The new push is being driven primarily by over 170,000 villages where household income is over Rs 1 lakh a year.
Bajaj Auto fears adverse impact on its exclusive loan deal with Bajaj Finance
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
Says licensing of new banks should be a continuous process instead of the current stop-go system
The government will get an additional revenue of 20 per cent from the auction of the 1,800 MHz and 900 MHz bands of spectrum, based on the Telecom Commission's recommendations, compared with those of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
The company changes the names of its many sports channels, such as the acquired ESPN and dedicated Star Cricket, to Star Sports 1-4, that will bear out its multifarious sports strategy.
According to the CEO of an Indian group with presence in the telecom segment and two merchant bankers, the Mexico-headquartered telco's bankers have been sounded out for preliminary discussions with leading Indian telecom companies for a strategic tie-up.
DoT plans to initiate move that might lower the revenues telcos share with government.
With over 40 million active subscribers (as of March 2013), DTH has grown tenfold from just 4 million customers six years ago.
The deal for 800,000-square foot plot in Gurgaon's Infospace Tikri SEZ is likely to improve real estate absorption rate, which has seen some upside recently.
While four of the directors would be nominated by Tata Sons, the other two would be representatives of Singapore Airlines.
Likely to seek FIPB approval to raise holding; deal could bring FDI of about $696 mn.
Singapore Airlines first approached the Tatas, its old choice for a venture in India, and was aware of AirAsia negotiations.
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) refusing to reserve 900-MHz spectrum for incumbent telcos, asking them to vacate the quantity held and win back through bidding, GSM operators, led by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), have decided to propose a compromise formula.
Within a week of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India giving its final recommendations on the valuation and pricing of spectrum, Chairman Rahul Khullar speaks to Business Standard on the process the regulator followed in finalising the much-debated issue.
As the chairperson of SKS Trust, the largest shareholder in SKS Microfinance, Biksham Gujja created a stir by announcing they wanted to nominate Vikram Akula, the ousted boss who had founded the company the latter founded, as its representative on the board.
Trust explores options on reinduction of ousted founder on board as firm closes ranks.
In his petition to the Company Law Board filed on September 9, Bakshi said McDonald's began 'arm-twisting' him to sell his entire shareholding in Connaught Plaza Restaurants, the equal joint venture between him and McDonald's since 2008, at an 'undervalued' price of $5 million, later raised to $7 million.
Telecom companies that bought spectrum in the 2G auction of November last year would lose around Rs 4,000 crore
Vikram Bakshi, the estranged partner of fast-food chain McDonald's, will seek reinstatement as managing director of the 50:50 joint venture Connaught Plaza Restaurants, with a plea to the Company Law Board seeking the 'deadlock' in the August 6 board meeting be resolved.
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