Kalpana Pathak And Swaraj Baggonkar

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Tata Motors, M&M eye fiat plant

Tata Motors, M&M eye fiat plant

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2009

Indian automobile majors Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) have shown interest in taking over the Termini Imerese plant owned by Italy's largest car maker Fiat. Fiat has already decided to relocate the Termini Imerese plant, preferably to cost-effective areas of Poland or Germany, in 2011.

CAT 2009 results may get delayed

CAT 2009 results may get delayed

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2009

Results of the Common Admission Test could get delayed with Indian Institutes of Management and Prometric, which conducted the online test, still to decide a new date for conducting the exam for students who could not give their exam due to technical glitches.

Tata to slash jobs at JLR companies

Tata to slash jobs at JLR companies

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2009

The exercise part of drive to combine operations under single firm.

Indian professors clear outsourcing test

Indian professors clear outsourcing test

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2009

Pankaj Sarma (name changed), associate professor with an Indian business school, earns Rs 1 lakh every month for evaluating papers written by students in the US. This is apart from his salary of Rs 60,000 as per University Grants Commission scale.

Vehicle scrappage incentive buzz gets stronger

Vehicle scrappage incentive buzz gets stronger

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2009

If a committee set up under the heavy industries ministry approves a recommendation of the auto industry, the country may soon get a scheme, which would incentivise a vehicle buyer for scrapping his old vehicle in exchange.

IITs invite ex-students for campus placements

IITs invite ex-students for campus placements

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2009

Even as placements at the premier Indian Institutes of Technology will continue till March 2010, some IITs have begun offering students from their previous year's batch a chance to sit for job interviews this year, too.

Emission cut will fuel more eco-friendly cars

Emission cut will fuel more eco-friendly cars

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2009

Most manufacturers, including Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motors and Hero Honda are already working on advanced indigenous technologies to build greener vehicles.

Consumer finance: Smaller players fill the void

Consumer finance: Smaller players fill the void

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2009

The exit of the big movers has meant more opportunities for local players such as Nambiar Finance, which is just one of the 1,465 non-deposit-taking NBFCs registered with the Mumbai office of the Reserve Bank of India.

CAT for 5,000 students rescheduled

CAT for 5,000 students rescheduled

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2009

The dates for the exam may be extended beyond December 8 and 9.

IIMs nearly dumped computerised CAT...

IIMs nearly dumped computerised CAT...

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are understood to have contemplated scrapping of the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) before deciding to wait for a few more days before taking such a call.

New Pulsar: High on looks, low on power

New Pulsar: High on looks, low on power

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

Pulsar's new variant, to be unveiled next week, will retain the looks of a big bike, but the engine will be 135 cc. Bajaj Auto is launching yet another variant of Pulsar, its highest selling bike, next Wednesday.

IIM-B director on the CAT failure

IIM-B director on the CAT failure

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2009

Conducting an examination at this level is a very complex task, says Pankaj Chandra, Director, IIM Bangalore.

IIMs, NIIT blamed for CAT fiasco

IIMs, NIIT blamed for CAT fiasco

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2009

Even as day three of the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) continued to add to the anxiety of the student community, academicians have shifted the blame game from Prometric to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and NIIT, accusing them of adopting a highly casual attitude.

Taj exorcises ghost of terror

Taj exorcises ghost of terror

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2009

A year later, armed with chipping hammers and electric drills, labourers are still working round-the-clock so that what was once the city's most elegant destination for a drink reopens this Monday.

IITs smile as MNCs return to campuses

IITs smile as MNCs return to campuses

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2009

Offers, high ones, are coming in before placements officially start.

Bajaj Auto to roll out more bikes

Bajaj Auto to roll out more bikes

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2009

The company decides to launch premium, entry-level bikes after competition hits high gear.

RIL mulls entry into low-cost housing

RIL mulls entry into low-cost housing

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2009

After successfully dabbling in organised retail in 2006, Mukesh Ambani, chairman of India's largest private sector company, Reliance Industries (RIL), has now set his eyes on no-frills, low-cost housing."RIL has deep pockets and excellent execution skills. It has executed two large projects like the Jamnagar refinery and the KG-D6 basin in a record time. Another such large project is only obvious for the company to get into," said a source close to the development.

Luxury hotels see robust bookings

Luxury hotels see robust bookings

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2009

If you were planning to spend Christmas or New Year's Eve at exotic locations in Goa or Kerala but haven't done the required bookings for it yet, chances are that you can't go.

Car buyers now face longer waiting periods

Car buyers now face longer waiting periods

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2009

Manufacturers report unexpected post-festival surge in demand.

Companies may be allowed to set up universities

Companies may be allowed to set up universities

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2009

These non-profit multi-disciplinary institutions will have to be registered under Section 25 of Companies Act.