Raghavendra Kamath

Stories by Raghavendra Kamath

30 months on, Piramal's $500-mn JV yet to take off

30 months on, Piramal's $500-mn JV yet to take off

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2016

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has stringent processes and systems, which are proving to be a stumbling block

Patanjali struggles to meet demand for products

Patanjali struggles to meet demand for products

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2016

The company has a network of 4,000 distributors, 10,000 stores and 100 mega marts.

Now, Patanjali locks horns with e-tailers

Now, Patanjali locks horns with e-tailers

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2016

Patanjali Ayurved, founded in 2007 by yoga guru Ramdev, is targeting Rs 10,000-crore (Rs 100-billion) revenue in 2016-17

Blackstone, GIC rivalry keeps Indian realty pot boiling

Blackstone, GIC rivalry keeps Indian realty pot boiling

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2016

Aggressive acquisitions & deep pockets fuel real estate competition; experts suggest future partnership

Piramal turns out to be real estate developers' saviour

Piramal turns out to be real estate developers' saviour

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2016

Piramal Fund Management has emerged as the largest lender to real estate developers at a time when the sector is facing severe slowdown.

If banks are allowed to fund land purchase, properties will become affordable

If banks are allowed to fund land purchase, properties will become affordable

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

Banks are not allowed to lend to developers for purchasing land parcels.

Brexit: UK is the place to holiday, study & buy your next dream home

Brexit: UK is the place to holiday, study & buy your next dream home

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2016

Exchange rates to provide for 5-7% savings in package costs; consultants forecast higher property purchases by Indians; currency depreciation to make education cheaper

CEOs adopt yoga as stress buster

CEOs adopt yoga as stress buster

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2016

Not only does yoga help beat stress, it also helps them stay agile physically and mentally, say CEOs.

Malls go all out to lure fashion brands

Malls go all out to lure fashion brands

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2016

Footfall at malls are down 20-25 per cent in the past couple of years.

Connaught Place world's 7th most expensive office market

Connaught Place world's 7th most expensive office market

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2016

Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex moved down from 18th to 19th position.

Luxury malls catch realty developers' fancy

Luxury malls catch realty developers' fancy

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2016

At least half a dozen are in the works with increasing brand awareness and growing purchasing power in upper classes.

Baba Ramdev's products: Retail chains opt for loyalty points

Baba Ramdev's products: Retail chains opt for loyalty points

Rediff.com   23 May 2016

Big chains such as Star Bazaar, Future Group and D Mart have set up separate shelves to sell products of Patanjali.

Indian builders turn to global icons to trump the slump

Indian builders turn to global icons to trump the slump

Rediff.com   19 May 2016

Zinedine Zidane, Donald Trump, Steve Waugh have all lent their name to realty projects in the country.

Global buyers roll back into property

Global buyers roll back into property

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2016

Phonemaker Apple is said to be in talks to take 30,000 sq ft retail space at plush property Maker Maxity, in Bandra Kurla Complex

Guwahati sees highest growth in home prices

Guwahati sees highest growth in home prices

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2016

Mumbai and Delhi NCR, country's two largest markets, do not fare very well.

SHOCKER! Office space vacancy hits 5-year low

SHOCKER! Office space vacancy hits 5-year low

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2016

According to property consultant JLL, the vacancy in office spaces is expected to be around 13%.

Realtors' deals with foreign funds rose threefold this year

Realtors' deals with foreign funds rose threefold this year

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2015

Bigger companies are signing equity JVs with global investors.

HDIL, Wadhawan Group in mega realty deal

HDIL, Wadhawan Group in mega realty deal

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2015

The two signed the deal almost six years after a business restructuring announced by them.

Bandra property of Congress-owned Associated Journals worth Rs 200 crore

Bandra property of Congress-owned Associated Journals worth Rs 200 crore

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2015

Associated Journals was allotted 3,478 sq m of land by the Maharashtra govt in 1983 for building a Nehru Memorial library and a research centre.

Bankers court Lodha for Rs 2,500-crore IPO

Bankers court Lodha for Rs 2,500-crore IPO

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2015

The revival in Mumbai's property market could help the group.