Anindita Dey &Amp; Shivani Shinde In Mumbai

Stories by Anindita Dey &Amp; Shivani Shinde In Mumbai

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

TCS, NXP Semiconductors and Gemini Traze are already in the fray.

Govt plans to relax ECB norms

Govt plans to relax ECB norms

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

The government is planning to relax the recent diktat of clubbing non-convertible, optionally convertible or partially convertible preference shares as External Commercial Borrowings for some companies.

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

Game developers are increasingly eyeing Bollywood production houses to create content.

SEBI tightens noose around manipulators

SEBI tightens noose around manipulators

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

By passing on the information to income tax department, the regulator wants to send a clear signal that manipulation could prove to be costly.

Odds rise for small bourses as deadline looms

Odds rise for small bourses as deadline looms

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

With pressure mounting on 18 regional exchanges to demutualise, some bourses have decided to shut shop, while others are going in for demutualisation - leading to an eventual consolidation.

Cross-border deals under I-T scanner

Cross-border deals under I-T scanner

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2007

Objective of the examination is to study the tax implications of such deals.

RBI weighs $ sell-buy swap to stem liquidity

RBI weighs $ sell-buy swap to stem liquidity

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2007

The Reserve Bank of India is exploring the use of a dollar sell-buy swap to drain liquidity from the banking system, having used the most common instruments over the last two and a half years in its fight against inflation.

RBI wants lock-in for IPO allotments to FIIs

RBI wants lock-in for IPO allotments to FIIs

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2007

Move aimed at checking short-term inflow of foreign funds.

Infrastructure firms under CAG lens for audit

Infrastructure firms under CAG lens for audit

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2007

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India plans to focus on infrastructure companies and banks for special audit during the current financial year.

e-commuting fast catching up in India

e-commuting fast catching up in India

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Nareshchandra Singh, an IT analyst with global research and analyst firm Gartner, takes only a few seconds to reach his office from home.

Sebi to allow short selling by first week of July

Sebi to allow short selling by first week of July

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

To resume after six-year hiatus.

Another CRR hike looms

Another CRR hike looms

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The Reserve Bank of India, which has already raised the cash reserve ratio (CRR) thrice since December last year, is contemplating another hike, though only on incremental deposits this time.

Banks can now be pension fund managers

Banks can now be pension fund managers

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The funds are likely to be invested as per the interim investment guidelines, which may allow investment of 5 per cent in equity and 10 per cent in equity-linked mutual funds.

Curbs likely on VC funds for realty

Curbs likely on VC funds for realty

Rediff.com   24 May 2007

The government is reviewing norms for investments by foreign venture capital funds in real estate, after the Reserve Bank of India coming round to the view that such funding is helping create an asset bubble in the sector.

FDI status for FIIs in real estate pre-IPOs

FDI status for FIIs in real estate pre-IPOs

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

The government proposes to treat the investments by foreign institutional investors in pre initial public offers (IPOs) of real estate companies at par with foreign direct investment.

Future to revamp IT, puts in Rs 400 cr

Future to revamp IT, puts in Rs 400 cr

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Future Group, the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20-billion) Indian retail giant, is set to invest close to Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) over a period of three years to revamp its IT infrastructure.

Govt moots merger of pvt banks, UCBs

Govt moots merger of pvt banks, UCBs

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

A way to ensure good growth as private banks find organic growth tough.

Rediff.com comes up trumps

Rediff.com comes up trumps

Rediff.com   18 May 2007

In 2000, when Internet companies across the world were shutting shop, this start-up refused to join the crowd and continued with its operations despite the losses -- a move that defied conventional business logic at that time.

Beat the copy-cats at their own game

Beat the copy-cats at their own game

Rediff.com   16 May 2007

Pirates won't have it easy any more as the organised market gets savvy.

Laptops at Rs 420 may be a reality!

Laptops at Rs 420 may be a reality!

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

The Human Resources Ministry is seriously attempting to manufacture laptops at almost half the price of the cheapest mobile -$10 or just Rs 420.