Friday, April 26, 2024
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/fpj-webinar-can-indian-markets-become-friendlier Promoters and investors both need good regulators By JesciliaK   From insider trading to proxy advisor, to corporate governance structures were discussed at the recently held webinar ‘Promoters, investors and market regulations: Can Indian markets become friendlier?’. The webinar was organised by the...
Appeared on Pg.55 of the Commemorative Volume "Grand Centennial, Connecting people -- 100th Anniversary of of the Founding of the CPC" Commemorative Volume published by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai held in May...
Xiaomi addresses a customer’s grievance On 7 July 2023, Xiaomi sent to my residence a replacement for the Redmi Lite2 watch that had stopped working. Under normal circumstances, I would have gone to the service centre as required and got...
Surat is where the action in diamonds can be found Dharmanandan Diamonds, established four decades ago, is among the premier players in the established Surat diamond industry with offices in three continents overall. Having seen lots of ups and downs,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/budget-2022-despite-govt-assurances-farmers-feel-betrayed Budget-22: Has agriculture become irrelevant for India? RN Bhaskar As expected, Budget-22 had a lot to talk about farming.  But they all amounted to little.  Farmers are bitter about the provisions, or the lack of them. The finance minister made the following...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/budget-2022-focus-on-agriculture-to-revive-indias-economy Budget-22 ought to focus on agriculture RN Bhaskar The finance minister will be announcing her budget-22 measures soon. Once again, you can expect her to assure the country that all-is-well.  This is a song we have heard for the past several...
Regulatory games can queer the pitch for both markets and  economy   The RBI is becoming capricious The RBI is a super regulator of sorts when it comes to financial markets.  Yet, lately, it appears to be becoming capricious.  That is extremely...
Bhumik Gajera's big plans for Laxmi Diamonds Among the early industry movers in Surat, Laxmi Diamonds has a global reputation. Bhumik Gajera, part of the promoter family, talks about the upcoming Surat Diamond Bourse, the perspective of lab-grown diamonds and...
Customercare at Xiaomi sucks The second part of the sorry saga can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/06/xiaomi-is-disdainful-about-customer-service/ Disclosure: Till last fortnight, I have been a fan of Xiaomi’s products.  I have been using its phone for more than a decade now. But...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-us-has-just-given-the-eu-a-kiss-of-death The US has just given the EU a kiss of death RN Bhaskar Mikhail Gorbachev died on 30 August 2022 ( he was born on 2 March 1931).  And when he died, there was a confused pain among Russians, and a...