Sharmistha Mukherjee &Amp; Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Sharmistha Mukherjee &Amp; Surajeet Das Gupta

Workers of Hero unite, Gurgaon output to take a hit

Workers of Hero unite, Gurgaon output to take a hit

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2013

Representatives of employees at the Gurgaon facility on Wednesday said workers would stop cooperating with engineers and supervisors from Thursday.

Wage issue may hit Hero's Gurgaon facility output

Wage issue may hit Hero's Gurgaon facility output

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2013

Firm sticks to guns while the staff looks at 'sterner' measures.

Despite slow sales, auto loan size grows 20%

Despite slow sales, auto loan size grows 20%

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2013

The average size of auto loans stood at Rs 512,000 in the third quarter of 2012, compared to Rs 425,000 in the year-ago period.

Fiat India to help parent co develop smallest Jeep

Fiat India to help parent co develop smallest Jeep

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2013

The company has finalised a plan to roll out nine new models by 2016, some of which would be shipped from India to right-hand-drive markets abroad.

Honda Motorcycle hikes wages by 50% at Manesar

Honda Motorcycle hikes wages by 50% at Manesar

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2013

HMSI has increased the monthly salary of its permanent workers by Rs 14,770 a month.

Foreign telecom companies oppose new FDI bar

Foreign telecom companies oppose new FDI bar

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2013

The department of telecommunications, in the draft universal licence guidelines to be signed with telcos which recently won spectrum in the 1800 MHz auction of November, has included a new clause for foreign companies.

IKEA stares at trademark hurdle

IKEA stares at trademark hurdle

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2013

Three Indian companies registered with the Registrar of Companies use the same brand name.

Fiat exploring LCV foray in India

Fiat exploring LCV foray in India

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2013

While the slowdown in the domestic economy and a ban on mining has sharply impacted the demand for medium and heavy commercial vehicles, sales of LCVs rose 15.61 per cent to 378,509 units between April and December, driven by need for products for last mile transportation.

'Rs 5/l hike in diesel price not to impact sales'

'Rs 5/l hike in diesel price not to impact sales'

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2013

Home-grown automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra, whose sales are predominantly driven by diesel-powered utility vehicles, has said an increase of Rs 5 a litre in the price of the fuel or a differential of up to 20 per cent with petrol price will not impact vehicle sales.

IKEA's wait to set up shop may get longer

IKEA's wait to set up shop may get longer

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2013

Agenda for FIPB meeting on Jan 18 doesn't mention its application.

Finance ministry wants reasons for IKEA climb down

Finance ministry wants reasons for IKEA climb down

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2013

DEA official writes to DIPP suggesting that govt needs to understand what has been left out, and why, in the revised application of the retailer.

Low domestic demand fuels petrol car exports

Low domestic demand fuels petrol car exports

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2012

Auto makers step up efforts export cars and offset adverse impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.

Govt may put 3% holding in public sector ETF

Govt may put 3% holding in public sector ETF

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2012

Divestment in top PSUs could make the ETF as big as Rs 30,000 crore.

Forensic audit of firm's books

Forensic audit of firm's books

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2012

Masood Imad, media secretary to the Maldivian President, says: "We have asked MACL to hire a firm like KPMG to conduct a forensic audit of the firm's accounts.

GMR's Male sojourn: A sweet deal gone sour?

GMR's Male sojourn: A sweet deal gone sour?

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

Did GMR Infra get a sweet deal from former Maldivian president that turned sour as a new government came to power?

Tax bumps ahead for diesel cars

Tax bumps ahead for diesel cars

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2012

At a time when diesel-powered vehicles have been driving sales in the country's otherwise sluggish automobile market, the industry has been hit by a double whammy.

Sistema may buy into Aircel

Sistema may buy into Aircel

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2012

Action is hotting up in the telecom space, with Russian giant Sistema in preliminary discussions with Aircel to pick up an equity stake.

GSM operators might bid for 800-MHz spectrum

GSM operators might bid for 800-MHz spectrum

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2012

Though reserve for CDMA, there were no bidders for the spectrum in the recent auction. GSM operators could buy it to launch 4G and 3G services.

Telcos scramble to get a pie of Bihar

Telcos scramble to get a pie of Bihar

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2012

A large migrant population, better law and order situation made the state attractive.

New utility models drive passenger vehicle sales

New utility models drive passenger vehicle sales

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2012

The companies continue to see heavy demand in utility cars.