Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Raghavendra Kamath

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75 RIL retailers in Guj want to opt out

75 RIL retailers in Guj want to opt out

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2010

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is slugging it out with fuel retailers in Gujarat.

Biyani again tries the Buffett way

Biyani again tries the Buffett way

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2010

Kishore Biyani, the founder of Future Group, is treading cautiously with the initial public offer of his venture capital arm, Future Ventures, this time.

Realty still a dirty word for regulators

Realty still a dirty word for regulators

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2010

The Indian stock market is in the midst of a great bull run. Indiabulls, a prominent name in the financial services arena, applies for a licence for mutual fund operations.

Cairn deal will flow only after government nod

Cairn deal will flow only after government nod

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2010

The government has told Cairn Energy that its deal with Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources will go through only after a formal proposal to the government is made and all clearances are obtained.

Mumbai ex-mill land comes with many riders

Mumbai ex-mill land comes with many riders

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2010

Last week, Indiabulls Infratech, part of the Indiabulls group, bagged NTC's Bharath Mill land, spread over 8.3 acres, in Mumbai for Rs 1,505 crore (Rs 15.05 billion).

Reliance's June quarter results unlikely to excite

Reliance's June quarter results unlikely to excite

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2010

RIL, with interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas exploration, textiles and retail, will continue to see a slow decline in margins.

Massive fuel bills due for major air carriers

Massive fuel bills due for major air carriers

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2010

Analysts say this is a reflection of the high debt that most aviation companies have on their books. "Aviation companies are unable to pay their dues because they are into losses.

IOC, BPCL open to buying Shell retail outlets

IOC, BPCL open to buying Shell retail outlets

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

Shell India, the domestic arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, had offered for sale 20 of its 80 operational retail outlets and around 20 sites acquired earlier for setting up such outlets.

IOC plans Rs 700-cr power play

IOC plans Rs 700-cr power play

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2010

State-run Indian Oil Corporation plans to set up solar power panels and power plants at its over 18,100 retail outlets across the country at a cost of Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion).

Unfinished home properties get costlier

Unfinished home properties get costlier

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Last week, the Central Board of Excise and Customs notified that a service tax of 10 per cent would be levied on the gross value of a housing property under construction from July 1.

Manufacturing companies eye realty market

Manufacturing companies eye realty market

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2010

Small manufacturing companies are increasingly eyeing the growing real estate market as it turns out to be a goldmine for property developers in the country.

Shoppers Stop changes gear; ups stake in Hypercity

Shoppers Stop changes gear; ups stake in Hypercity

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

The Raheja-owned Shoppers Stop, which was so far an up market department chain, is becoming a full service retailer soon. It is increasing its stake in the promoter group's hypermarket chain Hypercity from 19 per cent to 51 per cent.

Indian retailers test waters on 24-hour shopping

Indian retailers test waters on 24-hour shopping

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2010

Big retailers say the events work, but others aren't sure.

New B-schools even 'buy' management students

New B-schools even 'buy' management students

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2010

A few weeks ago, the admission director of a Pune-based B-school received a strange unsolicited phone call from an 'admissions' consultant.

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Reliance Industries' annual general meeting on Friday will be unique in many ways. It's the first AGM after the Supreme Court judgment on K-G gas, the first after the truce between Mukesh and Anil Ambani and the first after the company's big-bang return to telecom.

Government reopens ONGC sale deals

Government reopens ONGC sale deals

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

The Supreme Court decision upholding the government right to decide on sale of natural gas has prompted the latter to exercise control over gas sales from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's C-series field, off the Daman coast.

Oversupply in Mumbai luxury housing looms large

Oversupply in Mumbai luxury housing looms large

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2010

According to estimates, about 7,000 new luxury apartments are expected to be available in the city in within a year, for over Rs 4.7 crore (Rs 47 million) each.

B-schools outsource placements to HR firms

B-schools outsource placements to HR firms

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

A large number of management schools in the country have begun outsourcing the process of student placements to human resource consultants. Traditionally, B-schools have an in-house placement team, headed by a faculty member. Several B-schools, on condition of anonymity, confirmed they had hired HR consultancies to find jobs for their students. Many of them also plan to have the agencies help out with placing their students as interns with companies.

Govt plans to mop up Rs 6K cr from land auctions

Govt plans to mop up Rs 6K cr from land auctions

Rediff.com   27 May 2010

Following the success of the Rs 4,050-crore Wadala land deal in central Mumbai, at least three government agencies are planning to sell plots worth at least Rs 60 billion (Rs 6,000 crore) in the next two months.

Realty IPOs face fresh market heat

Realty IPOs face fresh market heat

Rediff.com   27 May 2010

The deterioration in the market mood has directly impacted fund-raising plans of real estate developers, many of whom have either delayed their initial public offers or have decided to go slow.