T E Narasimhan, Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Stories by T E Narasimhan, Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

What is Byju's doing with Disney?

What is Byju's doing with Disney?

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2019

Byju's acquires licences of hundreds of characters from Disney; to use cartoon characters to teach math, science.

Reliance eyes Schuldschein route to raise $170m overseas

Reliance eyes Schuldschein route to raise $170m overseas

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2019

Schuldschein is an alternative way to raise funds instead of loans or bonds and deals can run from $12 million to more than $1.13 billion. These instruments include tranches of different maturities and currencies and investors are spread across the world.

Voting rights on 34% of Wipro shares are still with Premji family

Voting rights on 34% of Wipro shares are still with Premji family

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2019

The voting rights with the promoter will ensure the interests of the promoter family as well as minority shareholders are protected in future, said corporate governance advocates and corporate lawyers.

Patanjali Ayurved revises offer for bankrupt Ruchi Soya

Patanjali Ayurved revises offer for bankrupt Ruchi Soya

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2019

The revised offer will mean the lenders will have to write off 60 per cent of their dues.

After a year's lull, cement prices finally pick up

After a year's lull, cement prices finally pick up

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2019

Traders said the current demand is backed by government-funded projects which usually come up in the months before the election and the pace may slow down after the election, pushing the growth back to the previous levels.

Will Stalin be kingmaker in TN?

Will Stalin be kingmaker in TN?

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2019

If the DMK under Stalin is unable to do well in the Lok Sabha elections, his personal and political standing in the party will be threatened. But if the party does well, Stalin is the next kingmaker to watch out for. T E Narasimhan and Aditi Phadnis report.

Why Cognizant is going slow in India

Why Cognizant is going slow in India

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2019

Post-bribery disclosure, Cognizant is not pursuing greenfield expansion in the country and relying on leased facilities for new demands. The incident, which came to light in 2016, is also said to have claimed 200-300 jobs so far mainly in areas like administration, legal, and procurement.

More trouble for Anil Ambani as lenders may not bail out RCom

More trouble for Anil Ambani as lenders may not bail out RCom

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2019

In a meeting on Thursday evening, the RCom management, led by CEO Punit Garg, requested the bank representatives to release Rs 260 crore it received as I-T refund so that it could repay the dues to Ericsson.

Why Li Ning signed Sindhu for 50 crore

Why Li Ning signed Sindhu for 50 crore

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2019

'It is very close to Puma's deal with Kohli in terms of yearly sponsorship.' 'Sindhu will get Rs 40 crore as sponsorship while the rest will be for equipment.'

Anil Ambani's sinking wealth leaves lenders jittery

Anil Ambani's sinking wealth leaves lenders jittery

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2019

While RCom owes Indian banks close to Rs 45,000 crore, Ambani has lost close to $408 million of personal wealth year-to-date until Tuesday.

Lenders won't sell Anil Ambani-led Reliance group shares till Sep

Lenders won't sell Anil Ambani-led Reliance group shares till Sep

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2019

Nine lenders have exposure to the promoter entities and had taken listed operating companies' shares as collateral from the promoter companies.

Why the iconic 'Hamara Bajaj' tagline was junked

Why the iconic 'Hamara Bajaj' tagline was junked

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2019

But will this dilute Bajaj's strong Indian identity that straddled the rural-urban markets and the Hindi-English divide quite easily?

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2019

The circular says even a day's delay in servicing loans would be now taken as a 'default'. And once in default, for loans above Rs 2,000 crore, the banks will have to arrive at a resolution within 180 days, else lenders will have to file an application under the IBC within 15 days.

Cong-JD-S govt a case of can't stay together, can't live apart?

Cong-JD-S govt a case of can't stay together, can't live apart?

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2019

Personal differences between the two alliance partners, Congress insiders say, are owing to Kumaraswamy's style of functioning. He, unlike his father, is suspected to have a soft corner for the BJP, reports Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.

Jawa drives down memory lane in push to future

Jawa drives down memory lane in push to future

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2019

And it's a strategy that seems to have paid off. Online booking for the motorcycle has been temporarily halted given the huge waiting list of buyers. Orders are still being taken at the dealerships, but the earliest one can expect a delivery is by the end of 2019, reports T E Narasimhan.

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2019

A corporate lawyer said that this is the biggest failure of corporate governance in this country. He pointed out that American investors can even take the bank to court for giving false statements to stock exchanges and even file class action suits. Some even questioned how RBI overlooked Kochhar's misdeed.

'Headcount addition not an indicator of growth'

'Headcount addition not an indicator of growth'

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2019

'The increasing mix of fixed price contracts is helping us improve productivity by bringing in more automation.'

Why Indian textile mills find Ethiopia attractive

Why Indian textile mills find Ethiopia attractive

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2019

Indian companies feel it will be difficult to take on the competition from Bangladesh, Cambodia and others, with their made-in-India products. Ethiopia offers ready-to-use sheds, income tax breaks, training subsidies, and a tax-free gateway into the US, Europe and China. Moreover, labour is available for $60 per month compared to $130-$150 in India.

How Tamil Nadu plans to become a start-up destination

How Tamil Nadu plans to become a start-up destination

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2019

The policy aims to create around 5,000 startups, including 10 global high-growth startups, and to create a minimum of 100,000 high skilled job creation, direct and indirect, in the startup ecosystem by 2023.

Jet Air lenders likely to write off up to 25% of loans

Jet Air lenders likely to write off up to 25% of loans

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2019

Under the resolution plan, the lenders would end up having a sizable portion of shares in the airline, if their boards of directors agree to convert part of their debt into equity.