Investment banking: High profile exits continue

Adding to the high-profile exits in the investment banking sector in India, Brijesh Koshal, managing director and head (i-banking), Daiwa Capital Markets India, a subsidiary of Japanese firm Daiwa......

Global pension funds invest more in IPOs

Global pension funds have started investing aggressively in primary market offers. Till recently, they were not looking beyond some of the largest Indian listed companies.Foreign pension funds......

'Wish prices were kept low for the common man'

For Ashok Upadhyay, a taxi driver from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who makes his living in Mumbai, there are concerns more pressing than the Budget. Namely, he says, prices for even basic......

Despite slowdown, auto firms raise salaries

While sales of automobiles for the financial year 2008 2009 grew by less than 1 per cent, two-wheeler and passenger vehicle manufacturers have effected salary hikes across all levels of employees......

The Broken News 2 Review: Worth A Watch

The Broken News 2 is worth watching because of Jaideep Ahlawat and Shriya Pilgaonkar's fabulous acting, recommends Namrata Thakker. Unlike season 1, season 2 of The Broken News mostly revolves......

Aarya 3 Review: Too many subplots

Aarya Aakhri Vaar should have been slicker and more polished than the first, or at least ended with a louder bang, observes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Aarya, adapted from the successful......

'I've had ups and downs with my kids'

IMAGE: Sushmita Sen in Aarya Antim Vaar. Sushmita Sen revealed her inspiration behind how she channelled her emotions into portraying Aarya Sareen in the popular Web series, Aarya Antim Vaar. In......

Aarya Season 3 Review: Nothing New!

Aarya 3 feels like a recycled version of previous seasons, discovers Mayur Sanap. Sushmita Sen returns to her ferocious avatar in the third season of Ram Madhvani's acclaimed Web series, Aarya. A......