Raghavendra Kamath And Reghu Balakrishnan

Stories by Raghavendra Kamath And Reghu Balakrishnan

Indiabulls told to stop work at its IT Park

Indiabulls told to stop work at its IT Park

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2011

MPCB said Indiabulls had started the construction work at the IT Park project in violation of consent to establish and without complying with its directions issued on January 27.

Actis to sell stake in Sterling Hospitals

Actis to sell stake in Sterling Hospitals

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2011

Six months after the Paras deal, Actis wants to exit Sterling Hospitals, a Gujarat-based multi-speciality hospital chain with six centres, according to three independent sources in the know.

India Inc takes cover to avoid Vodafone-like fate

India Inc takes cover to avoid Vodafone-like fate

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2011

Tax liability insurance is a key negotiation tool used by companies and advisers when a potential tax exposure has been identified and neither party is willing to bear the risk.

Retail claim:Biyani joins issue with Mukesh Ambani

Retail claim:Biyani joins issue with Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2011

Reliance Retail, which started in 2006, runs over 1,000 stores across 86 cities.

RIL looks to re-enter cash-&-carry

RIL looks to re-enter cash-&-carry

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2011

RIL had earlier decided not to pursue the cash-and-carry model due to a number of reasons, including a growing unrest towards organised retail.

Kishore Biyani's roadmap for his new venture

Kishore Biyani's roadmap for his new venture

Rediff.com   30 May 2011

Customers want formats which have wide assortment, international products, and so on. Basically, it is an assortment play.

Reckitt to sell Paras' personal care arm

Reckitt to sell Paras' personal care arm

Rediff.com   30 May 2011

The interested companies include Emami and Dabur.

Essar's realty arm to invest Rs 4,000 crore

Essar's realty arm to invest Rs 4,000 crore

Rediff.com   12 May 2011

Equinox plans to launch 1.4 million sq ft residential project in Bengaluru in the last quarter of calender year 2011 and a one-million housing project in Thane near Mumbai in the next one year.

Piramal shelves plans to sell Indiareit

Piramal shelves plans to sell Indiareit

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2011

Religare, promoted by billionaire brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh, was in talks with Piramal for six to eight months to buy nearly 80 per cent in Indiareit for around Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).

Indian firms eye $2.5-bn US drug market

Indian firms eye $2.5-bn US drug market

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2011

The anti-depressant drug market in the US is primarily ruled by Effexor XR (Venlafaxine) of Wyeth (now owned by Pfizer).

Rising input costs keep realty prices up

Rising input costs keep realty prices up

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2011

Cement and steel prices have shot up sharply in the past four months, with steel prices rising 10 per cent and cement increasing 34 per cent since January.

Angel Broking looks to buy Sharekhan

Angel Broking looks to buy Sharekhan

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2011

If the deal materialises, Angel will have to pay at least Rs 800-1,000 crore (Rs 8-10 billion) for a 51 per cent stake, valuing the brokerage at Rs 1,500-2,000 crore (Rs 15-20 billion). The talks are at an early stage.

Developers offer freebies but buyers not tempted

Developers offer freebies but buyers not tempted

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2011

Freebies do not seem to have attracted many buyers, as both property prices and lending rates continue to remain high.

Future Group in talks to sell cars

Future Group in talks to sell cars

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2011

Big Bazaar stores have sold 900 Nano cars since February, when Tata Motors made the arrangement.

Liquor prices to rise by 15-20% from April

Liquor prices to rise by 15-20% from April

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2011

The rise in material prices and excise duty is set to raise the prices of liquor brands across the country. According to officials of various companies, the brands will be costlier by 15-20 per cent from April.

Chhabria set for debut in brandy

Chhabria set for debut in brandy

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2011

The Chhabria-promoted Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) Allied Blenders & Distillers will launch two brandy brands in South India next month.

M&As become big for PE-backed firms

M&As become big for PE-backed firms

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2011

Consolidation seems to the key word among private equity (PE) backed companies. In the first few months of 2011, about 20 merger & acquisition (M&A) deals worth $150 million took place.

Investor leaves high finance to help poor

Investor leaves high finance to help poor

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2011

Luckily for him, the bumps on the way got forgotten, thanks to his expertise in earning high returns for investors through patient exits.

Gati may sell shipping arm to repay debt

Gati may sell shipping arm to repay debt

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

Gati Coast to Coast was set up in 1986 as a service provider for all sea-bound cargo in the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Islands and Malacca Straits.

Apparel to cost more at Pantaloon Retail

Apparel to cost more at Pantaloon Retail

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2011

Pantaloon Retail, the country's largest retailer, is looking at increasing the prices of its apparel products up to 18 per cent, to improve margins in the coming quarters, said a top group executive.