Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shriya Bubna In Mumbai

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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.

A third of home loans reworked over rates

A third of home loans reworked over rates

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2007

Banks offer to extend repayment tenures up to 25 yrs.

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.

Indian banks plan rival to Visa, MasterCard

Indian banks plan rival to Visa, MasterCard

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

Banks are considering setting up a domestic card payment settlement company, called India Pay, that would rival global payment systems Visa and MasterCard.

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.

Higher term deposits fail to make bankers smile

Higher term deposits fail to make bankers smile

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

A large part of the accretion to fixed deposits till March 16, 2007 was on account of a flight of funds from the low-cost CASA.

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.

PSU banks net may slow down in Q4

PSU banks net may slow down in Q4

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

An increase of 10% in net profit is expected as higher provisioning would negate most of the gain on account of expansion of loan portfolios.

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.

Engineers can now be global consultants

Engineers can now be global consultants

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

To date, when an Indian engineer wants to practice abroad, he needs to fulfill certain requirements.

B-school salaries: The untold story

B-school salaries: The untold story

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2007

While the premier IIMs Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have yet to conclude the final placements, last year's (2006) figures reveal that the average salaries hovered below Rs 10 lakh.

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is toying with the idea of having international faculty on its rolls. The institute is in talks with a French professor to join it full time and conduct classes.

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The multimedia-cum-film city project, first of its kind, is estimated to cost around Rs 800 crore and will spread over 30 acres.

World Cup tickets for $3,000!

World Cup tickets for $3,000!

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Compared with the standard package of Rs 3.5 lakh per person, a tailor-made package for a family of four would cost around Rs 22 lakh for a minimum of eight nights.

IIMs increase placement fees up to 25% this year

IIMs increase placement fees up to 25% this year

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Rising costs, service tax and recognition of their own increased brand value has prompted most Indian Institutes of Management to raise placement fees this season -- in some cases like IIM Kozhikode's -- even up to 25 per cent.

Coming soon: Co-branded ATMs

Coming soon: Co-branded ATMs

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

ATM deployment is set to gain scale with the Anil Ambani group's Reliance Capital and a few technology firms joining hands with partner banks to launch co-branded (known as partial white-label) ATMs.

B-schools plan industry-specific courses

B-schools plan industry-specific courses

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

Financial services companies are partnering B-schools to design industry-specific courses.

Hyderabad emerges high in ARR growth

Hyderabad emerges high in ARR growth

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

After taking over the IT hub mantle from Bangalore, Hyderabad has pushed the garden city to second place in terms of recording the fastest average room rate growth.