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Sourav Majumdar
87 deals worth $3 bn in April: Deal Street warms up
Deal activity appears to be warming up just a bit, with 87 deals bringing in a shade under $3 billion in April 2013. Experts reckon that cross-border deals, in particular inbound ones, will now begin to get a big boost after the Jet-Etihad tie-up, the Unilever announcement and the Diageo
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Sourav Majumdar
March IIP boosts green shoots theory, but it’s not a recovery
The March Index of Industrial Production (IIP) print, which came in at 2.5 percent, will provide some relief to a beleaguered government and the Reserve Bank of India, coming as it does on the back of sluggish industrial activity and sputtering growth. The February figure has been revised slightly to #Ashwani Kumar #C Rangarajan #Economy #IIP #Numbers #P. Chidambaram #Pawan Kumar Bansal
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Arjun Parthasarathy
5 reasons why bulls are back in govt bond market
Bond market volumes touched all time highs of Rs 1,23,725 crore on electronic screen on 9 May, 2013. Ten-year benchmark government bond yields dropped to levels last seen in July 2010 on the back of heavy demand for government bonds. The benchmark ten-year government bond, the 8.15% 2022 bond yield closed
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Nikhil Taneja
Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film
Oddly enough, after watching Star Trek Into Darkness, it’s not director JJ Abrams or even Benedict ‘Sherlock’ Cumberbatch you feel the urge to write about; but rather, Christopher Nolan. Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate summer blockbuster film. It is impeccably tailored to please both the Trekkies and the #Benedict Cumberbatch #MovieReview #Star Trek #Star Trek Into Darkness
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Gautam Viswanathan
The Good Scot: Here’s the Ferguson-Moyes connection
This article was first written on 2 January, 2013. We are republishing it in light of David Moyes' appointment as Manchester United manager — and his Scottish connection with Alex Ferguson. Manchester United's comeback 4-3 victory against 'wee club' Newcastle United once again drew adulation of a 'never say die' attitude from commentators #Alex Ferguson #English Premier League #Kenny Dalglish #KickingAround #Scottish managers
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Shining Path
Karnataka election results: Why we shouldn’t write off Yeddyurappa yet
Sigh! Democracy will win in Karnataka today. A clutch of self-serving, power-hungry and sinfully wealthy – never mind the means by which such wealth is acquired – do-gooders will jostle and jump over each other’s head to grab the throne once the results are in. Who will it be? As #BJP #BS Yeddyurappa #Congress #Karnataka 2013 #Sonia Gandhi
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Seema Sirohi
As historic elections dawn, public mood in Pakistan is dismal
Washington – As Pakistan heads to the polls, two new surveys about Pakistani attitudes and fears are worth noting. When you put the findings together, the emergent picture is of a country at war within and without, and a nation confused about its core that seeks answers in more Sharia #Imran Khan #Nawaz Sharif #Pakistan elections 2013 #World
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The Business Blog
Why Cong needs a meltdown in commodities before 2014
By R Jagannathan Is the Indian economy about to get a largely undeserved leg up from falling commodity prices? The UPA will certainly be hoping so. If you were to ask Ruchir Sharma, Emerging Markets Head at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and author of the best-seller Breakout Nations, the answer is yes. Even #Chidambaram #commodities #Crude #Elections 2014 #Gold #Ruchir Sharma #UPA
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Sourav Majumdar
Movie Review: Why Shootout at Wadala is a new low in Hindi cinema
It is grim irony that while Indian cinema celebrates its 100th year with a cinematic offering in the best traditions of Indian movies with Bombay Talkies, the same weekend saw the release of another film — the Sanjay Gupta-directed Shootout at Wadala – which amply demonstrates the depths which our #John Abraham #MovieReview #Sanjay Gupta #Shootout at Wadala
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Madan Sabnavis
RBI remains a Cassandra, and the rate cut won’t help
The lowering of interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was evidently done to assuage the markets which had already factored in a 25 basis points cut (one quarter of one percent) in the repo rate. There were some ambitious expectations too that the quantum would be double #D. Subbarao #Monetary Policy 2013-13 #PolicyWatch #RBI Repo Rate
