Pavan Lall &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Stories by Pavan Lall &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Budget blues: ITC loses Rs 40,428 cr in market value on punitive tax

Budget blues: ITC loses Rs 40,428 cr in market value on punitive tax

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2015

Analysts suggest making separate firms of tobacco, hotels and FMCG divisions

Foreign investors' MAT woes not over just yet

Foreign investors' MAT woes not over just yet

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2015

The tax dept has served notices on about 36 foreign investors.

India Inc worried over delay in key reforms

India Inc worried over delay in key reforms

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2015

Coal, land, insurance bills are cited as govt's commitment to reforms.

Now, 35 foreign private equity firms in tax soup

Now, 35 foreign private equity firms in tax soup

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2015

Face Rs 1,000-cr minimum alternate tax demand

Corporate espionage: Executives got Cabinet notes at Rs 1 lakh/month

Corporate espionage: Executives got Cabinet notes at Rs 1 lakh/month

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2015

Executives would analyse information and pass it to seniors.

Corporate espionage is not new to India Inc: CEOs

Corporate espionage is not new to India Inc: CEOs

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2015

Govt depts, banks prone to information leakage.

Why the Tatas need a whopping Rs 11,000 crore

Why the Tatas need a whopping Rs 11,000 crore

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2015

Tatas may look at selling part of its stake in couple of investments

Why this Birla company will be the success story of 2015

Why this Birla company will be the success story of 2015

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2015

Global expansion to drive the company's fortunes

How Kumar Mangalam Birla built a $40 billion business empire

How Kumar Mangalam Birla built a $40 billion business empire

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2015

Another important early decision of Birla was to get into the wireless telephony business in association with AT&T and another revered Indian business house, the Tatas.

Tata's offer for DoCoMo buy-back gets RBI nod

Tata's offer for DoCoMo buy-back gets RBI nod

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

The total valuation of Tata Teleservices, according to the valuer, was only Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion), against the pre-agreed valuation of Rs 27,000 crore (Rs 270 billion).

Messiah of the masses: Cipla's global crusade for low cost drugs

Messiah of the masses: Cipla's global crusade for low cost drugs

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2014

Drug maker Cipla always fought a lone battle to make drugs affordable in India.

New York fracking ban is bad news for RIL, shale gas producers

New York fracking ban is bad news for RIL, shale gas producers

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2014

Ril's shale gas may be impacted due to fracking ban

Domestic oil producers lose Rs 1.4-lakh cr value in 6 months

Domestic oil producers lose Rs 1.4-lakh cr value in 6 months

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2014

The total investment at risk is $930 billion and oil companies will need to cut their expenses by 30 per cent to make their projects viable provided oil remains around $70 a barrel.

Rouble fall to impact Indian pharma exports

Rouble fall to impact Indian pharma exports

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2014

Russia's central bank early on Tuesday raised interest rates to 17 per cent to counter the 50 per cent rouble fall in six months.

Satyam fine is a wake-up call for independent directors

Satyam fine is a wake-up call for independent directors

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2014

Corporate lawyers say the fine on independent directors will make them more cautious and some will be wary of taking assignments from companies with low corporate governance standards.

Banks link fresh funds to Mallya's ouster from boards

Banks link fresh funds to Mallya's ouster from boards

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Kolkata-based United Bank of India, which had earlier declared Kingfisher Airlines and its four directors, including Mallya as wilful defaulters, on Tuesday identified UBHL, the guarantor of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines, also a wilful defaulter.

5 lessons PE funds have learnt in India

5 lessons PE funds have learnt in India

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2014

Experts say it's not only important to get due-diligence done by an independent firm but it needs to be cross-checked, too.

India Inc sells assets abroad to cut debt

India Inc sells assets abroad to cut debt

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

Bankers say it's a question of survival for debt-heavy companies.

Samvat 2070: Investors who made blockbuster gains from markets

Samvat 2070: Investors who made blockbuster gains from markets

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2014

Samvat 2070 was a great year for top Indian conglomerates in the stock markets.

China slowdown cheers some but worries many in India Inc

China slowdown cheers some but worries many in India Inc

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2014

China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.