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Growth of tobacco business good for shareholders: ITC chief

Growth of tobacco business good for shareholders: ITC chief

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

The tobacco business was increasingly coming under prohibition by various regulations.

ITC increases stake in Hotel Leelaventure

ITC increases stake in Hotel Leelaventure

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

During the April-June quarter, Russell Credit picked up 1.1 per cent in the hospitality major, taking total stake to 13.98 per cent, while the promoters hold a 56.57 per cent.

Investors become poorer by Rs 5.49 lakh cr

Investors become poorer by Rs 5.49 lakh cr

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

Investors' wealth plummeted by Rs 5.49 lakh crore on Friday as markets faced a massive correction tracking a weak trend in global peers and fresh foreign fund outflows. Falling for the third day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,017.23 points or 1.24 per cent to settle at 81,183.93. During the day, it plunged 1,219.23 points or 1.48 per cent to 80,981.93.

The Zakir Bhai I Knew

The Zakir Bhai I Knew

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

Ustad Zakir Hussain's story will be told in a thousand ways by each person who met him, loved him, spent time with him, got to know him and shared some precious time off stage with him, says Maanveer Singh.

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

Rediff.com23 May 2014

A pick-up in low-cost cigarette consumption helped India's largest cigarette maker boost margins

ITC, Tatas vie for hotel market share

ITC, Tatas vie for hotel market share

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

ITC Hotels and Tatas' Indian Hotels Company will invest strongly over the next few years to add properties in the segment, considered a booming one.

India Inc Biggies Plan To Invest $800 Bn

India Inc Biggies Plan To Invest $800 Bn

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Roughly 40% of this projected outlay is expected to go towards emerging industries, including green hydrogen, clean energy, semiconductors, and electric vehicles.

Battle of the giants: HUL beats ITC in both volume and M-cap

Battle of the giants: HUL beats ITC in both volume and M-cap

Rediff.com21 May 2018

Price cuts post the November GST rate rationalisation helped improve volume growth for HUL, what pegged back sales for ITC is adverse social media rumours against Aashirvaad atta, its single-largest FMCG brand.

ITC Hotels gets good reception

ITC Hotels gets good reception

Rediff.com16 May 2003

ITC Hotels proved the scepticsim over the hospitality industry wrong by recording an over 95% rise in profits in the fourth quarter of 2002-03.

ITC goes in for more tests of its products

ITC goes in for more tests of its products

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

ITC on Monday said it is conducting more tests on its products at accredited labs across India.

Recipe: Chef Narendra's Goan Sabzi Vindaloo

Recipe: Chef Narendra's Goan Sabzi Vindaloo

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

A vegetable curry made using the signature vindaloo paste.

ITC-Chitalias battle moves to India

ITC-Chitalias battle moves to India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2011

The long battle between ITC and its one-time trading partner, the Chitalias, has shifted to India. ITC has filed a suit in the Indian courts to recover assets it says the two brothers have in the country.

GST collection rises 8% to Rs 1.74 lakh cr in Jun

GST collection rises 8% to Rs 1.74 lakh cr in Jun

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

The gross GST collection increased 8 per cent to Rs 1.74 lakh crore in June, sources said on Monday. The government, however, has discontinued the official release of monthly GST collection data, they added. Sources said the gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection so far this fiscal (April-June) stood at Rs 5.57 lakh crore.

Stock markets rise on gains in Tata Motors, HDFC Bank

Stock markets rise on gains in Tata Motors, HDFC Bank

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

From the Sensex pack, Tata Motors, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid Corp, Titan, Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Steel were among the biggest gainers. Sun Pharmaceuticals, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement and Reliance Industries were among the laggards.

Y C Deveshwar reappointed ITC chairman

Y C Deveshwar reappointed ITC chairman

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

Even though ITC does not have a retirement age, Deveshwar's extension has been the subject of discussion since his five-year term was close to ending.

Biz tycoons LN Mittal, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw among electoral bond buyers

Biz tycoons LN Mittal, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw among electoral bond buyers

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

While mostly corporates, including established names and little-known ones, went for the top-denomination bonds, there were also several individuals who bought multiple such bonds.

Tendulkar promotes ITC energy food

Tendulkar promotes ITC energy food

Rediff.com10 Nov 2006

Sachin Tendulkar on Friday embarked on a new partnership with ITC's food division to promote a new brand of health food in his name -- Sunfeast Sachin's Fit Kit.

Pictorial warnings: ITC, GPI shut cigarette plants

Pictorial warnings: ITC, GPI shut cigarette plants

Rediff.com3 Dec 2010

India's tobacco majors ITC and Godfrey Phillips India (GPI) have stopped production of cigarettes in view of uncertainty over the sort of pictorial warnings that needed to be carried on tobacco products starting this month.

Fulfilling Deveshwar's dreams: A big challenge for ITC's new chief

Fulfilling Deveshwar's dreams: A big challenge for ITC's new chief

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.

ITC, Kingfisher win PAWTA awards

ITC, Kingfisher win PAWTA awards

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

Indian companies stole the show at the annual Pacific Area Writers Travel Association Awards at the ITB Berlin tourism fair in Berlin on Friday, with hospitality majors, ITC hotels, The Taj Group of Hotels and Kingfisher Airlines winning major honour

ITC plans to launch deodorants, talcs

ITC plans to launch deodorants, talcs

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

ITC, a competitor in fast moving consumer goods, is likely to extend its Vivel personal care range to deodarants and talcs.

FIFA's transfer market in legal jeopardy, Billions at stake

FIFA's transfer market in legal jeopardy, Billions at stake

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

Soccer's player transfer system will be in the spotlight and could even be on the brink of collapse on Friday when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announces its ruling on former France player Lassana Diarra's case against FIFA.

ITC Infotech could go public, says Deveshwar

ITC Infotech could go public, says Deveshwar

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

ITC Limited could take its IT business -- ITC Infotech -- public, its Chairman Y C Deveshwar said on Friday.

ITC eyes 12% biscuits mart pie

ITC eyes 12% biscuits mart pie

Rediff.com13 Aug 2003

Metal, power, auto shares help Sensex gain 286 points

Metal, power, auto shares help Sensex gain 286 points

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

Among the Sensex stocks, JSW Steel, Asian Paints, Maruti Suzuki India, NTPC, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Bharti Airtel, ITC and Tech Mahindra were the major gainers. Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Infosys, Mahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj Finance and Axis Bank were the laggards.

Health ministry likely to ban ITC's e-cigarettes

Health ministry likely to ban ITC's e-cigarettes

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

In his clearest message yet on the controversy over the safety of ENDS, health minister Harsh Vardhan ruled out their acceptability in the light of research findings by experts which have held that they are no less unsafe than the 'real thing', said a government statement.

ITC Infotech to hire 2300 professionals

ITC Infotech to hire 2300 professionals

Rediff.com10 Sep 2003

ITC Infotech India Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kolkata-based ITC Ltd, plans to hire 2,300 professionals to touch a staff of 3,000 by December 2004, a top company official said on Wednesday.

FMCG, telecom and select IT shares help markets touch record highs

FMCG, telecom and select IT shares help markets touch record highs

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

Among Sensex shares, Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, ITC and Asian Paints were the biggest winners. On the other hand, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, NTPC, UltraTech Cement and Power Grid were among the laggards.

ITC plans 25 new hotels in India

ITC plans 25 new hotels in India

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

One of India's leading chain of hotels, ITC on Tuesday said it plans to open 25 hotels pan-India in next twelve to eighteen months under its flagship brand Fortune, a top company official said.

Packaged food sector leaving consumers spoilt for choice with new launches

Packaged food sector leaving consumers spoilt for choice with new launches

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Over the past year, Amul has undergone a transformative journey, evolving from a dairy-centric entity to a comprehensive foods company. Since 2022, PepsiCo India, too, has embarked on extensive launches in the food category. Not to be left behind, ITC, which has been introducing an average of 100 fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products across categories every year, has also launched a number of packaged food items.

ITC to enter the dairy market in 14 months

ITC to enter the dairy market in 14 months

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

The product portfolio includes milk powder, long-life packaged milk, fortified milk, etc.

'Tobacco exit won't hurt ITC'

'Tobacco exit won't hurt ITC'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2005

Beware! Markets Headed For Downturn

Beware! Markets Headed For Downturn

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

Trumponomics, poor growth, and high valuation certainly don't make a bullish recipe for Indian markets, warns Debashis Basu.

ITC to make a big splash in milk

ITC to make a big splash in milk

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Finalises blueprint to become pan-Indian dairy player; to set up plants in 6 states.

Nestle, ITC, HUL: The top three bidders for Horlicks

Nestle, ITC, HUL: The top three bidders for Horlicks

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

Names such as Danone, Dabur, Mondelez and Abbott Healthcare have also figured on the list of suitors.

FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law, says top court

FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law, says top court

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

'All professional players have been affected by these illegal rules (in force since 2001!) and can therefore now seek compensation for their losses.'

40 years ago and now: ITC struggles to kick tobacco

40 years ago and now: ITC struggles to kick tobacco

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Forty years on, ironically, the managerial attention to new businesses has meant almost 40 per cent of revenues now come from the non-tobacco business.

ITC becomes the most influential stock on Sensex

ITC becomes the most influential stock on Sensex

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

FMCG major ITC again became the BSE benchmark Sensex's most influential stock on Monday, pushing energy giant Reliance Industries to the second place.

ITC officially raises cigarette prices

ITC officially raises cigarette prices

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

Stockists and dealers have been charging more since early March.