Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp; Sharmistha Mukherjee

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp; Sharmistha Mukherjee

Reliance, HUL to market beauty & health together

Reliance, HUL to market beauty & health together

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2012

The beauty and wellness formats will be started in Reliance Hypermarkets in May.

Max India's Analjit charts succession plan

Max India's Analjit charts succession plan

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2012

All shares owned by Max group promoters shifted to two trusts

TV channels line up special programmes for counting

TV channels line up special programmes for counting

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2012

With the curtains finally set to go up on the results of the assembly elections across five states on Tuesday, news channels are lining up an array of special programmes to hook viewers on D-day.

French luxury fund L Capital front runner to buy Lilliput

French luxury fund L Capital front runner to buy Lilliput

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2012

Cash-strapped Lilliput, the country's largest kidswear brand, may soon get a luxury makeover.

DoT favours open auction of vacated 2G spectrum

DoT favours open auction of vacated 2G spectrum

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2012

In a move that could pave the way for open auction of the 2G spectrum released from 122 cancelled operators, a draft Cabinet note prepared by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recommended the spectrum price be discovered through an auction involving "existing players and new parties".

Rates will double due to higher price of spectrum, Rozanov

Rates will double due to higher price of spectrum, Rozanov

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2012

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd is a venture involving equity participation by Sistema of Russia, the Russian Federation and the Shyam Group of India.

Boardroom battles hot up as top executives step down

Boardroom battles hot up as top executives step down

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2012

This will be the second high-profile exit from the company in recent months after Arun Kapur, the former chief executive, quit late last year.

Aircel is not for sale, says director

Aircel is not for sale, says director

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2012

We are not a fly-by-night operator, says Sandip Das.

Pharma M&A deals face FIPB roadblock

Pharma M&A deals face FIPB roadblock

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2012

Four proposals by foreign firms deferred; half a dozen others waiting in the wings.

New proposal to price spectrum

New proposal to price spectrum

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2012

Regulator puts price at average of 1.65 times 3G cost; Sibal's approval needed for rollout.

Maruti to develop global products with parent Suzuki

Maruti to develop global products with parent Suzuki

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2012

Suzuki Motor Corporation's Indian subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), is going to play an increasingly important role in designing and developing global vehicles for the Japanese auto company in the coming years.

Hero MotoCorp to launch its own bikes ahead of schedule

Hero MotoCorp to launch its own bikes ahead of schedule

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2011

Hero promoters, the Munjals, have an agreement for sourcing technology and two-wheeler models from Honda till 2014.

Axiata's bid to raise Idea stake shot down

Axiata's bid to raise Idea stake shot down

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2011

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has rejected a proposal by Mauritius-based Axiata Investments 2 India Ltd, part of Asian telecom giant Axiata Group, to increase its stake in Idea Cellular by acquiring shares from the stock exchange.

Foreign investors can get equity in lieu of dividend

Foreign investors can get equity in lieu of dividend

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2011

The approval will, however, be subject to the regular conditions on valuation and pricing norms laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.

Foreign retailers nervous, embassies anxious

Foreign retailers nervous, embassies anxious

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2011

A rollback or dilution of the policy is not the only fear these multinationals have; they are also facing upfront political opposition.

Firms need up to 50 permits from state govts

Firms need up to 50 permits from state govts

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2011

Retailers need to get up to 50 permissions from a state government before they can start a new store. And, the permissions required include things like valet parking, use of insecticides, chillers and freezers or sale of non-vegetarian processed food.

3G spectrum row: Sibal talks tough, but will meet telcos

3G spectrum row: Sibal talks tough, but will meet telcos

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2011

The joint letter to Manmohan Singh was written by Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti Airtel, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla group which has promoted Idea Cellular, and Vittoria Colao, chairman of Vodafone Group Plc.

MUL justifies golden handshake

MUL justifies golden handshake

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2011

The country's largest car maker has come under the spotlight for working out a quiet settlement with union leader Sonu Gujjar and other workers by paying them Rs 16 lakh (Rs 1.6 million) each, much more than they would have got under a normal severance package or voluntary retirement scheme.

3G roaming pacts face DoT heat

3G roaming pacts face DoT heat

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2011

DoT has stated in an internal note that the 3G roaming agreements between these three companies are tantamount to their becoming mobile virtual network operators, something not allowed under the current policy.

What ails Maruti's Manesar plant

What ails Maruti's Manesar plant

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2011

Maruti chairman R C Bhargava tells Sharmistha Mukherjee that there won't be a reduction on its dependence on the facility in Haryana.