Surajeet Das Gupta And Ashish Sinha In New Delhi

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta And Ashish Sinha In New Delhi

Wanted may end Salman's flop run

Wanted may end Salman's flop run

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2009

The film generates about Rs 20 crore in first weekend at the box office.

Bharti-MTN deal:Govt not in favour of dual listing

Bharti-MTN deal:Govt not in favour of dual listing

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2009

Permission for dual listing would require full capital account convertibility and therefore changes in regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

Bharti-MTN deal ready to be signed

Bharti-MTN deal ready to be signed

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2009

The deal, which will be the largest in the global telecom space, will be subject to South African government approval.

IPL-III on a sticky wicket

IPL-III on a sticky wicket

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2009

The Indian Premier League is facing a rough pitch. With a little over six months to go for the third leg of the most successful cricket properties of recent times, with a brand value of $2 billion, IPL is facing hostile bouncers -- four to be precise -- that it is finding hard to negotiate.

Airlines divided on impact of Jet deal

Airlines divided on impact of Jet deal

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2009

Airline managements are divided on the likely impact of the settlement of the Jet Airways imbroglio.

Update FEMA for Press Notes 2&4: Govt to RBI

Update FEMA for Press Notes 2&4: Govt to RBI

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2009

The government has sought to put an end to the ambiguities in the implementation of Press Notes 2 and 4, which significantly relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines, with the Commerce Ministry requesting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to make changes in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to operationalise the guidelines. The direction from the government follows a number of references and queries from investors.

A-I misled by Reliance on insurance deal, say PSUs

A-I misled by Reliance on insurance deal, say PSUs

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2009

Claim breach in procedure, demand probes; Reliance denies charge

Column: Air India flies into another storm

Column: Air India flies into another storm

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2009

Halving the productivity-linked incentive will make its salary levels unattractive and put a heavier burden on junior staffers.

Doordarshan most watched channel: Study

Doordarshan most watched channel: Study

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2009

The TAM numbers have managed to establish the supremacy of Doordarshan over competing news channels like AajTak and India TV (the top others, also established by TAM data) and also entertainment channels like STAR Plus, Colors and Zee TV (the top Hindi general entertainment channels) in 2009.

Finance ministry has no plan to alter FDI norms

Finance ministry has no plan to alter FDI norms

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2009

Eases regulatory hurdles for Bharti-MTN deal.

Flu effect: Film business may lose Rs 25 crore

Flu effect: Film business may lose Rs 25 crore

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2009

With the Maharashtra government ordering closure of all multiplexes and theatres in Mumbai till August 16 due to fast spreading swine flu, the film exhibition business may incur an overall financial loss of at least Rs 25 crore from the upcoming long weekend holiday on account of Janmashtami and Independence Day.

DTH bright on growth, but will profits rise?

DTH bright on growth, but will profits rise?

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2009

The five private DTH operators (Dish TV, Tata Sky and Sun Direct being the other three) are expected to add over six million new subscribers by the end of December, to take the overall subscriber base to over 17 million, a 57 per cent growth over December 2008.

DTH operators may have to offer inter-operable box

DTH operators may have to offer inter-operable box

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2009

Direct to Home (DTH) operators could be asked to provide inter-operable set-top boxes to their customers with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeing prima facie merit in a complaint filed by a consumer organisation that it is in violation of competition laws.

Crash-land after the barnstorm

Crash-land after the barnstorm

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2009

New Delhi, 7 August A strike call and its withdrawal proved an embarrassment for a former senior aviation bureaucrat.

Airline losses: It's the mgmt policy that stinks

Airline losses: It's the mgmt policy that stinks

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2009

Airline losses have more to do with their business models than the price of aviation fuel.

So what's a brand between friends?

So what's a brand between friends?

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2009

MTNL will be one of the few big telecom companies in the world to allow competitors to offer their brand on its network.

Air India bailout may be linked to performance

Air India bailout may be linked to performance

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2009

Airline asks for Rs 7,000 cr; may get half subject to conditions.

A-I may get phased equity infusion

A-I may get phased equity infusion

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2009

The government's financial restructuring plan for loss-making Air India may include a staggered infusion of equity, entailing an initial infusion of around Rs 1,300 crore (Rs 13 billion), going up to around Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion), depending on the company's need.

India:Plan panel sets out guidelines for infra JVs

India:Plan panel sets out guidelines for infra JVs

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2009

The guidelines also point out that it is not advisable to form 50-50 JVs, since such a company is regarded as a private company and functions as such, even though the PSU is an equal shareholder. In many cases these entities are not accountable to Parliament or the state assembly.

DoT may cancel rural licence fee waiver

DoT may cancel rural licence fee waiver

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2009

A bitter battle between the finance ministry and the Department of Telecommunications over their jurisdiction might force the latter to withdraw its decision to waive licence fees for fixed-line service operators in rural areas.