Kalpana Pathak And Arijit Barman

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Reliance working on CBM pricing

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Rediff.com   17 May 2011

Says will also take govt approval

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

Olympus Capital, UTI's PE arm to fund Rs 400 crore.

Japan's Kokuyo to buy majority stake in Camlin

Japan's Kokuyo to buy majority stake in Camlin

Rediff.com   2 May 2011

Japanese firm to retain Camlin, Camel brands.

Quick start to RIL-BP venture

Quick start to RIL-BP venture

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

Though all the regulatory and ministerial approvals are yet to come in, two working groups with specific mandates have been set up.

IIMs seek tax waiver on donations

IIMs seek tax waiver on donations

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2011

If the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has its way, individuals and corporations donating to educational institutions may soon be eligible for tax exemptions.

Anil Ambani eyes Jayajothi Cements in AP

Anil Ambani eyes Jayajothi Cements in AP

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2011

If the deal is successful, it would be the first such acquisition for the ADA Group.

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2011

The state-run company may soon buy nearly 20 per cent stake in two shale gas acreages - Eagle Ford shale and Barnett shale - in the US.

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2011

Fair valuation of minority stake in joint venture at core of dispute; different worth of shares in two Essar entities a thorny issue.

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

Ruias to challenge Vodafone's put option, continue reverse-listing plan.

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2011

Last week, Essar had decided to prepay $900 million of this debt to foreign lenders.

Trouble for Pune varsity's UAE campus

Trouble for Pune varsity's UAE campus

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2011

Lack of students prompts the university to re-look at its strategy

NDTV set to revive alliance with STAR

NDTV set to revive alliance with STAR

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2011

Nine years after parting ways, Prannoy Roy and Rupert Murdoch are again coming together for a unique airtime sale and marketing alliance.

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2011

Three independent people with knowledge of the talks said the group had been selected in the first round and was now likely to make a formal bid.

AICTE shuts door on part-time MBA courses

AICTE shuts door on part-time MBA courses

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2011

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to pull the plug on part-time management courses in business schools across the country.

Move on tax holiday may impact Nelp-IX bidding

Move on tax holiday may impact Nelp-IX bidding

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

The government's decision not to extend the tax holiday on exploration of oil blocks being offered in the ninth round of bidding under the New Exploration and Licensing Policy (Nelp) may impact the current bidding process, of Nelp-IX.

Arbitration may clear way for Cairn deal

Arbitration may clear way for Cairn deal

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

Vedanta had proposed to buy a 51 per cent stake in Cairn India for $9.6 billion in the middle of last year. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is expected to take up the issue next week.

Srei plans first PE fund for defence sector

Srei plans first PE fund for defence sector

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2011

The fund, with an initial corpus of $150 million, is set to be the first of its kind, said two independent industry sources familiar with the development.

India Inc hails move on foreign dividends

India Inc hails move on foreign dividends

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2011

At present, when Indian corporates declare dividends, a dividend distribution tax is slapped at 15 per cent.

B-schools get stay order against AICTE norms

B-schools get stay order against AICTE norms

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2011

This implies that the 30-odd institutions in Maharashtra will be free to select candidates through any of five national level entrance tests.

Diverse expectations from RIL-BP deal

Diverse expectations from RIL-BP deal

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2011

BP has valued Reliance Industries' (RIL) new exploration and production (E&P) business at around $25 billion (Rs 1,12,500 crore), according to Goldman Sachs.