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UTV ties up with Bloomberg

UTV ties up with Bloomberg

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

Media and entertainment company UTV Software on Thursday said it would enter into a strategic partnership with Bloomberg for content sourcing and re-branding its business channel UTVi. From October, UTVi would be re-branded as Bloomberg-UTV, while the UTVi website would also be rebranded as bloombergutv.com, UTV said in a statement. This association will give UTVi complete access to the global feed of Bloomberg TV, a global 24-hour business news channel.

BS-VI switch will hit 2-wheeler sales until Diwali

BS-VI switch will hit 2-wheeler sales until Diwali

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

The BS-VI norms are expected to increase the price of two-wheelers by 10-14 per cent.

Govt ropes in Big B to promote GST

Govt ropes in Big B to promote GST

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

In the video, Bachchan explains GST as an unifying force just like the three colours in the national flag.

Are ad agencies being re-invented?

Are ad agencies being re-invented?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Or is all of media being re-invented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya in Rs 68,607 cr loan writeoff list: RBI

Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya in Rs 68,607 cr loan writeoff list: RBI

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

According to the RTI reply, absconding diamantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of the defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore. This is followed by REI Agro with Rs 4,314 crore and Winsome Diamonds with Rs 4,076 crore. Rotomac Global Private Limited has funded advances of Rs 2,850 crore which have been technically written off and Kudos Chemie Ltd with Rs 2,326 crore, Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, now owned by Ramdev's Patanjali, with Rs 2,212 crore and Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd with Rs 2,012 crore being the other companies to default on the payment. Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines figures in the list at number 9, with outstanding of Rs 1943 crore which have been technically written off by the banks.

Sun-Ranbaxy merger clears last hurdle

Sun-Ranbaxy merger clears last hurdle

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

On January 31, the US Federal Trade Commission cleared the merger.

Ananth Narayanan to continue as Myntra-Jabong CEO

Ananth Narayanan to continue as Myntra-Jabong CEO

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

Narayanan said while there would be some redundancies as a result of integration of the back-end functions of Myntra and Jabong, it will, however, be less than 10 per cent of the overall headcount

Govt's plan to enter e-retail still in limbo

Govt's plan to enter e-retail still in limbo

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

The background work of creating a suitable digital architecture of a website also remains unfinished as it has been a challenge to shortlist technology partners.

Bhim Army chief, 5 Indian-origin persons on TIME's emerging leaders list

Bhim Army chief, 5 Indian-origin persons on TIME's emerging leaders list

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Other Indian-origin personalities on the list are Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, doctor and Executive Director of nonprofit Get Us PPE Shikha Gupta and founder of nonprofit Upsolve Rohan Pavuluri.

Mercedes to hike vehicle prices by up to 2% from January

Mercedes to hike vehicle prices by up to 2% from January

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Mercedes-Benz India will increase prices of its vehicles across all models by up to 2 per cent from January 1, 2016, to offset rising input cost.

Will PMC Bank find salvation?

Will PMC Bank find salvation?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Mired in corruption, politics and with a history of suicides by its hapless depositors, PMC Bank's revival is a challenge very different from Yes Bank and LVB, both for the regulator and the rescuer, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Govt may tweak retail FDI norms to help foreign chains

Govt may tweak retail FDI norms to help foreign chains

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

The government is considering to tweak FDI policy in retail sector so as to allow global chains like Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco to open multi-brand stores in non-hilly cities with population less than one million.

Meet SBI's new boss

Meet SBI's new boss

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

DDinesh Kumar Khara is someone who cares for others's ideas and suggestions.
If he takes the people along with him (which he always does); cares for the customers (80 per cent of SBI's new customers are in the 20-40 age group); and doesn't take his eyes off technology, his job is done, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Bombay Begums review

Bombay Begums review

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

It's a treat to watch Pooja Bhatt explode on the small screen, raves Sukanya Verma.

Mallya's plane auction proves damp squib, gets Rs 1.09 cr bid

Mallya's plane auction proves damp squib, gets Rs 1.09 cr bid

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

UAE-based aviation support company Alna Aero Distributional Finance Holdings offered only Rs 1.09 crore.

GE gets into home loans business

GE gets into home loans business

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

Realty majors hope to cash in on festivities

Realty majors hope to cash in on festivities

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

Whether it is DLF in the National Capital Region, or Godrej Properties and Oberoi Realty in Mumbai or Sunteck Realty, Prestige Estates and Sobha Realty in Bengaluru, most top players have launched or lined up a slew of new project launches during this season.

Companies that made shareholders RICH

Companies that made shareholders RICH

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.

PNB ready to disburse Rs 16,000 crore in loans

PNB ready to disburse Rs 16,000 crore in loans

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'We have already sanctioned loans worth over Rs 3,000 crore to around 120,000 customers.'

Volkswagen looks at cutting costs to meet emission scandal expense

Volkswagen looks at cutting costs to meet emission scandal expense

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

Volkswagen is looking at ways to cut costs and boost cash flow.

Reform initiatives very promising, says Geithner

Reform initiatives very promising, says Geithner

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Geithner and Bernanke are scheduled to visit Mumbai tomorrow.

Reforms initiatives very promising: US Treasury Secy

Reforms initiatives very promising: US Treasury Secy

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

The other recent reforms initiative of the government include the decision to raise FDI cap in insurance from 26 to 49 per cent and allowing foreign investment in pension.

GST in current form unacceptable, says Amit Mitra

GST in current form unacceptable, says Amit Mitra

Rediff.com31 May 2017

According to Mitra, items such as foodgrain, vegetables, leather goods, footwear, cottage cheese, puffed and flattened rice, books and entertainment tax, among several others, should be in the zero-tax bracket.

Fiat to launch crossover in India next year

Fiat to launch crossover in India next year

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

The new crossover and fully imported models of the Jeep brand will increase Fiat's product line-up that has shrunk to just two at present

Delay in reforms inevitable in a coalition: FM

Delay in reforms inevitable in a coalition: FM

Rediff.com7 May 2012

Exudes confidence that RBI's rate cut move will revive investments and business sentiment; India to get $6.25-bn ADB assistance over three years

Nobel, Dylan and the twilight of authority

Nobel, Dylan and the twilight of authority

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

The Nobel follows a line of mighty brands that have bent low to kiss the feet of the popular, says Itu Chaudhuri.

Chidambaram-Jaitley verbal duel over Modi's economic knowledge

Chidambaram-Jaitley verbal duel over Modi's economic knowledge

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The war of words between Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Arun Jaitley, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, refuses to die.

Tata Sons' FY14 profit falls 18% on higher costs, other expense

Tata Sons' FY14 profit falls 18% on higher costs, other expense

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Provisioning for bad investments, finance costs shoot up in FY14.

Jabong-Myntra merger: 10% staff to go

Jabong-Myntra merger: 10% staff to go

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan, who was earlier against the merger of the two fashion e-tail companies, is learnt to be meeting each Jabong employee one-to-one.

Retail FDI victory fuels govt's reforms push

Retail FDI victory fuels govt's reforms push

Rediff.com8 Dec 2012

The government wants to use the FDI victory impetus to clear the Companies Bill and those amending the banking and pension Acts.

How Anjali Sud made it Big at Vimeo

How Anjali Sud made it Big at Vimeo

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

'A lot of young people, especially women, usually go on in their career path thinking to just put their head down and work hard, and the opportunities will come to them.' 'The only reason I became CEO of Vimeo was because I was pushing to create an opportunity to take the company into a different direction.'

Why Paisa Bazaar's mutual fund ad has run into trouble

Why Paisa Bazaar's mutual fund ad has run into trouble

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Paisa Bazaar, which recently forayed into online mutual fund distribution, has come out with a 20-second video clip featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. The ad, which talks about the benefits of investing in direct plans, has already got 1.6 million views on YouTube.

FM eyes 20% rise in revenue with stable tax regime

FM eyes 20% rise in revenue with stable tax regime

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Says ministry and RBI are working closely.

Chidambaram kicks off his campaign to woo investment

Chidambaram kicks off his campaign to woo investment

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

Chidambaram was also hopeful that fiscal deficit will be contained within the targeted 5.3 per cent of the GDP this fiscal and trimmed to 4.8 per cent in the next.

No roll-back of excise duty hike on diesel, petrol: FinMin

No roll-back of excise duty hike on diesel, petrol: FinMin

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket was $60.10 (Rs 3,765.27) per barrel on December 15, down from $60.58 (3,782.62) per bbl on December 12.

FIPB to decide on IKEA's Rs 10,500 cr proposal in Nov

FIPB to decide on IKEA's Rs 10,500 cr proposal in Nov

Rediff.com24 Oct 2012

This is the largest investment in the single-brand retailing ever since the government has allowed foreign direct investment.

Govt may curb tech transfer royalty

Govt may curb tech transfer royalty

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

Worried over excessive outflow of foreign exchange as royalty and fees for technology transfer and use of brand names, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma wrote to Finance Minister P Chidambram on the matter.

India's 10 most successful start-ups

India's 10 most successful start-ups

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

What made these 10 businesses rise above the rest? Read on to find out...

Mohandas Pai on new Infy CFO Rajiv Bansal

Mohandas Pai on new Infy CFO Rajiv Bansal

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Ex-CFO says new incumbent steps in at the right time, will be able meet to meet challenges.

FDI cap tweak in print media, retail in the works

FDI cap tweak in print media, retail in the works

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

This can mean companies like Apple, Zara can sell in India through wholly-owned subsidiaries