Surajeet Das Gupta And Mihir Mishra

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta And Mihir Mishra

Govt lifts freeze on private carriers flying abroad

Govt lifts freeze on private carriers flying abroad

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2012

Airlines to nearly double bilateral utilisation to 40% from April

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

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.

Kingfisher cuts capacity: It's a blessing in disguise

Kingfisher cuts capacity: It's a blessing in disguise

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2012

This reduction is likely to increase the average load factor, currently around 75 per cent, and the yields thereby.

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.

DGCA favours financial autonomy for AI Express

DGCA favours financial autonomy for AI Express

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2012

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recommended giving financial autonomy to Air India Charters Ltd (AICL), the company which runs Air India Express, the low-cost brand of Air India operating in the international sector.

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.

Ministry seeks Rs 20k cr for AI in next Plan

Ministry seeks Rs 20k cr for AI in next Plan

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2012

But says the airline will have to meet targets to get fund.

12th Plan to see Rs 1 lakh-cr rise in private investment

12th Plan to see Rs 1 lakh-cr rise in private investment

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2012

In what could mean a big investment opportunity for the construction industry in the years to come, the road transport ministry plans to more than double private participation in highway construction during the 12th Five Year Plan starting April 2012.

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.

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.

Govt for easing aviation rule to link smaller nations

Govt for easing aviation rule to link smaller nations

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2011

The SOEC clause says only airlines owned by a country or its citizens can fly from the nation concerned to India and use the quota of seats allotted under a bilateral pact between the countries.

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.

New land norms unlikely to benefit airport operators

New land norms unlikely to benefit airport operators

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2011

As the manager of a chunk of the country's airports, state-owned AAI is seeking an expansion in the norms to use its land on the city side of any airport for services that are not aviation-related. As of now, the AAI Act allows an airport operator to use land only for aviation-related services.