Shuchi Bansal &Amp; Raghuvir Badrinath In New Delhi

Stories by Shuchi Bansal &Amp; Raghuvir Badrinath In New Delhi

Cerberus Capital comes knocking on India's doors

Cerberus Capital comes knocking on India's doors

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2007

Cerberus Capital, the New York-based private equity fund that recently bought Chrysler from the erstwhile DaimlerChrysler for close to $7.5 billion, is entering the Indian market shortly.

How FM stations are making profits

How FM stations are making profits

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2007

Suddenly, brand activation is big business for India's Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) FM radio industry.

Subhash Chandra's risky gamble

Subhash Chandra's risky gamble

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2007

Subhash Chandra making headlines is no longer news. For some years now it has been for his no-holds-barred feud with the Board for Control of Cricket in India.

Vangal, US firm tie up

Vangal, US firm tie up

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2007

Entrepreneur-investor Ramesh Vangal is likely to team up with US-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Sutherland Global Services to wrest majority control in Cambridge Solutions. Vangal holds 13 per cent stake in Cambridge.

Esops: IT firms want FBT load on employee

Esops: IT firms want FBT load on employee

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2007

The fringe benefit tax (FBT) was levied on ESOPs in the Union Budget this year and the IT industry is still grappling with the issue of how to factor in the tax.

Boom time for cable operators

Boom time for cable operators

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

India's cable television distribution industry comprising multi system operators and local cable operators is set to generate over Rs 1,000 crore a year as carriage fee from the channels slated for launch in the coming months.

L&T to invest Rs 1bn in Rangsons

L&T to invest Rs 1bn in Rangsons

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Larsen & Toubro is set to invest Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in Mysore-based Rangsons Electronics for a 40 per cent stake.

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2007

Companies like Brigade Group, Shriram Properties, Confident Group and Skyline Builders are in the final stages of completing the paper work of tying up these investments.

Cafe Coffee Day to expand across India

Cafe Coffee Day to expand across India

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Forget Starbucks coming into India. Witness the expansion of Caf Coffee Day, which is set to mushroom across the country.

'It pays to build brands'

'It pays to build brands'

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

An interview with Suresh Ramanathan, teacheer, consumer behavior and advanced marketing strategy at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.

Google joins hands with Band of Angels

Google joins hands with Band of Angels

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

The company, which has been acquiring mature companies across the world, is doing something different in India taking the angel investing route in an effort to tap ideas and talent pool.

India-focused PE funds raise $3 bn in 6 months

India-focused PE funds raise $3 bn in 6 months

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Blue-chip names such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Google, JP Morgan Asset Management are taking strategic bets in the Indian market.

Beedi manufacturers, gold merchants turning VCs

Beedi manufacturers, gold merchants turning VCs

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Even as venture capitalists and private equity players are combing the Indian landscape for deals, here comes competition from least expected of sources.

AlJazeera's plans for India

AlJazeera's plans for India

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

The Arab media network had applied to the information and broadcasting ministry about six months ago to allow its English channel into the country. The channel is still waiting for government approvals.

StanChart, IL&FS to raise $1 bn core fund

StanChart, IL&FS to raise $1 bn core fund

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Standard Chartered and IL&FS Investment Managers are close to signing an agreement to raise a $1 billion India-focused infrastructure private equity fund.

Billboards' free run to end

Billboards' free run to end

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

A new advertising code for the outdoor media in Delhi is on the cards. The advertising code, to be out by the end of the month, is being drafted by a two-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court of India.

Who's listening to radio?

Who's listening to radio?

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2007

Huge losses are asphyxiating the FM radio business.

Luxury finds a new address: your television

Luxury finds a new address: your television

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

TV 18 is all set to announce its next partnership with premium niche channels.

Biocon preparing ground for overseas listing

Biocon preparing ground for overseas listing

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

Bangalore-based company aims to raise around Rs 300 crore

Sex, sleaze spell boom for Hindi channels

Sex, sleaze spell boom for Hindi channels

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2007

Tabloidisation seems to be working for Hindi news channels, fetching them viewers and advertisers.