According to sources, Piramal has plans to sell part of Gulita, his sea-facing property in Worli, Mumbai, for Rs 450-500 crore (Rs 4.5-5 billion).
Air India Express currently operates 145 daily flights, down from about 200 six months ago.
Its model has come under intense scrutiny in recent months, but the direct marketing major attributes its success in India to strict quality control and aggressive brand-building.
The franchisees from the National Capital Region were protesting against the new terms proposed by the German sports goods major for operating stores in India.
For the quarter ended June, most FMCG companies reported growth of 15-20 per cent in revenue, as demand for daily-use items continued to be high.
After Oreo and Tang,Toblerone will be the third brand from the Kraft portfolio to be integrated with the Indian entity
Salaries are performance-linked and FY12 was good on both counts; now, persistent inflation and patchy rains show on rural market.
The move comes amid expectations that the government would allow foreign airlines to invest directly in Indian carriers.
Reckitt Benckiser's Dettol brand appears to be the target of arch-rival Hindustan Unilever (HUL)'s Lifebuoy for the second time in a row, with a new commercial saying the latter is far more effective than the former.
Consumer goods companies remain hopeful of good rainfall this year despite the prediction of a possible drought-causing El Nino weather phenomenon in August-September.
Several PE managers now prefer Sanskrit names for their funds over typical foreign names
In a new twist to the battle between German footwear major Adidas and its key former employees, a trial court in Gurgaon denied anticipatory bail to Subhinder Singh Prem, former managing director, and Vishnu Bhagat, former chief operating officer, of the company in India.
Coke's latest commercial for the summer opens in a desert with children enjoying a game of cricket despite the blistering heat.
Early this week, Sebi notified AIF regulations for private equity, hedge funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds, among others.
Adidas chief executive officer Herbert Hainer is expected to be in India soon, as the local unit of the German sportswear maker, Reebok India, finds itself embroiled in a controversy, following the exit of its senior management, including Adidas India managing director Subhinder Singh Prem, amid allegations of commercial irregularities.
Nestle's acquisition of Pfizer's infant nutrition business has an India angle to it. While Pfizer does not have its infant nutrition brands such as SMA Gold, Promil Gold, Progress Gold and Promise Gold in India yet, the threat that it could launch these products in the country was always there, thanks to its strong presence in neighbouring countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.
He's 68, but he shows no signs of slowing down. Ranjan Kapur, country manager, WPP India, has the additional responsibility of Bates India now as its chairman, but the former head of Ogilvy & Mather has taken it up in earnest.
Ranjan Kapur has been country manager of WPP in India for the last eight years. But he gets back to actively managing operations at an agency with the additional responsibility of Bates India as its chairman.
Real estate major Parsvnath Developers may soon be able to reduce a significant chunk of its debt, thanks to certain corporate giants showing interest in buying a prime piece of property it owns in the national capital.
We will utilise India as a creative resource for all our offices around the world, says Chuck Brymer, President and CEO, DDB Worldwide.