Katya B Naidu And Abhijit Lele

Stories by Katya B Naidu And Abhijit Lele

GMR, GVK eye Bali airport project

GMR, GVK eye Bali airport project

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2011

India's leading private airport developers, GMR and GVK groups, are planning to bid for the modernisation of Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia. Both are currently undertaking feasibility studies and preparing to participate in the tender process, sources said.

Speed thrills: 3G  breaks music, gaming barriers

Speed thrills: 3G breaks music, gaming barriers

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2011

"The advent of 3G will give the same experience of gaming that one gets in a personal computer or a laptop. We expect to see an increase in games downloaded by at least by 100 per cent and as many as 60 3G-enabled games will be launched in the next few months," said Nitish Mittersain, CEO, Nazara Technologies.

Govt banks tread with caution after Citi scam

Govt banks tread with caution after Citi scam

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2011

Those with plans to enter the wealth management business want to first put in place robust processes.

Home loan: SBI to seek lower provisioning

Home loan: SBI to seek lower provisioning

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2011

Bank to argue with the Reserve Bank that new norms don't apply to floating rate schemes.

Aussie coal mine: GVK, Lanco Infra highest bidders

Aussie coal mine: GVK, Lanco Infra highest bidders

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2010

Talks will begin later on the share purchase agreement, which will be done much later, after the negotiations are completed.

Banks ask RBI to define teaser loans

Banks ask RBI to define teaser loans

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2010

Stung by the public criticism of teaser rates, SBI Chairman O P Bhatt told RBI officials in a post-monetary policy meeting on Friday that only eligible persons are given these loans and the norms are not diluted while extending such loans.

Banks get aggressive for deposits

Banks get aggressive for deposits

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2010

Deposit rates have increased over 100 basis points (bps) in the last ten days, as banks are getting aggressive to mobilise resources to fund the growing demand for loans in the busy season. In the last ten days, at least five government banks have increased deposit rates and more are expected to follow suit.

RBI monitors use of overnight money

RBI monitors use of overnight money

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2010

Reserve Bank of India has stepped up checks on the use of funds borrowed from its liquidity window. The Central bank is keen to see that such funds are not diverted for lending purposes. Net borrowing by banks rose to a record Rs 1,48,490 crore (Rs 1484.90 billion) on Tuesday.

Number portability to trigger post-paid rate wars

Number portability to trigger post-paid rate wars

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2010

Telcos say tariffs could be cut by up to 20 per cent. While post-paid customers constitute only 5 per cent of the total customer base of 670 million, they make up over 15 per cent of revenues thanks to their relatively higher average revenue per user (Arpu).

Nath's road target to be scaled down

Nath's road target to be scaled down

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2010

The much-hyped target set by Union road transport and highways Minister Kamal Nath, to build 20 kilometres of roads every day, might be revised to a more achievable target, informed sources say. Sources close to the development say there is talk within the ministry of a more feasible target. "The target of 20 kilometres per day is not sacrosanct. That is what the minister wanted to achieve.

Bankers jittery over exposure to telecom

Bankers jittery over exposure to telecom

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2010

The plan of action ranges from drawdown of loans to seeking additional guarantees, to even recalling some of the loans, if the situation so warrants.

Some banks may go slow on teaser home loans

Some banks may go slow on teaser home loans

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2010

Banks are starting to fall in line with the Reserve Bank of India's position on so-called teaser home loans. Even as the country's largest lender State Bank of India stood its ground, several other banks have said they could go slow on teaser loans -- home loans bearing an introductory lower interest rate for a stipulated period of time.

Going wireless, the WiFi way!

Going wireless, the WiFi way!

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2010

Millions of Indian households are setting up wireless networks not just for PCs, but for other WiFi enabled devices, too.

MFI governance issues under lenders' lens

MFI governance issues under lenders' lens

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2010

Stung by the controversy over the sudden sacking of the Managing Director at India's largest microfinance institution, SKS Microfinance, lenders have decided to raise corporate governance issues at board meetings of other MFIs.

Banks find BPLR loans profitable

Banks find BPLR loans profitable

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2010

Mapping of spreads means effective rates in the base rate system are lower.

SBI may raise rates to grab bonus money

SBI may raise rates to grab bonus money

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2010

In an effort to grab a share of the hefty Diwali bonus to employees in government and corporate sector, country's largest lender State Bank of India may raise the interest rate on term deposit rates in next few days.

Now BlackBerry targets youth for expansion

Now BlackBerry targets youth for expansion

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2010

Blackberry, in partnership with Vodafone, has come up with an in-your-face kind of campaign that makes no reference to the controversy.

What SBI's crorepati branch does

What SBI's crorepati branch does

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2010

Customers can meet in the Sapphire conference room, put away their valuables in the Topaz locker room and freshen up in the Opal dressing room.

Gone with the deal: What RCom has lost

Gone with the deal: What RCom has lost

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2010

But with the tower asset sale being called off, RCom now has to wait for a new plan before it can reduce its staggering Rs 33,000-crore (Rs 330-billion) debt, which would have been reduced by over half (Rs 18,000 crore or Rs 180 billion) if the tower deal would have gone through.

Bharti moves to set up telecom towers in Africa

Bharti moves to set up telecom towers in Africa

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2010

The company had already sought bids to set up towers in countries like Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania, said sources. Bharti is giving these orders market wise, instead of one bulk order.