Dev Chatterjee And Krishna Kant

Stories by Dev Chatterjee And Krishna Kant

Tatas paring assets to cut group firms' debt

Tatas paring assets to cut group firms' debt

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2014

Mistry's strategy appears to be the opposite of the group's stance in the heady days of 2007

More cheer so far this earnings season

More cheer so far this earnings season

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2014

More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.

Tatas now only half as small as PSUs

Tatas now only half as small as PSUs

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2014

Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.

Royalty bigger than dividends for MNCs

Royalty bigger than dividends for MNCs

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2014

In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.

Navy helps public sector shipyards beat slowdown

Navy helps public sector shipyards beat slowdown

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2014

Barring one, three are debt-free and sitting on large cash reserves.

PSU exchange-traded fund a weak bet for investors

PSU exchange-traded fund a weak bet for investors

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2014

Putting money in key PSUs a better option

Coal block allocations: India Inc pleads for SC mercy

Coal block allocations: India Inc pleads for SC mercy

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2014

Worried over the fallout of the Supreme Court's observations on allocation of coal blocks, India Inc wants the apex court to consider a reprieve for those allotted to genuine companies that have invested billions.

Companies hoping for the tide to turn

Companies hoping for the tide to turn

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2013

Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.

Srei to keep its USL share as lenders seek theirs

Srei to keep its USL share as lenders seek theirs

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2013

Lenders to Kingfisher Airlines, led by State Bank of India, had moved courts to get residual rights over these shares after Srei recovered the collateral from the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, making it difficult for Srei to sell the shares, said a legal source.

40% of dividend-paying firms have cash deficits

40% of dividend-paying firms have cash deficits

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2013

No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.

Sensex beats Nifty hands-down in 2013

Sensex beats Nifty hands-down in 2013

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2013

Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge

L&T halts stock options on static share prices, tax issues

L&T halts stock options on static share prices, tax issues

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2013

In the quarter ended September, the company's employee costs rose to an all-time high of Rs 1,580 crore (Rs 15.8 billion), even as company's margins took a beating.

FIIs queue up for Coal India, IOC

FIIs queue up for Coal India, IOC

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2013

Bankers claim they have received good response to the roadshows held abroad for Coal India, IndianOil and PowerGrid.

India Inc sees red on voting rights for preference shares

India Inc sees red on voting rights for preference shares

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

Many members of ministry panel give dissent note on clause; no clarity yet on whether it will apply to existing shares or new ones.

The saga of alleged link between V K Sibal and RIL

The saga of alleged link between V K Sibal and RIL

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2013

The agency would probe whether Sibal had shown undue favour to RIL.

Wadias, Rahejas in battle over prime Mumbai land

Wadias, Rahejas in battle over prime Mumbai land

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2013

Mumbai police chargesheets billionaire-builder Chandru Raheja for cheating, breach of trust; Rahejas call it pressure tactic, say Wadia plea was thrown out by Supreme Court

Bankers tell fund-starved Loop Mobile to sell assets

Bankers tell fund-starved Loop Mobile to sell assets

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2013

Lenders, with Rs 600-cr exposure to telco, want it to sell properties to repay loans.

Market cool to recent RIL success

Market cool to recent RIL success

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2013

At its current stock price, RIL now has 8.4 per cent weight in the Sensex against Infosys' 8.8 per cent.

Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2013

Aditya Aluminium project ready but clearances still stuck for mine

Tata Tele to seek promoter funding to bid for spectrum

Tata Tele to seek promoter funding to bid for spectrum

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2013

Spectrum is critical for Tata Tele because in some circles, Rajasthan for example, it has spectrum only in 60 per cent of the geography, while allocation for the rest has yet to come from the government.