A Morgan Stanley report has listed out a few interesting facts about India. Here are some of them you may not have known or have forgotten about
Politicians love the spotlight. And what better way than to get people to sit up and take notice than to say something outrageous or crazy? Indian politicians also seem to have a penchant for saying crazy things, especially on economic matters. Here are some of the bizarre things our politicians said in the follow up to the elections.
Business Insider has termed the apartment complex the most expensive in the world, with total sales adding up to $3.37 billion so far
A few months ago Restaurant magazine announced the world's 50 best restaurants, naming Copenhagen's Noma as the #1 restaurant in the world, voted by industry experts. Closer to home, Restaurant also ranked the best restaurants in Asia. Here are some of the top restaurants across the continent.
Rogue trading pioneer Toshihide Iguchi's new book My Billion Dollar Education: Inside the Mind of a Rogue Trader, provides the perfect opportunity to walk down memory lane and take a look at some of the boldest and most disastrous financial market trading related debacles to have taken place in the last few decades.
Among others who voted were State Bank of India's chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, who cast her vote in the Malabar Hill locality, where her official residence is located.<br />
If history is any guide, the children of India's business tycoons, born with a 'silver spoon in their mouths', go on to acquire fancy degrees abroad before they finally decide to take the leap and join the family business. Here's a look at India's business heirs
Industries that are directly exposed to agriculture will be, of course, be immediately affected. Hence, fertiliser and other agri-related businesses such as PI Industries, Coromandel International, Bayer Cropsciences, etc, are most likley to be affected if the monsoons are below average. Reuters<br />
Ford is building a limited-edition Mustang GT to honor the pony car's 50th anniversary. The company will only build 1,964 special cars, honoring the year the Mustang first went on sale.
In the run up to the 2014 elections, the Election Commission has stepped up its efforts to increase awareness about the importance of voting - given that a huge chunk of the electorate is first-time voters who are young and itching to be counted. The business community, which has been at the receiving end of the policy paralysis of the UPA, is also chipping in to encourage voting. Establishments from restaurants to gyms to hospitals are offering freebies and discounts for patrons who prove they've voted. Here are some of the services voters can avail of, across India, once they show their inked fingers
Here's a look at the industries that are making money due to the elections.
Like everyone else in the country, India Inc has had an opinion on the ongoing elections as well. Here's what some of the country's corporate leaders had to say about the 2014 Lok Sabha polls
Sun, a top player in the Indian pharma industry, has acquired several companies in the past but of a relatively-smaller nature, the previous most-high profile acquisition being of Israeli drugmaker Taro.
Take a look at the world's five most luxurious high rise apartment blocks for ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals, according to reseach organisation Wealth-X. And guess what! Mukesh Ambani's pincode does not feature on this list.
Wallets, like fools, come in all sizes and shapes. And, more often then not, the kind of wallet you carry reveals some things about the kind of person you are. So does what you carry in your wallet. Firstbiz did a quick dipstick survey to find what all people carry in their wallets, and the result was partially shocking, partially amusing, and partially worrying. Hence, we bring you a list of things you should not carry in your wallet and why
In the lead up to the 2014 elections, India's economic growth is at a ten-year low, industrial production is down and the surfacing of multiple scams has led to the ongoing slump. These slides show how various economic barometers performed under previous Indian governments, going back to the early 90s.
Brittania Industries' long-serving MD Vinita Bali will step down from her position on 31 March, 2014 and will be replaced by current COO Varun Berry. Bali's exit comes two years before she is scheduled to leave the biscuit maker.
The appointment of Satya Nadella as Microsoft's chief executive officer is a huge win for Manipal Univeristy, where Nadella completed his engineering course. According to the institute, the number of students applying to Manipal Institute of Technology has swelled 33 perent to 40,000 in the ongoing admission season and Nadella is apparently one of the reasons for this rise.
So what else can you do with that kind of money? Here are some ideas.