East India Company

Bombay (now Mumbai) was offered as dowry in the marriage alliance between King Charles II of England and Catherine - the sister of the King of Portugal, in the 1600s.

CAIT appeals PM Modi to ensure 'no dilution' is made in draft of e-commerce rules

Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the e-commerce companies are treating India as a banana republic having weak laws and rules. CIAT even compared the e-commerce to second East India Company who have defined mandate of emerging as masters of economic slavery.

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.

Podcast | Digging deeper - Workings of British East India Company

In this series, we take a deeper look at the businesses and corporations, and the people, that left an impact on the world.

East India Company: The firm that stoked 1857 uprising sells luxury items in 2017

160 years since the rebellion by Indian soldiers in its ranks, the East India Company is owned by a Mumbai-born businessman in the UK.

Patanjali Swadeshi ads: 'Everything fair in love and marketing'

In its latest advertising campaign, Patanjali has raked up the Swadeshi feeling by comparing the MNCs' to the erstwile East India Company

In search of the buccaneer in corporate India

Any company looking to expand into India needs a "Clive figure", Ravi Venkatesan recently said. It was a contentious reference to Robert Clive, the British army officer who led the East India Company to assume power in India.

Sonia takes charge, Cong backs PM on FDI in retail, reforms

At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Tuesday, party president Sonia Gandhi adopted an aggressive stance and sent a strong message while backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent economic policy decisions.