B Dasarath Reddy And T E Narasimhan

Stories by B Dasarath Reddy And T E Narasimhan

Senior family members step down from <I>The Hindu</I>

Senior family members step down from The Hindu

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2012

According to an internal communication signed by KSL's company secretary, a copy of which is available with Business Standard, the changes will come into effect from June 1.

Ashok Leyland, Czech truck arm enter UK market

Ashok Leyland, Czech truck arm enter UK market

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2012

Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland, part of the London-based Hinduja Group, is to enter Britain's mid-range truck market through a tie-up by its Prague-based subsidiary, Avia Ashok Leyland.

SMEs see a 43% fall in PE investments in Jan-Mar

SMEs see a 43% fall in PE investments in Jan-Mar

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2012

Private equity (PE) investments in India's SME sector dropped by 43 per cent to $134 million in 2012 (January to year till date) from $236 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The number of deals fell by 34 per cent during this period.

Show us the coal, banks tell power companies

Show us the coal, banks tell power companies

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2011

Link loan disbursals with firming up of steady supply of raw material.

Equity fund, media house to buy majority stake in TV9

Equity fund, media house to buy majority stake in TV9

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2011

ABCL owns the TV9 media house, which runs satellite television channels in several regional languages, including Telugu. iLabs is promoted by Raju.

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2011

SpiceJet, the low-cost air carrier, on Thursday got its shareholders' approval to issue additional equity shares to promoter Kalanithi Maran, who in turn will infuse Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion) into the airline. Maran's equity holding would go up from 38 per cent to 43 per cent of the company's shares.

NDTV-Hindu joint venture on the block

NDTV-Hindu joint venture on the block

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2011

The channel is an equal joint venture between NDTV and Chennai-headquartered newspaper group The Hindu.

Gold mining may become a reality in AP

Gold mining may become a reality in AP

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2011

Gold production in India has dwindled in recent times.

CSK scores for India Cements

CSK scores for India Cements

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

The company says it is gaining fast because of its strategy extending brand CSK into the market by being associated with cricket's most valuable property, the Indian Premier League that consists of 10 teams.

M&M to bring acquired Boeing unit to Bangalore

M&M to bring acquired Boeing unit to Bangalore

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2011

Mahindra & Mahindra has decided to dismandle its recently acquired Boeing plant in Melbourne, Australia, which makes machinery for aircraft, and shift it to Bangalore.

LCV unit: Leyland, Nissan to invest Rs 2,500 crore

LCV unit: Leyland, Nissan to invest Rs 2,500 crore

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2011

The two partners have said they'd produce 150,000 vehicles as part of the phase-I plan from their existing facilities in the state, till the new factory goes on stream.

Andhra says Adani asking for too much land

Andhra says Adani asking for too much land

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2011

Adani Group had sought 10,000 acres in the first phase and 40,000 acres in the second phase.

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2011

French car major Renault is set to launch five new cars in India before 2012.

Renault-Nissan trains its global staff in Chennai

Renault-Nissan trains its global staff in Chennai

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2011

The Renault Nissan Alliance has said that its Oragadam greenfield facility near Chennai - its first in the world - will be a template for its upcoming Morocco facility, with a few changes only in the back-end engineering. The company is training 30 senior employees drawn from various verticals at its Oragadam plant.

India largest borrower of IDA

India largest borrower of IDA

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2010

India is also the third largest borrower of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank), with a total portfolio of $21.9 billion (Rs 98,590 crore).

Upswing in auto sector hiring

Upswing in auto sector hiring

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2010

The index began tracking jobs in the sector from July 2008 and there was a sudden dip of 29 per cent in the month of December 2008, said V Suresh, executive vice president and national head of sales for the portal.

Watch out for the Rajnikanth juggernaut!

Watch out for the Rajnikanth juggernaut!

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2010

On Friday, Endhiran, the big-budget, multi-lingual Rajinikanth starrer, with an 'official' budget of Rs 162 crore and 'unofficial' budget based on market rumour of Rs 250-300 crore, opened to packed houses, with tickets sold out days in advance.

Vangal, foreign investors to sell TMB holdings

Vangal, foreign investors to sell TMB holdings

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2010

Ramesh Vangal and foreign investors backing him have decided to exit the Nadar community-controlled Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB).

Managers go for lessons in M&A

Managers go for lessons in M&A

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

In recent days Indian corporate houses are increasingly acquiring companies in Latin America and Europe. But on the other hand these companies are not efficiently managed.

Nokia employees on strike after talks fail

Nokia employees on strike after talks fail

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2010

The Nokia India Employees Progressive Union held discussions with the management on Monday. "The wage settlement offered by company is quite low. We are not happy with that," said Union sources.