Neeraj Thakur And Raghavendra Kamath In New Delhi, Mumbai

Stories by Neeraj Thakur And Raghavendra Kamath In New Delhi, Mumbai

Reliance Retail's first apparel store soon

Reliance Retail's first apparel store soon

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2007

The Reliance apparel stores will stock all kinds of apparel, about 4,000 products across as many as 94 brands, manufactured exclusively for the company.

Oberois to bid for Dharavi project

Oberois to bid for Dharavi project

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2007

Oberoi Constructions, promoted by billionaire Vikas Oberoi, has tied up with the $10 billion Chinese real estate firm Shimao group to bid for the Rs 10,000-crore (Rs 100 billion) Dharavi Redevelopment Project.

Prakash Jha: From films to multiplexes

Prakash Jha: From films to multiplexes

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2007

Filmmaker Prakash Jha, well known for his hard-hitting movies such as Gangajal and Apaharan, is set to change the entertainment and retail landscape of eastern India.

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2007

Raghav Bahl-promoted media company Television Eighteen Group is paying over Rs 340 crore to buy out the rights of films in two of Bollywood's biggest movie deals.

Posco suggests fish and pickle deal for land-loser

Posco suggests fish and pickle deal for land-loser

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2007

Korean major considers offering locals an export market in addition to compensation.

Fiat evaluating bids for Kurla property

Fiat evaluating bids for Kurla property

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2007

Leading property developers have made offers for this prime property, which real estate industry sources suggest could fetch Fiat more than Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).

Politics sends retail into tailspin

Politics sends retail into tailspin

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2007

The ban, although described as temporary, is being seen as a knee-jerk reaction by the state government following the attacks on Reliance Fresh and Spencer's stores and has raised several questions over its farm policy.

India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Seeing a good market in the European Union countries, India's horticulture sector is now busy tapping this potential.

Rate spike takes a toll on Mumbai realty

Rate spike takes a toll on Mumbai realty

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2007

Real-estate consultants and housing finance companies say the number of deals has dropped in suburbs such as Bhandup, Malad, Vasai, Kharghar and Panvel.

Dharavi project form submission date extended

Dharavi project form submission date extended

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2007

The Slum Rehabilitation Authority of Maharashtra has once again extended the last date for submission of expression of interest for the Rs 10,000-crore (Rs 100 billion) Dharavi Redevelopment Project to August 30.

Commodities prices to soar for two years

Commodities prices to soar for two years

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

Commodities prices will witness a major upheaval in the coming couple of years with demand for food going up.

SBI plans commodity broking foray

SBI plans commodity broking foray

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

In a major step, SBI Capital Markets, India's leading investment banker, has decided to enter commodity broking and expand aggressively its online equity trading to take on competition from ICICI in the sector.

Haier India acquires Daewoo Anchor

Haier India acquires Daewoo Anchor

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

As a part of its localisation strategy, the $13.9 billion Chinese consumer durables major, Haier's Indian operations on Friday announced the acquisition of Daewoo Anchor Electronics in India.

Steve & Barry's likely to set up shop in India

Steve & Barry's likely to set up shop in India

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Steve & Barry's, one of the fastest-growing retail chains in the US, is planning to set up shops in India and China.

Puravankara Projects revises IPO issue price

Puravankara Projects revises IPO issue price

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2007

Unstable markets have prompted Puravankara Projects, a Bangalore-based real estate company, to revise its initial public offer price from Rs 500-525 per share to Rs 400-450 per share.

Valecha plans consortium for airport development

Valecha plans consortium for airport development

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Through this, the company plans to bid for 35 non-metro airports coming up for development in India as well as international airport developments.

Desktop dilemma

Desktop dilemma

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Purchasing a desktop or a laptop today is both easy and complex.

No cakewalk for retail biggies

No cakewalk for retail biggies

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

Amid the noise around multinational retail chains queuing up to enter India comes a calming revelation. According to management consultancy firm A T Kearney, not all retail biggies continue in the new markets that they enter.

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

As real estate investment trusts are yet to take shape in India, about a half a dozen realty firms have started the spadework for listing REIT-like vehicles on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

Dharavi makeover: Builders spot goldmine, but...

Dharavi makeover: Builders spot goldmine, but...

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

When Mumbai-born architect Mukesh Mehta first waded into Dharavi a decade ago, he went in as - in his own words - a mercenary looking to make money