Business
Phyrric Victory?
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing New York City to sue the governments of India and Mangolia for $20 million in back property taxes has
The Wunderkid of Entrepreneurship
At a TiE conference that attracted some 4,000 top notch entrepreneurs, corporate heads, venture capitalists, the show stealer was a 13-year-old entrepreneur Anshul Samar who
Facilitating NRIs
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has established the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC), to serve as a one-stop-shop for overseas Indians. The center maintains
Basmati Rice
DNA tests of Basmati rice sold in the US and Canada found that just 15 percent of the samples were authentic Basmati. A quarter had
India's Growing Wealth Belt Spawns A New Breed Of Managers
New wealth creates room for financial planners.
Micro Finance Goes Digital
The concept of providing no collateral loans to the poor so they can work their way out of poverty.
India's Forex Reserves Top $200 Billion
India's foreign exchange reserves topped $200 billion at the end of April, according to the Reserve Bank, which is a 200-time growth since 1990, when
Drink To This
The $1.2 billion acquisition of Scottish distiller Whyte & Mackay Ltd. by Vijay Mallya's UB Group will catapult the Indian distiller to the world's second
An Offshoring Ripple
A new study dispels fears of widespread job losses to overseas outsourcing, concluding that a paltry 4 percent of all job losses stemmed from outsourcing.
Outsourcing Cost Savings Exaggerated
Average cost saving from outsourcing of information technology and business services is around 15 per cent.A survey by outsourcing advisory firm TPI found savings ranged
Senators questioning tech company use of H1-B visa program
Two senators are questioning several Indian companies on their use of H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. and Chuck Grassley,
H1B Visa Squeeze
Nearly half of all H1B visa applicants are out of luck this year, literally. After the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services received 123,480 eligible applications
Overseas Indians' wealth exceeds India's GDP
The net wealth of overseas Indians exceeds India's domestic economy.A high powered Indian government study estimates the combined wealth of 20 million Indians living overseas
The Indians Are Coming
India is the second largest foreign direct investor in London after the United States.The foreign direct investment agency, Think London reported that India accounts for
U.S. Investors Bullish on Indian Real Estate
International funds have reportedly invested some $2.5 billion in Indian real estate and nearly two dozen domestic funds have raised another $3.5 billion for similar investments.
India in the Global Supply Chain
Can Domestic Demand and Technology Skills Help It Catch Up? Special to Little India
BPO goes to Hollywood
Hollywood film stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been shooting in the western India city of Pune for A Mighty Heart, the story of
China Or India: Which Is The Better Long-term Investment For Private Equity Firms?
Special to little India
Private Equity Firms Looking Hard at India?
India did not figure in investors' definition of Asia. Not anymore.
