BUSINESS
India’s business elite should speak up more on politically and socially sensitive issues
Their reticence comes at a time when in the US, business leaders are increasingly speaking up on issues even if much of their courage comes from bottom-up pressures from employees
BUSINESS
HUL’s cautious e-commerce play holds lessons
Consumers are going online to shop for FMCG products during the pandemic. While e-commerce players are smiling, have FMCG giants such as HUL missed an opportunity?
TRENDS
When banks were robbed, not swindled
Forget bank robbers, it’s hackers who are after your money
BUSINESS
What is behind the cracks in the Hinduja Undivided Family?
The Hindujas, known as the Rothschilds of India, were a family that ate together and so stayed together. Now the billionaire brothers face the twin threats of embarrassing exposures as well as a fragmentation of the family fortune.
BUSINESS
Venugopal Dhoot’s fall is entirely of his own making
Dhoot’s fortunes went downhill after debt of the Videocon group started to spiral out of control
BUSINESS
Parle-G’s success shows in tough times consumers choose comfort foods
Parle-G wears many shirts, from being a gauge of the economic slowdown to beating hunger. What this means for its maker.
BUSINESS
India’s trading pride Calcutta Port lives to fight another day
Renamed as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, it evokes memories of a bygone era when India was a hugely influential destination on the global maritime routes.
BUSINESS
Happiest Minds IPO could be a mini-referendum on Indian IT
The current global reset global may give smaller firms the opportunity to chase business in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning and security.
