Aditya Kalra And Andrew MacAskill

Stories by Aditya Kalra And Andrew MacAskill

HSBC axes 840 IT jobs in Britain in first big wave of planned cuts

HSBC axes 840 IT jobs in Britain in first big wave of planned cuts

Rediff.com   16 May 2016

Many of the jobs will now be offshored to lower income countries such as India, China and Poland

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

Rediff.com   4 May 2016

The rules make India's health warnings on tobacco products the world's most stringent, along with Thailand

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2016

Uber is suing Ola for $7.5 million to compensate for lost revenue and goodwill, alleging the Indian market leader created about 94,000 fake user accounts with the ride-hailing service and used them to make more than 405,000 false bookings

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2016

Several companies, including Indian units of Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer Inc, and domestic firms like Cipla Ltd and Macleods Pharmaceuticals, went to the Delhi High Court to try to get the ban lifted.

RBS to cut 448 UK jobs, create 300 similar roles in India

RBS to cut 448 UK jobs, create 300 similar roles in India

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2016

Back- and middle-office positions that support trading functions and provide technology services will be cut

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2016

The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2016

A notice issued by the Indian Health Ministry at the weekend said that a government-appointed committee of experts had found that the banned combinations were "likely to involve risk to human beings, whereas safer alternatives to the said drug are available."

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

The alleged fraud includes the use of fake bills.

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2016

Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the cost of an interest subsidy to the agriculture Budget that was previously borne by the finance ministry

Modi's Budget, in policy shift, to focus on rural India

Modi's Budget, in policy shift, to focus on rural India

Rediff.com   29 Feb 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide election in 2014 raised hopes he would draw a line under India's socialist past, cut welfare and reduce the government's role in business.

MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings

MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2016

Some questions cited concerns that larger warnings can hurt tobacco farmers and boost illicit trade.

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2015

The government wants to introduce a nationwide goods and services tax to revive its stalled reform programme.

India drafts rules to regulate Uber, other ride-hailing firms

India drafts rules to regulate Uber, other ride-hailing firms

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2015

Uber and Ola both welcomed the move as a step in the right direction.

Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to improve air

Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to improve air

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2015

A directive this year to ban all vehicles older than 15 years has been delayed and previous city governments have often ignored court orders to address pollution woes.

India gives relief to foreign investors on MAT issue

India gives relief to foreign investors on MAT issue

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2015

MAT has damaged investor confidence

Ford Foundation funding dries up as Modi clamps down on NGOs

Ford Foundation funding dries up as Modi clamps down on NGOs

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2015

Modi denies the charges and was exonerated in an Indian Supreme Court inquiry in 2012.

Noodle crisis: Labelling dispute lands Nestle in hot water

Noodle crisis: Labelling dispute lands Nestle in hot water

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2015

Nestle now has less than two weeks to convince the regulator why product approval for its noodles should not be withdrawn

Will win back trust of Indian consumers, says Nestle CEO

Will win back trust of Indian consumers, says Nestle CEO

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2015

Nestle is confident of getting back Maggi on India shelves.

Roads before welfare: Modi faces dissent over spending shakeup

Roads before welfare: Modi faces dissent over spending shakeup

Rediff.com   19 May 2015

As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.

India vows to press tobacco companies for bigger health warnings

India vows to press tobacco companies for bigger health warnings

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2015

Up to 900,000 Indians die every year of tobacco-related diseases