Sumeet Chatterjee And Aditi Shah

Stories by Sumeet Chatterjee And Aditi Shah

India builds first 'smart' city as urban population swells

India builds first 'smart' city as urban population swells

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2015

Some experts believe that building new cities may not be the answer to India's swelling urban population.

Sebi struggles to shield savers from more Saharas

Sebi struggles to shield savers from more Saharas

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2015

Sahara chief Subrata Roy may not come out clean in the biggest ever investment fraud that he allegedly did few years ago.

Rescue plan for Sahara in doubt as Spanish bank denies loan

Rescue plan for Sahara in doubt as Spanish bank denies loan

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2015

Spanish bank denies credit line to bail Sahara boss.

Sahara gets more time to raise bail to free boss

Sahara gets more time to raise bail to free boss

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday gave conglomerate Sahara another three months to come up with a final proposal to raise funds against its assets to secure bail for its founder Subrata Roy, who has been held in a New Delhi jail for more than a year. Sahara has made several failed attempts to raise $1.6 billion in bail money. Roy was jailed after Sahara failed to comply with a court order to refund billions of dollars to investors in a bond programme that was ruled illegal. The Supreme Court last week gave Sahara, a sprawling conglomerate that ranges from property to Formula One motor racing, a final chance to raise funds in order to bail out Roy. On Monday, the country's top court allowed Sahara to sell part of its Aamby Valley township outside Mumbai, which has luxury villas and a golf course, to raise funds.

Tough decisions as endgame nears for Sahara

Tough decisions as endgame nears for Sahara

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2015

The top court last week gave Sahara a final chance to raise funds.

Sky-high valuation of India's start-ups worries global investors

Sky-high valuation of India's start-ups worries global investors

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2015

As billions of dollars flow into India's booming online economy, some investors are beginning to fret that soaring valuations could hamper market listings.

Some staff say Sahara has not paid salaries for months

Some staff say Sahara has not paid salaries for months

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2015

Sahara told the top court this week it was considering other proposals to raise funds, including selling a luxury development outside Pune.

Subrata Roy's get-out-of-jail deal is mired in mystery

Subrata Roy's get-out-of-jail deal is mired in mystery

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

Sahara relied on a letter from bank saying the funds were there.

Mahindra to expand renewables business amid India's clean energy push

Mahindra to expand renewables business amid India's clean energy push

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2015

The group also plans to commission 500 MW of solar power projects

Buying a property? Foreign investors prefer to shop online

Buying a property? Foreign investors prefer to shop online

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2015

NRIs are increasingly buying properties in India online.

SpiceJet asked to pay $31.5 mln to airport operator: Source

SpiceJet asked to pay $31.5 mln to airport operator: Source

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2014

SpiceJet is having tough times due to a huge financial crunch.

Crisis-hit SpiceJet manages to clear staff salaries, fuel dues

Crisis-hit SpiceJet manages to clear staff salaries, fuel dues

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2014

Troubled carrier SpiceJet has paid employees' salaries for November and cleared dues of fuel companies as well.

India considers temporary cap on airfares

India considers temporary cap on airfares

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

Fierce competition among airline firms has long limited price increases despite crippling operating costs

Co-founder of SpiceJet seeks time to finalise rescue

Co-founder of SpiceJet seeks time to finalise rescue

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

Officials in India's civil aviation ministry are now expected to meet SpiceJet stakeholders within a couple of days to discuss the revival plan

Xiaomi's India smartphone ban exposes wider patent risk

Xiaomi's India smartphone ban exposes wider patent risk

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2014

Xiaomi said in a statement that "it isn't easy" to build up a patent portfolio as a start-up company, but it aims to have filed 8,000 applications by 2016.

Investments in Uber's Indian rivals uncertain after taxi app ban

Investments in Uber's Indian rivals uncertain after taxi app ban

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2014

Investments are at risk if operators are unable to resolve concerns of authorities and customers after the rape accusation.

Can Snapdeal become India's Alibaba?

Can Snapdeal become India's Alibaba?

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

The 24-hour delivery offer applies only to select postal codes and is not available across the country.

Property tycoon KP Singh's future in doldrums?

Property tycoon KP Singh's future in doldrums?

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2014

It has been a difficult year for Singh, whose fate from the start has been closely tied to that of the Gandhi family.

Banks pile pressure on Mallya over airline loans

Banks pile pressure on Mallya over airline loans

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2014

Mallya, once known as the "King of Good Times" for his flamboyant lifestyle, has until Friday to appear before an IDBI committee to explain why he should not be declared a "wilful defaulter".

Piramal, Dutch fund tie up for $1 bn infra investment

Piramal, Dutch fund tie up for $1 bn infra investment

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Piramal, controlled by billionaire Ajay Piramal, and APG will invest in local infrastructure companies through rupee-denominated mezzanine instruments.