Santosh Tiwari And Nivedita Mookerji

Stories by Santosh Tiwari And Nivedita Mookerji

'There is a need to put pressure on IPO pricing'

'There is a need to put pressure on IPO pricing'

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2012

In an interview with Business Standard, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha discusses investment advisory rules and how regulators are coming together to resolve issues.

Bharti, Walmart play down buzz of fissures in retail

Bharti, Walmart play down buzz of fissures in retail

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2012

The Walmart investigation is under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the company follows a global compliance programme in every country it operates in.

FIPB roadblock for IKEA products

FIPB roadblock for IKEA products

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2012

Eighteen of 30 product categories proposed by Swedish furniture major struck off.

India, China to meet in Delhi

India, China to meet in Delhi

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2012

Both India and China are in Phnom Penh to participate in the two-day East Asia Summit, an offshoot of the Asean meet. China and India, along with the US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea are participating countries in EAS, besides the 10 Asean members.

Anand Sharma upbeat on retail FDI

Anand Sharma upbeat on retail FDI

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2012

Part of the official delegation accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Association of South East Nations summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he was briefing the media on board the aircraft earlier on Sunday.

Fema regulations will not hamper FDI in retail

Fema regulations will not hamper FDI in retail

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2012

A recent public interest suit in the Supreme Court over foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail may have thrown the industry into a tizzy, but lawyers, constitutional experts and government officials indicate the multi-brand retail FDI policy is unlikely to get derailed over Fema.

Mittal for realistic spectrum pricing

Mittal for realistic spectrum pricing

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2012

He feels that the reserve price set by the government for the 2G spectrum auction was very high.

RBI, Sebi propose changes in RGESS investment norms

RBI, Sebi propose changes in RGESS investment norms

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2012

The regulators have proposed changes in the norms for inclusion of mutual funds in the scheme.

Gurgaon master plan a gold mine for realtors

Gurgaon master plan a gold mine for realtors

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2012

Since 2004, licences have been given to develop as much land in the area as in the entire state during the earlier 25-odd years.

Starbucks effect: Barista ropes in Rina Dhaka

Starbucks effect: Barista ropes in Rina Dhaka

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2012

Revamped menus and menu-cards, uniforms and store interiors have been readied in tieup with designer Rina Dhaka for the 12-year-old Barista, which was taken over by Italian coffee major Turin-based Lavazza in 2007.

Minimum land need for SEZ to be lowered

Minimum land need for SEZ to be lowered

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2012

Lower minimum area of land required for multi-product SEZs to 250 hectares from 1,000.

Nationwide Aadhaar-based payment launch on Saturday

Nationwide Aadhaar-based payment launch on Saturday

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

210 millionth Aadhaar number to be handed over UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to also be present.

NIB likely to be toothless in cutting project delays

NIB likely to be toothless in cutting project delays

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2012

PM-led body won't have jurisdiction over state-level issues that contribute most to delays.

Auditors raise eyebrows at DLF take on Vadra dealings

Auditors raise eyebrows at DLF take on Vadra dealings

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2012

The accounting and audit fraternity clearly wants to disassociate itself from the DLF-Vadra saga.

DLF's take on business advance to Vadra under scanner

DLF's take on business advance to Vadra under scanner

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

Audit firm points out that the accounting rules do not permit companies to give interest-free loans even to their subsidiaries.

Retail chains chase law firms ahead of FDI deals

Retail chains chase law firms ahead of FDI deals

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

Leading corporate lawyers and accounting firms have swung into action to interpret the grey areas in the multi-brand retail FDI policy and suggest follow-up action to clients before they start striking deals.

E-payment system likely to curb black money

E-payment system likely to curb black money

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

FinMin working to ensure all govt transactions are done electronically, says official

Flipkart likely to launch online marketplace

Flipkart likely to launch online marketplace

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2012

According to experts, the company might be trying to ape Amazon, the largest e-commerce player in the world.

FinMin optimistic about meeting 2G auction target

FinMin optimistic about meeting 2G auction target

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2012

Supreme Court ruling on Presidential Reference a booster, it says.

Kelkar sets ball rolling on govt land monetisation

Kelkar sets ball rolling on govt land monetisation

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2012

Railways and port trusts have 60,000 acres of prime land for commercial use; nod for use of land with 50 loss-making PSUs on the cards.