Siddharth Zarabi &Amp; Shuchi Bansal

Stories by Siddharth Zarabi &Amp; Shuchi Bansal

Adding pages: India's print media boom

Adding pages: India's print media boom

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2007

It's raining written words in India as the industry rides a boom. More newspapers, magazines... and still more launches ahead.

Moser Baer debuts with 101 Tamil video titles

Moser Baer debuts with 101 Tamil video titles

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2007

In Tamil Nadu, Moser Baer will sell its DVDs and VCDs through 7,000 retail outlets.

Rel Comm plans $1.2 bn GDR

Rel Comm plans $1.2 bn GDR

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Reliance Communications has sought government approval for sponsoring a secondary Global Depository Receipts offering of up to $1.2 billion, representing 6.53 per cent of the total paid-up equity shares of the company.

Star selects NDTV to sell World Cup ad slots

Star selects NDTV to sell World Cup ad slots

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

In a surprise move, Star Network has appointed NDTV Media, the advertising sales company of NDTV, to sell advertising space on its online venture Indya.com for the Cricket World Cup event.

Telecom firms face Rs 400 cr fine

Telecom firms face Rs 400 cr fine

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

The Telecom Commission is considering imposing fines of Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) on seven telecom service providers for delay in commissioning of services. A note for this purpose was put up for consideration last month.

Policy soon on giant hydro power

Policy soon on giant hydro power

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

The government is mulling a policy for developing hydro-power capacity, under which projects, possibly of 2,000-3,000 Mw each, would be drawn up and offered to private and public sector developers.

Ruias to seek govt view on sale

Ruias to seek govt view on sale

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2007

The Ruias are contemplating approaching the Ministry of Company Affairs for its views on the Right of First Refusal (RoFR) clause in their shareholders' agreement with Hutchison Telecom International Ltd (HTIL).

Service tax rate may be raised to 14%

Service tax rate may be raised to 14%

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2007

At present, the service tax rate stands at 12 per cent. Added to this is a 2 per cent education cess, bringing the incidence to 12.24 per cent.

Hindi newspaper market heats up

Hindi newspaper market heats up

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2006

Jagran Prakshan Limited, publisher of Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, has rolled out its second newspaper brand, I-next, in Kanpur and Lucknow.

Few takers for Moser's offer

Few takers for Moser's offer

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2006

Most top executives of film production companies said that they would not like to sell rights of their films cheap.

Entertainment is the current affair

Entertainment is the current affair

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

In order to acquire scale, a host of news and current affairs broadcasters are looking at starting even entertainment channels.

Sonia, Manmohan not to attend WEF meet at Davos

Sonia, Manmohan not to attend WEF meet at Davos

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be able to attend the annual World Economic Forum meeting to be held at Davos from January 24-28 next year.

Peak import duty at 10%

Peak import duty at 10%

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2006

This is the same level as the peak rate of the Association of South East Asian Nations.

A small newspaper's amazing turnaround

A small newspaper's amazing turnaround

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2006

The editor used a novel strategy to completely reinvent it, but what's ironic is that what began as a search for funds to expand may now result in a change in ownership.

How Sameer Nair turned around Star Plus

How Sameer Nair turned around Star Plus

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2006

Star Plus is where it is today, thanks to his creative genius, say Nair's friends and foes alike.

Bharti in talks with realty majors on retail

Bharti in talks with realty majors on retail

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2006

Having made public its tie-up for a retail venture, the Bharti-Wal-Mart combine is roping in leading realty majors like DLF, Emaar MGF, and Ansals for handling the massive real estate requirements of the project.

Did 2G spectrum go for a song?

Did 2G spectrum go for a song?

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2006

a scarce resource. By some estimates, spectrum worth Rs 7,690 crore (Rs 76.90 billion) has been given away for ''free'' for mobile licences.

Small screen, big buyouts

Small screen, big buyouts

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2006

With increasing corporatisation of Indian television, creativity is being backed by professional management. The growth potential is huge.

Biyani sets foot in outdoor media biz

Biyani sets foot in outdoor media biz

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2006

Venturing into the outdoor media business, Kishore Biyani's Future group, with retail brands such as Pantaloon, Big Bazaar

Panel sees sharp cut in subsidies in 11th Plan

Panel sees sharp cut in subsidies in 11th Plan

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2006

The Planning Commission's projections for the 11th Five Year Plan,