Raghu Krishnan And T E Narasimhan

Stories by Raghu Krishnan And T E Narasimhan

Tuticorin harbour project to benefit exporters

Tuticorin harbour project to benefit exporters

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2013

At present, traders send their cargoes in a container through a feeder vessel to Colombo, where its gets unloaded and again loaded in the mother vessel.

Hope in Kerala's poison fields

Hope in Kerala's poison fields

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2013

After suffering from severe exposure to endosulfan for decades, the villagers of Kasargod are finally moving on. But the scars remain, T E Narasimhan finds out.

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam to miss release date

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam to miss release date

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2013

The movie was scheduled for January 10, 2013 at 9.30 pm on Airtel DTH.

Paramount Airways might be revived with lawsuit money

Paramount Airways might be revived with lawsuit money

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2012

Lawsuit issue was a dispute over payment, with GE Capital Aviation Services and Celestial Aviation Trading.

Cognizant's hiring mix changes

Cognizant's hiring mix changes

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2012

The mix of direct college hires and experienced professionals in global information technology major Cognizant Technology has witnessed a change in the recent past.

UniverCell plans to launch tablet computer

UniverCell plans to launch tablet computer

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2012

"Plans are in a nascent stage and we will take further steps after the festival season is over"

Apollo talks to Walmart, Walgreen for pharmacy business

Apollo talks to Walmart, Walgreen for pharmacy business

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2012

The group wants to expand its drug store chain.

Indian leather industry looks at life beyond Europe

Indian leather industry looks at life beyond Europe

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2012

The leather industry is looking for export destinations other than the crisis-hit Europe, which accounts for 60 per cent of its revenue.

'Small firms driving IT growth'

'Small firms driving IT growth'

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2012

Small and mid-sized IT companies offer the best way to take advantage of the next stage of the emerging market growth story. According to Nasscom, the apex body for the IT industry, the industry expects to grow by 11-14 per cent and this growth will be driven by small and medium companies, which are performing better than tier-I companies.

Bharti Walmart to step up sourcing from women

Bharti Walmart to step up sourcing from women

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2012

The two JV partners have undertaken an empowerment initiative for Indian women entrepreneurs, having set a target of impacting the lives of 25,000 women by 2016. They have also said they will substantially increase sourcing from women-owned businesses in India.

Senior family members step down from <I>The Hindu</I>

Senior family members step down from The Hindu

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2012

According to an internal communication signed by KSL's company secretary, a copy of which is available with Business Standard, the changes will come into effect from June 1.

Ashok Leyland, Czech truck arm enter UK market

Ashok Leyland, Czech truck arm enter UK market

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2012

Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland, part of the London-based Hinduja Group, is to enter Britain's mid-range truck market through a tie-up by its Prague-based subsidiary, Avia Ashok Leyland.

SMEs see a 43% fall in PE investments in Jan-Mar

SMEs see a 43% fall in PE investments in Jan-Mar

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2012

Private equity (PE) investments in India's SME sector dropped by 43 per cent to $134 million in 2012 (January to year till date) from $236 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The number of deals fell by 34 per cent during this period.

Show us the coal, banks tell power companies

Show us the coal, banks tell power companies

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2011

Link loan disbursals with firming up of steady supply of raw material.

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2011

SpiceJet, the low-cost air carrier, on Thursday got its shareholders' approval to issue additional equity shares to promoter Kalanithi Maran, who in turn will infuse Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion) into the airline. Maran's equity holding would go up from 38 per cent to 43 per cent of the company's shares.

NDTV-Hindu joint venture on the block

NDTV-Hindu joint venture on the block

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2011

The channel is an equal joint venture between NDTV and Chennai-headquartered newspaper group The Hindu.

CSK scores for India Cements

CSK scores for India Cements

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

The company says it is gaining fast because of its strategy extending brand CSK into the market by being associated with cricket's most valuable property, the Indian Premier League that consists of 10 teams.

M&M to bring acquired Boeing unit to Bangalore

M&M to bring acquired Boeing unit to Bangalore

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2011

Mahindra & Mahindra has decided to dismandle its recently acquired Boeing plant in Melbourne, Australia, which makes machinery for aircraft, and shift it to Bangalore.

LCV unit: Leyland, Nissan to invest Rs 2,500 crore

LCV unit: Leyland, Nissan to invest Rs 2,500 crore

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2011

The two partners have said they'd produce 150,000 vehicles as part of the phase-I plan from their existing facilities in the state, till the new factory goes on stream.

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2011

French car major Renault is set to launch five new cars in India before 2012.