Vinay Umarji &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

Stories by Vinay Umarji &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

Hotels go in for 'she' change

Hotels go in for 'she' change

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2010

ITC Welcomgroup, The Leela and The Lalit are among those that ensure all touch-points for women travelling alone will be -- no prizes for guessing this -- ladies.

ONGC expects early resolution to Cairn dispute

ONGC expects early resolution to Cairn dispute

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2010

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is expecting a resolution to the contentious royalty payment issue with Cairn India --for the Barmer oil fields--before it goes for a follow-on public offer (FPO) early next year.

IITs see surge in placements

IITs see surge in placements

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2010

The process will start in December, but response from companies is very good.

Cracking CAT is a tad easier this year

Cracking CAT is a tad easier this year

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2010

Thanks to fewer applicants and more seats at IIMs.

Advertising guidelines for education sector soon

Advertising guidelines for education sector soon

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2010

During the first half of 2010, the sector topped the chart in print advertising.

Reliance offers to buy land from fuel retailers

Reliance offers to buy land from fuel retailers

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2010

The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has offered to buy the land of RIL fuel retailers who wish to exit its dealership. Some of the retailers have been looking to exit the dealership as they are making losses in the venture.

Mallya's no-dues claim on fuel not factual

Mallya's no-dues claim on fuel not factual

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2010

He still owes hundreds of crores to OMCs.

Cinema halls, food courts at BPCL fuel outlets

Cinema halls, food courts at BPCL fuel outlets

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is planning to expand its fuel retail outlets with food courts, cinema halls and provision stores in Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Mukesh eyes the EIH driver's seat

Mukesh eyes the EIH driver's seat

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

RIL & Oberois to have equal shares, post-rights.

Bid for a CEO of your choice

Bid for a CEO of your choice

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2010

The programme that began last year has seen the list of CEOs -- who will be put under the hammer -- grow.

Essar to bid for gas blocks in Indonesia

Essar to bid for gas blocks in Indonesia

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2010

London Stock Exchange-listed Essar Energy Plc plans to bid for coal-bed methane (CBM) and shale gas blocks in Indonesia next month.

75 RIL retailers in Guj want to opt out

75 RIL retailers in Guj want to opt out

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2010

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is slugging it out with fuel retailers in Gujarat.

Cairn deal will flow only after government nod

Cairn deal will flow only after government nod

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2010

The government has told Cairn Energy that its deal with Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources will go through only after a formal proposal to the government is made and all clearances are obtained.

GIDC to develop chemical, engineering zones

GIDC to develop chemical, engineering zones

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2010

In a bid to create an ecosystem of both large and small companies in the chemical and engineering industries, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is developing specific zones for small and medium enterprises in these two sectors.

Reliance's June quarter results unlikely to excite

Reliance's June quarter results unlikely to excite

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2010

RIL, with interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas exploration, textiles and retail, will continue to see a slow decline in margins.

Massive fuel bills due for major air carriers

Massive fuel bills due for major air carriers

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2010

Analysts say this is a reflection of the high debt that most aviation companies have on their books. "Aviation companies are unable to pay their dues because they are into losses.

IOC, BPCL open to buying Shell retail outlets

IOC, BPCL open to buying Shell retail outlets

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

Shell India, the domestic arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, had offered for sale 20 of its 80 operational retail outlets and around 20 sites acquired earlier for setting up such outlets.

IOC plans Rs 700-cr power play

IOC plans Rs 700-cr power play

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2010

State-run Indian Oil Corporation plans to set up solar power panels and power plants at its over 18,100 retail outlets across the country at a cost of Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion).

New B-schools even 'buy' management students

New B-schools even 'buy' management students

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2010

A few weeks ago, the admission director of a Pune-based B-school received a strange unsolicited phone call from an 'admissions' consultant.

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Reliance Industries' annual general meeting on Friday will be unique in many ways. It's the first AGM after the Supreme Court judgment on K-G gas, the first after the truce between Mukesh and Anil Ambani and the first after the company's big-bang return to telecom.