Q: Dilip Kapur, Founder & President, Hidesign
Puducherry-based luxury leather brand Hidesign, in which Louis Vuitton holds a 20 per cent stake, is set to launch its eyewear brand in the next quarter. Also on the cards is a range of jewellery, handbags etc along with designer Rohit Bal. |
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United States mfg expands unexpectedly
Manufacturing in the US expanded at a faster pace than forecast in August as factories added workers and cranked up production. |
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Delhi government to counter negative publicity on CWG
The Delhi government will launch a massive campaign, starting September 3, to counter the negative publicity for the delay in preparations of the Commonwealth Games. |
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Direct tax collections to be monitored effectively: FM
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked commissioners of the income tax departmentand customs to focus on low growth in service tax, the high level of arrears and amounts locked in litigation and adjudication. |
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Fiscal deficit fell 42% to Rs 91,000 cr in April-July
The Centres fiscal deficit fell 42 per cent to Rs 90,915 crore in April-July, compared to the period last year, on high revenue receipts from the auction of 3G spectrum. |
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Pranab prods Parl panel to hasten reform Bills
To put the Insurance Amendment Bill and the Life Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill on a fast track, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has requested Parliaments Standing Committee on Finance to review the bills on a priority basis. |
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Ins and outs of the Direct Taxes Code Bill
PricewaterhouseCoopers analyses the taxes code in the light of significant proposals made in the Bill tabled in Parliament on Monday. |
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FM writes to House wings of parties, seeks views on GST
The government banks on the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP to push the Insurance and LIC Bills in the next Parliament session, but it seems to have adopted different tactics on the Goods and Services Tax GST Bill. |
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Parl session to be advanced for Obama
If some guests come from a friendly country such gestures do take place as our Prime Minister has addressed parliaments in various countries, including the US, he said. |
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'US used 'flawed information' to deny aid'
Richard Fuld, former chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, said regulators relied on flawed information in denying his company aid that was extended to competitors. |
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Govt corrects GDP data issued on tuesday
The government today admitted there were mistakes in the gross domestic product GDP data released yesterday and issued a correction to the first quarter demand-side numbers. |
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Apex court quashes HC order on amethi
In a political victory for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court today gave a go-ahead for creation of a district carved out of Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency represented by Rahul Gandhi and named after Dalit icon Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj. |
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Govt clears names of 20 public sector bank heads
The government today approved 20 senior-level appointments in public sector banks. |
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State plans for flight packages during Mysore Dasara
In its efforts to attract a greater number of tourists to Karnataka, the state tourism authorities plan to offer special flight packages during the forthcoming Mysore Dasara festival, a top official said. |
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MoEF serves notice on Vedanta
The Union ministry of environment and forests MoEF has served a notice on Vedanta Aluminium Ltd VAL to explain why the environmental clearance given to it in 2004 for a 1-million tonne per annum mtpa alumina refinery and 75 Mw captive power plant CPP at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi, should not be revoked. VAL has to also explain, in 15 days, why it began expanding the refinery from 1-mtpa to 6-mtpa, and the CPP from 75 Mw to 300 Mw without prior clearance. |
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Export growth slows
Merchandise exports rose at their slowest pace in July, triggering concerns of yet another phase of demand slump. During the month, exports grew by 13.2 per cent to $16.24 billion, compared to $13.62 billion in the month last year. |
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Three blasts rock Lahore Shia processions; 6 killed
Three blasts targeted Shia processions in this eastern Pakistani city today, killing at least six persons and injuring nearly 70 others in the latest wave of deadly terrorist attacks across the country. |
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Workers at Vedanta's refinery attack office
Close to 75 workers at the alumina refinery complex of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd VAL at Lanjigarh in western Orissas Kalahandi district were detained by the police, after 100-odd people, perceived to be a mix of contractual workers and outsiders, attacked the company's office, damaging assets worth '1 crore. |
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Bihar polls: Setback for CPIM, CPI
As the crisis of the CPIM and CPI deepens in West Bengal, they are fast losing their grip over poll-bound Bihar. |
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Chidambaram takes stock of CWG security
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the security overlays in the games clusters will be completed by September 15. He also said security agencies would start carrying out mock drills at the venues. |
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