S Kalyana Ramanathan

Stories by S Kalyana Ramanathan

Brits love to work for US companies

Brits love to work for US companies

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2010

A recent study by www.HireScores.com -- a website that helps people looking for jobs find the right job websites --revealed that Coca-Cola ranked as the most desirable company to work for among Britons.

Christopher's of London gets an Indian link

Christopher's of London gets an Indian link

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2010

From June this year, Ambar Paul, the older son of British-Indian industrialist Swraj Paul, will be able to turn that taste for steak and lobster into a business opportunity courtesy his purchase of Christopher's American Bar and Grill, one of London's most trendy restaurants.

UK PM Cameron to visit India in July

UK PM Cameron to visit India in July

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2010

UK's new coalition Prime Minister and Tory party leader David Cameron is all set to 'carpet bomb' India in the last week July. In his first foreign state visit since he took office two months earlier, Cameron is expected to land in India with half his cabinet colleagues on July 26, two days ahead of his formal diplomatic mission.

Caparo alive and well, avers Lord Paul

Caparo alive and well, avers Lord Paul

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2010

The group issued a statement clarifying its financial health. It said the reports in the UK media questioning its financial health were based on 2008 calendar year results and its current state had improved significantly.

Questions raised on Caparo Group's future

Questions raised on Caparo Group's future

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2010

Caparo's business interests span Britain, Europe, the US, India and West Asia.

New Bill to define independent directors' role

New Bill to define independent directors' role

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

The role of independent directors on the board of Indian companies will be clarified in the new Companies Bill and their responsibilities will be made finite in terms of what they are answerable for, said Union Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.

Marks & Spencer set to replicate AP green story

Marks & Spencer set to replicate AP green story

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

The two-year-old project, rolled out with WWF India as the local partner, has enthused the retailer to consider such projects in other cotton-producing areas in India and other parts of the world.

BP buys oil spill on Google's AdWords

BP buys oil spill on Google's AdWords

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

In yet another bid to manage the raging crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, oil major BP said on Wednesday that it had bought the "oil spill" search string in Google.com. So, the next time when an internet user types "oil spill" in Google.com, the first response in the search results will be a link directing to BP's micro website that is dedicated to disseminating information on how it has handling the crisis on the ground.

JLR set to wrap up $850-mn order 1 year in advance

JLR set to wrap up $850-mn order 1 year in advance

Rediff.com   18 May 2010

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to wrap up the 600-million ($850 million) three-year Chinese deal it had bagged in February 2009, one year ahead of schedule.

Al-Fayed sells Harrods for pound 1.5 bn

Al-Fayed sells Harrods for pound 1.5 bn

Rediff.com   10 May 2010

Harrods shares the same level of tourist interests as the Big Ben, Westminster and Madame Tussauds wax museum.

Corus appoints CitiBank to find buyer for UK Plant

Corus appoints CitiBank to find buyer for UK Plant

Rediff.com   5 May 2010

Tata Steel's European arm, Corus, the second-largest steel maker on that continent, has appointed Citibank to help find a suitable buyer for its beleaguered Teesside Cast Products factory in northeast Britain.

EC clears relief package for airlines

EC clears relief package for airlines

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

The European Commission has approved a relief package that its member states can announce in support of the airline industry.

Mittal tops Rich List for sixth year in a row

Mittal tops Rich List for sixth year in a row

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

With the steel sector rebounding earlier this year, Mittal's wealth according to this list of the UK's rich and the powerful, doubled from 2009-levels to 22.45 billion pounds.

Europe takes to air as ash fear clears

Europe takes to air as ash fear clears

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2010

Airlines across Europe resumed routine operations on Wednesday after a six-day lockdown due to ash from an Icelandic volcano. The industry recorded an estmated loss of $1.7 billion due to the closure of airports across the continent. For the three-day period between 17-19 April, when almost all flights were grounded, the industry lost revenues worth $400 million per day, IATA said.

UK regulator to investigate Goldman Sachs

UK regulator to investigate Goldman Sachs

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2010

"Following preliminary investigations, FSA has decided to commence a formal enforcement investigation into Goldman Sachs International in relation to recent SEC allegations. FSA will be liaising closely with SEC in this review," FSA said in a statement today. No further details were provided.

Iceland volcano: Flights to be affected today also

Iceland volcano: Flights to be affected today also

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2010

Since Thursday, April 15, flights into and out of Europe have taken a severe beating due to volcanic eruption in southern Iceland, with ashes being spewed into Europe's busy airspace.

Kingfisher cancels UK flights, AI reschedules

Kingfisher cancels UK flights, AI reschedules

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2010

All flights into and out of the UK were cancelled for safety reasons, with all major airports ordered closed.

Tata Steel asks Brit MP to be less critical

Tata Steel asks Brit MP to be less critical

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2010

Tata Steel Vice-Chairman B Muthuraman has asked a member of British Parliament not to be "over-critical" about the company's strategy in dealing with problems in Corus.

Have you seen India's Pandora? NGO asks Cameron

Have you seen India's Pandora? NGO asks Cameron

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2010

Survival International, a London-based NGO, has appealed to the director of the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, James Cameron, to lend his support in fighting against London-listed mining and metals major Vedanta Resources from setting up its aluminium plant in Orissa.

New UK-India group to hasten road projects

New UK-India group to hasten road projects

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2010

The group, which held its first meeting in London on Monday will focus mainly on the construction of major highways and district-level roads. It will comprise major road building contractors from the UK and India.