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Arnab Dutta

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What makes Reliance Retail a unique venture in India?
Rediff.com31 Oct 2021

Even as regulatory focus has zeroed in on foreign e-commerce giant Amazon, a domestic...

How resurrected DLF is planning its tryst with Mumbai
Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

In mid-2020, when Kushal Pal Singh, the undisputed king of India's vast real estate...

'2022 will be blockbuster year for films'
Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

'We will see footfall returning to pre-COVID levels by January.'

FMCG leaders beat FY21 blues, exceed pre-Covid levels
Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

In spite of a severe second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and a widespread...

'Covid has made Ayurveda mainstream'
Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

'The spurt in demand for Ayurvedic products has exhausted our production capacity.'

'Not seen such inflation in 7-8 years'
Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

Higher prices are burdening household budgets and threatening the margins of leading...

Covid robs Moradabad's Brass City of its shine
Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

According to the local Brass Handicrafts Manufacturers Association (BHMA), some 800,000...

Covid blues fail to dampen Apple's dream run
Rediff.com27 May 2021

Rising prevalence of work-from-home and e-learning is driving sales of notebooks and...

Apple takes a big bite out of locked down India, posts record JFM sales
Rediff.com14 May 2021

Apple was a fringe player in all key categories like smartphones, notebooks, and...

2nd Covid wave may erase gains in smartphone market
Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

While the record shipments reflects the prevailing mood at the time, the exponential...

Delhi curfew, oxygen shortage takes a toll on Noida industrial belt
Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

From trucks lined up and waiting in the area to local vendors, the scenes tell a story...

Apple revs up India offering with new iMac, iPads and iPhone
Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

The new iMac, two iPads and iPhone 12 and 12 Mini will be open for ordering starting...

Decade on, Jaypee Infratech customers still waiting for a home
Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Booked between 2007 and 2011, out of the total 32,700 residential units under various...

Real estate, travel and tourism blues hit India's consumption story
Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

India's Rs 4.5-trillion fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector was one of the first...

Xiaomi expands smartphone, TV capacity in India with 3 new plants
Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Apart from bringing new suppliers on board, Xiaomi is also hoping to take advantage of...

Lava plans to turn up the heat on Chinese brands
Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

Expansion of distribution network, venturing into new markets, supplementing production...

5G: Smartphone makers poised for a sharp rebound this year
Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Even if 5G is not launched by operators this year, the handsets market will certainly...

PM urged to drop 'harsh' norms on sale, promotion of tobacco products
Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

New proposals like booking of retailers selling loose cigarettes and 7 years of...

Durable makers end 2020 at record low, sales down 30% amid Covid-19
Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

The Rs 1.5-trillion-a-year industry has ended the year with a 30 per cent fall in sales...

Battle of the brands: H&M takes on Zara
Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

Zara could rake in Rs 1,571 crore sales in 2019-2020. H&M, which came in five years...