Kausik Datta &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

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Sterlite's $2 bn ADS to list in mid-June

Sterlite's $2 bn ADS to list in mid-June

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2007

Sterlite Industries is set to list its $2 billion (Rs 8,000 crore) American Depository Shares issue, the largest by any Indian company, with the New York Stock Exchange by the middle of this month.

Essar to monetise 33% Hutch stake

Essar to monetise 33% Hutch stake

Rediff.com   29 May 2007

This delay was a result of controversies over a 15 per cent holding by Hutchison-Essar Managing Director Asim Ghosh, healthcare major Max's Analjit Singh and financial institution IDFC.

CFA moves court against shut down order

CFA moves court against shut down order

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst institute has filed a petition in the Delhi high court seeking a stay on the notice, even as it has decided to give $300 (Rs 12,300) to each of its 7,000 students to write the June 3 examinations outside India.

Holcim, Birla in race for market leadership

Holcim, Birla in race for market leadership

Rediff.com   24 May 2007

Aditya Birla Group and Holcim are rapidly increasing capacity in a bid to become the largest player in India's cement industry.

CFA told to cease operations

CFA told to cease operations

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

About 7,000 Indian students registered with the Chartered Financial Analyst institute are unlikely to appear in their examinations scheduled for June 3.

IPOs set to break all records

IPOs set to break all records

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

Market-men expect these offers will compete head to head for investors' fund of over Rs 24,000 crore next month.

Suzlon readies Euro625 mn for REpower purchase

Suzlon readies Euro625 mn for REpower purchase

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Ahmedabadbased Suzlon Energy has tied up funds for its Euro1.2 billion (Rs 6,543 crore) bid for the German power company, REpower, even before the last date for raising bid by the rival French giant Areva expires on Thursday.

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

For sometime, satellite-based management education has come to the aid of senior managers who never went to a business school.

Indian engineers to get registered

Indian engineers to get registered

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The Bill, to be called the Draft Engineers Bill, will propose setting up a separate statutory authority which will lay down specifications for competency in professional engineering practice.

No Esops for nominees, LIC, GIC tell companies

No Esops for nominees, LIC, GIC tell companies

Rediff.com   10 May 2007

"We have written to all the companies in which we have nominee-directors, asking them not to give Esops," said LIC managing director D K Mehrotra. He said there were more than 100 companies in which LIC had nominee-directors.

Murdoch plans to launch <i>Sun</i> with Sun group

Murdoch plans to launch Sun with Sun group

Rediff.com   9 May 2007

The Sun, the flagship publication of Murdoch's News Corporation, is in talks with Maran's Sun group to launch an English tabloid in the country.

Tata Steel may launch GDRs in Singapore

Tata Steel may launch GDRs in Singapore

Rediff.com   8 May 2007

This will be over and above a Rs 3,655-crore domestic rights issue and a Rs 4,350 crore convertible preference share issue the company announced last month.

Global hotel majors eye India

Global hotel majors eye India

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

International hospitality majors such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Jumeirah International are all planning to establish their presence in the country.

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

Over 20 premier Indian B-schools have jointly decided to present a white paper to the All India Council for Technical Education, recommending that instead of regulating them, the governing body should facilitate the growth of management education in

IIM-B modifies Singapore campus plan

IIM-B modifies Singapore campus plan

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has called off its plan to start full-time operations in Singapore. Instead, it is exploring tie-ups with institutes in Singapore to offer Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes.

How a small trader became a metal king

How a small trader became a metal king

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2007

Agarwal's is a classic story of a small trader becoming metal king. The secret, he says, lies in believing in himself and in the country's potential.

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

Tata Motors may soon set up a car manufacturing unit in Egypt, North Africa. The car major is said to have held talks with an eight-member high-level delegation from Egypt.

Reddy family likely to exit Maxwell

Reddy family likely to exit Maxwell

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

To sell 32% stake for Rs 100 crore.

Schneider in final talks to buy Anchor

Schneider in final talks to buy Anchor

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

French electrical major Schneider Electricals SA is in advanced stages of negotiations with the Mumbai-based Shah family to acquire Anchor Electricals, the country's leading electrical equipment maker.

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.