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Grasim: Investors bet on paints, ignore weakness in core biz

Grasim: Investors bet on paints, ignore weakness in core biz

Rediff.com18 Jun 2025

The AV Birla group flagship Grasim Industries has been an outperformer on the bourses. The company's stock price is up 56.5 per cent in the last

AV Birla Group plans retail foray

AV Birla Group plans retail foray

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

On the heels of Reliance Industries foraying into the lucrative retail business, Birla Group too contemplates rolling out its organised retail initiative.

Reshuffle soon at AV Birla group

Reshuffle soon at AV Birla group

Rediff.com7 Sep 2004

AV Birla retail needs 55,000 people

AV Birla retail needs 55,000 people

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

The company is also looking at recruiting employees from outside India, especially for services and expertise that people in India lack.

AV Birla Group eyes Lafarge's S-Africa biz

AV Birla Group eyes Lafarge's S-Africa biz

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

Shree Cement may join race; units in 3 more African countries may be sold.

Top 5 family-owned biz groups see a mixed Q1; net profits up 13.9%

Top 5 family-owned biz groups see a mixed Q1; net profits up 13.9%

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

April-June 2023 (Q1FY24) was a mixed quarter for India's top family-owned business groups. Three of the big five in terms of revenue reported a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline in combined net sales and two saw a Y-o-Y fall in net profits. Combined net sales of all listed companies in the five groups were up just 2.2 per cent Y-o-Y at Rs 6.6 trillion in the quarter, down sharply from the 10.3 per cent in the March 2023 quarter (Q4FY23) and 42.8 per cent in Q1FY23.

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

Three independent people with knowledge of the talks said the group had been selected in the first round and was now likely to make a formal bid.

AV Birla set to buy US firm for $900 million

AV Birla set to buy US firm for $900 million

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

The Aditya Birla Group is in acquisition mode again. It appears set to acquire US carbon black manufacturer Columbian Chemicals. According to two independent sources, negotiations are at the last stages, and a deal is expected to be announced next week. The size of the deal, said these sources, is expected to be around $900 million (Rs 4,100 crore).

If Voda-Idea goes belly-up, shareholders will lose Rs 1.68 trillion

If Voda-Idea goes belly-up, shareholders will lose Rs 1.68 trillion

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

Collapse of the mobile operator could translate into total loss of nearly Rs 44,000 crore for the AV Birla group.

No fresh equity to be infused in cash-strapped Voda Idea

No fresh equity to be infused in cash-strapped Voda Idea

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

Vodafone plc has made it clear that it will not make any fresh equity infusion in its Indian telecom business--Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL). Responding to a query, a spokesperson at the UK-headquartered telco said: "Just to confirm our position, there will be no new equity infusion from Vodafone Group." This is the first time that Vodafone has spoken about its stand after the government announced a telecom package.

Bharti-Walmart doesn't scare us: Kumar Birla

"Bharti-Walmart doesn't scare us": Kumar Birla

Rediff.com28 May 2007

AV Birla Group chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla and the chief executive officer of Aditya Birla Retail, Sumant Sinha bare the details, in this open-ended conversation, about their plans for Aditya Birla Retail.

This deal will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from India

This deal will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from India

Rediff.com11 May 2022

The much-talked-about sale of Ambuja Cement and ACC by Holcim Group will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from the country if the two cement firms are acquired by Indian investors. The deal, valued at nearly $10.35 billion, will put in the shade Cairn Energy Plc's exit from India in 2010, when it sold Cairn India to Vedanta Group for $4.48 billion. According to various reports, big business groups such as AV Birla, JSW Group, and Adani Group are in the fray to acquire Holcim's assets in India.

H1FY23: Adani Stocks Add Rs 7.28 tn

H1FY23: Adani Stocks Add Rs 7.28 tn

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

All nine Adani stocks saw a rise in their share price in H1FY23, ranging from 6.1% in case of Adani Ports to 102% in case of Adani Power.

Good times, bad times of the media

Good times, bad times of the media

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

It may be long overdue, but consolidation in the media sector will happen very slowly and painfully.

Now, Carrefour cajoles Indian realtors

Now, Carrefour cajoles Indian realtors

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

While Wal-Mart is facing delay in the rollout of its retail plan, Carrefour SA, the world's second-largest retail chain, is still struggling to finalise its Indian partner even after six years of persistent search.

Has Idea's time come?

Has Idea's time come?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2008

A choppy beginning followed by flashes of good work. Strong pedigree, yet lagging behind peers. That could be actor Abhishek Bachchan or the mobile phone service he endorses, Idea Cellular. The analogy goes further. Just like Amitabh decided to step in and shore up his son's career, Idea's parent, AV Birla Group, has taken the cellular services provider by the scruff in a bid to make it one of the top three in the business.

Birlas trying to mislead on stake holding: Tatas

Birlas trying to mislead on stake holding: Tatas

Rediff.com27 Feb 2006

Launching a counter offensive in the ongoing controversy over stake holding in Idea Cellular, Tatas on Tuesday dubbed the position of joint venture partner AV Birla Group as "misleading" and asserted that they were under no legal obligation to exit f

40 retail players to spend $25 bn in four years

40 retail players to spend $25 bn in four years

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

The investments include the supply chain, but exclude real estate component.

Munjals' Hero group to enter retail sector

Munjals' Hero group to enter retail sector

Rediff.com11 Dec 2006

After Reliance Industries, Tata, Bharti and the AV Birla group, the Hero group is all set to enter the Indian retail sector.

Birla to ramp up overseas capacity

Birla to ramp up overseas capacity

Rediff.com31 May 2004

Birla-Tata spat turns murkier

Birla-Tata spat turns murkier

Rediff.com4 Mar 2006

The spat between the partners of telecom giant Idea turned murkier, with Birlas debunking the claims of Tatas that as a group they are not promoters and dubbing their termination notice as "illegal and malafide".

Idea issue: Ratan Tata non-committal

Idea issue: Ratan Tata non-committal

Rediff.com3 Mar 2006

Tata group chief Ratan Tata on Friday remained non-committal on the ongoing tussle with the Birla group on their GSM joint venture Idea.

Wadias plan unified group structure

Wadias plan unified group structure

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

Family-owned businesses lose Rs 22 trillion in m-cap in FY20

Family-owned businesses lose Rs 22 trillion in m-cap in FY20

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

The combined market capitalisation of the top 873 family-owned companies was down 26.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 61.8 trillion at the end of trading on Tuesday. It had grown 6 per cent in FY19 and nearly 20 per cent in FY18.

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

One thing has remained constant through the Indian economy in the last seven decades: the dominance of family-owned businesses. Krishna Kant reports.

Reliance Cement bags coal block at e-auction, Birlas lose theirs to GMR

Reliance Cement bags coal block at e-auction, Birlas lose theirs to GMR

Rediff.com15 Feb 2015

The government has a two-pronged strategy for e-auction of cancelled coal blocks.