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Flipkart files application to become public, raises $700 mn

Flipkart files application to become public, raises $700 mn

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

Flipkart is in expansion mode, needs to infuse funds in the firm.

Indian woman employee files 1 mn pound case against Wipro

Indian woman employee files 1 mn pound case against Wipro

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

An Indian woman employee at the London office of IT major Wipro has filed a 1 million pounds compensation case of sexual discrimination.

After selling 580 mn books, Gita Press faces labour crisis

After selling 580 mn books, Gita Press faces labour crisis

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Though the worker strike at the Gorakhpur-based publisher of Hindu religious texts has been called off, it hints at an underlying financial crisis, says Manavi Kapur

After Twitter, Modi set to conquer app space

After Twitter, Modi set to conquer app space

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

PM app downloaded 2.5 million times, to see 20-fold growth in user base

India likely to employ 2.9 mn flexi staff by 2018

India likely to employ 2.9 mn flexi staff by 2018

Rediff.com26 May 2016

The flexi staff workforce at present in the country has increased to 2.1 million from 1.7 million in 2015.

PE investments fall 50% in first 6 months

PE investments fall 50% in first 6 months

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Unlike last year, investors turn cautious on e-commerce sector.

Wipro secures $143 mn outsourcing deal from Levi Strauss

Wipro secures $143 mn outsourcing deal from Levi Strauss

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The move, first announced in March 2014, is expected to generate net annualised cost savings of $175-200 million once fully implemented.

Start-ups master the art of deal making

Start-ups master the art of deal making

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising

$800 mn effort on to save shipwrecked Concordia

$800 mn effort on to save shipwrecked Concordia

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

For the first time ever an operation to salvage a cruise ship as enormous as the Costa Concordia was put in motion on Monday off the coast of Italy, near the island of Giglio.

Internet users in India to cross 500 mn in 2016: Prasad

Internet users in India to cross 500 mn in 2016: Prasad

Rediff.com5 May 2016

India has now around one billion mobile subscribers, he added.

India to pay Iran $900 mn in oil dues

India to pay Iran $900 mn in oil dues

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

India will pay Iran $900 million in two tranches beginning next week to clear part of the past dues for crude oil it buys from the Persian Gulf nation.

Biocon plans $10 mn expansion

Biocon plans $10 mn expansion

Rediff.com28 Nov 2006

Leading biotech firm, Biocon Ltd, on Tuesday said it would invest $10 million (about Rs 45 crore) in the next 12 months to expand its facilities.

Flipkart claims $100-mn sales clocked in 10 hours

Flipkart claims $100-mn sales clocked in 10 hours

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Buyers complain about server errors, allege discounts were 'not real'.

Snapdeal raises USD 500-mn from Alibaba, Foxconn and others

Snapdeal raises USD 500-mn from Alibaba, Foxconn and others

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

As per market estimates, the new round would value the city-based firm at about $ 4-5 billion.

India poised for 'blue revolution', to create 20 mn jobs: Gadkari

India poised for 'blue revolution', to create 20 mn jobs: Gadkari

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

The minister said apart from the potential of 10 million jobs under Sagarmala, more than 10 million could be easily created in shipping, highways and other sectors

Microsoft to train 1 mn women under tech initiative

Microsoft to train 1 mn women under tech initiative

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Microsoft India on Wednesday launched its 'Women in Tech' initiative, which aims to double the number of women IT professionals in India from the present one million in the next few years.

DGH for $792 mn more penalty on RIL

DGH for $792 mn more penalty on RIL

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons last month recommended to the Oil Ministry that $792 million of the cost RIL has incurred in KG-D6 fields be disallowed for producing only an average of 26.07 million cubic meters per day of gas as against the target of 86.73 mmcmd in 2012-13.

Banks open 40 mn accounts under Jan Dhan Yojana

Banks open 40 mn accounts under Jan Dhan Yojana

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

The government is giving adequate publicity to the benefit to be extended to account holders, sources added.

Forex reserve up $60.5 mn to $319 bn

Forex reserve up $60.5 mn to $319 bn

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

The foreign currency assets rose by $75 million to $291.39 billion

Forex reserves up $675 mn

Forex reserves up $675 mn

Rediff.com5 Aug 2006

Foreign exchange reserves increased $675 million to $164.023 billion for the week

Fuel price hike: MNS activists serve 'chullha' tea

Fuel price hike: MNS activists serve 'chullha' tea

Rediff.com14 Sep 2012

The demonstration was staged at the Alka Talkies Square in the city where the women lit the earthen stove fire using wood and kerosene and offered the tea without milk to the bystanders, even as party workers raised anti-government slogans denouncing the fuel price hike.

FinMin, RBI set up panel on reducing cash transactions

FinMin, RBI set up panel on reducing cash transactions

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

RBI data on Dec 2014 showed 1.05 million PoS machines in the country.

Maryland draws $60 mn from Indian cos

Maryland draws $60 mn from Indian cos

Rediff.com13 Dec 2011

The mission has opened new doors for Maryland to create jobs, bolster trade and investment and strengthen existing business and cultural relationships

Samsung plans $20 mn spread

Samsung plans $20 mn spread

Rediff.com15 Jun 2006

Samsung India said on Thursday it would invest $20 million on expansion and on research and development in the country this year with plans to earn 27 per cent of its revenues from the IT segment. \n

Diageo to 'review' Tribunal order, says $40mn paid to Mallya

Diageo to 'review' Tribunal order, says $40mn paid to Mallya

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

As part of their deal Diageo agreed to pay Mallya, $75 million for stepping down as chairman of United Spirits and for entering into a non-compete pact

Kingfisher Airlines to raise $175 mn

Kingfisher Airlines to raise $175 mn

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines plans to raise up to $175 million (about Rs 840 crore) before March next year through rights issue and global depository receipts (GDR).

$75 mn from Diageo may remain a pipe dream for Mallya

$75 mn from Diageo may remain a pipe dream for Mallya

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

SBI had moved the Debt Recovery Tribunal because Mallya owes over Rs 7,200 crore to a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India

Non-metros see surge in number porting requests

Non-metros see surge in number porting requests

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

The highest number of requests are in Karnataka (39.18 million) and Tamil Nadu (35.56 million).

Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 mn users, blames 'state-sponsored actor'

Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 mn users, blames 'state-sponsored actor'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

In July, Yahoo was sold to US telecoms giant Verizon for $4.8 billion.

Goldman Sachs invests $20mn in Indian co

Goldman Sachs invests $20mn in Indian co

Rediff.com13 May 2013

A string of acquisitions this year has pushed India to the top of the Asia's inbound M&A league table.

'We're optimistic about Modi govt's ability to deliver'

'We're optimistic about Modi govt's ability to deliver'

Rediff.com24 May 2016

US-based $40-billion industrial goods giant Honeywell has just launched its 16th plant, a hydrocracker unit with application in oil refining, in India. The two years of Modi government have been full of optimism and energy, Anant Maheshwari, president, Honeywell India, and Steve Gimre, managing director, UOP India, tell Sudheer Pal Singh.

Wipro to acquire US-based HealthPlan Services for $460 mn

Wipro to acquire US-based HealthPlan Services for $460 mn

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Wipro's clients currently include over 100 US payers, healthcare providers, and public health agencies.

Half of the traders don't have PAN

Half of the traders don't have PAN

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Apart from the much-reported constitutional and political hurdles on a national Goods and Services Tax (GST), there is another basic one. Barely half of dealers in the country have a Permanent Account Number (PAN) from the tax department.

$14-mn penalty too high: Rajat Gupta tells court

$14-mn penalty too high: Rajat Gupta tells court

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Gupta's lawyer Seth Waxman argued his case during a hearing before a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Monday.

Maha govt proposes Mumbai chawl redevelopment

Maha govt proposes Mumbai chawl redevelopment

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

This would translate into construction of 15 million sq ft of floor space index or about 20 mn sq ft of saleable area.

Videocon plans $750 mn investment

Videocon plans $750 mn investment

Rediff.com3 Jan 2006

Delivery of 1.5 mn houses delayed, builders face buyers' ire

Delivery of 1.5 mn houses delayed, builders face buyers' ire

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

Most of these projects were launched between 2008 and 2010

MH370: Relatives announce $5 mn for whistle-blower

MH370: Relatives announce $5 mn for whistle-blower

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Distraught relatives of several passengers aboard Flight MH370 on Sunday launched a $5 million (about Rs 29.48 crore) reward to "entice" a whistle-blower who can provide key information and help their search to trace the Malaysian jet that vanished mysteriously three months ago.

Safeguard yourself with these apps

Safeguard yourself with these apps

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

Industry data suggest that we lose more than 10,300 hours a year retrieving lost passwords, making new ones or talking to call centre representatives about those. And it gets much worse if a password is stolen and misused.

Forex reserves up $845 mn

Forex reserves up $845 mn

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

Foreign exchange reserves moved up $845 million to $143.943 billion for the week ended December 9, 2005, according to the weekly supplement released by Reserve Bank of India