BS Reporters In New Delhi

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UK panel starts talks with Tata, CSN

UK panel starts talks with Tata, CSN

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2007

The UK Takeover Panel has initiated discussions with the two suitors for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group -- Tata Steel and CSN of Brazil -- to lay down the process for selecting the winner.

Bengal drafts cross-subsidy plan for IT land

Bengal drafts cross-subsidy plan for IT land

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

The West Bengal government is going all out to woo investors and cross-subsidisation using proceeds from sale of land is the new mantra.

Nimbus, DD face-off in court

Nimbus, DD face-off in court

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

Nimbus Communications filed a petition in the Delhi high court on Monday challenging the government's uplinking guidelines that directs private channels to share live sports feed of all cricket matches held in India with national broadcaster DD.

Interim pension reform to be notified soon

Interim pension reform to be notified soon

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has announced that the government will soon notify an interim investment pattern for pension funds, pending the passage of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill in Parliament.

Cabinet okays edict to scrap SLR floor

Cabinet okays edict to scrap SLR floor

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2007

Under current laws, banks are required to maintain at least 25 per cent of the deposits under SLR by investing in government securities, which no longer provide attractive returns.

Govts vying to keep land losers happy

Govts vying to keep land losers happy

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

The governments of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgrah and West Bengal are trying to keep the land losers happy.

Four states to take over 100,000 acres

Four states to take over 100,000 acres

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2006

Over 1,00,000 acres will be taken over by the Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal governments or government agencies

PM to kick-start Iisco expansion on Sunday

PM to kick-start Iisco expansion on Sunday

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2006

A proposed Rs 9,000 crore (Rs 90 billion) greenfield modernisation and expansion programme is expected to give a fresh lease of life to Iisco Steel Plant, a unit of Steel Authority of India.

PSU banks dither on rate hike

PSU banks dither on rate hike

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

Public sector banks want to pass on the increasing cost of funds to borrowers across the board, but are unwilling to take the plunge right away.

Vodafone may join race for Hutch

Vodafone may join race for Hutch

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2006

Ambani to up ante by $3 bn on Ruia's hint at larger premium.

UK Takeover Panel mulls auction for Corus

UK Takeover Panel mulls auction for Corus

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2006

The panel may also decide on a sealed process where bidders' offers are final, or a standard auction held over a period of days.

Spat has cost Wadia, Groupe Danone many opportunit

Spat has cost Wadia, Groupe Danone many opportunit

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

Mumbai-based Wadia group and French food major Groupe Danone are currently fighting it out in the Bombay high court with the next hearing scheduled for January 10, 2006.

American visas to Indians set to zoom

American visas to Indians set to zoom

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

With Indo-US bonhomie at its best, the US is all set to grant entry visas to a record number of Indians in the months to come.

CSN, associates scale up holding in Corus to 23%

CSN, associates scale up holding in Corus to 23%

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2006

Even as Tata Steel mulls over its next move in the race for Corus Group, its rival suitor Companhia Siderurgica Nacional

FM to get party line on Budget

FM to get party line on Budget

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2006

Chidambaram to meet Congress Parliamentary Party today.

Rates seen stable in short term

Rates seen stable in short term

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2006

Interest rates are seen remaining stable in the short term. Chairmen of State Bank of India, the country's largest bank, and Industrial Development Bank of India said they saw no pressure to raise interest rates for now.

Cisco to ship 20% top execs to India

Cisco to ship 20% top execs to India

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2006

In a move to make India one of its global strategic centres, US-based computer network equipment major Cisco Systems

Wadias win first round in battle with Danone

Wadias win first round in battle with Danone

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2006

The Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained French dairy major Groupe Danone from selling the shares of Avesthagen, a Bangalore-based bionutritional company.

Corus to rope in pension advisor

Corus to rope in pension advisor

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2006

Pension trustees of Corus Group have hired Penfida Partners to weigh the proposals placed by Tata Steel and CSN to acquire the Anglo-Dutch steelmaker.

Dr Reddy's to sell Torrent drugs in Russia

Dr Reddy's to sell Torrent drugs in Russia

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2006

Torrent Pharma, the pharmaceuticals major, has entered into a pact with Dr Reddy's Laboratories for exclusive commercialisation of two of its brands in Russia.