Devidutta Tripathy And Manoj Kumar

Stories by Devidutta Tripathy And Manoj Kumar

Jet set to order over 100 planes at airshow

Jet set to order over 100 planes at airshow

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

Jet has already confirmed an order for 50 737-MAX planes together with up to 10 777-300ERS from Boeing.

Boeing to compensate AI for Dreamliner grounding

Boeing to compensate AI for Dreamliner grounding

Rediff.com   3 May 2013

The carrier expects to restart Dreamliner operations for domestic flights by mid-May, Ajit Singh said.

Tata Tele to give up some airwaves to save surcharges

Tata Tele to give up some airwaves to save surcharges

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

Will give up extra airwaves in 15 service areas but will retain 3.75 megahertz in the Delhi and Mumbai.

FM to woo American investors to fund current account gap

FM to woo American investors to fund current account gap

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2013

His officials are working on a series of steps to attract at least $20 billion in new investment to fund the deficit without depleting India's $300 billion in forex reserves.

Kingfisher submits plan to restart airline: CEO

Kingfisher submits plan to restart airline: CEO

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

The parent company, UB Group, is willing to pump in money.

Idea Cellular gets tax demand, may challenge order

Idea Cellular gets tax demand, may challenge order

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2013

The company and a unit had received tax demands from authorities over a restructuring exercise approved by courts more than three years ago.

Chidambaram wants caps on FDI relaxed

Chidambaram wants caps on FDI relaxed

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2013

Will help to reduce current account deficit and restore growth.

Jet shares fall on Etihad deal worries

Jet shares fall on Etihad deal worries

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2013

Jet Airways shares fall as much as 13.6 per cent after media reported that the deal with Etihad may be called off.

Govt to seek parliament nod to change retrospective tax

Govt to seek parliament nod to change retrospective tax

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2013

Cabinet will take a decision on a conciliation offer from Vodafone.

Govt permits oil firms to raise diesel prices

Govt permits oil firms to raise diesel prices

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2013

India's policy to subsidise retail prices of fuels such as diesel, which accounts for about 40 per cent of refined fuel consumption, is a major drain on the budget.

Govt defers controversial GAAR norms to April 2016

Govt defers controversial GAAR norms to April 2016

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2013

The minimum threshold to come under GAAR will be Rs 3 crore.

M&M to invest $900 million in Mahindra-Ssangyong

M&M to invest $900 million in Mahindra-Ssangyong

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2013

The money will be used to develop products jointly.

Chidambaram looks at further curbs on gold imports

Chidambaram looks at further curbs on gold imports

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2013

Chidambaram said he expected gold imports to touch $40 billion in the current fiscal year to end-March, down 31 percent from the year-ago bill of $58 billion.

Bharti falls on report of possible CBI charges

Bharti falls on report of possible CBI charges

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2012

A source at the CBI told Reuters that officials were likely to file charges related to the broader case as early as Friday but did not specify whether those might included Bharti.

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

An estimated 177 million Muslims in India, the largest Muslim minority population in the world, are unable to use Islamic banks because laws covering the sector require banking to be based on interest, which is forbidden in Islam.

Govt clears way for bigger foreign investment in banks

Govt clears way for bigger foreign investment in banks

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is in a race against the clock to pass reforms economists say are needed to breathe life into Asia's third-largest economy.

Infratel to sell $120 million shares to anchor buyers

Infratel to sell $120 million shares to anchor buyers

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2012

Investors including units of Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have agreed to buy 28.3 million shares of Bharti Infratel at Rs 230 apiece.

Why a nuclear liability bill is essential

Why a nuclear liability bill is essential

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2010

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the Bhopal tragedy have brought back into focus the issue of industrial accidents, contractual liabilities and questions of operator liability, notes Manoj Kumar and Lydia Powell in an Observer Research Foundation study, which will be published in a three-part series. Here goes the first part:

The loopholes in the Nuclear Liability Bill

The loopholes in the Nuclear Liability Bill

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2010

In the second part of a three-part series, Manoj Kumar and Lydia Powell, in an Observer Research Foundation study, discuss at length the various loopholes in the Nuclear Liability Bill, whose amended version was recently passed by the Lok Sabha.

How the world perceives nuclear liability

How the world perceives nuclear liability

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2010

In this third and concluding part of an ongoing series, Manoj Kumar and Lydia Powell, in an Oriental Research Foundation study, highlight some national nuclear liability frameworks.