REVEALED: How Ford Foundation put an end to year-long tussle with Modi Sarkar

Leaked e-mails give the first account of how one of the world’s wealthiest charitable foundations negotiated to rescue its India operations, report Devirupa Mitra and Anuj Srivas. In the......

Mayawati sees good omen for 2017

After a series of defeats since 2012, the results of the recent panchayat polls are being seen by her as a tide changer for the upcoming UP assembly elections, reports Akshat Kaushal. Not since her......

How the government is smothering dissident NGOs

Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage, indeed applaud, the involvement of citizens’ associations, including NGOs, in social and political......

M-cap of all BSE-listed cos has jumped to Rs 39 trillion

The sharp rally in the broader markets has propelled India’s market capitalisation (m-cap) to a new high. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The combined m-cap of all BSE-listed firms rose......

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations

In January, Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, said during an earnings call that “there’s been a burst of the balloon in valuations in the fintech world”.......

At $171 billion in 2022, India Inc clinches highest ever yearly M&As

Aided by the $57.8-billion merger of HDFC Bank and HDFC, India Inc reported its highest ever mergers and acquisitions in calendar 2022 at $171 billion as against deals worth $145 billion announced......

TCS world's second most valuable IT brand, Infy fastest growing

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the second most valued brand in the information technology (IT) services sector globally, while Accenture retains the title of the world’s most......