Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp; Leslie D''Monte

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp; Leslie D''Monte

BSNL readies Rs 14,000 crore war chest

BSNL readies Rs 14,000 crore war chest

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2010

Half the money, to be invested over the next 12 months, will be used to expand its mobile network.

Sahara mulls IPO for new IPL team

Sahara mulls IPO for new IPL team

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2010

Sahara group promoter Subrata Roy said he will take his newly acquired Indian Premier League (IPL) team public by 2013, the second year of operations, and is open to having investors take a minority equity stake in the franchisee.

Ads in cyberspace find their mark

Ads in cyberspace find their mark

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2010

The fledgling online advertising industry is expected to grow four-fold by 2014.

Govt rejects relaxing foreign donation rules

Govt rejects relaxing foreign donation rules

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2010

Indian companies with a majority foreign shareholding will not get relief from the stringent norms that govern their contributions and donations within the country.

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2010

Imagine this scenario. Pyarelal Shankar a grocery store owner in Haryana is not computer literate. Yet, he manages to regularly update his inventory online.

Department of pharma wants review of FDI rules

Department of pharma wants review of FDI rules

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

Currently, FDI up to 100 per cent is allowed in the drugs and pharmaceuticals on the automatic route.

Pranab may fall short of 3G auction revenue

Pranab may fall short of 3G auction revenue

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2010

The money, together with disinvestment proceeds, is crucial for Mukherjee to meet his fiscal deficit target of 5.5 per cent for 2010-11 from 6.7 per cent in 2009-10.

North block clears decks for 3G auction by Mar 31

North block clears decks for 3G auction by Mar 31

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2010

By setting a single spectrum-release deadline for all bidders, the finance ministry aims to ensure a level playing field for all operators.

Domestic carriers close in on their intl rivals

Domestic carriers close in on their intl rivals

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2010

India's share will only get bigger once SpiceJet enters the fray from June to fly south east Asia and south Asian countries.

How Nasscom made software sector a superpower

How Nasscom made software sector a superpower

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2010

National Association of Software and Service Companies had a humble beginning.

Parikh's flat tax deflates diesel carmakers' plans

Parikh's flat tax deflates diesel carmakers' plans

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2010

Manufacturers that mainly sell diesel cars like Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Toyota, Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen anticipate a significant fall in sales if the government accepts the Parikh committee's recommendation of a flat tax of Rs 80,000 on diesel cars, because of a widening cost differential with petrol variants.

Flat tax will hurt diesel car makers' growth

Flat tax will hurt diesel car makers' growth

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2010

Manufacturers that mainly sell diesel cars like Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Toyota, Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen anticipate a significant fall in sales if the government accepts the Parikh committee's recommendation of a flat tax of Rs 80,000 on diesel cars, because of a widening cost differential with petrol variants.

Ex-minister Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

Ex-minister Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

The first Indian civil aviation minister to fly for a commercial airline -- Rajiv Gandhi has been the only prime minister to do so -- Rudy started his job with IndiGo from January 4.

BJP leader Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

BJP leader Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2010

Former Civil Aviation Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been hired as a co-pilot with Delhi-based private airline IndiGo Airlines on an honorary basis.

FinMin wields deficit stick on 3G bid

FinMin wields deficit stick on 3G bid

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2010

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked Communications Minister Andimuthu Raja to complete the auction of the third generation (3G) spectrum within the agreed deadline (February 15), so that the revenue from it can be reflected in the Union Budget for 2009-10. Mukherjee had earmarked Rs 30,000 crore as revenue from 3G auction, which has already been delayed by a year, in the Budget.

ITC stake in Leela rises to 7.37%

ITC stake in Leela rises to 7.37%

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

ITC's investment arm Russell Credit has raised its stake in Hotel Leelaventure to 7.37 per cent --an increase of 2.26 percentage points. The promoters of Mumbai-based Leela group, meanwhile, said they were not interested in tying the knot with ITC as a strategic partner in the growing hotels business.

Why Google dumping China is good for India

Why Google dumping China is good for India

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

The country has comparatively fewer Internet connections but is the second-largest mobile market in the world after China. And, the Internet is being increasingly accessed on mobiles. India and China together account for over 1.2 billion mobiles of the 4.6 billion global mobile users.

Cloud computing: Opportunity for Indian IT firms

Cloud computing: Opportunity for Indian IT firms

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2010

Cloud computing is helping corporations create new, cost-effective business models

Vodafone looks to list Indian arm

Vodafone looks to list Indian arm

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2009

Vodafone Group Plc Chief Executive Vittorio Colao today said the company could list its Indian arm and was open to acquisitions when opportunities are available in the country. The head of the world's largest mobile company in terms of revenues suggested changes in the regulatory regime for mergers and acquisitions.

DE Shaw reaps $500 mn in DAL deal

DE Shaw reaps $500 mn in DAL deal

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2009

US hedge fund makes 40% profit; KP Singh family to go for DLF Assets IPO in the first quarter of 2010.