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Rupee hits automakers' export drive

Rupee hits automakers' export drive

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2007

Hyundai Motors India hopes to export over 250,000 cars next year from India, twice this year's number. Yet, Managing Director H S Lheem said this performance will not be without its problems. In fact, ebullient exports may end up denting the company's bottom line.

Beware of Internet bots!

Beware of Internet bots!

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2007

Cyber criminals are targeting enterprises and consumers based in tier-III cities. Internet bots (derived from the word web robots) are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. They are used for both commercial as well as malicious purposes.

Ghosn in India for talks on small car

Ghosn in India for talks on small car

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2007

Carlos Ghosn, the iconic CEO of Nissan Motors and Renault, is on a whistle-stop visit to India on Monday to finalise a joint venture and small-car blue-print with India's second-largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto. Renault, Nissan and M&M also have a three-way equity tie-up to make passenger vehicles in Chennai, for which the facility is yet to be built.

IT cos focus on healthcare, pharma

IT cos focus on healthcare, pharma

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2007

Indian IT service providers are increasing their exposure in the healthcare and pharma segments. Multi-million dollar deals in this space by IT firms over the past three-four months only buttress this trend. Healthcare outsourcing has moved away from just undertaking medical transcription and business process outsourcing (BPO) work to core functions such as drug discovery, testing, research and development.

Wockhardt buys US-based Morton Grove

Wockhardt buys US-based Morton Grove

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2007

This is the company's third international buyout in the last 12 months. Last year in October, the company had acquired Pinewood, the largest generic firm in Ireland and the biggest supplier of liquid generic products in the UK. Wockhardt had also bought Negma, the fourth largest independent pharmaceutical firm in France in May.

DoT makes tougher norms for spectrum

DoT makes tougher norms for spectrum

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2007

The department of telecom (DoT) on Friday announced a set of rules for granting telecom licences and allocating spectrum that is likely to impact GSM-technology service providers like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, among others.

'Danone needs Wadias' nod for solo run'

'Danone needs Wadias' nod for solo run'

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2007

The two groups have another JV, Wadia BSN, set up in 1996 to launch Groupe Danone's products from its global portfolio. However, nothing has been launched through the JV till date and Danone is in negotiations with the Wadias to dissolve the JV.

Marriage proposals at Marine Drive

Marriage proposals at Marine Drive

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2007

As the cavalcade passed Wilson College, screaming girls were spotted holding up 'Marry Me' placards -- only the names changed, with Dhoni, Yuvraj, Mumbai lad Rohit Sharma and RP Singh clearly the favorites judging by the number of 'proposals'.

How to restructure your portfolio

How to restructure your portfolio

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2007

The best way to invest in the market is through discipline and consistency as no one knows where the market is headed.

Subhash Chandra's risky gamble

Subhash Chandra's risky gamble

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2007

Subhash Chandra making headlines is no longer news. For some years now it has been for his no-holds-barred feud with the Board for Control of Cricket in India.

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2007

Raghav Bahl-promoted media company Television Eighteen Group is paying over Rs 340 crore to buy out the rights of films in two of Bollywood's biggest movie deals.

Posco suggests fish and pickle deal for land-loser

Posco suggests fish and pickle deal for land-loser

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2007

Korean major considers offering locals an export market in addition to compensation.

India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Seeing a good market in the European Union countries, India's horticulture sector is now busy tapping this potential.

Commodities prices to soar for two years

Commodities prices to soar for two years

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

Commodities prices will witness a major upheaval in the coming couple of years with demand for food going up.

SBI plans commodity broking foray

SBI plans commodity broking foray

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

In a major step, SBI Capital Markets, India's leading investment banker, has decided to enter commodity broking and expand aggressively its online equity trading to take on competition from ICICI in the sector.

Haier India acquires Daewoo Anchor

Haier India acquires Daewoo Anchor

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

As a part of its localisation strategy, the $13.9 billion Chinese consumer durables major, Haier's Indian operations on Friday announced the acquisition of Daewoo Anchor Electronics in India.

Puravankara Projects revises IPO issue price

Puravankara Projects revises IPO issue price

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2007

Unstable markets have prompted Puravankara Projects, a Bangalore-based real estate company, to revise its initial public offer price from Rs 500-525 per share to Rs 400-450 per share.

Desktop dilemma

Desktop dilemma

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Purchasing a desktop or a laptop today is both easy and complex.

Interview with Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar

Interview with Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

Maruti Udyog Ltd, the country's largest car maker, reported a growth of over 25 per cent in sales, up from 9.9 per cent in May. Jagdish Khattar, the company's managing director, spoke to Business Standard on survival strategies in a tough market.

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

As real estate investment trusts are yet to take shape in India, about a half a dozen realty firms have started the spadework for listing REIT-like vehicles on the Singapore Stock Exchange.