Swaraj Baggonkar And Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Swaraj Baggonkar And Surajeet Das Gupta

Big business houses eye stake in Living Media

Big business houses eye stake in Living Media

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2012

TV Today stock rises 15.23% on sale buzz

BIG Cinemas, Cinepolis in talks for alliance

BIG Cinemas, Cinepolis in talks for alliance

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2012

Anil Ambani-promoted multiplex chain may sell stake to the Mexico-headquartered global giant

Axiata logs out of talks to buy stake in Tikona Digital

Axiata logs out of talks to buy stake in Tikona Digital

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2012

Malaysia's leading telecom operator, Axiata, has backed out of its negotiations to pick up a substantial stake in broadband wireless access operator Tikona Digital.

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

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.

New products misfire, cost auto companies their ranks

New products misfire, cost auto companies their ranks

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2012

Absence of diesel options, economic slowdown hurt sales

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.

Nissan bets big on small cars

Nissan bets big on small cars

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2012

Nissan Motor Company may have missed the boom in small cars in India. But the third-biggest Japanese car maker is confident of shoring up volumes, as it works on several small car projects simultaneously.

JLR to get cost smart in slowing market

JLR to get cost smart in slowing market

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2012

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) -- the two premium brands owned by Tata Motors, India's largest automotive company -- will tighten up frivolous expenditure to contain cash in a slowing automotive market.

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.

Mahindra's US emission certificate to expire in Dec

Mahindra's US emission certificate to expire in Dec

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2011

The Mumbai-based entity has yet to apply for a re-certification for federal emissions with the Environmental Protection Agency of the American government.

Hotel rates, air fares soar for Christmas, New Year

Hotel rates, air fares soar for Christmas, New Year

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2011

Almost all star-rated hotels in the tourist hotspots of Goa, Kerala and Rajasthan are reporting total sellout of room inventory for New Year's Eve, even though hospitality rates for that period have been more than doubled.

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.