Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp; Priyanka Joshi

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp; Priyanka Joshi

SpiceJet stakeholders reject ADAG offer

SpiceJet stakeholders reject ADAG offer

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2010

Key shareholders of low-cost airline SpiceJet have rejected an offer by the Reliance ADA Group to pick up a 51 per cent stake in the airline for Rs 40-45 per share. The offer was made last week.

Maruti faces capacity crunch as sales surge

Maruti faces capacity crunch as sales surge

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2010

The country's largest car producer -- Maruti Suzuki -- is caught in a cleft. There is growing demand for its cars, but it does not have sufficient production capacity to feed this demand. To top that, this capacity constraint is not likely to be lifted before 2012.

Google attempts to get Buzz back on feet

Google attempts to get Buzz back on feet

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2010

Some users, for instance, see no sense in cluttering up their Gmail accounts with Buzz messages.

Scrabble Entertainment to broadcast IPL in 3D

Scrabble Entertainment to broadcast IPL in 3D

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2010

Having paid Rs 2.5 crore (Rs 25 million) for the 3D rights, Scrabble is looking to air live matches across 120 3D theatres in the country.

FinMin: Keep FII inflow out of sectoral caps

FinMin: Keep FII inflow out of sectoral caps

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2010

The finance ministry has suggested easing of the rules for calculating foreign investment in a company. The proposed rules, which take out sundry entries of indirect investment, will make life easier for companies, which have high foreign institutional investment and face the risk of breaching sector-specific caps.

Nokia offers music for free

Nokia offers music for free

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

With Nokia starting to spin out mobile devices that come loaded with its music download service, the Finnish company is eager to see how consumers would use its 3.5-million music library, currently offered free.

5% mobile Internet users log on to IPL sites

5% mobile Internet users log on to IPL sites

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2010

Websites, mobile apps and games seem to be making the most of the Indian Premier League this season.

New twist in bid for Spicejet

New twist in bid for Spicejet

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2010

Sun TV promoter Kalanithi Maran, through his advisors, is talking to hedge fund Wilbur L Ross to buy its entire 30 per cent stake in low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd.

ICICI Venture taps health insurance sector

ICICI Venture taps health insurance sector

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2010

The first private equity deal in the Indian health insurance sector is set to be sealed soon.

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.

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.

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.

Infy to develop mobile app stores for 9 telcos

Infy to develop mobile app stores for 9 telcos

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2010

Infosys claims it can deliver a full-fledged applications store within 6-8 weeks, with its application platform Flypp.

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.

HNIs come in droves to buy boats, yachts

HNIs come in droves to buy boats, yachts

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2010

With India fast emerging as an important leisure marine market, traders at the Mumbai International Boat Show (MIBS) 2010 hope to sell around 100 small boats and luxury yachts to high networth individuals (HNIs) in the country.

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.

Why this hum and haw over Google buzz

Why this hum and haw over Google buzz

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2010

Since its launch, Google has been buzzing all across with over 9 million posts and comments.

IT firms plan new strategies for 2010

IT firms plan new strategies for 2010

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2010

India's second largest IT company, Infosys Technologies, for instance, has narrowed on the new areas to drive its growth.