Subrata Panda And Shally Seth Mohile

Stories by Subrata Panda And Shally Seth Mohile

Jet Airways gets two suitors; Hindujas back out

Jet Airways gets two suitors; Hindujas back out

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2020

South America-based Synergy Group, one of the suitors, has said slots at London's Heathrow airport are critical to the airline's operations and will decide on participating in the resolution only if it gets clarity. It also wants to form a new company with its assets, employees, and operating permit but minus all liabilities.

Maruti only Indian firm among Morgan Stanley arm's top-20 stocks

Maruti only Indian firm among Morgan Stanley arm's top-20 stocks

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2020

Morgan Stanley Sales & Trading, US, believes the stock is better value for money than others and has a upside as high as 73 per cent. A slowdown in the economy has hit demand and led to a fall in overall consumption in an auto market which till recently was one of the fastest growing in the world.

Jet Air lenders to submit EoIs on January 15

Jet Air lenders to submit EoIs on January 15

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2020

Resolution professional, Ashish Chhawchharia, had informed the bankruptcy tribunal that two new investors had shown early interest for investing in Jet. One of them is a foreign investor from West Asia and the other is an Indian-entity-backed by a UK investor.

Creditors of cash-strapped DHFL claim dues worth Rs 87,905.6 crore

Creditors of cash-strapped DHFL claim dues worth Rs 87,905.6 crore

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2019

Of the total, the financial creditors - banks, bond holders and other financial institutions - have claimed Rs 86,892 crore.

Slowdown blues: Bank credit growth will be lowest in 58 years

Slowdown blues: Bank credit growth will be lowest in 58 years

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2019

According to ICRA, even in a high-growth scenario, wherein the second half of FY20 sees the incremental bank credit rise to Rs 6.5-7 trn, there will still be a 40-45% year-on-year decline.

Former IL&FS directors got lucrative paychecks even as firm collapsed

Former IL&FS directors got lucrative paychecks even as firm collapsed

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2019

Even erstwhile independent directors were being paid substantial remuneration including commission. The median annual salary of IL&FS employees was Rs 13.1 lakh.

Why RBI did not cut rates in December

Why RBI did not cut rates in December

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2019

The minutes of the December MPC meet reveal members felt the current spike in the headline inflation rate was due to a temporary supply shock on the food front, expected to moderate by the second quarter of 2020-21.

RBI mulls placing NBFCs under bank-like vigil

RBI mulls placing NBFCs under bank-like vigil

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2019

If the policy is extended to NBFCs and co-operative banks, they will have to disclose divergence in asset classification and provisioning during RBI inspections in their audited financial reports. Till now, these entities have been exempted from this. At present, there are more than 98,000 co-operative banks and 10,000 NBFCs. Sources said the RBI would concentrate on the top 50 co-operative banks and NBFCs.

Maruti is not worried about its exit from diesel

Maruti is not worried about its exit from diesel

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2019

Maruti is sticking to this strategy at a time when rival Hyundai is looking to make the most of the monopoly it will have in the compact diesel segment from April 1, 2020, when the BSVI emission norms kick in. The market leader's confidence stems from the rapid shift in favour of petrol in the PV segment. For newer models such as MG Hector and Seltos, nearly 75 per cent bookings are for petrol variants, Kia has 55 per cent from petrol variants. The change in customer preference from diesel variants to petrol has happened quickly over the past few years.

Tata Motors to cut delivery time with regional stockyards

Tata Motors to cut delivery time with regional stockyards

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2019

This will ensure its vehicles reach dealers much faster and delivered to buyers in a maximum of three days, reports Shally Seth Mohile.

Cars to get pricier in 2020

Cars to get pricier in 2020

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2019

Primary steel producers in the domestic market have raised product prices by 2.5 to 3 per cent for December to address margin compression and in anticipation of a demand pick-up.

Hyundai is betting big on compact diesel cars

Hyundai is betting big on compact diesel cars

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2019

The entire range of Hyundai's diesel cars - from compact ones to SUV models, including the soon-to-be-launched Aura - will be eco-friendly.

Chanda Kochhar seeks time to make RBI party in ICICI Bank case

Chanda Kochhar seeks time to make RBI party in ICICI Bank case

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2019

Kochhar's counsel argued that according to Section 35B (b) of the Banking Regulation Act, prior approval of the RBI is required to terminate the contract of a bank's chairman or managing director. But in this case, the RBI approval came after the termination letter was served.

NCLT asks telecom department not to terminate Aircel's license and spectrum

NCLT asks telecom department not to terminate Aircel's license and spectrum

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2019

The tribunal accepted the government's argument that licence or spectrum is a state asset over which Aircel had no right of ownership.

Ahead of BSVI, bad news awaits car buyers

Ahead of BSVI, bad news awaits car buyers

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2019

Let alone a discount, they might not even get the model, variant or colour of choice in BS-IV-compliant vehicles.

What next for Anil Ambani?

What next for Anil Ambani?

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2019

Resignations of Anil Ambani and four other directors were conveyed to the CoC of RCom in its meeting on November 20 and were unanimously rejected.

Festive sales bring cheer to automakers

Festive sales bring cheer to automakers

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2019

The growth in the PV segment was primarily led by car market leader, Maruti Suzuki India, which saw its dispatches to dealers grow 4.4 per cent YoY to 144,277 units after 10 months of drop. It was driven by new launches, such as the S-Presso, a mini sport UV.

R&D spend: Auto, pharma top the list

R&D spend: Auto, pharma top the list

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2019

The biggest spender was Tata Motors, with Rs 4,224.6 crore assigned under the R&D head.

Cleartrip, Taj Hotels to spread wings in West Asia

Cleartrip, Taj Hotels to spread wings in West Asia

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2019

Cleartrip acquired Saudi travel firm Flyin last July and it provides bilingual ground support service and itineraries for inbound tourists.

PMC: Withdrawal limit hiked to Rs 40,000

PMC: Withdrawal limit hiked to Rs 40,000

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2019

With this relaxation more than 77 per cent of the depositors will be able to withdraw their entire account balance.