Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Abhijit Lele In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Abhijit Lele In Mumbai

CFA moves court against shut down order

CFA moves court against shut down order

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst institute has filed a petition in the Delhi high court seeking a stay on the notice, even as it has decided to give $300 (Rs 12,300) to each of its 7,000 students to write the June 3 examinations outside India.

CFA told to cease operations

CFA told to cease operations

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

About 7,000 Indian students registered with the Chartered Financial Analyst institute are unlikely to appear in their examinations scheduled for June 3.

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

For sometime, satellite-based management education has come to the aid of senior managers who never went to a business school.

Indian engineers to get registered

Indian engineers to get registered

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The Bill, to be called the Draft Engineers Bill, will propose setting up a separate statutory authority which will lay down specifications for competency in professional engineering practice.

Global hotel majors eye India

Global hotel majors eye India

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

International hospitality majors such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Jumeirah International are all planning to establish their presence in the country.

Offshore bank units fail to cash in on SEZs

Offshore bank units fail to cash in on SEZs

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

For tapping high growth units in special economic zones, a host of Indian banks had established offshore banking units in 2003-04 in these duty free enclaves

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

Over 20 premier Indian B-schools have jointly decided to present a white paper to the All India Council for Technical Education, recommending that instead of regulating them, the governing body should facilitate the growth of management education in

After 20 yrs, SBI to hire clerical staff

After 20 yrs, SBI to hire clerical staff

Rediff.com   1 May 2007

A severe staff crunch at the branches for managing the front desk operations has compelled the State Bank of India to resume recruitments in the clerical cadre after almost a gap of 20 years.

IIM-B modifies Singapore campus plan

IIM-B modifies Singapore campus plan

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has called off its plan to start full-time operations in Singapore. Instead, it is exploring tie-ups with institutes in Singapore to offer Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes.

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

Tata Motors may soon set up a car manufacturing unit in Egypt, North Africa. The car major is said to have held talks with an eight-member high-level delegation from Egypt.

IIMs: Working students in the lurch

IIMs: Working students in the lurch

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Working students, shortlisted by the Indian Institutes of Management for admission to this year's batch, are on the tenterhooks since many of them have put in their papers and are serving notice periods.

Home loans over Rs 20 lakh to cost more

Home loans over Rs 20 lakh to cost more

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Banks to also charge 50-100 bps more for a second home.

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

A state-funded university, it may pump in money into the stock market through its corpus fund of over Rs 100 crore.

4,000 SBI staff seek early exit

4,000 SBI staff seek early exit

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

Nearly 4,000 clerical cadre and staff have sought early retirement from the country's largest commercial bank, State Bank of India.

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive programme in management of cases, at the Harvard Business School.

China bank major sees India as key market

China bank major sees India as key market

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

An interview with Zhan Xiangyang, director general of the world's third largest bank, with a market capitalisation of $183.85 billion.

Inflation unmoved at 6.46%

Inflation unmoved at 6.46%

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2007

Inflation based on the wholesale-price-index remained unchanged at 6.46 per cent for the week ended March 17 when compared to the week before. In fact, inflation is now unchanged for the last three weeks.

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, for instance, will hike the fee from Rs 13.65 lakh (Rs 1.365 million) to Rs 14 lakh (Rs 1.4 million) for its flagship one-year management programme.

Bank stir: Lawyer Chidambaram forces deferment

Bank stir: Lawyer Chidambaram forces deferment

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2007

It is Finance Minister P Chidambaram's meeting with leaders of public sector bank unions that averted the three-day bank strike proposed from March 28.

First wine institute in India soon

First wine institute in India soon

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The University of Adelaide, Australia, will soon set up India's first wine institute at Narayangaon, 80 km from Pune, Maharashtra, in association with India's largest wine making company, Champagne Indage.