Kausik Datta &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

Stories by Kausik Datta &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

Italy's Lavazza to buy Barista

Italy's Lavazza to buy Barista

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

Sources close to the development said Lavazza would acquire the majority stake in Barista from ace investor C Sivasankaran

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is toying with the idea of having international faculty on its rolls. The institute is in talks with a French professor to join it full time and conduct classes.

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The multimedia-cum-film city project, first of its kind, is estimated to cost around Rs 800 crore and will spread over 30 acres.

Holcim to up control in ACC, Guj Ambuja

Holcim to up control in ACC, Guj Ambuja

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2007

In a move aimed at consolidating its Indian operations, Swiss cement major Holcim will increase its control in ACC and Gujarat Ambuja Cements for close to Rs 2,700 crore (Rs 27 billion).

World Cup tickets for $3,000!

World Cup tickets for $3,000!

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Compared with the standard package of Rs 3.5 lakh per person, a tailor-made package for a family of four would cost around Rs 22 lakh for a minimum of eight nights.

Tatas may go for rights issue for Corus buy

Tatas may go for rights issue for Corus buy

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Tata Steel may opt for a rights issue to raise funds to finance its $13.13 billion purchase of the Corus group

IIMs increase placement fees up to 25% this year

IIMs increase placement fees up to 25% this year

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Rising costs, service tax and recognition of their own increased brand value has prompted most Indian Institutes of Management to raise placement fees this season -- in some cases like IIM Kozhikode's -- even up to 25 per cent.

Hindalco's Novelis plans develop a Coke snag

Hindalco's Novelis plans develop a Coke snag

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2007

Although both parties were tightlipped on the details of the lawsuit, which was served on the company's US subsidiary this week, sources in the know said its financial implications would be huge if the court verdict goes against Novelis.

B-schools plan industry-specific courses

B-schools plan industry-specific courses

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

Financial services companies are partnering B-schools to design industry-specific courses.

Hyderabad emerges high in ARR growth

Hyderabad emerges high in ARR growth

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

After taking over the IT hub mantle from Bangalore, Hyderabad has pushed the garden city to second place in terms of recording the fastest average room rate growth.

Tata Tea to offload northern estates

Tata Tea to offload northern estates

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2007

Continuing with its move to position itself as a beverage marketing company, Tata Tea is set to divest 80 per cent in its North Indian Plantation Operations, which is being spun off to a handful of investors and workers.

Corus chief to get Rs 6.41 crore as bonus

Corus chief to get Rs 6.41 crore as bonus

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

Corus Group chairman Jim Leng will receive an addition payment of pound 750,000 (Rs 6.41 crore) for turning around the Anglo-Dutch steel maker in the past two years.

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

The Mumbai-based Arch Pharma has raised $27 million from private equity funding in the last four years

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

Suzlon's Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) bid to acquire Germany's third largest wind turbine maker REpower could well turn into a bidding war

B-schools woo multinationals

B-schools woo multinationals

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2007

Come July, professor Nilanjan Chatopadhyay - placement chairman at the Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad - will start living life out of his suitcase, literally.

Temasek to invest $300 mn in TV channel

Temasek to invest $300 mn in TV channel

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2007

The proposed company could rope in former CEO of Star TV Peter Mukerjea and Mukesh Ambani.

Live in villas when on business tours

Live in villas when on business tours

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

Top honchos of the corporate world will have their own villas to live in when on their business tours.

Corus' Dutch workers seek guarantees

Corus' Dutch workers seek guarantees

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

The demand comes close on the heels of Community, which represents more than 80 per cent of the company's UK employees, seeking talks with the Tata group

Meet the man who handled Tatas' Corus bid

Meet the man who handled Tatas' Corus bid

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

Meet Arunkumar Ramanlal Gandhi. The head of the M&A activities in the Tata Group, who called up Tata to convey Tata Steel's victory.

Tata Steel gets nod for Rs 6000 cr Iran plant

Tata Steel gets nod for Rs 6000 cr Iran plant

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

Tata Steel's global footprint is spreading at a furious pace.