Shivani Shinde &Amp; Arijit Barman

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Arijit Barman

The rise and rise of Money Matters

The rise and rise of Money Matters

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2010

The company, which finds itself at the centre of the real estate scam, as alleged by the Central Bureau of Investigation, is housed in a dilapidated building, and from the exterior, nobody can ever guess that the fourth floor of MMFSL would be so swanky.

JSW Energy inks Rs1,895-cr deal for African coal

JSW Energy inks Rs1,895-cr deal for African coal

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2010

Sajjan Jindal's JSW Energy moved a step closer to securing its coal requirements, signing a definitive agreement with the management of CIC Energy on Wednesday, to buy them out and take control of the Toronto-listed company. CIC Energy has an 'A-grade' mining-cum-power complex called the Mmamabula Energy Complex in Botswana, Africa. The field there is estimated to have 2.6 billion tonnes of high-thermal coal, mostly above 6,000 Kcal/kg of calorific value.

IT firms continue to gain market share

IT firms continue to gain market share

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2010

Private sector has continued to look at outsourcing and offshoring, despite government's measures.

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2010

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the country's leading online-ticketing platform, has seen a jump of 60 per cent in mobile ticket booking between January and October.

Aditya Birla Nuvo eyes Evonik assets

Aditya Birla Nuvo eyes Evonik assets

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2010

The Aditya Birla Group is back in acquisition mode, as group firm Aditya Birla Nuvo may bid for the carbon black division of Germany's Evonik Industries. The division, with annual sales of $1.3 billion and 1,700 employees across 12 countries, is the second largest in the world.

PEs, bankers divided on  BT's TechM exit

PEs, bankers divided on BT's TechM exit

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2010

Private equity (PE) players and investment bankers are divided over the timing of the BT Group's reported move to exit Tech Mahindra. BT owns about 30 per cent in TechM.

TCS to hire 50% more students for 2011-12

TCS to hire 50% more students for 2011-12

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2010

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest information technology services company, will hire 50 per cent more students from campuses for 2011-12.

RIL, Bechtel firm up power plans

RIL, Bechtel firm up power plans

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2010

Reliance Industries (RIL), India's largest private sector company, is finalising a new alliance with engineering and project management partner Bechtel Corporation, as it prepares to enter the power sector.

With eye on bank, L&T rejigs arms

With eye on bank, L&T rejigs arms

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2010

The two arms of L&TFH are L&T Finance, with its retail, micro-finance and corporate loan portfolio, and L&T Infrastructure Finance.

Mystery Indian group bids for CIC coal assets

Mystery Indian group bids for CIC coal assets

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2010

The company is currently developing the Mmamabula Energy Complex -- a mining, power and potential coal-to-hydrocarbons facility -- in the landlocked southern African country of Botswana.

Outsourcing rhetoric has a limit, says Infosys

Outsourcing rhetoric has a limit, says Infosys

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2010

India's second largest information technology services provider, Infosys, believes businesses in the US, including the government, will continue to favour global sourcing. This despite the increase in anti-outsourcing voices and a ban on it by the Ohio state government.

TCS No. 2 among UK's insurance BPO providers

TCS No. 2 among UK's insurance BPO providers

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2010

Tata Consultancy Services has become the second-largest insurance business process outsourcing provider in the UK, after winning two deals worth 250 million pound (around Rs1,800 crore).

Dell takes over No1 position from HP in PC market

Dell takes over No1 position from HP in PC market

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

Hewlett Packard has lost its personal computer market leadership in India for two reasons: Dell's focus on the retail and SME segments has started paying off and its new distribution strategy is going through initial troubles.

Essar think-tank to drive retail vision

Essar think-tank to drive retail vision

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

The diversified steel-to-telecom Essar Group, with revenues of $ 15 billion, is readying to consolidate its retail initiatives under one roof to maximise synergies and explore new avenues of growth. To shape its plans, Essar is forming a centralised retail think-tank at a group level to strategise the conglomerate's future course of action.

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

One tenth mobile subscribers in India own multiple mobile phone connections, says a report.

Satyam CEO to head merged entity

Satyam CEO to head merged entity

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

Mahindra Satyam's Gurnani to be CEO after Tech M integration.

Bench is back at IT firms

Bench is back at IT firms

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

The seemingly paradoxical reason is rising attrition and growth in demand from the US, the industry's biggest market.

Patni to start entrepreneurship plan for staff

Patni to start entrepreneurship plan for staff

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2010

Under this programme, employees can work on innovative ideas, for which the firm will provide funding and help in setting up a team. The programme is part of the company's initiative to allocate 10 per cent of their cash reserve to initiatives that are technology-led.

Capgemini's India centre emerges as innovation hub

Capgemini's India centre emerges as innovation hub

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2010

Capgemini, which reported revenue of 8.4 billion in 2009, is perhaps the only European IT services firm to have successfully used its India centre as an innovation hub, as a large offshoring centre and tap the domestic market for growth.

HUL's marketing mantra: 4M

HUL's marketing mantra: 4M

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2010

Firm regains volume growth via focus on market share, market development, margins and consumers' mood