Dev Chatterjee &Amp; Falaknaaz Syed In Mumbai

Stories by Dev Chatterjee &Amp; Falaknaaz Syed In Mumbai

Judge Kode - The human face of justice

Judge Kode - The human face of justice

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Kode has proved that justice may be delayed but it cannot be denied to the 257 innocent who lost their lives in the blasts.

Top level exodus at Birla Global

Top level exodus at Birla Global

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2007

The Aditya Birla group's financial services firm, Birla Global, has seen some top level resignations.

McKinsey sues RIL, RCom over dues

McKinsey sues RIL, RCom over dues

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Global management consultancy firm McKinsey has moved the Bombay high court against Reliance Industries and Reliance Communications for non-payment of dues of Rs 27 crore

Retail boom fuels parking insurance biz

Retail boom fuels parking insurance biz

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2007

An increasing number of contractors managing parking lots at malls, multiplexes and five-star hotels are buying parking insurance covers

SBI gets a slice of ICICI stake

SBI gets a slice of ICICI stake

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2007

State Bank of India's investment kitty now includes Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) worth of shares of its competitor and the second largest lender, ICICI Bank.

LIC not to appoint retired staff on company boards

LIC not to appoint retired staff on company boards

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

The Life Insurance Corporation has decided not to nominate any retired employee as a director on the board of the almost 90 companies in which it has equity or loan exposure.

Danone takes arbitration route to end Wadia ties

Danone takes arbitration route to end Wadia ties

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

The euro 14 billion French dairy major, Groupe Danone, has formally initiated arbitration proceedings to end its partnership with the Mumbai-based Wadia group.

Insurers plan roadmap against cartelisation

Insurers plan roadmap against cartelisation

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

The code of market conduct is being prepared under the aegis of the General Insurance Council (a self-regulatory body of the 12 non-life insurance companies) in this regard.

Three panels to study financial norms

Three panels to study financial norms

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

The finance ministry is having a relook at the entire financial sector regulations and legislations to determine how they compare with the global standards.

'We do not have any intention of owning a bank'

'We do not have any intention of owning a bank'

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

T S Vijayan has completed a year as chairman of insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India. In an interview with Business Standard, he speaks about the targets set by LIC, its plans to beat competition and overseas and future plans.

Lever, Nirma end 16-year-old row

Lever, Nirma end 16-year-old row

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2007

Reach out-of-court settlement on trademark violation.

State-run insurers pitch for a facelift

State-run insurers pitch for a facelift

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

The general insurers have sought well-crafted strategies from interested consultants to withstand competition from the private sector which is more customer-oriented in terms of both services and products.

Dharavi makeover: Builders spot goldmine, but...

Dharavi makeover: Builders spot goldmine, but...

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

When Mumbai-born architect Mukesh Mehta first waded into Dharavi a decade ago, he went in as - in his own words - a mercenary looking to make money

Bad home loans have banks on toes

Bad home loans have banks on toes

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

Defaults due to rising rates resulted in the move.

Larsen ESOPs' issue settled out of court

Larsen ESOPs' issue settled out of court

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2007

Two former directors on the Larsen & Toubro board have returned the employee stock option shares to the company following an out-of-court settlement reached this week with two government-owned financial institutions.

Insurers gear up for full detariffing

Insurers gear up for full detariffing

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2007

As soon as general insurers are freed from the shackles of standard products, they could offer a motor insurance policy that provides for settlement of full claims amount without any deductions for depreciation as per the current practice.

Non-compete clauses don't really work

Non-compete clauses don't really work

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2007

India Inc's bid to stop people from joining rivals has not found favour with the judiciary.

Daewoo land sale gets stuck in legal wrangles

Daewoo land sale gets stuck in legal wrangles

Rediff.com   31 May 2007

The sale of Daewoo assets in Surajpur to Crosslinks, a company floated by former Hyundai executive B V R Subbu and Spicejet promoter Ajay Singh, has hit a legal quagmire with a slew of new players staking a claim for the 205-acre land.

Britannia's Tiger row may end soon

Britannia's Tiger row may end soon

Rediff.com   19 May 2007

Royalty terms with Danone for brand on the cards.

More M&As  on the radar, says Tata Steel MD

More M&As on the radar, says Tata Steel MD

Rediff.com   18 May 2007

An interview with Tata Steel Managing Director B Muthuraman