Ruchika Chitravanshi And Shine Jacob

Stories by Ruchika Chitravanshi And Shine Jacob

2G case: Firms go incommunicado

2G case: Firms go incommunicado

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2011

While DB Realty sent out an official statement early evening, Unitech did that much later.

Oberoi opens 5-star hotel in Gurgaon

Oberoi opens 5-star hotel in Gurgaon

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2011

Oberoi Hotels on Tuesday inaugurated its first luxury hotel there, right next to the Trident property, under a management contract with Orbit Resorts.

Govt mulls issue of tax-free bonds by ports

Govt mulls issue of tax-free bonds by ports

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

Among the various ways being considered by the central government to raise Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) from tax-free bonds for shipping ports, one is to allow major ports to themselves issue these.

Tour agencies offer uncharted destinations

Tour agencies offer uncharted destinations

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2011

With Indian travellers getting more eager to venture out in the uncharted territory, travel agencies are offering attractive discounts on several such unheard-of destinations.

Disaster leaves tourism reeling in Japan

Disaster leaves tourism reeling in Japan

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2011

Indians have been travelling to the "land of the rising sun" in large numbers, especially for business, thanks to the close ties with automobile and engineering companies.

Corporate residences give hotels competition

Corporate residences give hotels competition

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2011

Companies prefer to set up their own guest houses rather than paying huge tariffs at luxury hotels.

MGM Grand plans to open hotel in Delhi

MGM Grand plans to open hotel in Delhi

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2011

This will be MGM's first destination in India, and it expects to be ready by early 2014. There won't be any casino here, though.

Managing the news in scam season

Managing the news in scam season

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

Creating a new image for the client concerned, while making him disappear from the public domain for some time, are among the strategies that often work.

World Cup: Hotels to reap rich dividends

World Cup: Hotels to reap rich dividends

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2011

Travel agencies are blocking inventory with the hotels for the last minute travellers as supply is getting dried up.

'Exporters can save up to Rs 700 crore a year'

'Exporters can save up to Rs 700 crore a year'

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2011

Today, 45 per cent of India's trade is trans-shipped over other regional ports such as Colombo, even as India's container cargo is growing by 15 per cent every year. The development of a trans-shipment hub within the country would definitely help India's trade and accelerate its growth.

A suitable boss for Coal India

A suitable boss for Coal India

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2011

As Partha S Bhattacharyya steps down as CMD, the search for a successor is being keenly watched.

CIL mulls ways to tackle land issues

CIL mulls ways to tackle land issues

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2011

Plans 'complete' agricultural solution in mining areas

Auto part makers seek Rs 7,500 crore from FinMin

Auto part makers seek Rs 7,500 crore from FinMin

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2011

At present, the auto sector accounts for about 60 per cent of India's current machine tool demand.

Bangladesh scouts for Indian investors

Bangladesh scouts for Indian investors

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2010

Tata had signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh in 2004 for one of the largest foreign direct investment in that country.

'We understand Indian consumers, in and out'

'We understand Indian consumers, in and out'

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2010

At a time when Emami Ltd is hitting the headlines with news on acquisitions and foreign ventures, Aditya V Agarwal, a director and one of the younger scions of the group, shares his thinking with Shine Jacob.

NTPC Bangladesh project work to start by May

NTPC Bangladesh project work to start by May

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2010

The development holds bilateral significance, as both India and Bangladesh had decided to improve economic ties in a 'win-win' mode during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit earlier this year.

Dow chief not a part of Obama's biz delegation

Dow chief not a part of Obama's biz delegation

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2010

As Air Force One landed in India's financial capital with promises of bonding between the United States and the country in many sectors, one of the key people missing from Barack Obama's 200-member business delegation was, The Dow Chemical Company chief.

Coal India makes a brand makeover

Coal India makes a brand makeover

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2010

Last week, the Indian markets were all about coal. However, amidst the hype over the debut of Coal India Ltd (CIL) on domestic bourses, what was mostly overlooked was the brand new logo of the world's largest coal miner.

CWG hits Delhi hotels hard, room rates fall

CWG hits Delhi hotels hard, room rates fall

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2010

Hotels in the Capital are in for some tough times, with the Commonwealth Games not fetching many customers and the government releasing a large part of the inventory that it had earlier reserved for the event.

Sponsors desert Delhi games

Sponsors desert Delhi games

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2010

The sponsorship money in the bag is a tad over a quarter of what the organisers of the games had projected.