Anirban Chowdhury &Amp; Nayantara Rai In New Delhi

Stories by Anirban Chowdhury &Amp; Nayantara Rai In New Delhi

Bombay Dyeing to set up 2 hotels in Mumbai

Bombay Dyeing to set up 2 hotels in Mumbai

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2007

In talks with Starwood and Peninsula Hotels.

Pepsi to launch nutritious beverage

Pepsi to launch nutritious beverage

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

Attempting an image makeover from being calorie-rich to health-conscious, PepsiCo India is working towards launching a nutritious beverage within three years.

Luxury brand Kenzo to make India debut

Luxury brand Kenzo to make India debut

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

Genesis Colours, popular for its high-end fashion label Satya Paul, is in advanced negotiations with Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton for bringing luxury apparel and perfume brand Kenzo to India.

Bumper crop to hit sugar mills

Bumper crop to hit sugar mills

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

Analysts say sugar prices could fall 5-10%.

Durables' prices may rise

Durables' prices may rise

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

Refrigerators or ACs could be dearer soon as the consumer durable companies start conforming to energy efficiency standards.

DLF, Nakheel in $10 bn townships venture

DLF, Nakheel in $10 bn townships venture

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

DLF Ltd is forging a 50:50 joint venture with Nakheel, a large property developer of the UAE, for two integrated townships in India at a whopping investment of $10 billion.

Tourism industry wary of early Indian exit

Tourism industry wary of early Indian exit

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

A possible exit of Team India from the first round of the ICC World Cup has the tourism industry worried. Many fans and corporates

Reliance Retail eyes foreign buy

Reliance Retail eyes foreign buy

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

The company reportedly in talks with a dozen firms overseas for an acquisition.

Alpha Airports under lens for security lapses

Alpha Airports under lens for security lapses

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board has forwarded complaints against duty-free operator Alpha Airports group to the home ministry and the Directorate General of Export Promotion.

Double stamp duty on property may go

Double stamp duty on property may go

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

House owners may soon get some relief from the double stamp duty incidence that currently occurs on property transactions.

The real surprise in Delhi's Master Plan 2021

The real surprise in Delhi's Master Plan 2021

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2007

Delhi will be free from the clutches of a greedy development authority

Tesco, Tatas on verge of tie-up for retail venture

Tesco, Tatas on verge of tie-up for retail venture

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2007

Tesco and Tatas have reached "a crucial stage in the negotiations, which have advanced considerably over the recent past

India key to LVMH expansion plans

India key to LVMH expansion plans

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton known for luxury brands like Fendi, Christian Dior, TAG Heuer and Dom Perignon, has identified India as key to its expansion. The group is in talks with three leading domestic companies for partnerships.

Rising rate, oversupply to temper realty prices

Rising rate, oversupply to temper realty prices

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

Rising interest rates and an 'overheated market' are stabilising residential property prices in some key pockets, but a steep correction is unlikely.

Retail FDI: Govt for more reforms

Retail FDI: Govt for more reforms

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2007

Defending its policy of liberalising foreign direct investment in retail, the government confirmed that it would go ahead with its plan to expand its ambit.

India's tourism story

India's tourism story

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

Though tourist arrivals to India rose to 4.43 million in 2006, it was only 0.52 per cent of the global pie.

Reliance Life to set up hospitals, make drugs

Reliance Life to set up hospitals, make drugs

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

Reliance Life Sciences is planning to invest at least Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) to set up hospitals in the country's metros and dispensaries in small towns.

Private developers to get 27,000 hectares bonanza

Private developers to get 27,000 hectares bonanza

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

These are the key proposals in the city's yet-to-be notified masterplan that breaks Delhi Development Authority's monopoly over acquisition of new land for development.

Vacant properties rebate may go

Vacant properties rebate may go

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2007

As part of its plan to cut back on tax exemptions, the finance ministry may withdraw the 30 per cent rebate available on the total rental value of unoccupied properties in the forthcoming Union Budget.

Sponsors line up to back Sourav, Zaheer

Sponsors line up to back Sourav, Zaheer

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2007

Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan have not only made a successful comeback to the Indian cricket team, but are also bagging new sponsorship deals.