Honeymoon period is over, says Lalit Jalan

Lalit Jalan talks about his relationship with the Ambanis and why the honeymoon is over for India's infrastructure firms. Midway through the lunch, Lalit Jalan recites a verse from the Bhagavad......

Indian cos' fresh order inflows the weakest in 4 yrs

Fresh order flows of domestic companies, a key indicator of investment activity and business sentiment, have been pointing to a deepening slowdown in the Indian economy.With uncertainty over......

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

The $29-billion Aditya Birla Group is set to join the race to buy Australian coal mining company Whitehaven Coal.Three independent people with knowledge of the talks said the group had been......

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Growing use of netbooks and laptops has led to a sharp drop in broadband prices. In 2009, about 73,000 netbooks (stripped-down laptops) were shipped to India. First-time users like Rohan Bhandari,......