Dev Chatterjee And Krishna Kant

Stories by Dev Chatterjee And Krishna Kant

'I won't join politics'

'I won't join politics'

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2017

'Today, moviegoers are in the 13 to 33 age bracket.' 'If people like us have to remain relevant, we have to make movies that cater to them,'

Tata Sons to invest Rs 2,000 crore more in telecom arm

Tata Sons to invest Rs 2,000 crore more in telecom arm

Rediff.com   3 May 2017

Funds will be raised via non-cumulative preference shares issued to Tata Sons on rights basis

Can Idea investors make money?

Can Idea investors make money?

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

While UltraTech Cement has been the biggest value creator adding nearly Rs 99,000 crore to its market capitalisation, Grasim Industries has added around Rs 27,000 crore to its market cap.

Vodafone chief: 'You always talk about Jio, what about Airtel?'

Vodafone chief: 'You always talk about Jio, what about Airtel?'

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

After their merger Vodafone Group CEO, Vittorio Colao says India is not a Jio market alone. Aditya Birla Group CEO, Kumar Mangalam Birla says Vodafone is dominant in metro cities, while Idea is a big player in urban, semi-urban markets.

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2017

BPCL and ONGC raised $4.9 billion in 2016-17 against $1.65 billion raised by Reliance

Move over Swift Dzire, Tata Tigor is here!

Move over Swift Dzire, Tata Tigor is here!

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2017

At Rs 470,000 for the base petrol variant, Tigor is now the cheapest compact sedan in the country

Rs 156,000 crore: Shareholders earned this last year

Rs 156,000 crore: Shareholders earned this last year

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2017

Wonder why corporate India is showering dividends?

Why April 1 is spooking India Inc!

Why April 1 is spooking India Inc!

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2017

With a new higher tax regime coming into effect from the new financial year, top corporates and wealthy investors are in a rush to restructure their shareholding.

Vodafone's merger with Idea faces tax dispute hurdle

Vodafone's merger with Idea faces tax dispute hurdle

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2017

While it was technically not possible to block the deal, the tax department could resort to arm-twisting.

Keen to reduce debt, banks get tough with large borrowers

Keen to reduce debt, banks get tough with large borrowers

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2017

The Essar group, Jindal Steel and Power, Monnet Ispat, Bhushan Steel and the Avantha group have been asked to close deals by March-end.

Karachi, Dhaka bourses set to beat BSE again

Karachi, Dhaka bourses set to beat BSE again

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2016

Equity markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are tiny compared to the market capitalisation of the Indian equity market.

Modi govt yet to match UPA's economic record

Modi govt yet to match UPA's economic record

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2016

Experts say it will now be tough for the Modi government to catch up with the UPA's economic record owing to the shock induced by the currency demonetisation.

India Inc more vulnerable to slowdown than in 2008

India Inc more vulnerable to slowdown than in 2008

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2016

Corporate indebtedness is now twice what it was before the global financial crisis; banks' bad loans ratio is 3.5 times higher.

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2016

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

Will independent directors back Cyrus in other Tata cos?

Will independent directors back Cyrus in other Tata cos?

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2016

The Cyrus Mistry camp is confident that independent directors will take their cue from their counterparts in Indian Hotels.

'Mistry brought biggest turnaround in Indian corporate history'

'Mistry brought biggest turnaround in Indian corporate history'

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2016

Cyrus Mistry had put in place a strategy that would have pulled most of the Tata group's 'legacy hotspots' out of the financial mess from legacy issues and helped turn around the group's finances.

Smaller Tata companies sparkled under Cyrus

Smaller Tata companies sparkled under Cyrus

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2016

Small- and mid-size companies where Cyrus was the chairman did better on bourses than large Tata group companies

'Tata Motors board had concerns on Nano'

'Tata Motors board had concerns on Nano'

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2016

"After sinking in Rs 6,000-7,000 crore in the Nano till date, what is the result?"

Cyrus Mistry asked Tata companies to stop work with Shapoorji group

Cyrus Mistry asked Tata companies to stop work with Shapoorji group

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2016

Mistry indeed followed standards of corporate governance so that it should not create any controversies at a later date

Tata saw faster dividend growth under Mistry

Tata saw faster dividend growth under Mistry

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2016

Dividend pay-out by the group companies grew at a compounded annual rate of 15.7% under Cyrus, sharply up from 2.5% in the previous three years