Jyoti Mukul And Sharmistha Mukherjee

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Supreme Court order on coal blocks could force nationalisation

Supreme Court order on coal blocks could force nationalisation

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2014

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its final verdict on coal mine allocations later this week.

Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead

Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2014

Buoyed by strong sales, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Honda have scaled up their annual targets, but others are still stuck in low gear

Air India to axe more loss-making routes

Air India to axe more loss-making routes

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2014

To reduce those not even meeting variable costs to 19% of network by March, from 38% five months ago.

Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes

Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2014

Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.

General Motors chief reveals her plan to make it big in India

General Motors chief reveals her plan to make it big in India

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2014

Barra says GM is working on putting out the right products here because it will be difficult to make a mark globally without India.

Air India mulls redeploying 10% of its workforce

Air India mulls redeploying 10% of its workforce

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2014

Currently, the airline has about 13,000 employees.

PMO in overdrive as Modi's ministers hit pause button

PMO in overdrive as Modi's ministers hit pause button

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2014

Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have been few, with plenty of papers and files moving to the Prime Minister's Office, which is increasingly emerging as a centralised clearance point, even for routine and ordinary issues. Though policy paralysis was a term used freely for the United Progressive Alliance regime, questions are now being raised about pending decisions across ministries and whether at least some ministers have turned redundant.

Govt changes biz models to attract private investments in infra

Govt changes biz models to attract private investments in infra

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2014

The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.

Aviation minister to talk to states on jet fuel tax

Aviation minister to talk to states on jet fuel tax

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2014

Taxes on ATF in India are among world's highest, and are seen as key reason for mounting losses of airlines.

Airport privatisation plan back on the table

Airport privatisation plan back on the table

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2014

Inter-ministerial group to meet on Thursday to finalise model concession pact.

SC's coal scam verdict today; future tense for 194 blocks

SC's coal scam verdict today; future tense for 194 blocks

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2014

Since the court had earlier questioned distribution of mining rights through the screening committee route, experts say the solution worked out would be weighed on the basis of legality.

India's e-vehicle dream crashes

India's e-vehicle dream crashes

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2014

If the drop in sales over the past two years is anything to go by, India's dream of putting seven million electric vehicles on road by the end of this decade has come a cropper.

I feel completely vindicated: Ex-coal secretary

I feel completely vindicated: Ex-coal secretary

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2014

The former coal secretary opens up in a free-wheeling interview.

Air India cleans house, says discipline, performance priority

Air India cleans house, says discipline, performance priority

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2014

The company has dismissed 194 cabin crew and 11 pilots over past year for unauthorised absence and such reasons.

Odisha, Karnataka are top states with stalled projects

Odisha, Karnataka are top states with stalled projects

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2014

Some 74 projects from Odisha and another 51 projects from Chhattisgarh have lined up before the Project Monitoring Group.

Budget airports may transport you to an era long lost

Budget airports may transport you to an era long lost

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2014

Get ready to walk into an airport minutes before a flight, check in your own luggage, walk on to the tarmac to board a plane.

Tata SIA chief on how the airline plans to strike it big

Tata SIA chief on how the airline plans to strike it big

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2014

Phee Teik Yeoh, the recently anointed chief executive officer of the airline, speaks to Business Standard on his aim of changing the rule of the game in the aviation sector by redefining service and operational experience for travellers accustomed to mere functionality.

Tata-SIA may sport Vistara brand name

Tata-SIA may sport Vistara brand name

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2014

Singapore Airlines has given new brand names to two carriers it controls - SilkAir (short-haul) and Scoot (low-cost, long-haul.

Syndicate Bank fiasco: Another shadow on Prakash Industries

Syndicate Bank fiasco: Another shadow on Prakash Industries

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2014

Despite facing tough times for a while now, a May 2014 press release of Prakash Industries said it had added capacities in its steel melting and ferro alloys divisions.

IndiGo keen to tweak promoter holdings to access FDI

IndiGo keen to tweak promoter holdings to access FDI

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

Rakesh Gangwal's holding is considered FDI even though the majority stake in Caelum is held by NRIs