Dev Chatterjee And Ishita Ayan Dutt

Stories by Dev Chatterjee And Ishita Ayan Dutt

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%.

West Bengal government buys time in Singur case

West Bengal government buys time in Singur case

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2013

Seeks to file additional documents in SC; hints at out-of-court settlement.

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.

Four in the fray for top job at Tata Steel

Four in the fray for top job at Tata Steel

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

New MD likely to be announced by December-end or first week of January.

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.

Why the Marxists are counting on Mamata

Why the Marxists are counting on Mamata

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2012

Trinamool's break with the Congress is encouraging the Left in Bengal to finally bestir itself. But it may be relying too much on the Trinamool's weaknesses rather than its own strengths, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt

Firstsource deal holds exit opportunity for investors

Firstsource deal holds exit opportunity for investors

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2012

ICICI bank, one of the investors, has been trying to reduce its stake for long, as it has to bring it below 5 per cent on directives of the US Federal Reserve.

Sanjiv Goenka leads race for Firstsource acquisition

Sanjiv Goenka leads race for Firstsource acquisition

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2012

The BPO's board will meet on Friday to finalise deal.

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.

Paresh Maity designs for ITC, upsets anti-smoking lobby

Paresh Maity designs for ITC, upsets anti-smoking lobby

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2012

India's leading cigarette maker, ITC, has roped in artist Paresh Maity to design a limited edition packing for its Flake brand, with the launch of the Paresh Maity Collector series, to be exclusively sold in West Bengal. This is the first time that ITC has collaborated with an artist for its brand.

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2012

The Saffron Brand Consultants chairman talks about the perception and reality about Brand India.

Saregama to exit film production

Saregama to exit film production

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2012

"We will come up with a new brand identity next month and have already assigned one agency for this. It will be a new branding for Saregama, with a more youthful and uncluttered logo. We have chalked out the future road map. While there are plans to enter the television space more aggressively, we are exiting the films business," said Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of the Group.