M Saraswathy And Katya Naidu

Stories by M Saraswathy And Katya Naidu

Esop idea spreads across corporate India

Esop idea spreads across corporate India

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2011

One effect of the globalisation of Indian business has been the rise in the grant by companies to staffers of employee stock options.

Communication is key during crisis, say companies

Communication is key during crisis, say companies

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2011

Communication has instilled a sense of trust and belief among the employees.

Variable pay to get a bigger slice

Variable pay to get a bigger slice

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2011

Most companies see the next few quarters as a period of uncertainty and are trying to shift costs from fixed to variable.

Indian CEOs need to exploit existing skills: India Inc

Indian CEOs need to exploit existing skills: India Inc

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2011

Indian CEOs already have most of the skills to take on the world.

Students will not be left in lurch: TASMAC

Students will not be left in lurch: TASMAC

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2011

The London campus of Pune-based TASMAC School of Business suddenly closed down on October 6. Although the exact reason for its abrupt closure remains unknown, the move comes in the wake of UK's efforts to tighten norms in tier-4 student visas.

Financial jitters for GVK-Hancock deal

Financial jitters for GVK-Hancock deal

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2011

According to two independent sources in the know, GVK's lead underwriter, ICICI Bank, plans to reduce its exposure in the highly leveraged transaction. Following the move, the other PSU lenders have told GVK they, too, would like to proportionately bring down exposure.

Car rental brands thrive on luxury

Car rental brands thrive on luxury

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2011

The companies are integrating the latest innovations into their system for attracting customers.

Touch and dine: Menu at your fingertips

Touch and dine: Menu at your fingertips

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2011

Technology is fast becoming a staple diet on which restaurants live to serve patrons better.

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2011

Fair valuation of minority stake in joint venture at core of dispute; different worth of shares in two Essar entities a thorny issue.

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

Ruias to challenge Vodafone's put option, continue reverse-listing plan.

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2011

Last week, Essar had decided to prepay $900 million of this debt to foreign lenders.

Bharti, Vodafone to extend 3G services

Bharti, Vodafone to extend 3G services

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2011

Bigger telecom companies are likely to get a bigger share of the 3G subscribers as they own high average revenue per user customers, who are more likely to sample premium services like 3G.

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

One tenth mobile subscribers in India own multiple mobile phone connections, says a report.

Banks cold to ECB takeout financing norms

Banks cold to ECB takeout financing norms

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2010

Conditions attached by RBI ensure it won't take off, contend experts.

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

The construction of this hotel has been deferred by four years.

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

G V Krishna Reddy, Chairman, talks to Business Standard about his plans.

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

The firm is looking to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore through short-term commercial paper.

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

The money constitutes nearly 26 per cent of the total domestic borrowing of the Indian corporate sector in 2008-09.

RCom to tie up with US giant for application store

RCom to tie up with US giant for application store

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2010

India's third largest network service provider, Reliance Communications (RCom), is close to signing an agreement with US-based GetJar to launch its own application store (app store, software modules to run specific tasks on own mobiles), sources said.

India Inc boasts highest ever order inflow

India Inc boasts highest ever order inflow

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2010

India Inc's order book doubled in the fourth quarter (January-March) of the last financial year compared, to the year-ago period.