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Buy Tejas Mark 1-A now, don't wait for Mark II, HAL tells IAF

Buy Tejas Mark 1-A now, don't wait for Mark II, HAL tells IAF

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

The HAL wants the IAF to buy 80 Tejas Mark I-A to keep the production line occupied from 2020 to 2023-24

Markets end flat amid volatile trade; Lupin up 6%

Markets end flat amid volatile trade; Lupin up 6%

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility

RBI wants to end lazy banking

RBI wants to end lazy banking

Rediff.com6 May 2020

'Banks are being encouraged to lend instead of parking their resources with the RBI and earn risk-free interest income,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Decision likely soon on spot exchanges' regulator

Decision likely soon on spot exchanges' regulator

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

In most developed markets, there are reporting agencies for spot markets and generally deals took place on the over-the-counter market.

From vegetable oil maker to a tech giant: Wipro's journey under Premji

From vegetable oil maker to a tech giant: Wipro's journey under Premji

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

He is betting on emerging firms to generate ideas and build wealth through Premji Invest

The mystery of Punjab National Bank's vanishing loans

The mystery of Punjab National Bank's vanishing loans

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

Eleven companies, which owe the bank Rs 843 crore, are untraceable.

IAF bases won't be caught off guard in war

IAF bases won't be caught off guard in war

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

The successful test firing of medium range surface-to-air missiles is welcome news for the IAF.

Narendra Murkumbi quits as vice chairman, MD of Shree Renuka Sugars

Narendra Murkumbi quits as vice chairman, MD of Shree Renuka Sugars

Rediff.com10 Mar 2018

Murkumbi will continue to retain his post till the stipulated notice period of 90 days or completion of open offer by Wilmar, whichever is later.

Jindal wins back richest coal block at lowest rate

Jindal wins back richest coal block at lowest rate

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

The government has so far closed bids for 13 blocks.

Mistry is not alone. India Inc's 5 more boardroom coups

Mistry is not alone. India Inc's 5 more boardroom coups

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

Mistry is not the first Tata bigwig to be ousted and Tata is not the only big name which saw a doyen or two leave

Why reduce the bank CEO to a titular head!

Why reduce the bank CEO to a titular head!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

'The CEO will neither be able to guide the senior team in operational matters nor decide on their appointment, compensation or removal.' 'Yet, the CEO is responsible for the profit and loss of the bank!' 'Why would the senior executives listen to him?' 'Which self-respecting professional would want to be a CEO with these constraints?' asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Franklin Templeton AMC's senior officials, trustee fined

Franklin Templeton AMC's senior officials, trustee fined

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty totalling Rs 15 crore on senior officials of Franklin Templeton AMC and its trustee for violating regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in 2020. However, a spokesperson of Franklin Templeton said they disagree with the findings in Sebi's order and intend to file an appeal with the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). A fine of Rs 3 crore has been levied on Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Pvt Ltd and Rs 2 crore each on Franklin Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd President Sanjay Sapre and its chief investment officer Santosh Kamat, according to the Sebi order. In addition, the regulator imposed a penalty of Rs 1.5 crore each on fund managers -- Kunal Agarwal, Pallab Roy, Sachin Padwal Desai and Umesh Sharma -- as well as former fund manager Sumit Gupta.

MSMEs need help again but not the way govt did last time

MSMEs need help again but not the way govt did last time

Rediff.com10 May 2021

While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide.

Is India's insolvency law really solvent?

Is India's insolvency law really solvent?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

Woefully inadequate infrastructure is just one of the many reasons why a case is not settled within 180 days and even 270 days as envisaged by the law, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered

Telangana: A hotspot for e-commerce, retail and aviation companies

Telangana: A hotspot for e-commerce, retail and aviation companies

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

Riding on e-commerce wave is the youngest state, which faces competition from neighbours.

ED, Sebi to probe Mallya-Diageo deal for South African Breweries

ED, Sebi to probe Mallya-Diageo deal for South African Breweries

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

The money was paid to Mallya in two tranches in his offshore accounts.

SAS plans huge R&D hub in Pune

SAS plans huge R&D hub in Pune

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

SAS, global leaders in business intelligence solutions, on Friday announced setting up of its largest research and development centre in Pune, as it expects the Indian market to grow by 27 per cent and generate $87.4 billion worth business by 2009.

Why nuclear deal with US is lost in a blind alley

Why nuclear deal with US is lost in a blind alley

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

US urges New Delhi to align its nuclear liability law with the international convention

Moily effect: Coal India poised for a bright future

Moily effect: Coal India poised for a bright future

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

M Veerappa Moily's takeover of the environment & forests ministry last month, it appears, is turning out to be a blessing for Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal producer.

How Equitas turns poor people into successful entrepreneurs

How Equitas turns poor people into successful entrepreneurs

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Pushpal Shinde now earns some Rs 50,000 a month.

Lessons India Inc can learn from Kochhargate

Lessons India Inc can learn from Kochhargate

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Banking is a boring business but still the banker should enjoy it as fancy awards and cozy relationships with politicians, Bollywood stars and corporate honchos cannot save them if the job is not done properly. In the concluding part of the series Tamal Bandyopadhyay wonders how long Kochhar would need to wait for her redemption or downfall and atonement.

Birth of a new super king

Birth of a new super king

Rediff.com5 May 2015

CSK is reinventing itself to get rid of the controversies and improve brand value

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.

Home sweet home indeed!

Home sweet home indeed!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

Bengaluru-based developers, such as Puravankara Limited and Sowparnika Projects, have witnessed over 85-90 per cent of their customers being first time buyers or end users.

Why Modi has forgotten the middle class

Why Modi has forgotten the middle class

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

'The middle class you can hurt anytime. For revenues, politics, pleasure, anything,' notes Shekhar Gupta.

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

With an epic battle of billionaires for supremacy in one of the world's most prolific markets and a pandemic-propelled surge in online shopping in the background, India's nearly trillion-dollar retail market is hoping to touch 85 per cent of the pre-COVID business in the first half of the New Year. In a year when the COVID-19 carnage ripped apart the retail business, circa 2020 will best go down for the unravelling of the war between Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, and richest Indian Mukesh Ambani for pre-eminence in the booming market that is estimated to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025. It all started with Ambani's Reliance Industries agreeing in August to buy assets of the nation's second-largest retailer for Rs 24,713 crore, just a year after Bezos' Amazon purchased an indirect stake in the indebted Future Retail.

CBI action soon on Maran's role in Aircel-Maxis deal

CBI action soon on Maran's role in Aircel-Maxis deal

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

The CBI had registered a case against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother MP Kalanithi Maran, Malaysian business tycoon and Maxis owner T Ananda Krishnan, and Maxis Director Ralph Marshall in October 2011.

How Tejas Mark 1A won a Rs 26,000 crore order

How Tejas Mark 1A won a Rs 26,000 crore order

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

The IAF has demanded five new capabilities in the Mark 1A that would give it a clear combat edge over Pakistan's entire fighter fleet, and most of China's as well.

Ten years on, ICAI probe into GTB auditors' role still not complete

Ten years on, ICAI probe into GTB auditors' role still not complete

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Action against auditors, last of the 276 recommendations of a JPC probing Ketan Parekh scam, is still pending.

Toyota to idle Bengaluru plant 8 days in a month

Toyota to idle Bengaluru plant 8 days in a month

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

Toyota has set up two manufacturing plants at Bidadi, about 35 km from here, with a combined capacity of 310,000 units a year.

Nod for sovereign bond issue by public sector banks unlikely

Nod for sovereign bond issue by public sector banks unlikely

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Officials asked what the point was in going through banks when the government has to give guarantees.

Airport metro saviour faces Rs 1,600-cr burden

Airport metro saviour faces Rs 1,600-cr burden

Rediff.com28 Jul 2013

The only way out for DMRC would be if the lenders, a consortium of 10 banks, find another concessionaire for the project

Coal block investments: Rs 2.86 lakh cr impact figure highly inflated

Coal block investments: Rs 2.86 lakh cr impact figure highly inflated

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Though the current National Democratic Alliance government has not endorsed the figure, it has not even repudiated it.

Weak crude oil may bring Rs 88,800-cr gains this year

Weak crude oil may bring Rs 88,800-cr gains this year

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

Indian basket at 6-month low of $49.11 a bbl

18.5 mn Mumbaikars travelled on Mumbai Metro since June 8

18.5 mn Mumbaikars travelled on Mumbai Metro since June 8

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

The rise in commuters was also despite the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority filing a petition against MMOPL on fare fixation.

Mallya slams CBI, ED, says their actions have no legal basis

Mallya slams CBI, ED, says their actions have no legal basis

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

The final hearing in the case at the London magistrate's court to extradite Mallya to India is scheduled later this month.

RIL, BP to invest Rs 800 cr in Tamil Nadu

RIL, BP to invest Rs 800 cr in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

Reliance Industries Ltd, along with its partner British Petroleum, plans to invest about Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) to carry out exploratory drilling in an offshore block in the Bay of Bengal, off the Tamil Nadu coast.

He Married South Cinema With Bollywood

He Married South Cinema With Bollywood

Rediff.com31 May 2022

'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.' 'Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.' 'But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.' 'The movie ran for 200 days.'

Age of killer start-ups bring Bharat & India closer

Age of killer start-ups bring Bharat & India closer

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.