Kalpana Pathak And Swaraj Baggonkar

Stories by Kalpana Pathak And Swaraj Baggonkar

Tata Motors in no hurry to fill CEO's gap

Tata Motors in no hurry to fill CEO's gap

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2011

The 56-year-old German quit the Mumbai-based company after 18 months on the job, citing personal reasons.

Big sales problem with Tata's small car

Big sales problem with Tata's small car

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2011

With the Nano's sales stuck in a low gear, firm drives hope on product variants and the base of hopefully satisfied customers.

New-look GRE braces innovation

New-look GRE braces innovation

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2011

Proposed format to have real-life scenarios that mirror the kind of thinking students need at graduate-level work.

Tata-Fiat put the brakes on losses

Tata-Fiat put the brakes on losses

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2011

The Rs 4,000-crore (Rs 40-billion) Ranjangaon facility near Pune, which makes cars, engines and transmissions for both Tata Motors and Fiat, adopted aggressive cost cutting measures as part of a renewed attempt by both companies, especially Tata Motors, to put the JV back on track.

Booked a Swift? You can now upgrade to the new one

Booked a Swift? You can now upgrade to the new one

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2011

The Delhi-based car maker stopped production of the current generation of Swift last week to make way for the new model.

IHCL's Sea Rock project in trouble

IHCL's Sea Rock project in trouble

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2011

Two years after IHCL - one of Asia's biggest hotel chains which runs the Taj chain of hotels and resorts in addition to three other brands - had clinched the deal and subsequently demolished the multi-storey 434-room Hotel Sea Rock, it is now awaiting clearance to start construction.

ONGC to sell 30% stake in K-G block

ONGC to sell 30% stake in K-G block

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2011

The company is in talks with BG India and Italian E&P major, ENI.

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

Rediff.com   23 May 2011

The move will require modifications in Companies Act.

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.

Flux in small car launch of Honda, Toyota

Flux in small car launch of Honda, Toyota

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2011

The launch of two much-awaited compact cars of Honda and Toyota, scheduled to hit showrooms in a few months, may get reviewed as the two companies struggle with component supplies.

Volvo, Merc buses speed up in India

Volvo, Merc buses speed up in India

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2011

State transport undertakings are warming up to the multinationals despite premium pricing

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.

Higher duty forces luxury cars to localise

Higher duty forces luxury cars to localise

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2011

Premium car makers which do not produce models locally, but assemble these in India are busy exploring ways to avoid a price rise in the wake of the government's new duty structure.

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.

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

GM ready to sell engines to other car makers

GM ready to sell engines to other car makers

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2011

General Motors India, the joint venture company of General Motors, US, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, China, is looking to sell small-capacity engines made from its Maharashtra plant to companies willing to have a sourcing pact with it.

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.

Hoteliers, travel firms want service tax dropped

Hoteliers, travel firms want service tax dropped

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had proposed to introduce a service tax of five per cent on hotel room charges and three per cent on air-conditioned restaurants that serve liquor.