P R Sanjai &Amp; Kausik Datta In Mumbai

Stories by P R Sanjai &Amp; Kausik Datta In Mumbai

Develop mines or leave: Ranchi tells Sesa Goa

Develop mines or leave: Ranchi tells Sesa Goa

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Sesa Goa has received a showcause notice from the Jharkhand government asking it why its prospective licence for iron ore mines in the state should not be cancelled.

RIL has 28.7 mn shares for half its employees

RIL has 28.7 mn shares for half its employees

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Reliance Industries, the country's most valuable company, has launched an employee stock option scheme to reward nearly half of its workforce.

Jet needs Rs 400 cr to turn around Sahara

Jet needs Rs 400 cr to turn around Sahara

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2007

Jet Airways, which has acquired Air Sahara for Rs 1,450 crore (Rs 14.5 billion), needs to shell out Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) immediately to rejuvenate the loss-making airline and take charge of it.

Jet-Sahara deal: Analysts are a divided lot

Jet-Sahara deal: Analysts are a divided lot

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2007

Market analysts are divided over the benefits of the revisited clauses of acquisition on Jet Airways.

Jet sees Sahara as value carrier

Jet sees Sahara as value carrier

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2007

While full service carriers (such as Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Air Sahara) offer food onboard and personal attention, low-cost carriers (such as Air Deccan, SpiceJet and GoAir) do not offer many of these services.

Jet-Sahara deal may temper fare war

Jet-Sahara deal may temper fare war

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

Rival airlines expect Jet Airways to restore some "sanity" in the pricing of tickets after the acquisition of Air Sahara.

We will make you beautiful: Esprit CEO

We will make you beautiful: Esprit CEO

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

Selling garments is a boring job, says Heinz Krogner, Esprit Global Group CEO.

Sahara to give Jet edge in UK, W Asia routes

Sahara to give Jet edge in UK, W Asia routes

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

Acquiring Air Sahara will give Jet Airways the scale required to dominate the lucrative routes to West Asia and the United Kingdom.

Tatas to go in for Rs 3,500 cr rights issue

Tatas to go in for Rs 3,500 cr rights issue

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

Sources close to the situation said the Tata Steel board is slated to discuss the issue at its meeting on April 17.

Bharati buys out UK shipyard major Swan

Bharati buys out UK shipyard major Swan

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2007

Sources said the acquisition might be one of the biggest deals till date in the domestic shipbuilding industry. A comparable new shipyard would have cost Rs 200-250 crore.

Texas Pacific in talks for Air Deccan pie

Texas Pacific in talks for Air Deccan pie

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

The US-based private equity firm Texas Pacific group, among three others, is in talks with country's second largest airline Air Deccan for picking up a minority stake.

RIL likely to dole out ESOPs next quarter

RIL likely to dole out ESOPs next quarter

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

Reliance Industries, the country's largest private sector company, has decided to introduce employee stock options by the next quarter

Ace deal-maker whom the Ambanis trust

Ace deal-maker whom the Ambanis trust

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

India's ace deal-maker explains what allowed him to represent both Dhirubhai Ambani and Nusli Wadia while being on Essar Shipping's board.

Indus Air stops operations

Indus Air stops operations

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

Indus Air, a regional airline, has suspended operations from last week, just three months after its commercial launch.

Soon, you can use cell phones on planes

Soon, you can use cell phones on planes

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

Sources said the DGCA is reviewing tests by the US-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Air Safety Agency (EASA) on mobile phone usage on board aircraft.

VSNL may demerge telecom business

VSNL may demerge telecom business

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2007

The existing company is expected to continue as the holding arm of its huge real estate assets.

Road speed limits may be upped

Road speed limits may be upped

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

Road ministry proposes an amendment to Motor Vehicles Act.

International air fares to rise 25% this summer

International air fares to rise 25% this summer

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

Limited capacity addition this year despite burgeoning growth in international travel, easier visa norms for Europe and the US and huge cancellation charges have all led to an unprecedented seat shortage and an increase in ticket prices.

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

Major shareholders to buy workers' shares in northern gardens.

Air fares may head north in '07

Air fares may head north in '07

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Slower fleet expansion, fewer new flights could end cheap travel option.