News for '-hutchison-essar'

Hutchison-Essar to be rebranded Vodafone

Hutchison-Essar to be rebranded Vodafone

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

No hybrid name, exercise to begin this week.

Vijay Kumar wins Hutchison Essar Open

Vijay Kumar wins Hutchison Essar Open

Rediff.com12 Mar 2004

The Lucknow golfer, who won the Hero Honda Open West in Pune earlier this year, closed the 54-hole tournament with a final round of one-under 69 for a tally of nine-under 201.

Hutchison Essar gets nod for 68% FDI

Hutchison Essar gets nod for 68% FDI

Rediff.com14 Jul 2006

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board on Friday cleared 68 per cent foreign shareholding in cellular company Hutchison Essar, including the 10 per cent indirect stake held by Egyptian telecom operator Orascom.

New look Hutchison Essar soon

New look Hutchison Essar soon

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

Cellular phone service provider Huchison Essar on Thursday said the company will soon sport a brand new look and also enter Mumbai, the country's business capital Mumbai.

Hutch deal for BPL's Mumbai circle lapses

Hutch deal for BPL's Mumbai circle lapses

Rediff.com1 Aug 2006

The termination of the agreement for Mumbai does not affect the other three circles, for which a merger with Hutchison Essar has already been done.

A few lessons from Vodafone's case

A few lessons from Vodafone's case

Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

Hutchison Essar is an Indian Company, the controlling interest of Hutchison Essar is held by an SPV of Cayman Island (CGP Investments Holding Ltd). CGP is owned by Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL), Hong Kong.

Bidders eye indirect entry in Hutch-Essar

Bidders eye indirect entry in Hutch-Essar

Rediff.com17 Jan 2007

Rival bidders Vodafone and Reliance Communications are studying the possibility of taking an indirect route to acquire control of Hutchison Essar to skirt the right of first refusal claimed by the Essar group.

Bharti open to buying Ruias' stake in Hutch

Bharti open to buying Ruias' stake in Hutch

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

Bharti group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal today asserted that the question of buying Hutchison's stake in its Indian joint venture Hutchison Essar Ltd would only arise after the Ruias had decided the future course of action.

Free ring tones: MRTPC notices to mobile operators

Free ring tones: MRTPC notices to mobile operators

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission has issued notices to mobile operators Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Hutchison on a complaint over downloading of ring tones.

More spanners in Vodafone deal

More spanners in Vodafone deal

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

Law ministry tells finance ministry to inquire into the acquisition of Hutchison-Essar further.

FDI in Hutch fails DoT test

FDI in Hutch fails DoT test

Rediff.com2 Apr 2007

Says cap breached on account of Singh, Ghosh stakes.

Where mobiles act as aides for crime

Where mobiles act as aides for crime

Rediff.com31 May 2006

Why India deal is vital to Vodafone

Why India deal is vital to Vodafone

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

The British teleco is bidding hard for cellular operator Hutchison Essar. At stake: the world's fastest growing mobile market-and Vodafone's reputation.

Asia's leading mobile operators form alliance

Asia's leading mobile operators form alliance

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

The Asia-Pacific Mobile Alliance plans to promote voice, video and data via members' GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA networks.

Hutch consolidates India operations

Hutch consolidates India operations

Rediff.com4 Feb 2005

Private mobile service provider Hutch-Essar on Friday said its operations across 13 circles in the country have been consolidated under a single entity - Hutchison Max Telecom.\n

RComm to invest $2.5 bn

RComm to invest $2.5 bn

Rediff.com13 Feb 2007

Having lost the battle for Hutchison Essar, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications is drawing up plans to invest up to $2.5 billion.

Ruias hold stronger hand in Hutch stake sale game

Ruias hold stronger hand in Hutch stake sale game

Rediff.com9 Dec 2006

Hutchison holds a 52 percent stake in Hutchison Essar and the Ruias-promoted Essar group 33 percent, while the rest is held by Analjit Singh of Max India and Hutchison Essar CEO Asim Ghosh.

HTMT completes Hutch pie sale

HTMT completes Hutch pie sale

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

Hinduja group company Hinduja TMT Ltd said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its entire stake in Hutchison-Essar Ltd for over Rs 2,089 crore (Rs 20.89 billion).

Termination notice for BPL wrong: Hutch

Termination notice for BPL wrong: Hutch

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

Hutchison Telecom International Ltd, the Hong-Kong based parent of Hutchison that operates the Hutch-Essar JV in India with Essar group, has said the termination of BPL Mobile Mumbai circle merger deal by its Indian partner was wrong.

Hutch may stall Essar group bid

Hutch may stall Essar group bid

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

Hutchison Telecommunications India Ltd is unlikely to give the Essar Group an option to match Vodafone's offer in the documentation of the sale of its 67 per cent equity stake in Hutchison-Essar.

Hutchison plan gets FIPB nod

Hutchison plan gets FIPB nod

Rediff.com2 Nov 2004

Hindujas to bid for hutch stake

Hindujas to bid for hutch stake

Rediff.com6 Jan 2007

Financing would not be an issue for the group that had business interests in global finance, telecommunications, film, oil and the automotive sector.

Vodafone to make $19 bn bid for Hutch

Vodafone to make $19 bn bid for Hutch

Rediff.com31 Dec 2006

A report in The Observer on Sunday said the bidding war for telecom firm Hutchison Essar will erupt again, with Britain's Vodafone preparing to table a fresh offer that would value the target at up to 19 billion dollars.

Vodafone offers to buy out Hutch pie

Vodafone offers to buy out Hutch pie

Rediff.com28 Dec 2006

Vodafone offers to buy out Hutchison Telecom's stake in India's Hutch-Essar at an enterprise value of $17 to 18 billion reports British daily Financial Times.

FIPB okays Hutch-Essar deal

FIPB okays Hutch-Essar deal

Rediff.com10 Nov 2006

Official sources said the proposal of Essar, which was seeking to increase its equity held through foreign subsidiaries by 6.26 per cent to 22.04 per cent has been approved.

Hindujas in race for Hutch, Rel Comm to raise $5 b

Hindujas in race for Hutch, Rel Comm to raise $5 b

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

Just six months after pulling out of Hutchison Essar, the Hinduja group is set to throw its hat into the ring for the country's fourth largest telecom company.

Ruias eye war chest for Hutch

Ruias eye war chest for Hutch

Rediff.com14 Dec 2006

Egypt minister to discuss Orascom.

Essar to up stake in Hutch to 38%

Essar to up stake in Hutch to 38%

Rediff.com15 Nov 2005

Hutch sells 3.43% stake to Essar JV

Hutch sells 3.43% stake to Essar JV

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

Consolidating its position in the Hutchison-Essar telecom venture, Ruias' Essar Teleholding have increased their stake to 30.42 per cent in the JV by buying out 3.43 per cent stake held by a Hutch's subsidiary Usha Martin Telemetics for Rs 267 crore

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.

25 years of telecom in India: Who won, who lost

25 years of telecom in India: Who won, who lost

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

While smart boys like the Ruias of Essar, Ajay Piramal, Max India promoter Analjit Singh laughed all the way to the bank, the Tatas, Anil Ambani, Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishna of Maxis (which invested in Aircel), Sistema, and Norway's Telenor burnt their fingers, notes Surajeet Das Gupta.

Told Vodafone about tax liability, maintains FinMin

Told Vodafone about tax liability, maintains FinMin

Rediff.com3 May 2012

The first notice in the transaction relating to the sale of 67 per cent stake of Hutchison Essar Ltd was issued on March 15, 2007, under section 133(6) of the Income Tax Act.

UBS India head Girotra resigns

UBS India head Girotra resigns

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

UBS AG's head of operations (India), Manisha Girotra has resigned from the bank to pursue her own business venture. The lender has named Aashish Kamat as the new head of its India business.

More cases of tax evasion in cross border deals

More cases of tax evasion in cross border deals

Rediff.com17 Nov 2010

The government said it has identified a few more cross-border merger and acquisition cases, including Barclays-Intelnet deal, for possible tax evasion after slapping Rs 11,000-crore (Rs 110 billion) tax notice on Vodafone for Hutchison Essar deal.

Tax case: SC asks Vodafone to appear before I-T

Tax case: SC asks Vodafone to appear before I-T

Rediff.com15 Apr 2011

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the company to file its representation before the IT department.