Reliance 3.0: How Mukesh Ambani is preparing for the future

Big Shots In News

Mukesh Ambani gets the ball rolling for Reliance 3.0

This portfolio management exercise by Mukesh Ambani, 62, is also about baby steps toward succession planning.

• Piramal in talks to sell stakes in Shriram group of companies
• How Subhash Chandra plans to settle Essel's Rs 17,000-cr debt

Jet Grounding

Jet Airways suitors find no slot to invest in

Potential investors having second thoughts after govt’s decision to allocate flight slots to rivals.

• 150 new planes this fiscal to fight fare turbulence
• Can 16 planes help Jet avoid insolvency proceedings?

Wealth Management

When can you extend foreign travel cover for free?

To extend your travel insurance during the overseas trip, you need to have valid travel insurance, that is, it should have been bought before the commencement of the journey.

• SBI offers 20 bps discount on electric vehicle loans
• Is your financial behaviour hurting your children?

Viewpoint

Weak leaders are better for India than strongmen

Modi’s mandate is that he will provide strength and unity, as opposed to the hydra-headed opposition.

• Shouldn't the concept of job creation take precedence over income transfer?
• Coming out of the closet?

Slideshows

Still a long way for autonomous cars?

In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing.

• Pride and pique as Louboutin takes Pakistan chappal global
• Booking priests, white washing house in Rajasthan? You could be arrested

Sri Lanka: Aftermath of blasts

Social media shutdown raises fears on free expression

The move comes amid growing frustration by governments around the world with internet platforms over the propagation of misinformation and incitements of violence.

• 5 JD(S) workers from Karnataka killed in Sri Lanka bombings
• Sri Lanka declares emergency from midnight

Industry Insight

IPL is gaining popularity among women, too

In terms of reach, around 145 million women viewers aged 15 years and above watched the matches across India between March 23 and April 12.

• Beer sales back on highway to growth after a sober year
• GoDaddy plans to connect WhatsApp business with Sellbrite

Telecom Tales

Jio may hike prices to meet Rs 9K cr annual spend

Jio's pricing aggression since its entry forced incumbents to match rates to retain customers.

• High-quality networks offering superior customer experience preferred over low tariffs: Huawei India CEO
• MTNL remains relevant for telecom, its sustainability important for customers, market: CMD

Policy Platter

Why Nyuntam Aay Yojana won’t end poverty

India’s poverty is hardly an impossible situation and the "surrender" to income without work of the NYAY scheme is an inferior bet to fixing our infrastructure of opportunity.

• No input tax credit if GST returns not filed, says Telangana HC
• Linking I-T officer appraisals to favourable rulings invalid: Bombay HC

Startup Buzz

What does Uber love more: Restaurants or investors?

The company has an edge over most other players, given how well capitalized it is. If it comes down to a price war to retain eateries, drivers and customers, then it is well placed to win.

• Zomato, Swiggy focus on training staff in soft skills
• Paytm Mall's toils: Why the platform failed to take off

Election Guide

How do I check where to go and vote?

​It is important to reach the correct polling booth of your constituency in order to cast your vote.

• What if I don't have a voter id, can I still vote?
• What if NOTA gets more votes?

TikTok Ban

Can’t do much about existing users of TikTok: MeitY

MeitY and Department of Telecommunications officials appear to be passing the buck to each other.

• Decide on TikTok by Wednesday, or ban ends: SC
• Off app stores, but millions using TikTok

Best short duration or short term mutual fund schemes to invest in 2019

Short duration schemes or erstwhile short term funds are open-ended short-term debt schemes that invest in instruments with macaulay duration between one and three years.

• Will these mutual funds help me to create a corpus of Rs 2.5 crore?
• Aditya Birla Sun Life India GenNext Fund: Fund Review

Mutual funds for a moderate risk taker

If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts.

• Should you invest directly in mutual funds?
• Best conservative hybrid schemes to invest in 2019

How to change SIP instructions in mutual funds

SIP instructions need to be altered to align with goals while rebalancing of the portfolio. Here is how an investor should go about it.

• Best mutual funds to invest for my newborn
• Three key risks every mutual fund investor should know

Mirae Asset AMC launches Mirae Asset Focussed Fund

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund,has launched its first open ended equity focused fund - Mirae Asset Focussed Fund.

• Stick to largecaps, buy financials, consumption stocks on dips: Jinesh Gopani, Axis Mutual Fund
• What do politicians invest in? Here's a look at the portfolios of 8