Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp;Amp; Anup Roy

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta &Amp;Amp; Anup Roy

Why Fortis Healthcare has a bevy of suitors

Why Fortis Healthcare has a bevy of suitors

Rediff.com   1 May 2018

With over 45 healthcare facilities and over 300 vibrant diagnostic centres, Fortis is India's second-largest hospital chain -- next only to Apollo, which has 64 hospitals with 10,000 beds. Therefore, any international or domestic hospital chain that buys Fortis will simply catapult to the numero uno position.

How RBI is trying to keep the rupee strong

How RBI is trying to keep the rupee strong

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2018

Year-to-date, the rupee is the worst-performing currency in Asia, weakening 4.184 per cent against the US dollar.

RBI moves to keep FPIs invested in bond market

RBI moves to keep FPIs invested in bond market

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2018

The RBI had in the past expressed its concerns about allowing foreign investors in short-term paper, because it attracted hot money.

Siva is no stranger to CBI, or controversy

Siva is no stranger to CBI, or controversy

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2018

A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others.

RIL's cost of borrowing gives India Inc jitters

RIL's cost of borrowing gives India Inc jitters

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2018

If Reliance has to pay about one percentage point more for short-term money, the bond market could be out of bounds for many lower-rated firms after some time.

Why home loans have started heading north

Why home loans have started heading north

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2018

As yields on 10-year government bonds rose from 6.65% in April 2017 to around 7.50% now, liquidity pressures have increased the cost of funds for housing finance companies.

RBI unlikely to heed banks' plea to amend NPA norms

RBI unlikely to heed banks' plea to amend NPA norms

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2018

RBI deputy governor N S Vishwanathan has said the new framework was in line with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code guidelines.

How the bond market has upset govt's fiscal math

How the bond market has upset govt's fiscal math

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

For current financial year, govt plans to borrow Rs 2.88 trillion in the first half of 2018-19, out of Rs 6.05 trillion planned for entire year

Will Star's cricket gamble turn into a goldmine?

Will Star's cricket gamble turn into a goldmine?

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

Star's maths is simple: It expects to make something close to Rs 40 billion from the two properties in the first year (2018) itself, which is pretty close to its break even point

RBI tells finmin that PNB misled it on SWIFT migration

RBI tells finmin that PNB misled it on SWIFT migration

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2018

'PNB had confirmed compliance with the RBI's prescription in its circular of August 3, 2016, which has now turned out to be factually incorrect,' Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Bonus payment for pvt bank bosses yet to get RBI nod

Bonus payment for pvt bank bosses yet to get RBI nod

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2018

Generally, the central bank grants its approval by mid-March, or latest by March 31, but most banks have not received RBI approval on bonus packages this year.

Tatas all set to become India's largest steelmaker

Tatas all set to become India's largest steelmaker

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2018

Once Bhushan Steel is into its fold, Tata Steel will increase its capacity from 12.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 18.3 mtpa

Why Raghuram Rajan is creating a university

Why Raghuram Rajan is creating a university

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2018

'We have 100,000 students going abroad every year.' 'So, we have room for at least 100 universities of very high quality to service those 100,000 students.'

Who will buy Rs 4.6 trillion bonds?

Who will buy Rs 4.6 trillion bonds?

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2018

With banks staying out of the bond market, and foreign investors exhausting their investment limit, the question is: Who will buy the Rs 4.6 trillion bonds that will be issued from April.

At 40, Thums Up's thunder is still intact

At 40, Thums Up's thunder is still intact

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2018

Despite the onslaught of international brands -- Coke and Pepsi -- the fizz has not gone out of India's very own cola brand, Surajeet Das Gupta.

Why India remains critical for Uber and Ola

Why India remains critical for Uber and Ola

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2018

Both are focused on the overall transportation business, in which taxi services are only a part; the extended ambit includes autos, motorbikes, cycles, electric vehicles, water transport as well as food delivery services, says Surajeet Das Gupta.

Jio! The winner takes it all

Jio! The winner takes it all

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2018

The big advantage that Jio is able to garner currently is its low cost of operations.

Tata Sons' chief ethics officer Mukund Rajan resigns

Tata Sons' chief ethics officer Mukund Rajan resigns

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2018

Rajan's last day at Tata Sons, where he has worked since the 1990s, will be March 31.

How household savings recovered quickly post DeMo

How household savings recovered quickly post DeMo

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2018

According to the report, financial assets of the Indian households are predominantly in the form of bank deposits, followed by life insurance - a pattern that got disrupted after note ban

Another victim of Jio onslaught, Aircel is staring at a bleak future

Another victim of Jio onslaught, Aircel is staring at a bleak future

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2018

Aircel executives said the company could offer value to big boys like Airtel or Jio as a low-end mobile services brand