COVID-19: Lessons to be learnt from Delhi, Mumbai

The two cities finally got their act together by ramping up the testing capacity and implementing stricter quarantine norms. Ruchika Chitravanshi, Sohini Das & Sachin Mampatta report IMAGE: A......

FB ad spending: BJP loses top spot to Cong in poll week

The Congress topped the list of pages with the highest spends for the week ended April 6.Sachin P Mampatta reports. The Indian National Congress, and the Telugu Desam Party were among the top......

BJP-friendly ads dominated Facebook since February, shows data

A page called ‘My First Vote For Modi’ accounts for the largest number of ads by number (2,765). Another one called ‘Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat’ was second (2,429). ‘Namo......

Anomaly in Facebook poll spend data

'Unknown' location advertisement spends were nearly 74% higher than the next biggest spender, Uttar Pradesh.Sachin P Mampatta and Neha Alawadhi report. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The world's......

Is the NSE ready for extended trading hours?

'We will have to get together internally and figure how this will happen.''Suffice to say, it is feasible and will be done in a logical way.' Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters "Everywhere in the......

Indian investments in foreign stocks, property at record high in Dec

The wealthiest Indians have been invested in property abroad for diversification. Sachin P Mampatta reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The amount of money Indians invested in foreign......

Can poor monsoons rain on the BSE's parade?

Monsoons have had limited effect on market returns for a given year, report Sachin Mampatta and Sundar Sethuraman. Photograph: Reuters The India Meteorological Department has predicted rains......

Jail inmates-generated sales rival India's largest companies

Jail inmates produced goods generating gross sales worth Rs 223.4 crore in 2020, according to the government's annual Prison Statistics India report. The amount ranks at 496th place if compared......