Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Sanjay Jog In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Sanjay Jog In Mumbai

Truck rentals may rise 3-4%

Truck rentals may rise 3-4%

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

Rentals were already high due to strong manufacturing sector growth.

House panel quizzes SBI on base rate

House panel quizzes SBI on base rate

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2010

The committee members asked if SBI was waiting for private sector banks to announce their rates before it takes a call on the issue.

Volatility: BSE, NSE asked to pull up socks

Volatility: BSE, NSE asked to pull up socks

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2010

The committee members from the ruling and Opposition parties, in separate interactions with BSE and NSE, termed the volatility as 'clueless' and wanted both the exchanges to pull up their socks.

Naxals, green issues hit coal projects

Naxals, green issues hit coal projects

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

Ministry seeks more active role by state governments to address issues.

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.

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.

Chavan sees smooth sail for MLC nominees

Chavan sees smooth sail for MLC nominees

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

With just a day to go for the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan is confident that the three candidates nominated by his party would win. There are 11 candidates in fray for 10 vacant seats, giving indications that the elections will be fought very hard.

RIL may pay Rs 9,000 cr to RNRL: Experts

RIL may pay Rs 9,000 cr to RNRL: Experts

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

Within 24 hours of the brothers Ambani deciding on a ceasefire, the stock market and Reliance pundits are out with their calculators to figure out the financial implication of ending the non-compete terms five years in advance and the loss that Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited would incur post the Supreme Court verdict.

'Govt should bring reforms in realty sector'

'Govt should bring reforms in realty sector'

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

The newly appointed president of Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry Sunil Mantri speaks on various issues in relty sector

'Blacklisted' varsities still a hit among students

'Blacklisted' varsities still a hit among students

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

Uncertainty may shroud their deemed status with the apex court yet to deliver its final verdict. However, admissions to nearly 50 per cent of deemed universities blacklisted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) are on in full swing.

 NHAI expects to be debt-free by 2030-31

NHAI expects to be debt-free by 2030-31

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

NHAI expected to be debt-free by 2030-31 and added the authority, which raised about Rs 14 billion (Rs 1,400 crore) in 2009-10 through capital gains tax exemption bonds, planned to mobilise Rs 40 billion (Rs 4,000 crore) in the current financial year.

Maharashtra Cong opposes Anand Sharma for RS

Maharashtra Cong opposes Anand Sharma for RS

Rediff.com   14 May 2010

The Maharashtra unit of the Congress party is divided over the nomination of Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to the Rajya Sabha from the state.

Analjit Singh plans to set up medical college

Analjit Singh plans to set up medical college

Rediff.com   10 May 2010

Max India founder and chairman Analjit Singh is in talks with four foreign universities to set up a medical college in the country.

Tata Power to supply power to R-Infra

Tata Power to supply power to R-Infra

Rediff.com   7 May 2010

Mumbai electricity consumers do not have to face powercuts for a while. The Maharashtra Cabinet subcommittee chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday intervened to resolve the ongoing dispute between Tata Power and Reliance Infrastructure over power purchase.

Govt to force solution to Tata, R-Infra power war

Govt to force solution to Tata, R-Infra power war

Rediff.com   6 May 2010

The Maharashtra government has decided to play the role of a heavy-handed mediator in the tussle between Tata Power and Reliance Infrastructure. The dispute is over the sale of electricity in this city at regulated rates.

Govt to open doors for IIITs

Govt to open doors for IIITs

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

To be set up under the PPP model, the 20 institutes will offer undergraduate, masters and PhD programmes.

Tata Power asked not to apply differential pricing

Tata Power asked not to apply differential pricing

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2010

A Maharashtra government-appointed committee has asked Tata Power not to adopt differential pricing but supply excess power at the regulated price to Reliance Infrastructure.

Shashank Manohar, non-playing captain

Shashank Manohar, non-playing captain

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2010

As the IPL controversy has shown, he shuns the limelight but still makes his presence felt.