Shivani Shinde &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

HPCL to buy oil & gas block in Africa

HPCL to buy oil & gas block in Africa

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2011

It is in talks with a local player for a discovered asset so that it can have a ready cash flow in one or two years.

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

Indiagames is a leading developer and publisher of mobile and online games.

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

BT has been associated with Tech Mahindra since the latter's inception and contributes 40 per cent to the firm's revenue but it has been looking at divesting its stake.

Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist

Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2011

Mumbai-based business process outsourcing firm Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist, a health care business it acquired in 2007. Firstsource had paid $330 million for the acquisition.

Aditya Birla taps PE firms for BPO arm

Aditya Birla taps PE firms for BPO arm

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2011

According to two independent sources in the know, the group is exploring the possibility of tapping private equity investors for a significant minority stake in the company or may even exit the business, provided it gets a significant exit premium.

New-look GRE braces innovation

New-look GRE braces innovation

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2011

Proposed format to have real-life scenarios that mirror the kind of thinking students need at graduate-level work.

New internet domain names prompt govt meet

New internet domain names prompt govt meet

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2011

The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) decision to expand gTLD (generic top-level domain) names on the internet to include almost any name (even .anything), is foxing both users and registers. It has also raised fears of online trademark violations and cybersquatting.

ONGC to sell 30% stake in K-G block

ONGC to sell 30% stake in K-G block

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2011

The company is in talks with BG India and Italian E&P major, ENI.

Management churn at Wipro yet to subside

Management churn at Wipro yet to subside

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2011

Ashutosh Vaidya, head, Wipro BPO Solutions, and Deepak Jain, head, Technology Infrastructure Services, have put in their papers, said the sources. The reasons for the resignations could not be confirmed.

IT-BPO sector to see big-ticket M&A deals

IT-BPO sector to see big-ticket M&A deals

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2011

At present, at least, five over $500-million deals are being discussed for potential acquisition.

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

Rediff.com   23 May 2011

The move will require modifications in Companies Act.

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Rediff.com   17 May 2011

Says will also take govt approval

Mastek says turnaround under way

Mastek says turnaround under way

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

During the quarter ended March 31, it added seven clients, the highest since the third quarter of 2007-08.

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

Olympus Capital, UTI's PE arm to fund Rs 400 crore.

Former Patni CEO to get year's salary, stocks

Former Patni CEO to get year's salary, stocks

Rediff.com   13 May 2011

iGate Patni is all set to compete with the likes of IBM, Accenture, Infosys and Congnizant.

'TCS can double m-cap to $100 bn in 4 years'

'TCS can double m-cap to $100 bn in 4 years'

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2011

Large-cap plus in low-cost delivery, investment in new services adds to sectoral push

Quick start to RIL-BP venture

Quick start to RIL-BP venture

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

Though all the regulatory and ministerial approvals are yet to come in, two working groups with specific mandates have been set up.

IIMs seek tax waiver on donations

IIMs seek tax waiver on donations

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2011

If the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has its way, individuals and corporations donating to educational institutions may soon be eligible for tax exemptions.

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2011

The state-run company may soon buy nearly 20 per cent stake in two shale gas acreages - Eagle Ford shale and Barnett shale - in the US.

Trouble for Pune varsity's UAE campus

Trouble for Pune varsity's UAE campus

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2011

Lack of students prompts the university to re-look at its strategy