BS Reporters In New Delhi

Stories by BS Reporters In New Delhi

Pawan Hans gets nod to become scheduled airline

Pawan Hans gets nod to become scheduled airline

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Even though the two state-owned airlines, Indian Airlines and Air India, have announced a merger, the country is on its way to once again have two scheduled airlines controlled by the government.

Greater Noida airport project may take off

Greater Noida airport project may take off

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

GMR evinces interest in the project.

DLF fixes IPO price band at Rs 500-550

DLF fixes IPO price band at Rs 500-550

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

Real estate major DLF announced a price band of Rs 500-550 a share for its upcoming initial public offering.

UPA@3: A trillion-$ triumph hit by inflation

UPA@3: A trillion-$ triumph hit by inflation

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

The causes are symptomatic with the UPA's failure to get going on the infrastructure front -- a key bottleneck as well as its inability to push agriculture growth, which slowed down from 6 per cent in 2005-06 to 2.7 per cent the year after.

Mother of all farm packages soon

Mother of all farm packages soon

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

To address the agrarian crisis in the Indian economy, a new package for agriculture with a central investment corpus of around Rs 30,000 crore will be announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in about 10 days.

Citi pvt equity arm buys Sharekhan for Rs 480 cr

Citi pvt equity arm buys Sharekhan for Rs 480 cr

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Citigroup's private equity arm Citigroup Venture Capital International has acquired 85 per cent stake in retail brokerage Sharekhan for about Rs 470-480 crore (Rs 4.7 to Rs 4.8 billion).

PSUs likely to invest in MFs

PSUs likely to invest in MFs

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs will discuss the proposal to lift the ban on state-owned companies from investing in mutual funds in its weekly meeting on Thursday.

Unified deal for core sector by year-end

Unified deal for core sector by year-end

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The government is formulating a standard concession agreement for roads, ports and airports, expected to be ready by later this year.

Sebi for listing of private debt

Sebi for listing of private debt

Rediff.com   16 May 2007

The Securities & Exchange Board of India said on Tuesday it was in favour of compulsory listing of privately-placed debt issues, which are corporate bonds issued to no more than 50 investors, as a means to bring in more transparency.

Telecom players split over Maran's policies

Telecom players split over Maran's policies

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

The telecom industry is divided over the policies of former Communications Minister Dayanadhi Maran, who resigned on Sunday.

Credit card defaults to prove costly

Credit card defaults to prove costly

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

Your credit card bill could rise if you do not have a good credit history. The interest rates on credit cards, which were hovering around three per cent, are set to cross the three per cent mark across the industry.

First petro region in seven months: Paswan

First petro region in seven months: Paswan

Rediff.com   9 May 2007

The first of the gigantic petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical investment regions - each of which is projected to attract investment of Rs 70,000 crore

Cabinet okays Bill for airport regulatory body

Cabinet okays Bill for airport regulatory body

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

The government on Thursday cleared the proposed Bill for setting up the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority.

Citi, TPG place bids for 40% stake in Sharekhan

Citi, TPG place bids for 40% stake in Sharekhan

Rediff.com   2 May 2007

Private equity fund Texas Pacific Group and global financial services major Citigroup have put in their bids to acquire nearly 40 per cent stake held by the promoters in Sharekhan

Finally, I-T forms follow function

Finally, I-T forms follow function

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

All classes of tax payers will henceforth file their annual returns for assessment year 2007-08 using eight new return forms classified as the ITR series 1 to 8.

Emirates to fly to new locations

Emirates to fly to new locations

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2007

Dubai-based carrier, Emirates is adding a host of in-flight services, like the facility of using mobile phones onboard, toys for children and nutritious meals for them to attract more passengers.

FIPB defers decision on Hutch-Essar

FIPB defers decision on Hutch-Essar

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

When asked whether the Reserve Bank of India had sent any further comments, Dua replied in the negative.

RBI may hike key interest rate

RBI may hike key interest rate

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Banks are expecting a 25-basis-point increase in the repo rate (7.75 per cent at present) -- the central bank's short-term lending rate against government securities -- when the Reserve Bank of India announces its monetary policy on April 24.

FM asks banks to curb home and retail loans

FM asks banks to curb home and retail loans

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2007

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has asked public sector banks to go slow on disbursals of home and other consumption loans to help fight inflation.

AAI to upgrade Kolkata airport, Chennai on hold

AAI to upgrade Kolkata airport, Chennai on hold

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

Succumbing to pressures from the Left parties, the committee on infrastructure, set up under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh