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Crime pays on television

Crime pays on television

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2012

Advertisers are tuning in to crime serials -- the new weekend chart toppers

Ek Tha Tiger set for a roaring opening

Ek Tha Tiger set for a roaring opening

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2012

The film expected to be the widest release of 2012, across 3,000 screens worldwide.

Finance ministry cover for PSU insurance 'cartel'

Finance ministry cover for PSU insurance 'cartel'

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2012

Diktat to four general insurance companies says 'avoid competition' in any corporate or group account

Spider-Man on 1,000 plus screens in India!

Spider-Man on 1,000 plus screens in India!

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2012

Sony Pictures India will be splashing The Amazing Spider-Man across 1,000-plus screens, making it the widest release for any Hollywood movie.

Life insurance products may go missing from Oct

Life insurance products may go missing from Oct

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2012

Regulator wants all existing products to be refiled.

PNB reworks deal with MetLife to fit regulatory bill

PNB reworks deal with MetLife to fit regulatory bill

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2012

Lender to acquire 30% after existing shareholders divest stake

Top private life insurers shut 1,500 branches in 2 years

Top private life insurers shut 1,500 branches in 2 years

Rediff.com   21 May 2012

With "profitable growth" replacing "expansion drive" as the buzzword in the sector, the country's top private life insurers have significantly reduced branches and employees over the last couple of years to cut costs and improve efficiency.

Irda bans products with highest NAV guaranteed

Irda bans products with highest NAV guaranteed

Rediff.com   14 May 2012

These products contribute almost 20 per cent to the total premium collection of life insurers.

HCL Group to foray into insurance sector

HCL Group to foray into insurance sector

Rediff.com   8 May 2012

Indian billionaire Shiv Nadar's foray into the insurance sector is likely to fructify soon. DLF Pramerica Life, seeking an Indian partner for its operation, is in talks with Nadar's HCL Group to sell a majority stake. According to those in the know, both parties are back on the table to iron out the nitty-gritty, after the deal got stuck a year back due to stringent guidelines.

Japan's growing yen for Indian assets

Japan's growing yen for Indian assets

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2012

The appetite for Indian assets is growing among investors from the land of the samurai. An appreciating yen, combined with slow economic growth, has persuaded many Japanese investors to explore opportunities beyond their national boundary, and India appears to be one of their preferences.

STAR bets on Aamir's Midas touch in his TV debut

STAR bets on Aamir's Midas touch in his TV debut

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2012

The show is set to be telecast from May 5.

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

DNA: Zee close to buying out Dainik Bhaskar

DNA: Zee close to buying out Dainik Bhaskar

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2012

DB Corp, which publishes the country's second most widely read paper Dainik Bhaskar, has been gradually reducing its stake in DNA and wants to focus on the growth in regional markets.

ABP to buy out STAR from TV news venture

ABP to buy out STAR from TV news venture

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2012

Murdoch may re-enter space after non-compete period lapses, ABP to control three news channels of MCCS

L&T may split CMD's post to give Naik non-exec role

L&T may split CMD's post to give Naik non-exec role

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2012

Uppal, Kotwal, Venkataramanan shortlisted for managing director's post; outsider not ruled out.

Bennett, Coleman in race to buy Neo Cricket, Neo Sports

Bennett, Coleman in race to buy Neo Cricket, Neo Sports

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2012

India's largest diversified media conglomerate Bennett, Coleman and Co Ltd (BCCL), popularly known as the Times Group, has joined the race to pick up a majority stake in the two sports channels of Nimbus Communications.

Network18 promoters release pledged shares

Network18 promoters release pledged shares

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2012

According to back of envelope calculations, the value of shares released in the past two weeks worked out to be Rs 262 crore (Rs 2.62 billion).

General insurance industry faces Rs 10,000 cr hit in FY12

General insurance industry faces Rs 10,000 cr hit in FY12

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2012

Irda to raise provisioning norms to 163-213 per cent.

R-Cap in talks to buy majority stake in Bloomberg UTV

R-Cap in talks to buy majority stake in Bloomberg UTV

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2011

R-Cap, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, may get a controlling stake in the venture if the negotiations fructify.

Companies dial LIC for funds amid uncertainty

Companies dial LIC for funds amid uncertainty

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2011

Insurer seeks leeway to invest in sub-AAA-rated companies.