Dev Chatterjee &Amp; Falaknaaz Syed In Mumbai

Stories by Dev Chatterjee &Amp; Falaknaaz Syed In Mumbai

LG India gets tax demand on high advertising spend

LG India gets tax demand on high advertising spend

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2013

Tribunal ruling in I-T's favour may open floodgates to claims against other MNCs.

'Vedanta will double earnings to $12-13 bn in 2-3 years'

'Vedanta will double earnings to $12-13 bn in 2-3 years'

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2013

Interview with chairman, Vedanta.

Budget 2013: India Inc faces 'M&A tax'

Budget 2013: India Inc faces 'M&A tax'

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2013

Guarantees given to overseas arms under I-T scanner.

After Shell, Hindalco faces transfer pricing tax notice

After Shell, Hindalco faces transfer pricing tax notice

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2013

Claim could be over fee for guarantees given for loans to acquire Novelis.

'Time has now come to say GOODBYE to India'

'Time has now come to say GOODBYE to India'

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2013

Interview with Chairman, Cipla.

For India Inc, going private isn't easy

For India Inc, going private isn't easy

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Companies in India would empathise with Dell as their delisting experience hasn't been easy, either.

Financial institutions battle royalty squeeze of HUL

Financial institutions battle royalty squeeze of HUL

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2013

Say will take up the issue with the HUL management.

Banking licences: Corporate honchos rule out conflict

Banking licences: Corporate honchos rule out conflict

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2013

Economists advise against it, citing international experiences; business leaders say RBI should allow move for inclusive growth.

Kumar M Birla to be Birla Sun Life AMC chairman

Kumar M Birla to be Birla Sun Life AMC chairman

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2013

Birla takes over as chairman after his group increased its stake to 51 per cent in November 2012 from the earlier 50 per cent.

Courts' nod for recast of Mukesh's personal firms

Courts' nod for recast of Mukesh's personal firms

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2013

Reliance Industries Holdings will now directly own stakes in Reliance Ports & Terminals, Reliance Gas and Transportation and Reliance Utilities and Power.

McDonald's seeks higher royalty from India arm

McDonald's seeks higher royalty from India arm

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2013

Hardcastle Restaurants to pay royalty of 8% of net sales by 2020, against the current 3%.

India Inc pays directors far less than Cos Bill ceiling

India Inc pays directors far less than Cos Bill ceiling

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Average salary of the 100 best-paid directors is 1% of their companies' net profit.

Tatas to trim Tata Sky stake, Temasek to exit

Tatas to trim Tata Sky stake, Temasek to exit

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2012

Temasek is exiting by selling its 10 per cent stake while Network Digital Distribution Services will pare part of its 30 per cent stake.

No takers for Siva's Tata Tele stake

No takers for Siva's Tata Tele stake

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2012

Siva Group had mandated JM Financial to hunt for a buyer, but investors shied away from the Indian telecom industry.

Britannia to boost its regional portfolio

Britannia to boost its regional portfolio

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2012

Company proposes to in-source manufacturing and build healthy portfolios of national and regional brands.

Birlas take control of MF venture with Sun Life

Birlas take control of MF venture with Sun Life

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2012

The Aditya Birla group, led by Kumar Mangalam Birla, has taken charge of its mutual fund joint venture with Sun Life Financial of Canada by buying 1 per cent stake from the latter.

Birla may take majority stake in Living Media

Birla may take majority stake in Living Media

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2012

Talks in final stages, but both sides deny move.

Actis talks to Tesco, 7-Eleven for Nilgiris stake sale

Actis talks to Tesco, 7-Eleven for Nilgiris stake sale

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2012

Actis was earlier negotiating with other private equity players, but changed its strategy after the government opened retail sector to foreign companies.

Panel begins work on capital norms for insurers

Panel begins work on capital norms for insurers

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2008

The Institute of Actuaries of India has formed a technical group and is working out modalities in consultation with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority to set risk-based capital norms for the industry. Under the current Irda regulations, insurers are mandated to maintain a solvency margin of 150 per cent. Accordingly, insurance companies have to maintain 150 per cent of the amount underwritten by them in cash.

Dewan Housing plans $ 250 million real estate fund

Dewan Housing plans $ 250 million real estate fund

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2008

The fund will close in two tranches, with the first tranche of $ 100 million expected to close in two months. However, the company has not set any time-frame for raising the entire corpus of the fund. In addition, Dewan Housing Finance, the parent entity, is also looking to raise Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) to bolster its operations. The fund-raising may also be in the form of equity dilution.