With executives using multiple smart devices such as mobiles and tablets, video-conferencing is not an inside-the-room phenomenon anymore.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily has said the audit of Reliance Industries (RIL) operated KG-D6 natural gas blocks is a contractual obligation and the company will abide by it.

Following the October 29 Cabinet reshuffle, in all likelihood the last before the general elections of 2014, Business Today looks closely at the challenges before five of them, all holding key economic ministries.

Reliance Industries (RIL) reclaimed top position in the market capitalisation chart, replacing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after the IT major earlier in the day briefly became the most valued firm.

James Bond rules the box office even though he has failed to dethrone Harry Potter. The latest james Bond franchise Skyfall has had the second-biggest opening weekend in British movie history.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has reported a 28.74 per cent increase in total sales at 53,438 units in October, its highest ever in a month.

The Delhi High Court has granted two more weeks to the government to submit documents relating to the alleged allotment of 190 acres of IGI Airport land to Delhi International Airport Ltd at a throwaway price.

More than 3.75 million people up and down US East Coast were still without power as cities and towns started recovering from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy that left New York and New Jersey devastated.

The 30-share BSE Sensex opened weak but finally closed with again of 56.32 points or 0.30 per cent, at 18,561.70.

Among the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries, India's entertainment and media market is the fastest growing, followed by China, Russia and Brazil, according to a CII-PwC report.

Bharti Enterprises has rejected allegations that it had violated rules in the investment by Walmart Stores Inc in its subsidiary.

With the central bank on Tuesday keeping key interest rate unchanged and raising the provision for restructured standard accounts from the existing 2 per cent to 2.75 per cent, the markets were disappointed led by banking sector.

Sesa Goa may miss the production target of about 15 million tonnes for the current fiscal due to mining ban in Goa.

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra reports 22.3 per cent increase in standalone profit after tax at Rs 901.8 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 on the back of good sales.

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp is in talks with Reliance Industries to hire its unutilised production facilities on the east to quickly bring to production its gas finds in the Krishna Godavari basin.

The commissioning of Mumbai High North Process Platform will help the company raise output from offshore Mumbai High fields by 9,000 barrels a day to 206,000 bpd, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Chairman and Managing Director Sudhir Vasudeva said.

With tax collections likely to fall short of targets, disinvestment receipts will be key to keeping the govt's fiscal deficit under control. Also, achieving the target of raising Rs 30,000 crore in 2012/13 through stake sales will establish the govt's willingness to push through reforms.

The top five companies in different sectors, by market cap

Crunching numbers to get to our 500 listing, we uncovered six companies with market-cap growth averaging more than 1,000 per cent over the past year.

The investigation into the $100-million investment made by US retail giant Walmart in the Bharti Group has gathered further momentum.