Dev Chatterjee And Ishita Ayan Dutt

Stories by Dev Chatterjee And Ishita Ayan Dutt

Tatas to go in for Rs 3,500 cr rights issue

Tatas to go in for Rs 3,500 cr rights issue

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

Sources close to the situation said the Tata Steel board is slated to discuss the issue at its meeting on April 17.

Developers to lobby PM on SEZs

Developers to lobby PM on SEZs

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2007

As the president of Assocham, Dhoot has asked Confederation of Indian Industry and Ficci to join him in requesting the prime minister to reconsider the move to ban states from acquiring land.

'Each year of delay costs us $15-20 bn'

'Each year of delay costs us $15-20 bn'

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

I agree with the Tarapore report on fuller capital account convertibility except for the time frame set.

Let go of control over financial sector: Mistry

Let go of control over financial sector: Mistry

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

India will lose up to $50 billion to $70 billion per annum in terms of financial and commodity trade services fees in the next 12-15 years, if it fails to open up its financial sector to competition.

Cement manufacturers unmoved by duty cuts

Cement manufacturers unmoved by duty cuts

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

The country's leading steel companies were considering a price increase of Rs 1,000-2,000 per tonne from April 1, despite a partial rollback last month.

Firms grapple with rate hike

Firms grapple with rate hike

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

The automobile companies, say analysts, would take the maximum hit as the hike in the loan rates could soak up the demand for cars and commercial vehicles and pull the growth rates down.

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