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Tata Group's new chairman Cyrus Mistry

Cyrus Mistry says he is honoured to be named Ratan Tata's succesor

by Lalatendu Mishra |Nov 24, 2011

The new head of Bombay House says "I look forward to Mr Tata's guidance in the year ahead in meeting the expectations of the group...I take this responsibility very seriously and in keeping with t...

Drought-like situation to hit several sectors like FMCG, banking, auto and fertiliser

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jul 31, 2012

Industries and sectors linked to agriculture will be affected as income of farmers will be reduced substantially. Industries and sectors linked to agriculture will be affected as income of farmers wil...

Truckers feel the slowdown heat, rentals drop

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jul 9, 2012

Truck rentals rose steadily for 10 quarters in a row starting October 2009 till March 2012 by as much as 35 per cent. For the first time, rentals have dropped during the first quarter of this fina...

ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani

Veritas downgrades Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications over accounting, governance

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jun 20, 2012

Reliance Communications (RCom) stock was badly hammered on Tuesday, dropping to a 52-week low, after Canadian investment research firm Veritas downgraded it by cutting the price target to a mere R...

Due to the 'unreliability' factor, the airline is fetching low fares.

Air India offering low fares shows lack of demand

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jun 13, 2012

AI is offering the lowest fares indicating lack of demand for its services. The trend is visible in both long and short-haul global sectors. In some cases, the airline is offering tickets at nearl...

Since 2009, the employees of loss-making Air India have organised six strikes—three by pilots and the rest by disgruntled ground staff demanding salary payment.

Air India crisis: HR issues behind carrier's union unrest

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jun 5, 2012

Pilots affiliated to the Indian Pilots Guild who are on strike for 30 days are unhappy as the report allegedly favours Indian Commercial Pilots Association in pay and career progression. The gro...

Air India crisis: IPO may turn the tide of Maharaja

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jun 9, 2012

An IPO may not give any premium considering the ailing national carrier's monstrous liabilities, but it can certainly help in bring transparency, professionalism and accountability, which is curre...

Air India is bursting at the seams, has highest employees per aircraft ratio

by Lalatendu Mishra |Jun 4, 2012

Troubled national carrier Air India (AI) has earned the dubious distinction of being an airline with the highest number of employees on its rolls per aircraft.

Sinking rupee puts financial burden on foreign travellers

by Lalatendu Mishra |May 22, 2012

As the rupee falls past the psychological mark of 55 against the dollar, foreign trips are spiralling out of the reach of middle class as costs escalate by 20 per cent.

TV channels feel advertising has to be determined by market forces

TV advertisers blast Trai, say new regulation will make their operations unviable

by Sanjay Singh |May 16, 2012

TV channels are opposed to the Trai decision as their operations would become financially unviable if the advertisement time is slashed to a mere 12 minutes an hour.