Arijit Barman &Amp; Sanjay Jog

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Essar may get Rs 3,493 cr windfall from Vodafone

Essar may get Rs 3,493 cr windfall from Vodafone

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

The Ruias of the Essar Group will now be getting around $750 million (about Rs 3,493 crore) more from their telecom joint venture partner, Vodafone Group, over and above the fair market price if they exercise the "put" option for their 33.02 per cent stake.

NCP core group to review modalities

NCP core group to review modalities

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will declare its party line at its national executive, to be held on August 1 in Patna, days after announcing that the party would forge an alliance of secular parties on the grounds that its major ally, Congress, was not giving it adequate political space.

BJP yet to take a call on Uma Bharti's return

BJP yet to take a call on Uma Bharti's return

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2010

BJP president Nitin Gadkari said, "The party has not yet taken any decision on Uma Bharati's return. The issue is still being discussed." A party leader said the party's decision may be possible after the elections to the Bihar assembly are over.

IIT's Navi Mumbai airport study stress on Ecology

IIT's Navi Mumbai airport study stress on Ecology

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

An environment impact assessment study by the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, for the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport, has categorically said there should not be any compromise on retaining the geomorphology of rivers, the aquatic life and mangroves in the airport zone.

M S Banga on life as a fund manager

M S Banga on life as a fund manager

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Banga has hung up his Unilever boots and moved on to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) as an operating partner.

Maharashtra to levy charges on builders

Maharashtra to levy charges on builders

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Maharashtra is considering imposition of betterment charge and service tax on developers of residential and commercial complexes adjacent to the mega-infrastructure projects lined up in Mumbai.

New Aussie govt brings cheer to Indian miners

New Aussie govt brings cheer to Indian miners

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

A new government has taken office in Australia, which has said it will review its predecessor's controversial proposal for a 40 per cent super-profit tax on mining revenues.

Efforts to curb kerosene adulteration failed: Min

Efforts to curb kerosene adulteration failed: Min

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2010

Deora told Business Standard that a substantial volume of kerosene was also smuggled across the border, since the prices there were much higher. He added the government may have to rework various measures taken so far to curb the menace.

Truck rentals may rise 3-4%

Truck rentals may rise 3-4%

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

Rentals were already high due to strong manufacturing sector growth.

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

JV formed for Saudi infra projects, focus on contracts from other countries as well.

House panel quizzes SBI on base rate

House panel quizzes SBI on base rate

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2010

The committee members asked if SBI was waiting for private sector banks to announce their rates before it takes a call on the issue.

Volatility: BSE, NSE asked to pull up socks

Volatility: BSE, NSE asked to pull up socks

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2010

The committee members from the ruling and Opposition parties, in separate interactions with BSE and NSE, termed the volatility as 'clueless' and wanted both the exchanges to pull up their socks.

Naxals, green issues hit coal projects

Naxals, green issues hit coal projects

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

Ministry seeks more active role by state governments to address issues.

Global giants in race for Maharashtra cement unit

Global giants in race for Maharashtra cement unit

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

At least four global cement majors, Lafarge, CRH, Heidelberg Cement and Intalicementi, are in the race to buy a little-known cement company in Maharashtra Murli Industries with a total capacity of 2.9 million tonnes.

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Reliance Industries' annual general meeting on Friday will be unique in many ways. It's the first AGM after the Supreme Court judgment on K-G gas, the first after the truce between Mukesh and Anil Ambani and the first after the company's big-bang return to telecom.

Mukesh plans $5-bn telecom revolution 2.0

Mukesh plans $5-bn telecom revolution 2.0

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

RIL, RCom working on partnership blueprint.

Chavan sees smooth sail for MLC nominees

Chavan sees smooth sail for MLC nominees

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

With just a day to go for the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan is confident that the three candidates nominated by his party would win. There are 11 candidates in fray for 10 vacant seats, giving indications that the elections will be fought very hard.

Edelweiss, Lanco lead race for Axis' PE arm

Edelweiss, Lanco lead race for Axis' PE arm

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

Infrastructure conglomerate Lanco Group and leading financial services firm Edelweiss Capital have emerged frontrunners in the race for Axis Bank's private equity arm. According to two people familiar with the developments, Lanco and Edelweiss have made the most aggressive financial bids among all the non-binding ones that have come in so far. The bids, they said, were in the range of Rs 30-45 crore.

Aditya Birla Group revs up power plans

Aditya Birla Group revs up power plans

Rediff.com   26 May 2010

Three years after exiting the power business, the Rs 1.4-lakh crore Aditya Birla Group is planning a powerful comeback into the sector and is eyeing a major acquisition in Tamil Nadu, two people with direct knowledge of the deal told Business Standard.

RIL may pay Rs 9,000 cr to RNRL: Experts

RIL may pay Rs 9,000 cr to RNRL: Experts

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

Within 24 hours of the brothers Ambani deciding on a ceasefire, the stock market and Reliance pundits are out with their calculators to figure out the financial implication of ending the non-compete terms five years in advance and the loss that Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited would incur post the Supreme Court verdict.