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BIG TV asks BCCI for cheaper deal

BIG TV asks BCCI for cheaper deal

Rediff.com21 Feb 2009

Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG)-controlled BIG TV has accepted an offer to re-negotiate its aborted deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for on-ground partnership rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL), provided the offer price is lowered.

Anil's group announces merger plan

Anil's group announces merger plan

Rediff.com24 Mar 2006

The Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group on Friday announced a tentative schedule for merger of two firms transferred from Mukesh Ambani group.

Sonam Kapoor returns to Mumbai for Swine flu treatment

Sonam Kapoor returns to Mumbai for Swine flu treatment

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Sonam Kapoor is likely to be admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute in Mumbai for treatment. Haresh Pandya reports from Rajkot.

Reliance to build India's tallest trade tower

Reliance to build India's tallest trade tower

Rediff.com10 Oct 2007

The first-phase of the three-phase project is to set up the trade tower on over 4 million sq. ft area. The second phase is to develop the business district on 30 acres in seven years. In the third phase the remaining 16.28 acres of the business district on would be developed.

Videocon picks CDMA for telecom rollout

Videocon picks CDMA for telecom rollout

Rediff.com9 Oct 2007

Confirming the development, Chairman Venugopal Dhoot said, "We will use the CDMA technology for mobile services in the country."

ADAG pulls out of Mumbai sea-link project

ADAG pulls out of Mumbai sea-link project

Rediff.com13 Jun 2008

RELIINFRA's withdrawal effectively leaves the field free for the only other bidder -- the consortium of Mukesh Ambani-promoted SeaKing Infrastructure Ltd (SKIL) and IL&FS. The RELINFRA consortium had quoted a concession period of nine years and 11 months against the SKIL consortium's 75 years.

Anil Ambani has retail on mobile in mind

Anil Ambani has retail on mobile in mind

Rediff.com1 Oct 2007

Branded Mobi-Retail, this service will be offered to the 35 million subscribers of Reliance Communications, who will be able to use their handsets to buy over 100,000 products ranging from fresh vegetables to groceries, readymade garments, toys etc.

RNRL may get natural gas from RIL's KG-basin

RNRL may get natural gas from RIL's KG-basin

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Natural Resources on Friday posted a marginal increase in its net profit for the third quarter and said it hopes to get gas from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 fields once the group's Dadri power plant begins operations.

Actress Reema Lagoo, 59, dies of cardiac arrest

Actress Reema Lagoo, 59, dies of cardiac arrest

Rediff.com18 May 2017

Lagoo's son-in-law Vinay Waikul said, "She complained of chest pain so we took her to the hospital around 1 am. She passed away around 3.15 am."

Mukesh Ambani to set up varsity

Mukesh Ambani to set up varsity

Rediff.com23 Dec 2006

The university is expected to match the standards of institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford.

'We are in talks with Zoom and NDTV'

'We are in talks with Zoom and NDTV'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is poised to take another leap forward in the film arena with the launch of BigFlicks.com

ADAG gets into online video fray

ADAG gets into online video fray

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's entertainment division today launched BigFlicks.com, a video-on-demand portal.

PIX: Bollywood says farewell to Sadashiv Amrapurkar

PIX: Bollywood says farewell to Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Film personalities pay homage to Sadashiv Amrapurkar.

Flag to divest 15-20 % stake

Flag to divest 15-20 % stake

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

Flag Telecom, a fully owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications, is divesting 15-20 per cent of its equity stake to strategic and financial investors.

Reliance Money among top broking firms: survey

Reliance Money among top broking firms: survey

Rediff.com21 Aug 2007

Reliance Money has emerged as the top brokerage house in terms of online security and cost effectiveness, while Motilal Oswal leads as the most research driven stock trading platform, a survey says.

Reliance ADAG to launch multiple channels

Reliance ADAG to launch multiple channels

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

R-ADAG has taken on board Ashutosh, the business head of Sahara One and Entertainment's Hindi movie channel Filmy, as the COO for its upcoming movie channels.

Reliance Money goes rural; eyes 10k outlets

Reliance Money goes rural; eyes 10k outlets

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

Reliance Money, the financial products distribution company of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, launched on Monday services in rural markets with an initial target of tapping 1,000 talukas across five states in the country.

R-ADAG to launch first telecom tower exchange

R-ADAG to launch first telecom tower exchange

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group is setting up TowerX, a tower tenancy exchange platform, through which mobile operators

Anil Ambani meets Shinde after aborted Lanco bid

Anil Ambani meets Shinde after aborted Lanco bid

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

ADAG group company Reliance Energy Ltd is the second-lowest bidder for the Rs 16,000 crore (Rs 160 billion) project, after Lanco. However, with the Lanco bid becoming invalid, REL could claim to be the lowest bidder.

REL bags 3 road projects worth Rs 2,320 cr

REL bags 3 road projects worth Rs 2,320 cr

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Energy Ltd on Thursday announced it has bagged three road projects valued at Rs 2,320 crore (Rs 23.2 billion) from National Highways Authority of India.

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

The company has entered into exclusive tie-ups with the US-based PopCap Games, Playfirst, and Russian game developer and distributor, Alawar, to provide content for casual (not the high-end ones) games.

Reliance General 2nd largest pvt insurer

Reliance General 2nd largest pvt insurer

Rediff.com30 May 2007

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Reliance General Insurance has become the second largest non-life private insurer, toppling Bajaj Allianz, in terms of premium collections of Rs 221 crore (Rs 2.21 billion) in April.

IPL Twenty20: Ambani brothers likely to compete

IPL Twenty20: Ambani brothers likely to compete

Rediff.com9 Feb 2008

RIL, owned by elder brother Mukesh Ambani, had acquired the Mumbai team last month for $111.9 million (about Rs 448 crore) for 10 years. Anil Ambani chose to stay away from the bids for the eight teams last month.

Oil Min seeks legal opinion on Ambani split

Oil Min seeks legal opinion on Ambani split

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

Petroleum Ministry has sought help from Law Ministry in resolving the Ambani demerger issue over the production of gas from KG fields.

Anil Ambani firm seeks coal blocks

Anil Ambani firm seeks coal blocks

Rediff.com24 Jan 2008

Close on the heels of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries seeking coal mines to convert coal into oil, younger brother Anil-run Reliance Natural Resources has applied for coal blocks to turn coal into gas. Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) president J P Chalasani in a January 14 letter to Coal Secretary H C Gupta sought allocation of "captive coal blocks for the purpose of converting coal to gas."

RNRL may lead ADAG's new forays

RNRL may lead ADAG's new forays

Rediff.com17 Sep 2008

ADAG has drawn up plans to invest Rs 650 billion in the steel, cement and shipping se three new areas over the next five years. The investment includes Rs 200 billion to set-up a 10 million cement plant and Rs 400 billion towards a steel plant in Jharkhand. The group believes that the three new lines of businesses fit more with RNRL than with other companies under the group, an ADAG source said.

Anil Ambani ups stake in REL

Anil Ambani ups stake in REL

Rediff.com21 Jan 2008

Anil Ambani and other promoters consolidated their stakes in REL to 52%.

ADAG's m-cap set to cross $100 bn

ADAG's m-cap set to cross $100 bn

Rediff.com21 Jan 2008

The group is set to become the second largest Indian corporate in terms of market value.

REL-REVL merger effective from Jul 17

REL-REVL merger effective from Jul 17

Rediff.com18 Jul 2006

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group company Reliance Energy said on Tuesday the amalgamation of Reliance Energy Ventures Ltd with itself has become effective from July 17.

Anil Ambani to pip Mukesh as richest Indian?

Anil Ambani to pip Mukesh as richest Indian?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

According to one calculation, Reliance Power IPO is likely to gain close to $27 billion for Anil Ambani, which when combined with the existing market capitalisation of his companies will work out to be close to $75 billion!

SC clears decks for Reliance Power IPO

SC clears decks for Reliance Power IPO

Rediff.com12 Jan 2008

A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan was hearing a petition moved by Reliance Power, promoted by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, against the Jagrut Grahak Suraksha Mahila Mandal alleging that there was a 'malafide and illegal campaign by certain interested persons to stop or delay the IPO to be launched on January 15.'

Reliance Comm to invest Rs 15,000 cr for towers

Reliance Comm to invest Rs 15,000 cr for towers

Rediff.com19 Apr 2007

Reliance Communications will be investing around Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) to set up and install an additional 15,000 base transceiver stations in the country.

Anil Ambani ups REVL stake

Anil Ambani ups REVL stake

Rediff.com29 Jun 2006

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani has picked up 2.16 per cent stake in his group company Reliance Energy Ventures Ltd through open market transactions, taking his total stake in the company to 41.77 per cent.

Anil Ambani to invest $60 mn in Gulf

Anil Ambani to invest $60 mn in Gulf

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

Reliance Communications will invest $60 million in Saudi Arabia to connect the kingdom and other Gulf states with 53 countries around the globe on its fibre optic network and provide value-added services to its network users. \n\n

SC stays proceedings before Delhi HC in Amazon Future case

SC stays proceedings before Delhi HC in Amazon Future case

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the ongoing proceedings before the Delhi high court in the case related to the amalgamation of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail. A bench of Justices R F Nariman, B R Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy posted the matter for hearing on May 4 and directed that all pleadings be completed in the matter. Amazon had moved the apex court on April 8 challenging the Delhi high court's division bench order that had vacated a stay on Kishore Biyani-led Future Group proceeding with its Rs 24,713 crore asset sale to Reliance Industries.

Reliance not to exit CDMA

Reliance not to exit CDMA

Rediff.com17 Jun 2006

ADAG eyes coal firm in Indonesia

ADAG eyes coal firm in Indonesia

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

The group has earmarked over Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) to acquire coal mines in foreign countries.

Kokilaben draws Dhirubhai's biography

Kokilaben draws Dhirubhai's biography

Rediff.com23 Feb 2007

His story has been told and retold many times over in books, newspapers and even movies, but the life of Dhirubhai Ambani will be narrated again in a pictorial biography by the person who knew him the best -- his widow Kokilaben.

Rajnikant in an animation film

Rajnikant in an animation film

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

Led by wife Latha and Adlabs, the film will start soon.