Ajay Modi And Kalpana Pathak

Stories by Ajay Modi And Kalpana Pathak

Analjit Singh plans to set up medical college

Analjit Singh plans to set up medical college

Rediff.com   10 May 2010

Max India founder and chairman Analjit Singh is in talks with four foreign universities to set up a medical college in the country.

Organised rural retail faces speed bumps

Organised rural retail faces speed bumps

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

Rural retail was supposed to cash in on the prosperity of Bharat, but the storyline hasn't really gone the way big corporate houses had hoped.

Govt to open doors for IIITs

Govt to open doors for IIITs

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

To be set up under the PPP model, the 20 institutes will offer undergraduate, masters and PhD programmes.

Organised rural retail faces speed bumps

Organised rural retail faces speed bumps

Rediff.com   1 May 2010

Rural retail was supposed to cash in on the prosperity of Bharat, but the storyline hasn't really gone the way big corporate houses had hoped.

Gas highway authority plan put on back burner

Gas highway authority plan put on back burner

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2010

The petroleum ministry has put on back burner the proposal to create a national gas highway development authority, following an opposition from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, which currently has the powers to authorise pipelines.

City Beautiful to get smart with biometrics

City Beautiful to get smart with biometrics

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

Siphoning off food and fuel meant for the poor has made India's public distribution system ineffective.

India shining: Interns get over Rs 1 lakh a month

India shining: Interns get over Rs 1 lakh a month

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2010

The offers range from $2,500 to $3,500 per month.

Problem of plenty gives food security plan a boost

Problem of plenty gives food security plan a boost

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

However, storage capacity way behind even present public distribution system procurement need.

Delhi may kick off direct subsidy plan

Delhi may kick off direct subsidy plan

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2010

Delhi may become the first state to move to direct cash pay-outs of subsidies on kerosene sold through the public distribution system (PDS). The petroleum ministry said it has "welcomed" a proposal to this effect from the Planning Commission, which acted on a plan suggested by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Oil ministry wants market-linked prices

Oil ministry wants market-linked prices

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2010

"For 2010-11 and beyond, the Kirit Parikh report will be the benchmark. The report is being studied.These decisions are politically sensitive issues and have to be sustained over a period of time," Petroleum Secretary S Sundareshan told Business Standard. "It is impossible to insulate the Indian consumer against the movement in international oil prices."

Why builders are not pleased with the Budget

Why builders are not pleased with the Budget

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The devil is in the detail for the real estate sector. Though the Budget gave sops to home buyers in the form of tax savings and interest rate subvention, it quietly brought back service tax on lease rentals in the Finance Bill.

MBA aspirants file RTIs, may move court

MBA aspirants file RTIs, may move court

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2010

The IIMs were just recovering from the uproar over technical glitches during the CAT. Now, at least five students have filed applications under the right to information law.

ISB to groom entrepreneurs from B-schools

ISB to groom entrepreneurs from B-schools

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business says it plans to provide graduates from other B-schools guidance and financial support for interesting entrepreneurial ideas as part of its strategy of finding and grooming entrepreneurs.

Kirit Parikh on why govt should free petro prices

Kirit Parikh on why govt should free petro prices

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2010

'Prices can be adjusted now. The government can even temporarily cut taxes'.

IIMs off to a flying start to placement

IIMs off to a flying start to placement

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2010

Final placements at IIM-Ahmedabad start this Saturday, while IIM-Indore and IIM-Lucknow will begin the process next week. IIM-Bangalore (IIM-B) and IIM-Calcutta (IIM-C) will start their final placements from March 4.

RIL refinery first to produce Euro-IV auto fuel

RIL refinery first to produce Euro-IV auto fuel

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2010

The first cargo of 25,000 tonnes of Euro-IV grade diesel from RIL's refinery at Jamnagar was shipped by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd on Friday, said an informed source. This is also the first coastal supply of Euro-IV diesel for the Indian market.

Little success in govt price war

Little success in govt price war

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2010

Retail prices of sugar dipped 6 per cent after the government announced a slew of measures on January 13. Prices of grain and pulses have remained unchanged.

Dubai crisis hits Indian institutes

Dubai crisis hits Indian institutes

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

Indian engineering and management institutes, which have set up bases in Dubai, are facing a 13-60 per cent dip in admissions due to the economic crisis in the city, which is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ISB placements kick off with Rs 40-lakh offer

ISB placements kick off with Rs 40-lakh offer

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) is off to a flying start this season. Citi Group has offered an analyst investment banker's position with so far the highest offer of Rs 40 lakh per annum, followed by a Rs 33-lakh offer by Parthenon Group, a consulting firm.

Day Zero: B'lore, Calcutta break ranks with IIM-A

Day Zero: B'lore, Calcutta break ranks with IIM-A

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

The IIMs will begin final placements in March 2010.