News for 'Aditya Birla'

Kumar Birla plans $2 bn retail foray

Kumar Birla plans $2 bn retail foray

Rediff.com23 Sep 2006

Birla played 'active role' to secure coal block: Court

Birla played 'active role' to secure coal block: Court

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

The judge summoned Birla as one of the accused in the case.

Birla seeks govt help on Idea mess

Birla seeks govt help on Idea mess

Rediff.com6 Mar 2006

Birlas on Monday said that the Tatas as a group were not the promoters of telecom joint venture Idea and hence not obliged to exit the business

Birla offers to hand over his stake to keep Vodafone Idea afloat

Birla offers to hand over his stake to keep Vodafone Idea afloat

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Aditya Birla group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has offered to hand over his stake in debt-laden Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) to the government or any other entity that the government may consider worthy to keep the company operational. The billionaire businessman made the offer in June in a letter to Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. According to official data, VIL had an adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liability of Rs 58,254 crore out of which the company has paid Rs 7,854.37 crore and Rs 50,399.63 crore is outstanding.

World is awash in capital, no better time to be an entrepreneur: Kumar Birla

World is awash in capital, no better time to be an entrepreneur: Kumar Birla

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

A hallmark of some new businesses today is that they seek to use the brute force of capital, combined with smart technology and operations, to create new needs that you didn't even know existed, the chairman of Aditya Birla group said in a blog post on the trends for the new year.

'If You Can Make a Difference, Just Do It'

'If You Can Make a Difference, Just Do It'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

'There'll be extended periods where things aren't working in your favour. But if you believe in the cause profoundly, then you simply persevere.'

L&T, Birla eye out-of-court deal

L&T, Birla eye out-of-court deal

Rediff.com7 May 2008

Engineering giant Larsen and Toubro and Aditya Birla group firm Grasim Industries are set to settle their long-standing dispute over the sale of cross-holdings out of court. Both the companies are believed to be in consultation with Chennai-based chartered accountant S Gurumurthy to act as arbitrator.

Kumar Mangalam: The biggest Birla

Kumar Mangalam: The biggest Birla

Rediff.com19 Sep 2005

Small is big for PEs, companies as M&As rise to $45.4 billion in H1

Small is big for PEs, companies as M&As rise to $45.4 billion in H1

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

India's mergers & acquisitions (M&As) market recorded deals worth $45.44 billion in the first half of 2025, up nearly 3.3 per cent from a year ago, even as ultra large-ticket transactions remained subdued. During the first half, the 7.1 per cent rise in deal count to 1,614 signals continuing appetite among domestic conglomerates and private equity (PE) funds for mid-sized and smaller assets.

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

Sebi proposes relaxation for AMCs opening doors for business expansion

Sebi proposes relaxation for AMCs opening doors for business expansion

Rediff.com8 Jul 2025

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday proposed relaxations for asset management companies (AMCs) to serve pooled non-broad-based funds, giving an opportunity to fund houses to expand their business.

India to be fastest-growing economy, says Kumar Mangalam Birla

India to be fastest-growing economy, says Kumar Mangalam Birla

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

India is poised to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world and an engine of global growth despite global headwinds, says leading industrialist and Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla. The economic activity in India has witnessed a sharp recovery to pre-pandemic levels on the back of a rapid and widespread rollout of the vaccination programme, Birla said in the latest annual report of UltraTech Cement Ltd. "A strong digital ecosystem, fiscal and monetary policy and various government schemes helped small and medium enterprises and the worst affected sections of the population to survive while reviving demand and bringing the economy back on track," said Birla while addressing UltraTech's shareholders.

Birla group sells two firms in Malaysia for Rs 540

Birla group sells two firms in Malaysia for Rs 540

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

The Aditya Birla group has agreed to sell two unlisted downstream palm oil companies in Malaysia for Rs 540 crore

JSW Paints to buy Akzo Nobel India in Rs 8,986-crore deal

JSW Paints to buy Akzo Nobel India in Rs 8,986-crore deal

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

JSW Paints, part of $23 billion JSW Group, on Friday said it will acquire majority controlling stake in Akzo Nobel India Ltd (ANIL), the maker of Dulux paints, for Rs 8,986 crore. It will acquire 74.76 per cent stake from its Dutch promoters/holding entities -- namely Imperial Chemical Industries and Akzo Nobel Coatings International BV -- for a consideration of Rs 8,986 crore, according to a statement from the JSW Group firm.

Century berth for Kumar Birla

Century berth for Kumar Birla

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

Birla to pump in Rs 750 cr more in quest for banking foray

Birla to pump in Rs 750 cr more in quest for banking foray

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Senior company officials said the funds would be used to expand its financial services business in rural India where the group would be opening more branches.

Events that shaped Indian businesses in 2024

Events that shaped Indian businesses in 2024

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

Unprecedented bribery charges, farewells, separation, failed union, monumental mergers and record-breaking IPOs, along with a healthy dose of online happenings in the form of spat and lessons in customer care, corporate India saw it all in 2024.

Kumar Birla on nurturing talent

Kumar Birla on nurturing talent

Rediff.com6 Jan 2005

UltraTech Cement to acquire 23% in India Cements

UltraTech Cement to acquire 23% in India Cements

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

The country's leading cement maker UltraTech on Thursday said it will acquire a 23 per cent stake in its Chennai-based rival India Cements Ltd, in a deal estimated to be around Rs 1,885 crore. As part of the transaction, UltraTech Cement will acquire 7.06 crores equity shares of India Cements at a price of up to Rs 267 per share, according to a regulatory filing from the Aditya Birla Group flagship firm.

Birla questions Sibal on Idea licence

Birla questions Sibal on Idea licence

Rediff.com3 Jun 2013

Says inordinate delay on this and other issues raised by firm earlier are impacting investor confidence.

Kumar Birla to get Kesoram Industries

Kumar Birla to get Kesoram Industries

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Basant Kumar Birla, chairman of the Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) BK Birla group, has altered his succession plan and at the hub of the change is the Rs 2,500-crore (Rs 25 billion) diversified company Kesoram Industries.

Ambanis, Birlas, Mittals join race for niche bank licences

Ambanis, Birlas, Mittals join race for niche bank licences

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

SBI will hold 30 per cent in RIL joint venture

The FIR against Birla that reignited a controversy

The FIR against Birla that reignited a controversy

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

It wasn't Kumar Mangalam Birla alone; the Hindalco mine allocation turned the spotlight on the PM and the Odisha CM.

Trinethra gives Birlas retail edge

Trinethra gives Birlas retail edge

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

The acquisition of Trinethra Super Retail would put the Aditya Birla group ahead of competition, including Reliance, analysts tracking the development said.

Kumar Birla may buy Pilani stakes

Kumar Birla may buy Pilani stakes

Rediff.com5 May 2005

Kumar Birla plans investment hub

Kumar Birla plans investment hub

Rediff.com10 Sep 2005

Birla, Jindal go after foreign mining assets

Birla, Jindal go after foreign mining assets

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

India's resource-hungry corporations are going aggressive to acquire natural resource assets overseas.

Birla's retail venture: Less is more

Birla's retail venture: Less is more

Rediff.com1 Nov 2010

By his own admission, the last 30 months have been one of the toughest in Thomas Varghese's 29-year career. The 50-year-old chief executive of Aditya Birla Retail, however, quickly adds that they have been 'very interesting and challenging too'.

How Infy, ICICI, Birla rate the Budget

How Infy, ICICI, Birla rate the Budget

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

India Inc believes that the FM has done a terrific job, but consumers may not have got their due.

Paints shares lose sheen post Birla Opus launch; Asian Paints at 10-mth low

Paints shares lose sheen post Birla Opus launch; Asian Paints at 10-mth low

Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

Shares of paint companies faced pressure, falling up to 5 per cent on the BSE in Monday's (February 26) intraday trade amid concerns that Grasim Industries' entry into the paint sector will intensify the competition. Asian Paints reached a 10-month low of Rs 2,850, slipping nearly 5 per cent after brokerage firm CLSA downgraded the stock following the Birla Opus launch. The paint maker's stock traded at its lowest level since April 28, 2023.

Kumar Birla shares his 9 lessons

Kumar Birla shares his 9 lessons

Rediff.com1 Jun 2005

The Aditya Birla Group chairman culls out for you the nine lessons that have been the key to the Birla group's transformation.

Will Tatas and Ambanis succeed where Birla failed?

Will Tatas and Ambanis succeed where Birla failed?

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

As India's online population crosses 450 million, e-commerce ventures are trying to grab a pie of online sales estimated to hit $48 billion by 2020.

Virat Kohli Is Still Scoring Big

Virat Kohli Is Still Scoring Big

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

Whether in cricket or business, Kohli continues to play the long game.

Kumar Birla on his latest acquisition

Kumar Birla on his latest acquisition

Rediff.com12 Feb 2007

With this, we are getting a global footprint in 29 countries and take our employee strength to 100,000.

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.

Birla to ramp up overseas capacity

Birla to ramp up overseas capacity

Rediff.com31 May 2004