Dev Chatterjee &Amp;Amp; Ishita Ayan Dutt

Stories by Dev Chatterjee &Amp;Amp; Ishita Ayan Dutt

Auction mulled for mines with proven reserves

Auction mulled for mines with proven reserves

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2007

Under the current system, companies apply to state governments, which in turn recommend the shortlisted entities to the central government.

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.

Tata Steel loses out in Vietnam takeover battle

Tata Steel loses out in Vietnam takeover battle

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

Tata Steel has lost the bidding battle for Vietnam's Vinausteel and SSE Steel after losing a vote on the resolution for its sale and purchase agreement by Vietnam Industrial Investments, the parent company of the two steel makers.

Tata Steel to sell Corus aluminium business

Tata Steel to sell Corus aluminium business

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2007

Six months after acquiring Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus, Tata Steel has put the foreign company's aluminium business on the block.

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.

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.

Tatas face bidding battle in Vietnam

Tatas face bidding battle in Vietnam

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

This is for the second time that Tata Steel is getting into a take-over battle. It acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus Group after beating rival suitor, CSN of Brazil, through auction.

Mittal projects on the fast track

Mittal projects on the fast track

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2007

In Jharkhand, the company is hopeful of starting work as soon as the mines issue is resolved, while in Orissa, consultants for the detailed project report (DPR) and the socio-economic survey have been appointed.

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.

Tatas' proposed Vietnam buy in legal trouble?

Tatas' proposed Vietnam buy in legal trouble?

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2007

The transaction was to be completed by June.

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.

Bengal farmers lap up Jindal Steel shares

Bengal farmers lap up Jindal Steel shares

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2007

Sukhdev Mahato has 2 acres in the 450-acre private land, which will be acquired for JSW Bengal Steel's 10 million tonne project. And Mahato feels blessed.

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

Mittal India to use own package for Orissa plant

Mittal India to use own package for Orissa plant

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

Mittal Steel India, which will require 8,000 acres -- a mix of government and private land -- in Keonjhar, Orissa, for its proposed 12 million tonne plant, has decided to develop its own rehabilitation and resettlement package.

Posco open to shifting project

Posco open to shifting project

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

Posco India is open to realigning its project area and one of the options could be to the south of the site.

FIs remove 2 L&T nominee directors

FIs remove 2 L&T nominee directors

Rediff.com   11 May 2007

In a communication to L&T, the financial institutions on Thursday said they were withdrawing the nominations of Sinha and Deshmukh from the board with immediate effect.

LIC drags L&T to court in Esop row

LIC drags L&T to court in Esop row

Rediff.com   10 May 2007

The Larsen and Toubro employee stock option controversy is becoming a major face-off between the financial institutions and the construction major.