P B JayaKumar &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

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4,000 Mumbaikars may switch off R-Infra

4,000 Mumbaikars may switch off R-Infra

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2009

Several commercial and residential customers of Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) in Mumbai are planning to shift their electricity connections to Tata Power Company (TPC).

'We will not sell Piramal Healthcare'

'We will not sell Piramal Healthcare'

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2009

Nandini Piramal, heir apparent to the Piramal business empire as the elder child of Ajay Piramal and Swati Piramal, became the executive director of Piramal Healthcare in April this year. A 29-year-old graduate from Hertford College of Oxford University, with an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, she joined the firm in 2006 as a General Manager and has been closely associated with the company's overseas subsidiaries in the US and Canada.

IIMs plan to join hands for overseas foray

IIMs plan to join hands for overseas foray

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2009

Some directors think pooling their resources - financial and faculty - for their international foray makes eminent sense.

Indonesian shock for Indian power plants

Indonesian shock for Indian power plants

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2009

India's ambitious plans to generate an additional 180,000 Mw of power in the next seven years will face hurdles if Indonesia, the second largest supplier of thermal coal, goes ahead with plans to cap coal exports to serve domestic demand.

'Made in India' dominates US AIDS scheme

'Made in India' dominates US AIDS scheme

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2009

Indian drug companies have cornered an overwhelming majority of drug approvals under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Indian IT firms lift lid on hiring

Indian IT firms lift lid on hiring

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2009

IT companies hire an average of 50 students each from engineering campuses and 20 students from management institutes. Headhunters confirm that many of the IT companies have given them mandates for hiring over the next couple of quarters. "We have seen an uptick in the hiring patterns among the IT firms. We ourselves have received good mandates from firms like Infosys and others.

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2009

Teva Women's Health filed a suit this week in the US District Court for New Jersey, claiming that Lupin had filed an abbreviated new drug application with the US Food and Drug Administration, which infringes the patents of Seasonale, its oral contraceptive that limits the number of menstrual periods women have in a year.

RIL's innovative buildings' JV with Nova off

RIL's innovative buildings' JV with Nova off

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2009

Nova's new owner has decided not to pursue this project.

German court sells Reliance's bankrupt unit

German court sells Reliance's bankrupt unit

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2009

A German bankruptcy court has sold off Reliance Industries' polyester making subsidiary Trevira GmbH to two local entrepreneurs for an undisclosed amount.

Primary markets set for fireworks after Diwali

Primary markets set for fireworks after Diwali

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2009

Pricing worries remain, but bankers expect IPOs to raise over Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) in the next few months.

Cipla to develop anti-allergy drug

Cipla to develop anti-allergy drug

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2009

Domestic drug major Cipla Ltd has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with Swiss specialty pharmaceutical major Meda, to develop and market an anti-allergic rhinitis drug for various global markets. Cipla will manufacture the drug, which will treat an ailment that causes a runny nose, and the Swiss company will market the product in Europe, Japan, Brazil, South Korea and Australia. The partners are developing the product as a nasal spray to treat allergic rhinitis.

ISB launches 'CEO auction' for its students

ISB launches 'CEO auction' for its students

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2009

ISB has introduced this concept, christened "Shadow a CEO", to mobilise funds for charity and allow its students to work with the Who's Who of India Inc for a day. Some 16 CEOs have agreed to participate. "We not only want to put the money generated for benefit of the society, but also let our students experience the joy of operating with a CEO for a day," said Ajit Rangnekar, Dean of ISB.

Piramal makes progress on cancer drug research

Piramal makes progress on cancer drug research

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2009

PLSL's lead molecule under development for cancer treatment has completed two Phase-I studies.

JSW to raise Rs 9,000 cr in 18 months

JSW to raise Rs 9,000 cr in 18 months

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2009

JSW Energy aims to generate 11,390 Mw in the country by 2015. The company has tied up with two consortiums of lenders, led by IDBI Bank and State Bank of India, respectively, for the loans. It had recently filed a draft red-herring prospectus for a Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) public offering with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India.

IIT faculty seeks Rs 15,000 pay hike

IIT faculty seeks Rs 15,000 pay hike

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2009

The suggestion for this special pay was part of a memorandum that the All India IIT Faculty Federation submitted to the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) on August 23, stating that the pay structure proposed is unacceptable and a threat to the IIT system.

Ajanta Pharma, Medicago join hands for flu vaccine

Ajanta Pharma, Medicago join hands for flu vaccine

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2009

Mumbai-based Ajanta Pharma has tied up with the Canadian vaccine maker, Medicago Inc, to commercialise Medicago's pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccines in India and other territories.

Indian generics profit from Glaxo patent expiry

Indian generics profit from Glaxo patent expiry

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2009

GlaxoSmithKline Plc's anti-migraine drug brand, Imitrex, is turning out to be a good revenue earner for Indian generic companies.

B-schools going the ISB way!

B-schools going the ISB way!

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2009

Wary of the policing by the All India Council for Technical Education -- the body that regulates technical education in the country -- more and more management schools are going the Indian School of Business way, opting for one-year management programmes and registering themselves as private limited entities under the Companies Act, 1956.

Finance firms defer hiring, students worried

Finance firms defer hiring, students worried

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2009

McKinsey, RBS postpone placements by three to six months

Asset sale plan: Wockhardt may go slow

Asset sale plan: Wockhardt may go slow

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2009

Sources said the company had already secured the required funds for payments due during the current year and might wait for higher valuations for assets that were on the block. Under the CDR, Wockhardt has to divest its non-core assets at an estimated value of Rs 790 crore (Rs 7.9 billion), but the company has been given six years to complete the transaction.