJet Offers Discounts On Completion of Ten Years; to Raise ₹900 Crore

Modi Govt Plans to Spend ₹70,000 crore on Internet Connectivity in Rural India

Apple vs Samsung: Mixed Ruling for Cupertino Giant in $930 Million Patent Infringement Case

US Investors See No Real Change on Ground in Modi's First Year as PM

Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav to Appear in AMA Session on Reddit

Will Renewed Middle East Tensions Have Impact on Crude Oil Supplies?

L&T Plans to Spend $1 billion on Acquiring IT Firms

Power Minister Piyush Goyal Confident of Meeting Poll Promise of 24x7 Supply

Infosys Likely to Appoint Board Member Seshasayee as Interim Chairman

LIC Raises Exposure in 12 Sensex Firms

Infosys CEO Sikka Looks to Increase Revenues from China to $1bn by 2020

Wipro Using 'Soft robots' To Automate Helpdesk, Recruitment Functions

India set to Become World's Top Gold Consumer in 2015; China to Lag Behind as Investors Shift to Stocks

GST Likely to Increase Costs for E-Commerce Firms Flipkart, Snapdeal by 10-15%

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'