P B Jayakumar &Amp; Raghavendra Kamath In Mumbai

Stories by P B Jayakumar &Amp; Raghavendra Kamath In Mumbai

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.

Food retailers take up to 50% hit on margins

Food retailers take up to 50% hit on margins

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2009

Prices of agricultural commodities have risen 23 per cent so far this month.

India-focused fund: Knight Frank puts off plan

India-focused fund: Knight Frank puts off plan

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2009

Last year, the group held discussions with potential investors and started putting in place a management team to run the fund. Knight Frank India executive director Keku Cola was expected to head the new fund, but he has quit and joined the Shapoorji Pallonji group. According to a report by global research firm Preqin, private equity real estate funds are still struggling to raise capital in the current economic environment.

Swine flu: Mumbai malls see biz dropping upto 50%

Swine flu: Mumbai malls see biz dropping upto 50%

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2009

After Pune, the swine flu scare is affecting footfalls and sales in malls and retail stores in Mumbai. Sales in these places have fallen by up to half in the past two days.

Pune malls see 70% drop in business

Pune malls see 70% drop in business

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2009

Shopping malls, multiplexes and top retailers in Pune are seeing as much as a 70 per cent drop in business owing to the swine flu outbreak in the city.

Realtors rebuild hopes on rising home sales

Realtors rebuild hopes on rising home sales

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2009

After a long hiatus, home sales are finally back on track. Sales of major real estate developers have more than trebled in the June quarter compared to the preceding three months, amid growing expectations that the good times will continue to roll.

Realtors see rise in commercial inquiries

Realtors see rise in commercial inquiries

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2009

This upturn comes soon after an earlier stalling of demand. In February, DLF, the country's largest property developer, said it had stalled construction on 16 million sq ft of commercial space (retail and office) due to lack of demand. So, too, with other developers like Unitech, Parsvnath and Raheja, who either stalled or slowed the construction of their commercial properties because of a demand-supply mismatch.

More sub-Rs 20 lakh homes soon

More sub-Rs 20 lakh homes soon

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2009

Property developers plan more launches in the sub-Rs 20 lakh category of homes, after Monday's Budget concession.

Bankers set stiff terms for Subhiksha debt relief

Bankers set stiff terms for Subhiksha debt relief

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2009

Want to appoint CFO, advisory board and governance committee.

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.

India Inc finds wealth in health

India Inc finds wealth in health

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2009

With entrepreneurs like Maganti drawing up aggressive plans, India has added 10,000 to 15,000 beds every year over the past five years.

Mumbai: Only 2 bids for NTC's mill land

Mumbai: Only 2 bids for NTC's mill land

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2009

Third attempt to get more buyers, property market still quite depressed.

Indian pharma firms swallow bitter pill in US, EU

Indian pharma firms swallow bitter pill in US, EU

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2009

Regulators tighten net on safety grounds.

ArcelorMittal's Rs 40,000-cr project put on hold

ArcelorMittal's Rs 40,000-cr project put on hold

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2009

However, the company will go ahead with its plans in Jharkhand, and has secured iron ore mines and coal linkages to the project, company sources told Business Standard. An e-mail reply from the steel major said it was not expecting its projects in India to start before 2014.

Foreign apparel brands exiting Indian market

Foreign apparel brands exiting Indian market

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2009

Patience, however, ran out for over a dozen global brands, including GAS, Replay, Etam and Argos. All of them have ended their joint ventures or franchisee arrangements with Indian retailers in the last one year due to reasons ranging from poor sales and high rentals to mounting losses and failure to open stores on time.

Mahindra eyes 5-fold jump in revenues from agri-bu

Mahindra eyes 5-fold jump in revenues from agri-bu

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2009

The $6.3-billion Mahindra Group expects to grow revenues from its agri-business venture nearly eight-fold in the next five years by expanding among national and overseas retail chains, a top group official said.

Wockhardt gets CDR lifeline, with riders

Wockhardt gets CDR lifeline, with riders

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2009

Wockhardt Chairman Habil Khorakiwala can breathe easy, as bankers have approved the debt restructuring package he had sought three months ago.

Century Textiles to develop Worli mill land

Century Textiles to develop Worli mill land

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2009

Currently, the company is in the process of demolishing the old buildings and is expected to start construction work on the mill land by the year-end, a top company official said. The company plans to build a hotel and a commercial complex for IT and ITeS (IT-enabled Services) companies on the 20-acre land.

Fortis rights' issue for Rs 1,000 cr in a month

Fortis rights' issue for Rs 1,000 cr in a month

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2009

Fortis Healthcare, promoted by former Ranbaxy owners Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, will raise Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) through a rights issue by the first week of August, to fund its expansion plan.

India's neighbourhood stores go off beaten track

India's neighbourhood stores go off beaten track

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2009

They have graduated from just home delivery to SMS marketing, bulk buying alliances and credit extensions.