Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Vodafone's $5-billionconfrontation with its Indian telecom joint venture partner, Essar, is now set to get embroiled in regulatory drama, as the ball has been pushed to the Reserve Bank of India's......

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

It was supposed to be a done deal. When Vodafone announced last week that Essar had agreed to exit Vodafone Essar for $5 billion, everyone thought this would be the end of the long bitter dispute......

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

The $5 billion cash that Essar would get from Vodafone may seem a windfall. In reality, the amount will be far less.Using its put option in the telecom Vodafone Essar joint venture as collateral,......

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

The $29-billion Aditya Birla Group is set to join the race to buy Australian coal mining company Whitehaven Coal.Three independent people with knowledge of the talks said the group had been......