Raghavendra Kamath &Amp; Joe C Mathew In Mumbai

Stories by Raghavendra Kamath &Amp; Joe C Mathew In Mumbai

Realtors get by on cash from moneylenders

Realtors get by on cash from moneylenders

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2012

Borrow at 4% interest a month; some resort to bulk sales, offer 10-20% discounts

We will not give discounts to boost sales: Jeh Wadia

We will not give discounts to boost sales: Jeh Wadia

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2012

Bombay Realty, a unit of the Wadia group, recently launched a residential project in Mumbai. The company is looking at more projects in Mumbai and Bangalore. Managing Director Jeh Wadia talks about the company's strategy.

Hiranandani, Hyundai in talks for LNG terminal

Hiranandani, Hyundai in talks for LNG terminal

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2012

If the talks materialise, this would mark Hyundai's foray into the LNG terminal construction space in India.

Trent closing stores in value fashion chain

Trent closing stores in value fashion chain

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2012

The retail arm of the Tatas is closing stores in its loss-making value fashion format, Fashion Yatra, and is reworking its operations in Sisley brand.

Ranbaxy to pay heavily for future US violations

Ranbaxy to pay heavily for future US violations

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2012

Ranbaxy has also agreed to relinquish any 180-day marketing exclusivity that it might have for three pending generic drug applications.

HUL back in the market to sell or rent former HQ

HUL back in the market to sell or rent former HQ

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2012

India's largest FMCG company expects a rent of Rs 200-250 a sq ft or a capital value of Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) from the prime Mumbai property.

Pharma deals may come under scanner

Pharma deals may come under scanner

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2011

Corporate affairs ministry mulls changes in Competition Act, may provide different threshold for various sectors.

PEs rake in money from realty amid slowdown

PEs rake in money from realty amid slowdown

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2011

Amid the perception of gloom and doom in the Indian property market, here's something to cheer about. The real estate industry has given 1.21 times, or 20 per cent, average returns to private equity (PE) investors in the past four years, compared to the global average of 0.8 times.

Cash-rich Ajay Piramal Group eyes homeland security

Cash-rich Ajay Piramal Group eyes homeland security

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2011

The company has identified Global Technical Systems, a US based surveillance technology developer, as a collaborative partners in India.

Retailers anxious, govt seems confident

Retailers anxious, govt seems confident

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2011

After the UPA regime's move to suspend its decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the industry is turning nervous about the prospects of single-brand retail as well.

Etailers anxious, govt seems confident

Etailers anxious, govt seems confident

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2011

After the UPA regime's move to suspend its decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the industry is turning nervous about the prospects of single-brand retail as well.

Tesco puts cash-and-carry plans in India on hold

Tesco puts cash-and-carry plans in India on hold

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2011

The UK's largest retailer, with revenues of 67 billion pounds, is currently focusing on its existing franchise agreement with the Tata-run Trent.

FDI in Retail: Walmart may be 1st one to enter India

FDI in Retail: Walmart may be 1st one to enter India

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2011

America's Walmart is likely to be the first overseas chain to enter the $590-billion Indian retail sector, as the the world's biggest retail giant is extending its parternship with Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises.

Ranbaxy's malaria drug awaits international nod

Ranbaxy's malaria drug awaits international nod

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2011

Health experts attribute this to the absence of international approval for the drug. About 90 per cent of malaria infections are reported from sub-Saharan Africa.

ICICI Venture raises Rs 200 crore

ICICI Venture raises Rs 200 crore

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2011

Almost a year after launching its Rs 1,000-crore (Rs 10-billion) domestic fund, ICICI Venture, one of the largest private equity firms in the country, raised Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) last week, according to sources privy to the development.

Ranbaxy's plan for Lipitor fuels speculation

Ranbaxy's plan for Lipitor fuels speculation

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2011

The generic products company had challenged the patent and secured a six-month exclusive right to sell a low-cost version of the $10.7 billion medicine in the US market after the expiry.

Curb fake currency to check inflation: RTI activist

Curb fake currency to check inflation: RTI activist

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2011

The prescription came through an application under the Rights to Information Act by an activist from down-south Kerala state.

Realty firms' profit decline may continue

Realty firms' profit decline may continue

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2011

Home sales continue to show declining trend in cities such as Mumbai and national capital region because of high home loan rates and property prices.

Property prices will not come down: Adi Godrej

Property prices will not come down: Adi Godrej

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2011

"I do not think prices can come down because costs are high. We have not seen any decline in prices so far, says Adi Godrej"

Home town banks on hub-and-spoke model

Home town banks on hub-and-spoke model

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2011

When Kishore Biyani- led Future Group opened the 200,000 square feet Home Town store in Mumbai's Vikhroli early last year, it became a symbol of the group's giant-sized ambitions in home solutions.