Arijit Barman &Amp; Swaraj Baggonkar

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Anil Ambani eyes Jayajothi Cements in AP

Anil Ambani eyes Jayajothi Cements in AP

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2011

If the deal is successful, it would be the first such acquisition for the ADA Group.

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2011

Fair valuation of minority stake in joint venture at core of dispute; different worth of shares in two Essar entities a thorny issue.

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

Ruias to challenge Vodafone's put option, continue reverse-listing plan.

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2011

Last week, Essar had decided to prepay $900 million of this debt to foreign lenders.

NDTV set to revive alliance with STAR

NDTV set to revive alliance with STAR

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2011

Nine years after parting ways, Prannoy Roy and Rupert Murdoch are again coming together for a unique airtime sale and marketing alliance.

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2011

Three independent people with knowledge of the talks said the group had been selected in the first round and was now likely to make a formal bid.

GM ready to sell engines to other car makers

GM ready to sell engines to other car makers

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2011

General Motors India, the joint venture company of General Motors, US, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, China, is looking to sell small-capacity engines made from its Maharashtra plant to companies willing to have a sourcing pact with it.

Hoteliers, travel firms want service tax dropped

Hoteliers, travel firms want service tax dropped

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had proposed to introduce a service tax of five per cent on hotel room charges and three per cent on air-conditioned restaurants that serve liquor.

Arbitration may clear way for Cairn deal

Arbitration may clear way for Cairn deal

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

Vedanta had proposed to buy a 51 per cent stake in Cairn India for $9.6 billion in the middle of last year. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is expected to take up the issue next week.

Auto firms in a fix over new duties

Auto firms in a fix over new duties

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2011

Car and sports utility vehicle makers say they're taken aback by the Union finance ministry's proposal to bring locally assembled models into the same duty structure as imported units. They say the move would cripple demand, following a substantial rise in vehicle prices.

Srei plans first PE fund for defence sector

Srei plans first PE fund for defence sector

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2011

The fund, with an initial corpus of $150 million, is set to be the first of its kind, said two independent industry sources familiar with the development.

India Inc hails move on foreign dividends

India Inc hails move on foreign dividends

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2011

At present, when Indian corporates declare dividends, a dividend distribution tax is slapped at 15 per cent.

M&M to rectify Stallio gearbox

M&M to rectify Stallio gearbox

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2011

Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has offered to rectify a problem in the gearbox of some of its 110cc Stallio motorcycles.

RIL plays volume card for cheaper tower rent

RIL plays volume card for cheaper tower rent

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2011

As it firms up its telecom re-entry strategy, Reliance Industries subsidiary Infotel Broadband has told telecom tower companies that it will pay only half the prevailing rental for towers taken on lease.

Infra spending to hurt CV growth

Infra spending to hurt CV growth

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2011

As per reports, Rs. 50,000 crore worth of projects are held back. All these will have an impact on the CV sector.

Tatas to spend 1 billion on R&D

Tatas to spend 1 billion on R&D

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2011

Four new products under the Jaguar brand are under development.

Hindalco to now tap cash trapped in Novelis

Hindalco to now tap cash trapped in Novelis

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2011

Four years after buying Novelis, a company three times its size, Hindalco is now banking on the Atlanta (US)-headquartered aluminium rolling and recycling major to fund its Rs 23,000-crore expansion plan in India.

Yamaha struggles with personnel issues,competition

Yamaha struggles with personnel issues,competition

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2011

The company has had three Japanese executives for the post of managing director over three years.

Peugeot Citroen to announce India plans soon

Peugeot Citroen to announce India plans soon

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-largest car producer, will soon take a final call on its India plans, as senior teams from the company hold talks with state governments for a manufacturing facility.

RIL weighs options in fight for Atlas

RIL weighs options in fight for Atlas

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2011

With Reliance Industries openly expressing displeasure about the merger between its joint venture gas partner, Atlas Energy, with Chevron, all eyes are now on Atlas' special shareholder meeting on February 16, called to approve the proposed merger.