Raghavendra Kamath And Ajay Modi

Stories by Raghavendra Kamath And Ajay Modi

Xander rides on contra bets

Xander rides on contra bets

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2012

Among the top realty fund managers in India; has also ventured into retail, credit among various other sectors and is investing in dozens of firms

ONGC to regain top profit slot from RIL

ONGC to regain top profit slot from RIL

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2012

RIL on Friday declared a net profit of Rs 20,040 crore (Rs 200.4 billion) for the 2011-12, a marginal drop from the Rs 20,286 crore (Rs 202.86 billion) it made in 2010-11.

Maharashtra move may bring down vegetable prices by 10%

Maharashtra move may bring down vegetable prices by 10%

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2012

The notification allows farmers to directly sell fresh produce to consumers, rather than through agriculture produce marketing committees.

Shoppers just won't Stop

Shoppers just won't Stop

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2012

Raheja-owned retailer Shoppers Stop has gone off the beaten track. At a time, when bigger players such as Pantaloon and Aditya Birla Retail are either shutting stores or looking at halting expansion to preserve cash and check losses, Shoppers Stop is moving ahead with its expansion plans.

IOC, Nagarjuna miss tax holiday cut-off

IOC, Nagarjuna miss tax holiday cut-off

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2012

The last week of March saw a series of new refining capacity going on stream. HPCL-Mittal Energy, Essar Oil and Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL) were able to announce completion of capacity additions a couple of days before the seven-year tax holiday in this regard came to an end, on March 31.

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

Oil producing firms to take a Rs 6,000-cr hit

Oil producing firms to take a Rs 6,000-cr hit

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2012

ONGC to take biggest hit of Rs 4,600 crore, followed by Cairn India and Oil India.

Huge oil losses may play havoc with govt plans

Huge oil losses may play havoc with govt plans

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2012

The government's plans to reign in petroleum subsidies to plug the fiscal deficit next financial year are in jeopardy, as a whopping Rs 2.13 lakh-crore revenue loss is expected at the current levels of global crude oil prices and domestic retail prices of controlled products.

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.

Subsidy burden zooms for ONGC, OIL

Subsidy burden zooms for ONGC, OIL

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2012

The two government upstream companies, along with GAIL, make good a third of the losses made by government oil marketing companies.

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.

Household spending up as food prices decrease

Household spending up as food prices decrease

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2012

Food inflation has entered negative territory but consumers have had no respite on cost of living.

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.

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.

Govt not in a hurry to reply to RIL's arbitration notice

Govt not in a hurry to reply to RIL's arbitration notice

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2011

Petroleum secretary G C Chaturvedi said the arbitration notice grants a time of up to a month to respond and there was no hurry.

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.