Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Kausik Datta

Stories by Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Kausik Datta

VSNL may demerge telecom business

VSNL may demerge telecom business

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2007

The existing company is expected to continue as the holding arm of its huge real estate assets.

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

Major shareholders to buy workers' shares in northern gardens.

Vodafone can do much more than Hutch: Sarin

Vodafone can do much more than Hutch: Sarin

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Sarin said Hutchison obviously had its own compulsions of not being able to continue in India.

Why the UK is wooing India

Why the UK is wooing India

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

If the Empire is wooing the Raj like never before, the heart has little role to play. London just can't stop drooling over the bulging purses of the Indians.

'Sons demerge, brothers split!'

'Sons demerge, brothers split!'

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

An interview with Bajaj Hindusthan Limited CEO Kushagra Bajaj.

Bajaj feud spills over to trusts

Bajaj feud spills over to trusts

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Shishir Bajaj, the estranged brother of group patriarch Rahul Bajaj, and his son Kushagra have sought a 25 per cent share in the assets controlled by these trusts.

Reliance Retail eyes foreign buy

Reliance Retail eyes foreign buy

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

The company reportedly in talks with a dozen firms overseas for an acquisition.

CLB's shot in the arm for Kushagra Bajaj

CLB's shot in the arm for Kushagra Bajaj

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Board meetings of two holding companies stayed.

Iron ore prices may fall

Iron ore prices may fall

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

Iron ore prices are expected to fall in next couple of months following the imposition of duties on exports.

Italy's Lavazza to buy Barista

Italy's Lavazza to buy Barista

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

Sources close to the development said Lavazza would acquire the majority stake in Barista from ace investor C Sivasankaran

How upgrading ITIs will help industry

How upgrading ITIs will help industry

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The Budget proposal to upgrade ITIs to train workers in specific skills should help meet industry demand.

Holcim to up control in ACC, Guj Ambuja

Holcim to up control in ACC, Guj Ambuja

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2007

In a move aimed at consolidating its Indian operations, Swiss cement major Holcim will increase its control in ACC and Gujarat Ambuja Cements for close to Rs 2,700 crore (Rs 27 billion).

Tatas may go for rights issue for Corus buy

Tatas may go for rights issue for Corus buy

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Tata Steel may opt for a rights issue to raise funds to finance its $13.13 billion purchase of the Corus group

Hindalco's Novelis plans develop a Coke snag

Hindalco's Novelis plans develop a Coke snag

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2007

Although both parties were tightlipped on the details of the lawsuit, which was served on the company's US subsidiary this week, sources in the know said its financial implications would be huge if the court verdict goes against Novelis.

Tata Tea to offload northern estates

Tata Tea to offload northern estates

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2007

Continuing with its move to position itself as a beverage marketing company, Tata Tea is set to divest 80 per cent in its North Indian Plantation Operations, which is being spun off to a handful of investors and workers.

Corus chief to get Rs 6.41 crore as bonus

Corus chief to get Rs 6.41 crore as bonus

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

Corus Group chairman Jim Leng will receive an addition payment of pound 750,000 (Rs 6.41 crore) for turning around the Anglo-Dutch steel maker in the past two years.

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

The Mumbai-based Arch Pharma has raised $27 million from private equity funding in the last four years

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

Suzlon's Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) bid to acquire Germany's third largest wind turbine maker REpower could well turn into a bidding war

MNCs have much more than just BPO jobs

MNCs have much more than just BPO jobs

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2007

The kind of hiring MNCs are doing in India makes it clear call centre operations are no longer the only thing on their minds.

Temasek to invest $300 mn in TV channel

Temasek to invest $300 mn in TV channel

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2007

The proposed company could rope in former CEO of Star TV Peter Mukerjea and Mukesh Ambani.