Sounak Mitra And Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Sounak Mitra And Surajeet Das Gupta

No fresh airline licence for now

No fresh airline licence for now

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2012

Govt to review decision after demand assessment.

Telecom retailers make hay while the industry whines

Telecom retailers make hay while the industry whines

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2012

Subscriber churn costs operators heavily, retailers make Rs 7.7k cr a year.

Indian brands score more on Facebook than global peers

Indian brands score more on Facebook than global peers

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2012

In fact, when it comes to engaging fans on social networking sites such as Facebook, Indian brands have done better than their global peers -- in terms of growth rate and in some cases, even in the absolute number of fans.

Telecom subscriber rankings throw up surprises

Telecom subscriber rankings throw up surprises

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2012

Idea tops list of companies with high percentage of active subscribers.

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2012

Government-owned Prasar Bharati, the country's largest broadcaster, had decided to sue the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) agency, citing an alleged inaccurate representation of data on Doordarshan's coverage, said an official. The legal suit would be filed in India within a week, the official added.

Wi-Fi routers to make 4G service affordable

Wi-Fi routers to make 4G service affordable

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2012

For mobile customers who thought the high price of 4G devices would keep them away from high-speed internet, here is the game changer.

STAR ready to sell 26% Balaji stake to promoters

STAR ready to sell 26% Balaji stake to promoters

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2012

The broadcaster had bought the stake in 2004.

Domino's to drop 'Pizza' in global re-branding

Domino's to drop 'Pizza' in global re-branding

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2012

The leader in pizza delivery, which is set to go for an image makeover in the US market beginning October, will take the new brand identity to all its major international markets, said Richard Allison, executive vice-president, Domino's Pizza International.

Coke gets nod to produce energy drinks in India

Coke gets nod to produce energy drinks in India

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2012

Coca-Cola has received clearance from the government to manufacture energy drinks in the country.

'Auction one way to allocate resources'

'Auction one way to allocate resources'

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2012

Government makes observation in reply to attorney general's question for Presidential reference

Cancelled licences: Sistema calls for legislative action

Cancelled licences: Sistema calls for legislative action

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2012

Toughens stand days before cooling-off period ends

As FMCG deals fall, companies pile up cash

As FMCG deals fall, companies pile up cash

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2012

For the quarter ended June, most FMCG companies reported growth of 15-20 per cent in revenue, as demand for daily-use items continued to be high.

Adidas may open old accounts to probe India irregularities

Adidas may open old accounts to probe India irregularities

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2012

Reebok's staff to get voluntary retirement option, stores may be reduced by a third.

Pan-national 2G spectrum not on any telco's radar

Pan-national 2G spectrum not on any telco's radar

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2012

Videocon starts race, says will bid in eight circles, expects 5-MHz spectrum to go for Rs 20,000 crore

Airtel, Vodafone hastily given extra spectrum: CBI

Airtel, Vodafone hastily given extra spectrum: CBI

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2012

A presentation by the CBI to a Joint Parliamentary Committee last week said the decision led to a loss of Rs 508 crore to the exchequer.

ED may impose penalty on Reebok for Fema violation

ED may impose penalty on Reebok for Fema violation

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2012

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is proposing a penalty on German sportswear giant Adidas' subsidiary Reebok India for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).

Ministry group proposes relaxed pharma FDI policy

Ministry group proposes relaxed pharma FDI policy

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2012

In a major relaxation of foreign investment rules in the pharma sector, a special group set up under the finance ministry has suggested it could consider permitting up to 49 per cent FDI (foreign direct investment) in the automatic route for brownfield investments in case the company's control remained in Indian hands.

Rigid line emerges on liberalised spectrum regime

Rigid line emerges on liberalised spectrum regime

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2012

Migration option scrapped for incumbent telecom operators; EGoM meets under Pawar today.

'Telcos must drop cases against govt to get spectrum'

'Telcos must drop cases against govt to get spectrum'

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2012

International telcos such as Russia's Sistema and Norway's Telenor and foreign investment funds such as KAIF Investments Mauritius and Capital Global Ltd (investors in Loop Telecom) have sent legal notices to the Indian government under the respective Bilateral Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement or Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.

Ray of hope for telecom firms on base price revision

Ray of hope for telecom firms on base price revision

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2012

In a move that could hold a flicker of hope for telecom operators, who have been opposing the high base price for the auction of 2G spectrum, the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) has quietly modified the key objective of the auction. The text of the objective has been tweaked from "revenue maximisation" to "maximising revenue but within set parameters" determined by the government.