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Kejriwal shifts to party MP's house in Lutyens' Delhi

Kejriwal shifts to party MP's house in Lutyens' Delhi

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday vacated the 6, Flagstaff Road residence to move to his new address in the Lutyens' Zone.

Sunil Mittal's $2 bn gamble on space

Sunil Mittal's $2 bn gamble on space

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Bharti Global is planning to put up more satellites and has set a stiff deadline to launch commercial Internet services by October in the UK, Alaska, northern Russia and northern Europe.

Sunil Mittal's son Shravin ups his reputation as VC investor

Sunil Mittal's son Shravin ups his reputation as VC investor

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

Shravin Mittal's venture capital firm, Unbound Advisors, has made investments worth over $500 million so far

Trainer aircraft with pilot, trainee onboard goes missing in Jharkhand

Trainer aircraft with pilot, trainee onboard goes missing in Jharkhand

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

The aircraft, reported to be a Cessna 152 owned by flying school Alchemist Aviation, took off from the Sonari aerodrome in Jamshedpur around 11 am with a pilot and trainee on board, they said.

UP lawmakers miffed over 'chairs without towels'

UP lawmakers miffed over 'chairs without towels'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2024

Lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh have always been touch-sensitive about protocol during official meetings and irrespective of the party in power, complaints of breach of guidelines have often cropped up.

Tributes pour in for Tata's 'Ratan'

Tributes pour in for Tata's 'Ratan'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Industry leaders on Thursday mourned the death of Ratan Tata saying with his demise India has lost a visionary who shaped its industrial and philanthropic landscape. Tata was a truly remarkable business leader who placed the country before business interests, and whose vision was truly transformational for a country and its people, TVS Motor Co Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan said in a statement. "Mr Tata was a truly remarkable business leader, the likes of whom nations get only once in a century," he added.

What's Zuckerberg Doing In India?

What's Zuckerberg Doing In India?

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

Business tycoons at the Ambani's pre-wedding celebrations at Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Essar Steel bid: Trouble brews for ArcelorMittal

Essar Steel bid: Trouble brews for ArcelorMittal

Rediff.com7 May 2019

Seeking ArcelorMittal be declared ineligible to bid for Essar Steel, the petition cited Section 29A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code which bars promoters of defaulting companies from bidding for stressed assets.

'My Boyfriend Blocked Me On Social Media'

'My Boyfriend Blocked Me On Social Media'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The important thing to remember here is that his action reflects on him and what kind of a person he is; it does not highlight your worth, counsels rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.

CRED's Kunal Shah Is Top Startup Founder-Investor

CRED's Kunal Shah Is Top Startup Founder-Investor

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

Kunal Shah has funded over 266 startups including Razorpay, Snapdeal, Zetwork, BlueSmart, Unacademy, Bliss Club, and Spinny, amongst others.

Telcos will be able to invest fearlessly: Sunil Mittal

Telcos will be able to invest fearlessly: Sunil Mittal

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the telecom sector reforms approved by the Cabinet will ensure that the industry is able to invest fearlessly, and the company will respond to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to invest and accelerate the country's growth. Among a series of breathers for the stressed telecom sector, the Cabinet has approved the inclusion of revenues earned only from telecom services in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR), and the removal of penalty on dues to be paid to the government prospectively. Mittal congratulated and thanked the government for undertaking these seminal reforms to lift an industry that is at the core of his Digital India vision.

Telecom industry under tremendous stress; tariffs need to go up: Sunil Mittal

Telecom industry under tremendous stress; tariffs need to go up: Sunil Mittal

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal on Thursday said tariffs need to go up amid "tremendous stress" in the telecom sector, and Airtel will not hesitate to raise prices, but it will not do so unilaterally. The comments by the telecom czar came at a time when Airtel's rival Vodafone Idea has approached the government for a one-year moratorium on payment of spectrum instalment of over Rs 8,200 crore - due in April 2022. Cash-strapped VIL has told the telecom department that while it is working on raising new funding for the last six months, "investors are not willing to invest in the company because they believe that unless there is a significant improvement in consumer tariffs, the health of the industry will not recover and they will incur a loss on their investment".

LN Mittal to be Arcelor-Mittal president

LN Mittal to be Arcelor-Mittal president

Rediff.com26 Jun 2006

Lakshmi N Mittal would become president of the new steel giant Arcelor-Mittal, while Arcelor's current Chairman Joseph Kinsch would continue to be in the position till his retirement.

Lorries Being Gifted This Wedding Season!

Lorries Being Gifted This Wedding Season!

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

Another trend: A preference for coloured diamonds among brides, who are pairing them with their groom's birthstone. So, along with yellow or white diamonds, they are choosing pink, green, blue sapphires, emeralds or red rubies.

Should You Invest In Gilt Funds?

Should You Invest In Gilt Funds?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

By taking the mutual fund route, investors can take exposure to gilts with small amounts. Over a decade or more, returns from these funds tend to be sound.

185 Indians In $1 Billion Club

185 Indians In $1 Billion Club

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

The combined wealth of India's dollar billionaires is now equivalent to 33.81 per cent of India's nominal GDP.

Trump, Harris locked tight in historic US election

Trump, Harris locked tight in historic US election

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

As the fight reaches its crescendo with the big election day just a few hours away, many political observers billed the unpredictable race for the 47th President of the US as the most consequential one in decades while appearing to project a grim picture for the country's future under a Trump presidency.

Sunil Mittal on how the govt can save India's telecom sector

Sunil Mittal on how the govt can save India's telecom sector

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

The government must also look at rationalising the levies on the sector and close long standing legal disputes that are a big drag on performance of operators, he said.

Spectrum auction ends with bids worth Rs 11,000 crore

Spectrum auction ends with bids worth Rs 11,000 crore

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Spectrum auction for mobile radiowaves services worth Rs 96,000 crore ended with bids worth about Rs 11,000 crore, according to sources. The government has put over 10,500 Mhz spectrum in eight frequency bands -- 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz and 26 GHz, valued at Rs 96,238 crore at base price, for auction.

'Friends' kill Noida student, bury body in farmland

'Friends' kill Noida student, bury body in farmland

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

A 20-year-old BBA student in Greater Noida was allegedly strangled to death by four friends after an argument broke out and buried his body 6 ft deep inside a farmland in Amroha, police officials said on Thursday.

Big Steel Boys Pushing Future Mobiility Pedal

Big Steel Boys Pushing Future Mobiility Pedal

Rediff.com11 Aug 2024

From setting up cutting-edge facilities to cater to the domestic market and building capabilities of global standards, the action is building up.

How Chhavi Mittal Is Dealing With Cancer

How Chhavi Mittal Is Dealing With Cancer

Rediff.com12 May 2022

'You can either sulk and blame your destiny or you can choose to handle the situation with positivity.'

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

When Vineet Mittal first got into solar power, sometime around 2009, and was planting solar panels in Gujarat, renewable energy looked like a sector ripe for startups. Renewables were clearly the future of energy, and the big boys - Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, Adani Group, and the Tatas - were focusing much more on coal and petroleum. Little did Mittal know that things were going to change drastically.

'No Intention Of A Takeover in British Telecom'

'No Intention Of A Takeover in British Telecom'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

'We operate in 16 countries already, and therefore adding the UK to it, and beginning a chapter in the European continent is the next step.'

Review: Mittal Vs Mittal is best avoided

Review: Mittal Vs Mittal is best avoided

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

There have been many films made on rape and sexual violence. Most of them hope that depiction of violence will help to titillate the audience. Mittal Vs Mittal also sets out with this objective but the audience is more likely to get repulsed than titillated.

'Putting coal-fired plants is like committing a sin'

'Putting coal-fired plants is like committing a sin'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

'With technology advancing, we should go all out and put up solar, wind, pumped storage, and battery, and make India go green.'

War within IOA: IOC, FIH reject Mittal's charge of irregularity against Batra

War within IOA: IOC, FIH reject Mittal's charge of irregularity against Batra

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Friday, cleared Narinder Batra of indulging in any wrongdoing during his election as the IOA president, rejecting the complaint of irregularity filed by the Indian body's vice-President Sudhanshu Mittal.

Who Are India's Newest Billionaires?

Who Are India's Newest Billionaires?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

The collective wealth of the 100 richest went past $1 trillion for the first time.

EC reveals electoral bond donors, but not who gave which party

EC reveals electoral bond donors, but not who gave which party

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

From steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel, Anil Agarwal's Vedanta, ITC, Mahindra and Mahindra, and a lesser-known Future Gaming and Hotel Services were among the prominent buyers of the now-scrapped electoral bonds for making political donations.

Correction in steel stocks could be a buying opportunity

Correction in steel stocks could be a buying opportunity

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

India's steel market is out of step with global trends. Global demand is weak with China at a huge supply surplus to its domestic demand, pushing down global steel prices. India's domestic demand for steel is strong, given the continuing infrastructure push and is likely to accelerate as urbanisation improves, and the auto sector continues to grow alongside the infrastructure push.

Airtel has paid full AGR dues, asserts Sunil Mittal

Airtel has paid full AGR dues, asserts Sunil Mittal

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

The company has made payment in compliance with Telecom Department's instructions for self assessment, Mittal said, adding that the Supreme Court had not mentioned specific amounts.

'An Army To Shake Up The World Of Chess'

'An Army To Shake Up The World Of Chess'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

'It is not just D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi.' 'There are another 20 players just behind them. Nobody imagined this was possible 5 years ago.'

Mittal bags bronze as shooters continue good run

Mittal bags bronze as shooters continue good run

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

Ankur Mittal added to the Indian shooting contingent's medal rush by winning a bronze in the men's double trap event of the 21st Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, on Wednesday.

Electoral bonds: Congress flags mismatch in donor, recipient files

Electoral bonds: Congress flags mismatch in donor, recipient files

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

It also asked why the data shared pertained to a period from April 2019 even though the scheme for anonymous political funding was introduced in 2017.

Bankruptcy code clips ArcelorMittal's India expansion plans

Bankruptcy code clips ArcelorMittal's India expansion plans

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

In 2009, ArcelorMittal had picked up a stake in Uttam Galva Steels. A new Section 29A of the IBC prohibits promoters of companies with NPAs of more than a year from bidding for these companies.

ArcelorMittal keen to spread wings in India

ArcelorMittal keen to spread wings in India

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

ArcelorMittal could be interested in Bhushan Steel or Essar Steel, two of the five steel companies referred by RBI for insolvency proceedings.

Sunil Mittal's remuneration down by about 3% to Rs 30.1 cr in FY20

Sunil Mittal's remuneration down by about 3% to Rs 30.1 cr in FY20

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

Mittal's salary in 2019-20 was Rs 26.97 crore, unchanged from the previous fiscal year. However the value of perquisites was Rs 99.8 lakh, down from Rs 1.87 crore a year back. His retirement benefits were unchanged at Rs 2.15 crore.

ArcelorMittal wins bid to buy out Essar Steel

ArcelorMittal wins bid to buy out Essar Steel

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

The Committee of Creditors have issued ArcelorMittal and its partner Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp a Letter of Intent declaring them as the "successful applicant".

Why France hates Lakshmi Mittal

Why France hates Lakshmi Mittal

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

French government is up in arms against Lakshmi Mittal after 629 workers lost their jobs on closure of two furnaces of ArcelorMittal. Things have got so bad that President Holland has threatened to temporary nationalise ArcelorMittal. In France, people consider him as a big-bad mega-rich Indian who came to lay off workers and drive French steel industry to ruin.