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South-based firms take significant pie of private equity investment

In the south, Hyderabad-based Phoenix Group saw the highest amount of investment

Shapoorji in talks with investors to raise $250 mn for housing platform

Shapoorji has launched housing projects at Virar near Mumbai, Howrah near Kolkata and Hinjewadi in Pune

Indonesia's 'Extreme' Vespa scooter enthusiasts rev up at Java festival

Hundreds of enthusiasts travel to the festival in Kediri to show off their creations

Govt wants 50 mbps broadband for all, but no one knows who'll pay for it

Govt hopes the national digital communications policy will generate fresh investments of $100 bn in the digital-telecom space

Vintage Ferraris a better bet than stocks in age of market exuberance

Even with dividends reinvested, Ferraris commanded a faster increase in value than listed US companies since the end of 2009

The Gadgil dilemma: Kerala floods a result of governance failures?

The notable ecologist correctly ascribed the disaster to governance failures, but his own panel's recommendations may not have been the right solution

Will J&K Guv Satya Pal Malik's worldview help him govern troubled state?

Satya Pal Malik became the first politician to helm the administration of the state since militancy-hit it in 1983-84

With or without kids, women aren't favoured by Hong Kong employers: Study

Under the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance passed in Hong Kong in 1997, it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of family status

ADIA-backed Lake Shore India Advisory planning to build four malls in India

According to industry experts, Lake Shore will have to spend at least Rs 35 billion on the project

With half a dozen deals this year, good exits fuel TPG's India aggression

TPG is also a big player globally in stressed assets

Sweden election 2018: Immigration among the most important issues to voters

The country of about 10 million people will hold national elections on September 9

How investors are coming into cryptocurrency market despite RBI's ban

With Indian banks out of the picture, peer-to-peer exchanges offer cryptodollar-backed transactions

Staring at uncertainty, India's solar industry searches for a ray of hope

If falling tariffs were pressuring project developers before, the new safeguard duty on panels adds another cloud of uncertainty to the stiff targets the government has set

As Stalin prepares to take the reins of DMK, Alagiri plans rebellion

After the death of Karunanidhi, sources in the party said that Alagiri had been mounting pressure through family and party members on Stalin to take him back into the DMK

Coordination needed for building mental-health insurance policies

National Health Survey says 150 mn Indians suffer from some form of mental illness

PE investments see upward trend, tally at $11.51 bn in Jan-July: Thornton

Going forward deal activity is expected to be bullish for the rest of the year

New York-style steakhouses are now looking at Japan for expansion

The reasons are myriad, ranging from restrictions on US beef imports to Japan's economic recovery, as well as anticipation of the 2020 Olympics

Power sector's coal conundrum: How flawed reforms make imports inevitable

India has the world's fifth largest coal reserves at 60.6 billion tonnes, but just one, monopoly supplier: Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal-producing company

Silicon Valley's unicorn elite create wealth like never before

The rise of unicorns-the once-rare class of private companies valued at more than $1 billion-means their founders have huge stakes worth astonishing amounts

High raw material costs take the sheen off stainless steel industry

High raw material costs prove a major hindrance in producers' efforts to increase per capita use