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Esops: IT firms want FBT load on employee

Esops: IT firms want FBT load on employee

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2007

The fringe benefit tax (FBT) was levied on ESOPs in the Union Budget this year and the IT industry is still grappling with the issue of how to factor in the tax.

Wipro gives momentum to SAP biz

Wipro gives momentum to SAP biz

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2007

The company has also expanded its SAP services in the utilities industry, supply chain management and customer relationship management domain.

AI to connect Silicon Valley with Bangalore

AI to connect Silicon Valley with Bangalore

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2007

The flight connecting the Silicon Valley and the Silicon City is expected to benefit software professionals traveling to the Silicon Valley.

SAP sees high growth in India

SAP sees high growth in India

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2007

SAP, a global business software company, expects high growth in India in the next 4-5 years with more local companies, including small and medium enterprises, opting for IT solutions.

Volvo looking for partners

Volvo looking for partners

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

The company, which manufactures and sells heavy duty trucks in the domestic market, is planning to expand its portfolio of trucks by entering the entry-level truck segment.

L&T to invest Rs 1bn in Rangsons

L&T to invest Rs 1bn in Rangsons

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Larsen & Toubro is set to invest Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in Mysore-based Rangsons Electronics for a 40 per cent stake.

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2007

Companies like Brigade Group, Shriram Properties, Confident Group and Skyline Builders are in the final stages of completing the paper work of tying up these investments.

Cafe Coffee Day to expand across India

Cafe Coffee Day to expand across India

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Forget Starbucks coming into India. Witness the expansion of Caf Coffee Day, which is set to mushroom across the country.

Bangalore - Mysore expressway hits another hurdle

Bangalore - Mysore expressway hits another hurdle

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2007

The Rs 3,250 crore (Rs 32.5 billion) Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor has hit another hurdle.

Wipro forms groups to target telcos

Wipro forms groups to target telcos

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Wipro Technologies has set up a separate group within its Telecom and Product Engineering practice to aggressively tap the opportunities in the telecom service providers' space.

Reva to launch electric car in Japan, US

Reva to launch electric car in Japan, US

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company plans to launch its car in Japan and the US later this year. The company is test-marketing the car in these two countries.

High-end hospitals switch to self-marketing

High-end hospitals switch to self-marketing

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

The growing health consciousness, affordability factor, double-income families and medical insurance cover are expanding the healthcare market.

Google joins hands with Band of Angels

Google joins hands with Band of Angels

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

The company, which has been acquiring mature companies across the world, is doing something different in India taking the angel investing route in an effort to tap ideas and talent pool.

India-focused PE funds raise $3 bn in 6 months

India-focused PE funds raise $3 bn in 6 months

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Blue-chip names such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Google, JP Morgan Asset Management are taking strategic bets in the Indian market.

Beedi manufacturers, gold merchants turning VCs

Beedi manufacturers, gold merchants turning VCs

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Even as venture capitalists and private equity players are combing the Indian landscape for deals, here comes competition from least expected of sources.

Health on the menu of hotels

Health on the menu of hotels

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

The global wellness 'fever' has caught the fancy of luxury hotels in Bangalore, with many revamping their existing menus to serve up a healthy fare.

StanChart, IL&FS to raise $1 bn core fund

StanChart, IL&FS to raise $1 bn core fund

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Standard Chartered and IL&FS Investment Managers are close to signing an agreement to raise a $1 billion India-focused infrastructure private equity fund.

$4 bn set to enter real estate

$4 bn set to enter real estate

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Over $4 billion belonging to various global realty funds is ready to enter the Indian real estate sector on the back of $1 billion which has already come in, according to Bobby Parikh, managing partner, BMR & Associates.

Indian doctors uneasy about life in Britain

Indian doctors uneasy about life in Britain

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

Although there are fears that the revelations mean tougher times for Indian medical professionals seeking employment in the UK, the fact is that the UK is no longer the El Dorado it was once for Indian doctors.

Biocon preparing ground for overseas listing

Biocon preparing ground for overseas listing

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

Bangalore-based company aims to raise around Rs 300 crore