Kalpana Pathak &Amp; M Saraswathy

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Hotels plan to switch back to dollar rates for foreigners

Hotels plan to switch back to dollar rates for foreigners

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2013

Over 60-70% of the guests at five-star hotels are foreigners. However, hotels say, if dollar remains at this level, the mix could change.

Debt market needs structural push: Experts

Debt market needs structural push: Experts

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2013

Entities reluctant to get into new segment till settlement and margin issues are addressed

Oil India in talks to buy stake in Petroceltic's Algerian asset

Oil India in talks to buy stake in Petroceltic's Algerian asset

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2013

Petroceltic is headquartered in Dublin with offices in Edinburgh, London, Algiers, Varna, Cairo and Rome.

Gas price hike soothes industry's nerves

Gas price hike soothes industry's nerves

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2013

Reason behind for the change in his stance: gas price increase.

No catastrophe insurance cover yet

No catastrophe insurance cover yet

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2013

In the wake of the natural disaster in Uttarakhand, the proposal for 'catastrophe insurance' is in spotlight.

I-T dept slaps Rs 30-cr service tax notice on Amity

I-T dept slaps Rs 30-cr service tax notice on Amity

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2013

The notice also said service tax amounting to Rs 28.08 crore (Rs 280.8 million), in addition to education cess of Rs 56 lakh and secondary and higher education cess of Rs 28 lakh (Rs 2.8 million) for the period between October 2007 and September 2012, should be recovered from Amity under the provision to sub-section 1 of section 73 of the Finance Act.

Uttarakhand: Insurers on high alert

Uttarakhand: Insurers on high alert

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2013

Public general insurance companies to collaborate for speedy settlement of claims

Companies turn to insurers to cover cyber crime liability

Companies turn to insurers to cover cyber crime liability

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2013

Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.

Reliance retail units set for merger

Reliance retail units set for merger

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2013

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is set to carry out a major restructuring exercise. Nine of its retail units would be merged with Reliance Retail and Reliance Fresh.

Maruti saves Rs 354 crore in 2012-13 with employee help

Maruti saves Rs 354 crore in 2012-13 with employee help

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2013

The company adopted the scheme from parent Suzuki, where employees are rewarded for making suggestions to improve productivity and cut wastage.

Rangarajan's formula to BENEFIT Reliance: Ex-Secretary

Rangarajan's formula to BENEFIT Reliance: Ex-Secretary

Rediff.com   29 May 2013

The price would increase from $4.2/mbtu to $10/mbtu if Rangarajan formula is accepted.

IndianOil plans Rs 11,000-cr capex for this year

IndianOil plans Rs 11,000-cr capex for this year

Rediff.com   28 May 2013

A large part of this investment, about Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion), would go to the Paradip refinery

Branded fuels stop flowing

Branded fuels stop flowing

Rediff.com   27 May 2013

Oil marketing companies decrease distribution & production of fuel brands after huge drop in demand.

New B-schools take slow and steady steps towards growth

New B-schools take slow and steady steps towards growth

Rediff.com   23 May 2013

While new business schools come up, industry experts said the quality issue was crucial for them to survive.

Job fraud cases haunt automobile sector

Job fraud cases haunt automobile sector

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2013

Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Auto have noted a rise in these incidents.

Revival some time away for life insurers

Revival some time away for life insurers

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2013

In the April 2012-February 2013 period, the life sector's industry's new business premium collections fell 6.1 per cent, compared to the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

Auto worker unions put grit in the gears

Auto worker unions put grit in the gears

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

The issues unions have been pursuing aggressively include forced suspensions, flexible work conditions, recognition of a union and salary parity for contract workers.

RIL to start production from NEC-25 gas block by 2019

RIL to start production from NEC-25 gas block by 2019

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

RIL also reported measures taken to check falling output in the KG-D6 field.

B-schools increase course fee by 10-15%

B-schools increase course fee by 10-15%

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

B-schools cite high inflation and rising operational costs behind the move.

Non-life insurers look at more premium increase

Non-life insurers look at more premium increase

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2013

Though exposure draft proposed 35-60% hike, Irda raised it only 19%.