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Essar Energy appoints Deepak Maheshwari as CFO

Essar Energy appoints Deepak Maheshwari as CFO

Rediff.com18 Mar 2013

P Sampath, the current CFO, moves to a new role as the President of Business Optimisation and Improvement for Essar Energy plc, the company said in a press statement.

PIX: Bachchans, Hrithik,  Sridevi party with Steven Spielberg

PIX: Bachchans, Hrithik, Sridevi party with Steven Spielberg

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

Mumbai's swish set and Bollywood A-listers attended Anil Ambani's bash for Steven Spielberg.

A look at Reliance's mega plans

A look at Reliance's mega plans

Rediff.com8 Aug 2005

RIL is on its way to becoming a global hydrocarbon major with a larger petroleum refinery and sizable upstream business.

Big guns eye Navi Mumbai airport

Big guns eye Navi Mumbai airport

Rediff.com7 May 2007

The Ambani brothers, Tata group, GVK Group, GMR Group and Larsen & Toubro are among the top players bidding for the greenfield Navi Mumbai airport, the second airport project in Mumbai.

'Good time to execute large infrastructure project

'Good time to execute large infrastructure project

Rediff.com26 Mar 2009

Lalit Jalan, the younger Ambani's Wharton classmate and CEO of R-Infra, tells Nevin John that the company will put in Rs 2,800 crore (Rs 28 billion) over the next three years as equity in various projects.

Fitness trainers who keep Indian billionaires in shape

Fitness trainers who keep Indian billionaires in shape

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Billionaires pay trainers up to Rs 5,000 per hour to keep them in top physical shape.

New bank licences in a few weeks, says Rajan

New bank licences in a few weeks, says Rajan

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

The RBI is expected to issue only a few bank licences after completing due diligence.

Good news! Mumbai Metro to start this year

Good news! Mumbai Metro to start this year

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

Reliance Infrastructure said it plans to commission the Mumbai Metro rail project this year.

Court lifts sale ban on KG basin gas

Court lifts sale ban on KG basin gas

Rediff.com31 Jan 2009

In a major relief to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd, the Bombay High Court Friday allowed the sale of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin at $4.20 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) and reserved final judgment on a case brought by Anil Ambani-run Reliance Natural Resources Ltd.

No Ratan Tata, no Chandra at Cyrus Mistry funeral

No Ratan Tata, no Chandra at Cyrus Mistry funeral

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

A family priest performed the prayers as per Parsi tradition before the last rites.

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.

R-Power announces 3:5 bonus issue

R-Power announces 3:5 bonus issue

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

In a determined bid to salvage Reliance Power's IPO, which received a severe blow on its listing day, group chairman Anil Ambani on Sunday announced three bonus shares for every five held by non-promoter shareholders to bring down the cost of acquisition from Rs 430 to Rs 269.

RIL demerger hearing on Dec 2

RIL demerger hearing on Dec 2

Rediff.com25 Nov 2005

The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned to December 2, hearing on a Reliance Industries' petition seeking approval for the scheme to demerge the company's power, finance and telecom businesses as part of a settlement between Ambani siblings Mukesh

No gas supply pact with RNRL: RIL

No gas supply pact with RNRL: RIL

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

The MoU says the gas supply agreement is with Reliance Energy and for the Dadri power project, senior counsel Harish Salve representing RIL said. "Nowhere does it say that the gas will go to RNRL," Salve told the division bench of Justices J N Patel and K K Tated. REL and RNRL are both Anil Ambani group companies.

Guidelines: APTEL raps petroleum regulator

Guidelines: APTEL raps petroleum regulator

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

Tribunal's direction came during the hearing of a petition filed by Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Fuel Resource Ltd, seeking license for laying pipelines from KG Basin to its upcoming power plant at Dadri, Utter Pradesh. The board had directed Reliance Fuel to apply afresh for a license to build a pipeline from Kakinada to Dadri as there were no guidelines at that time. It asked the company to apply in compliance with new regulations.

IRDA nod for Reliance Cap sale of 26% stake in insurance biz

IRDA nod for Reliance Cap sale of 26% stake in insurance biz

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

The Anil Ambani Group's financial services arm Reliance Capital on Wednesday said it has received in-principle approval from insurance sector regulator Insurance Regulatory Development Authority for its proposed 26 per cent stake sale in Reliance Life Insurance to Japan's Nippon Life.

IRDA clears Reliance Cap plan

IRDA clears Reliance Cap plan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Capital Ltd is all set to start life insurance business with regulator IRDA approving the acquisition of Chennai-based AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Ltd.

Bank hopefuls stare down road fraught with cost, risks

Bank hopefuls stare down road fraught with cost, risks

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

Stiff requirements on branch placement and liquidity make for an arduous path to profitability and scale.

RIL demerger will unlock value

RIL demerger will unlock value

Rediff.com4 Aug 2005

Mukesh camp says split inevitable

Mukesh camp says split inevitable

Rediff.com11 Dec 2004

BIG Cinemas, Cinepolis in talks for alliance

BIG Cinemas, Cinepolis in talks for alliance

Rediff.com9 Apr 2012

Anil Ambani-promoted multiplex chain may sell stake to the Mexico-headquartered global giant

NELP VI may throw up new ties

NELP VI may throw up new ties

Rediff.com15 Sep 2006

How GMR built a multibillion-dollar empire

How GMR built a multibillion-dollar empire

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

Grandhi Rao shot into the limelight with his winning bid to privatize India's second-largest airport and a public offering that made him a billionaire. Now he has to live up to the hype.

'From where did Kejriwal get info on black money?'

'From where did Kejriwal get info on black money?'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

Professor R Vaidyanathan, who has written extensively on the issue of black money stashed abroad, tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa that it's very important for Arvind Kejriwal to reveal his source of information on his latest anti-graft expose.

Lessons from Delhi Airport Metro's crisis

Lessons from Delhi Airport Metro's crisis

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

At one level, the ongoing tussle between the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Anil Ambani-controlled Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) may confirm the misgivings of those who think public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a risky way of bridging the infrastructure gap.

RCom to invest Rs 4100 cr for 4G WiFi in Telangana

RCom to invest Rs 4100 cr for 4G WiFi in Telangana

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

State govt aims to make Hyderabad a 4G WiFi-enabled city by December.

Hefty price fails to deter bidders for Cadbury House

Hefty price fails to deter bidders for Cadbury House

Rediff.com26 May 2013

Prime property rates in South Mumbai at Rs 60,000 a sq ft remain high despite a slowing realty market.

SC allows REL to bid for Mumbai sea link

SC allows REL to bid for Mumbai sea link

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

A Bench headed by Justice S H Kapadia, while setting aside the high court order, directed Reliance Energy to submit its financial bid for the project within three months.

Big Cinemas to add 100 more screens in next 1 year

Big Cinemas to add 100 more screens in next 1 year

Rediff.com4 Sep 2009

Big Cinemas, is one of the biggest cinema chains in the country and currently has 457 screens spread across India, the US, Malaysia and the Netherlands.

RNRL may sell KG gas to third parties, fears RIL

RNRL may sell KG gas to third parties, fears RIL

Rediff.com26 Jul 2008

Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries fears that gas supplied to Reliance Natural Resources, belonging to younger brother Anil Ambani, would be traded to a third party as RNRL does not have a power plant, said Harish Salve, the legal counsel of RIL.

REL plans Rs 60,000-cr investment

REL plans Rs 60,000-cr investment

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Reliance Energy Ltd plans to invest Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) over the next five years to add 15,000 MW of power generation capacity, company chairman Anil Ambani said in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Telecom honchos call on Sibal over policy issues

Telecom honchos call on Sibal over policy issues

Rediff.com25 Jan 2012

Operators oppose levying of charges for additional spectrum with retrospective effect.

Adani, Jindal, Ambani are in race to buy Videocon's assets

Adani, Jindal, Ambani are in race to buy Videocon's assets

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

With the Adani and Jindal groups and Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries joining the race to buy Videocon Industries' (VIL's) assets, lenders are expecting aggressive bids for VIL's consumer durables and overseas oil assets, which are to be sold in separate auctions. The entire asset sale exercise is expected to be completed in the next six months, said a banker. A promoter entity of Naveen Jindal-owned Jindal Steel and Power has also evinced interest in the second round of bids for VIL's consumer durable business. The deadline to submit bids for VIL's assets ended on February 2.

Telecom honchos to meet Sibal on Tuesday

Telecom honchos to meet Sibal on Tuesday

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

Telecom honchos Sunil Bharti Mittal, Anil Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla and Vittorio Colao are expected to meet IT and Communications Minister Kapil Sibal tomorrow to discuss various issues impacting the sector.

RCom launches mobile money transfer with ICICI

RCom launches mobile money transfer with ICICI

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

Under this initiative, ICICI Bank's customers can transfer money anytime and anywhere in the country to people having an account in the bank using their Reliance mobile phones, it said.

War and peace: Ambani brothers through the years

War and peace: Ambani brothers through the years

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

After being at loggerheads for 8 years, Ambani brothers have sealed a Rs 1,200-crore (Rs 12-billion) deal wherein Mukesh will use his younger sibling's optic fibre network for launch of his telecom venture.

REL asks directors to reconsider resignation

REL asks directors to reconsider resignation

Rediff.com30 Nov 2004

Reliance Energy to approach RIL on its future prospects and reposed full faith in the present management led by Anil Ambani.

Sebi clears Reliance Infratel IPO

Sebi clears Reliance Infratel IPO

Rediff.com15 May 2008

According to sources, Reliance Infratel would offer 10 per cent equity to the public valued at Rs 5,000-6,000 crore (Rs 50-60 billion). Reliance Infratel is the telecom infrastructure division of Reliance Communications Ltd.

RCom, Sistema in talks to merge telecom biz in India

RCom, Sistema in talks to merge telecom biz in India

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

The discussions are 'indicative and non-binding' in nature.

Ambani brothers meet Chidambaram, separately

Ambani brothers meet Chidambaram, separately

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd Mukesh Ambani and his younger brother Anil today met Home Minister P Chidambaram separately at his North Block office within a span of 50 minutes.