Dev Chatterjee &Amp;Amp; Ishita Ayan Dutt

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Steel companies to up prices soon

Steel companies to up prices soon

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Anticipating pressure from the government, steel companies decided not to hike prices on Sunday, but are likely to raise them over the next few days in varying degrees.

Steel firms to raise prices from April 1

Steel firms to raise prices from April 1

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

Plan to move cautiously with an increase of Rs 500-1,000 per tonne.

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

Major shareholders to buy workers' shares in northern gardens.

Bengal plans two-way 'fight' for industry

Bengal plans two-way 'fight' for industry

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

Fresh from the Nandigram flashpoint, the West Bengal government is set to begin a two-way 'battle' to keep industrialisation going in the state.

Wadia, Danone to part ways

Wadia, Danone to part ways

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The move will result in Britannia and Wadia BSN, being dismantled.

Bajaj feud spills over to trusts

Bajaj feud spills over to trusts

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Shishir Bajaj, the estranged brother of group patriarch Rahul Bajaj, and his son Kushagra have sought a 25 per cent share in the assets controlled by these trusts.

Fresh row over Bajaj Sevashram

Fresh row over Bajaj Sevashram

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

Shishir, Rahul factions dissent over all-important chairmanship.

Kushagra gets Birla booster

Kushagra gets Birla booster

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

The Aditya Birla group has set aside 6.5 per cent stake in Bachhraj & Co, the company that controls 24.54 per cent of Bajaj Hindusthan, for Kushagra Bajaj's wife, Vasavadatta, sources close to the development said.

Decent exit clause can save JVs from mess

Decent exit clause can save JVs from mess

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

As the debris of failed joint ventures piles up, experts quote the old adage of prevention being better than cure.

Haldia share transfer: IDBI drags CLB to court

Haldia share transfer: IDBI drags CLB to court

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Lenders have thrown their hat into the Haldia Petrochemicals Limited case with Industrial Development Bank of India moving the Calcutta high court against the Company Law Board order on share transfer to the TCG firm.

Archaic laws continue to dog joint ventures

Archaic laws continue to dog joint ventures

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Until 26 months ago, the laws governing cross-border joint ventures were loaded heavily in favour of the Indian partner.

Iron ore prices may fall

Iron ore prices may fall

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

Iron ore prices are expected to fall in next couple of months following the imposition of duties on exports.

Mortality rate high for foreign JVs

Mortality rate high for foreign JVs

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

A day after Vodafone announced its $11.1 billion acquisition of Hutchison's equity holding in Hutch-Essar, India's fourth largest mobile service provider, it received an unsolicited advice from the Egyptian CEO of Orascom, Naguib Sawiris.

Wadias, Danone to revive talks

Wadias, Danone to revive talks

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2007

The warring promoters of FMCG major Britannia - the Wadias and the French dairy giant Danone - are looking at sorting out intellectual property rights issues

Meet LN Mittal's man in India

Meet LN Mittal's man in India

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2007

Some people stand out just by being unassuming. Sanak Mishra, chief executive officer (CEO), Mittal Steel India, is one of them.

Essar may hang up on BPL brand

Essar may hang up on BPL brand

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

BPL Mobile, one of Mumbai's oldest cellular phone operator, is looking at dropping its existing brand name as Essar's agreement with the TPG Nambiar-owned BPL on the use of its trademark expires by March-end.

Tatas may go for rights issue for Corus buy

Tatas may go for rights issue for Corus buy

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Tata Steel may opt for a rights issue to raise funds to finance its $13.13 billion purchase of the Corus group

Mumbai reform panel head quits

Mumbai reform panel head quits

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2007

Percy S Mistry, chairman of the high-powered committee on making Mumbai an international financial hub, has put in his papers following differences of opinion with other members.

Ruias reject Birla offer for BPL Mobile

Ruias reject Birla offer for BPL Mobile

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2007

The Ruias of Essar have rejected an offer by the Aditya Birla group's Idea Cellular to acquire BPL Mobile's Mumbai circle, which lost heavily on its valuations due to the corporate battle between its shareholders.

Cipla no more in race to buy Merck generics busine

Cipla no more in race to buy Merck generics busine

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

Domestic pharmaceutical major Cipla has dropped out of the race to acquire Merck's generics business citing expensive valuation as the reason.