B Krishna Mohan In Chennai, Hyderabad

Stories by B Krishna Mohan In Chennai, Hyderabad

Senior citizens' homes: Realty players bet big

Senior citizens' homes: Realty players bet big

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2010

For instance, Rajiv Swagruha Corporation Limited, the affordable-housing wing of the state government, has an exclusive project for senior citizens at Bandlaguda on the city outskirts.

Studying at ISB to cost over Rs 20 lakh

Studying at ISB to cost over Rs 20 lakh

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2010

The Indian School of Business, ranked in the top 12 global B-schools by the Financial Times, has increased its tuition fee to Rs 15.3 lakh per annum -- Rs 80,000 more than Rs 14.5 lakh it charged last year. The non-refundable fee remained at Rs 2 lakh.

'Bt Brinjal from Bangla,Philippines may come here'

'Bt Brinjal from Bangla,Philippines may come here'

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

It may creep in via Bangladesh and Philippines, according to A R Reddy, co-chair of Genetic Engineering Approval (now Appraisal) Committee that approved the vegetable for commercial use.

Thirty ISB students skip placement process

Thirty ISB students skip placement process

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

As many as 30 students of Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), seem to be bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and are likely to skip the ongoing placement drive. Most of them are eyeing opportunities in areas like travel, education and use of clean technologies.

Panel against Bt Brinjal in Andhra Pradesh

Panel against Bt Brinjal in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

A three-member committee on Bt brinjal, appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government, has recommended not to allow commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal in the state.

Telangana takes zing off revelry

Telangana takes zing off revelry

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2009

According to a source privy to the development, entertainment and leisure conglomerate Country Club, which has 30,000 members in Hyderabad, has cancelled its 'members-only' New Year's Eve bash.

Hyderabad: IT firms take safety measures for staff

Hyderabad: IT firms take safety measures for staff

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2009

With the political crisis over the Centre's announcement of creating a separate Telangana state casting its effect on the state capital, two business process outsourcing (BPO) companies have moved their employees to nearby hotels, even as other information technology (IT) companies have beefed security.

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2009

Professionals are making the most of the short and full-term courses to keep pace with changing trends at the workplace.

Raju, family bought 1,065 properties

Raju, family bought 1,065 properties

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2009

Satyam Computer Services Ltd founder, B Ramalinga Raju, his brothers and their spouses have acquired 1,065 properties with a registered value of Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.50 billion). These include 109 properties in coastal Andhra, 11 in Karnataka, 40 in Nagpur, 29 in Chennai and 876 in Hyderabad and the surrounding Rangareddy district, according to sources tracking developments in the Central Bureau of Investigation probe of the Satyam case.

Raju pressured Satyam board

Raju pressured Satyam board

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju had made trips to the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, to Visakhapatnam and even the United States, to convince the independent directors on the his board for acquisition of Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties, the two companies promoted by his family members.

Satyam's major investors lose Rs 1,600 crore

Satyam's major investors lose Rs 1,600 crore

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2009

By contrast, the fraud enabled Raju's kin and aides to make hundreds of crores, charges CBI.

CBI team in Mauritius to probe Satyam scam

CBI team in Mauritius to probe Satyam scam

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2009

Top officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation are in Mauritius as part of the investigation into the multi-crore Satyam scam, which its founder B Ramalinga Raju confessed to in January.

Hybrid autos to hit the roads soon

Hybrid autos to hit the roads soon

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2009

The company will launch the autos in Hyderabad within three months.

Centre drafts green SEZ policy

Centre drafts green SEZ policy

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2009

There are 344 notified SEZs spread across 40,000 hectare in the country that have so far attracted Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion).

Central govt buildings to go green soon

Central govt buildings to go green soon

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2009

Twenty-five buildings in Andhra Pradesh to be upgraded this calendar year.

'Need for rating agencies for colleges'

'Need for rating agencies for colleges'

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2009

An alternative approach has been demonstrated by IIT Bombay, which has been transmitting live, through Edusat and webcast, about 1,000 hours of its own classroom teaching free of cost every semester.

Think before you sign up for that dream job!

Think before you sign up for that dream job!

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2009

Identify where your interests actually lie before deciding on an industry or a career. Consult peers, and professors you respect. A square peg in a round hole never fits.

Tollywood gives case study to ISB

Tollywood gives case study to ISB

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2009

Now the film, the maiden venture of Ram Mohan, a management graduate-turned-movie producer, has become an entrepreneurship case study for the Indian School of Business.

Plea for Raju's lie detector test deferred

Plea for Raju's lie detector test deferred

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2009

The CBI had, on April 25, appealed to the XIV additional chief metropolitan magistrate to allow the agency to conduct forensic tests on the trio as a step-in-aid in investigation.

Intelligroup eyes $18 mn buyouts in US, India

Intelligroup eyes $18 mn buyouts in US, India

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2009

Intelligroup had, in 2007, acquired IGS Novasoft, a UK-based company, which had a good SAP implementation methodology, for $3 million (Rs 14.7 crore).