Varun Sood in New Delhi

Tata laying foundation to house slum dwellers

Rediff.com 29 May 2009

India's housing shortage is fuelled by the immigration of millions of villagers to the cities.

Mystery in 'sabotage' of India billionaire

Rediff.com 30 Apr 2009

An alleged attempt to sabotage the helicopter of India's second richest man, Anil Ambani, is developing into a full-blown murder mystery after the mechanic who discovered the plot was suddenly killed this week.

Satyam's saviour has a mountain to climb

Rediff.com 14 Apr 2009

Early on Monday morning, the chairman of the government-appointed board of Satyam Computer Services, Kiran Karnik, hurried into the Taj President Hotel in south Mumbai to begin one of India's strangest corporate sell-offs.