Manojit Saha And Aneesh Phadnis

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Reliance plans Baramati hub for private jets

Reliance plans Baramati hub for private jets

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2011

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group plans to develop Baramati, about 100 km from Pune, as a hub for private jets, with airports in Mumbai and Pune facing acute shortage of parking bays. Baramati is also the home town of Union agriculture minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.

Companies get relief from high short-term rates

Companies get relief from high short-term rates

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2011

After rising for more than a year, short-term interest rates have started falling since the beginning of the month, thanks to improved liquidity.

SBI shelves JV with Tata Motors Finance

SBI shelves JV with Tata Motors Finance

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2011

State Bank of India (SBI) has put on the backburner its plan to acquire a stake in Tata Motors Finance, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) objection.

'Go slow on loans to commercial realty projects'

'Go slow on loans to commercial realty projects'

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2011

According to RBI data, bank lending to commercial real estate registered 20 per cent growth in the year ended May 30 as compared to 1.2 per cent in the previous year.

Green signal for FDI in proprietary trading

Green signal for FDI in proprietary trading

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2011

RBI feels allowing foreign companies into this business may affect financial stability.

RBI's diversity huge opportunity: Deputy governor

RBI's diversity huge opportunity: Deputy governor

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2011

It is clear now that our policy to treat FCCBs as debt upfront turned out to be the right approach.

Deccan 360 into fire fighting; may raise Rs 200 cr

Deccan 360 into fire fighting; may raise Rs 200 cr

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2011

Deccan 360 is not taking orders, as it claims it is re-aligning its services.

IATA to make airports' security check hassle-free

IATA to make airports' security check hassle-free

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2011

The existing system where all airline passengers, barring VVIPs, have to undergo rigorous frisking, the IATA model proposes different levels of screening for passengers based on the level of risk associated with each one of them.

H R Khan likely to be RBI deputy governor

H R Khan likely to be RBI deputy governor

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2011

Khan would replace Shyamala Gopinath who retires on June 20, after a seven-year stint as deputy governor.

Provide portfolio mgmt details, RBI to banks

Provide portfolio mgmt details, RBI to banks

Rediff.com   27 May 2011

The Financial Stability and Development Council had earlier mandated RBI and the Securities and Exchange Board of India to undertake a review of the existing practices followed by banks and brokerage houses in offering wealth management services.

Pune, Nagpur airport projects stuck

Pune, Nagpur airport projects stuck

Rediff.com   23 May 2011

While the Navi Mumbai airport project has been cleared for take off, two other big-ticket projects in Maharashtra - a cargo hub in Nagpur and an international airport at Rajgurunagar near Pune - are grounded because of delays in land acquisition.

Air India plans to raise Rs 5,500 crore

Air India plans to raise Rs 5,500 crore

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

Air India (AI) plans to raise Rs 5,500 crore (Rs 55 billion) by issuing bonds to a consortium led by the country's largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, as part of its financial restructuring exercise.

SBI's rate increase signals shift in strategy

SBI's rate increase signals shift in strategy

Rediff.com   13 May 2011

Sharp increase is a major departure from those during former chairman O P Bhatt's regime.

Panels' squabbles cost AI dear

Panels' squabbles cost AI dear

Rediff.com   2 May 2011

The months of April and May are favourable for airlines, a good time to recover their losses.

Kingfisher pilots get pay raise

Kingfisher pilots get pay raise

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2011

Kingfisher Airlines has increased the salary of a section of its pilots, fearing an exodus to rival carriers. Airlines including SpiceJet and IndiGo are in an expansion mode and will be adding 29 planes this financial year, opening new job avenues for pilots.

AI Express will move unit to Kerala

AI Express will move unit to Kerala

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2011

Move will help AI Express reduce costs and increase fleet utilisation.

Foreign operations set to get a leg up at SBI

Foreign operations set to get a leg up at SBI

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

One of the MDs, R Sridharan, is focusing on associates and subsidiaries. Another managing director, S K Bhattacharyya, who retired in October, 2010, was the chief credit risk officer.

Axis Bank drops move to induct Bhansali

Axis Bank drops move to induct Bhansali

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2011

The bank follows RBI discomfort with quid pro quo pact.

Short-term lending cut by banks

Short-term lending cut by banks

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2011

Banks have started putting the brakes on short-term corporate loans.

RBI to tighten norms for portfolio management

RBI to tighten norms for portfolio management

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2011

The multi-crore fraud at the Gurgaon branch of Citibank has prompted the banking regulator to review existing norms for the portfolio management services (PMS) of banks.