Kausik Datta &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

Stories by Kausik Datta &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

Auction may not be last word on Corus

Auction may not be last word on Corus

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2007

Board has right to reject takeover panel's choice.

Rail coaches with living room, pvt kitchen!

Rail coaches with living room, pvt kitchen!

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Get ready for a different rail travel experience. A special rail coach with a living room, two bathrooms, two toilets and a private kitchen. The catch: You will be allowed to take your own chefs on the trip.

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2007

Tata Steel's greenfield projects -- in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand -- were significant for Corus, which incurred high cost on raw materials, said sources close to Tata Steel.

TISS to double intake of students

TISS to double intake of students

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is brimming with ideas and concrete plans for the new year and ahead

Placements this year to break previous records

Placements this year to break previous records

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

With the lateral placements (for students with at least a year's experience) underway and final placement (for freshers) season round the corner, institutes expect this year's placements to be one of the best ever.

Hindujas seek management control in Telecom Italia

Hindujas seek management control in Telecom Italia

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2007

The Hinduja group says it will bid for Italian tyre and real estate major Pirelli's stake in Telecom Italia only if the acquisition gives it management control in Italy's largest telecommunications operator.

UB to buy Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,350 cr

UB to buy Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,350 cr

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2007

This will be the largest M&A by an Indian firm, to be complete by January-end.

Amtek Auto renews UK bid

Amtek Auto renews UK bid

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

Amtek Auto is renewing its bid to acquire JL French Automotive Casting's Whitham plant in Essex in the UK, six months after its first abortive attempt.

Tata vies for Daewoo Romania

Tata vies for Daewoo Romania

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

The Tata group may take on global automobile giants such as Ford and Renault-Nissan for in an attempt to buy Daewoo Automobile Romania, the privatisation of which the Romanian government has put on the fast track.

CSN's Corus play faces EU anti-trust probe

CSN's Corus play faces EU anti-trust probe

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2007

The shadow of the European Commission's anti-trust proceedings is hanging over Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's bid for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.

IIMs set to take in extra students

IIMs set to take in extra students

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2007

The first stage of the 27 percent OBC quota is set to be implemented from academic year 2007-08.

Hutch set to wrap up deal by mid-February

Hutch set to wrap up deal by mid-February

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2007

Hutchison Telecom is expected to complete the sale of its 67 per cent stake in the country's fourth largest telecom company, Hutchison Essar, before the Chinese New Year holiday, which begins February 17.

Hotels include holy places on the menu

Hotels include holy places on the menu

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

The hospitality groups are also looking at a different and 'genuine category' of well-heeled religious tourists.

To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs

To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

Tourism boards have turned innovative in radio advertising when it comes to promoting their destinations among Indian travellers.

Hindujas to bid for hutch stake

Hindujas to bid for hutch stake

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2007

Financing would not be an issue for the group that had business interests in global finance, telecommunications, film, oil and the automotive sector.

Hindujas in race for Hutch, Rel Comm to raise $5 b

Hindujas in race for Hutch, Rel Comm to raise $5 b

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2007

Just six months after pulling out of Hutchison Essar, the Hinduja group is set to throw its hat into the ring for the country's fourth largest telecom company.

Tata may bid 10% more for Corus

Tata may bid 10% more for Corus

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2007

Final bid expected to be placed in a fortnight.

Kinetic to rejig operations

Kinetic to rejig operations

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

In a bid to enhance shareholders' value, the Kinetic group is restructuring operations to house its two-wheeler and auto-component businesses in Kinetic Motor Company and Kinetic Engineering, respectively.

How Indian firms finance their overseas M&As

How Indian firms finance their overseas M&As

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

Most people would not think of United Phosphorus when discussing mergers and acquisitions.

Mukesh Ambani to set up varsity

Mukesh Ambani to set up varsity

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2006

The university is expected to match the standards of institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford.