News for 'Wadia Group'

Go First Losses Hurt Wadia Group

Go First Losses Hurt Wadia Group

Rediff.com12 May 2023

The growing mismatch between Go First's losses and other group companies' profits was making it tough for the group to fund the losses of the airline venture.

Wadia group plans low-cost airline

Wadia group plans low-cost airline

Rediff.com30 Jun 2004

Indian business group Wadia is to join an ever-growing queue of companies wanting to launch a low cost domestic airline, the Economic Times reported Wednesday.

Wadia group plans $30 mn MRO unit

Wadia group plans $30 mn MRO unit

Rediff.com26 Jul 2006

Wadia group, the promoter of budget airline GoAir will invest $30 million with SIA Engineering, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, for maintenance, repair and overhaul services in the country.

Spat has cost Wadia, Groupe Danone many opportunit

Spat has cost Wadia, Groupe Danone many opportunit

Rediff.com18 Dec 2006

Mumbai-based Wadia group and French food major Groupe Danone are currently fighting it out in the Bombay high court with the next hearing scheduled for January 10, 2006.

India-Born Wadia's Explosive Cameo Lights Up BBL

India-Born Wadia's Explosive Cameo Lights Up BBL

Rediff.com28 Dec 2025

Playing in just his second BBL match, Jerrssis Wadia made an instant impact in the Australian Big Bash League, delivering a thrilling cameo for the Adelaide Strikers.

Realty moves to the core of conglomerates' biz strategy

Realty moves to the core of conglomerates' biz strategy

Rediff.com21 Jan 2026

India's leading conglomerates are stepping up investments in real estate, recasting what was once a peripheral activity into a core growth driver. Supported by strong balance sheets, established brands and access to long-term capital, major business houses including Aditya Birla, Tata, Godrej, L&T, Raymond, Wadia, Shapoorji Pallonji, Mahindra and Adani are positioning realty as a strategic pillar within their diversified portfolios.

Chairman Exit Exposes HDFC Bank Power Clash: FT

Chairman Exit Exposes HDFC Bank Power Clash: FT

Rediff.com27 Mar 2026

The Financial Times, citing multiple bankers and shareholders, reports that the real tensions ran far deeper than compliance concerns.

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of Corporate India.

Wadias plan unified group structure

Wadias plan unified group structure

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

Torrent Group acquires 67% stake in Gujarat Titans

Torrent Group acquires 67% stake in Gujarat Titans

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

Ahmedabad-based Torrent Group has completed the acquisition of a majority 67 percent stake in Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Gujarat Titans.

Wadias, Donone to talk over Bangalore firm

Wadias, Donone to talk over Bangalore firm

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

India produced 97 million tonnes of dairy products in the year to March 2006 and Danone seeks an increased market share, especially in the speciality product portfolio.

Wadia-Danone hearing on Jan 12

Wadia-Danone hearing on Jan 12

Rediff.com10 Jan 2007

The ongoing tussle between the Mumbai-based Wadia group and European food major Groupe Danone, which was scheduled for a hearing in the Bombay high court on January 10, will now be heard on January 12.

Wadias-Danone may settle out-of-court

Wadias-Danone may settle out-of-court

Rediff.com8 Mar 2007

Even as the textile-to-airline Wadia group and French dairy major Groupe Danone try to settle their differences on joint venture agreements, the legal battle between them in the Avesthagen case shows no signs of abating.

Jeh Wadia steps down as GoAir's managing director

Jeh Wadia steps down as GoAir's managing director

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Wadia group-owned no-frills airline GoAir on Monday announced that its managing director Jeh Wadia has stepped down from the position. The airline, however, said that Wadia will continue as a promoter. It also announced the appointment of aviation industry veteran Ben Baldanza as vice chairman at the carrier. Baldanza has been an advisor to the company since 2018 and director since 2019.

Wadias plan to revisit Danone stake price

Wadias plan to revisit Danone stake price

Rediff.com30 Dec 2008

The Wadia group is looking to renegotiate the price of Groupe Danone's stake in Britannia Industries following the market slump and the credit squeeze in the global markets.

Tiger issue tamed,Wadias get Britannia from Danone

Tiger issue tamed,Wadias get Britannia from Danone

Rediff.com15 Apr 2009

French dairy major Groupe Danone and Mumbai-based Wadia Group on Tuesday gave the finishing touches to a pact to end their 13-year-old joint venture for running Britannia Industries, India's largest food products firm. With it, they buried their bitter intellectual property disputer over the Tiger brand.

Ness Wadia's arrest: Did Britannia violate listing norms?

Ness Wadia's arrest: Did Britannia violate listing norms?

Rediff.com6 May 2019

According to Sebi's listing obligations and disclosure requirements, a company has to report any fraud, default by promoter or arrest of key managerial persons or promoters as it is a material event.

How I missed the bus: Nusli Wadia

How I missed the bus: Nusli Wadia

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

In this interview -- his first in over three years -- Wadia also talks about the road ahead for his group.

It's advantage Danone in Wadia talks

It's advantage Danone in Wadia talks

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

The advantage could translate into Groupe Danone buying the Wadias's stake in Wadia BSN, the 11-year-old venture between the two groups, and hence pave the way for Groupe Danone doing business on its own in India.

Danone rebuts Wadia claim on Press Note 1

Danone rebuts Wadia claim on Press Note 1

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

Avesthagen's promoters also refute violation of non-compete clause.

Wadia succession plan puts Jeh in driver's seat

Wadia succession plan puts Jeh in driver's seat

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Most group firm MDs will report to Nusli Wadia's younger son.

Nusli Wadia rejigs role for sons

Nusli Wadia rejigs role for sons

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Ness gets Bombay Burmah, Bombay Dyeing goes to Jeh.

Surviving the legacy: Ness Wadia's biggest challenge

Surviving the legacy: Ness Wadia's biggest challenge

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Bombay Burmah sees quick divestments, eyes buyouts.

HC relief to Rahejas in land dispute with Wadia

HC relief to Rahejas in land dispute with Wadia

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

In a breather to the Mumbai-based realty developer G L Raheja group in its long-drawn legal battle with Wadia Group Chairman Nusli Wadia over a 478-acre prime plot in Malad, Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed an appeal filed by a Raheja unit against an earlier order, which was in favour of Wadia.

Danone takes arbitration route to end Wadia ties

Danone takes arbitration route to end Wadia ties

Rediff.com2 Jul 2007

The euro 14 billion French dairy major, Groupe Danone, has formally initiated arbitration proceedings to end its partnership with the Mumbai-based Wadia group.

Wadia-Danone row: Govt to examine claim

Wadia-Danone row: Govt to examine claim

Rediff.com3 Feb 2007

The government on Friday said it would examine a complaint by the Mumbai-based textile-to-food conglomerate Wadia group against Groupe Danone, its French joint venture partner in Britannia Industries Ltd.

Days after son's Preity mess, Nusli Wadia gets underworld threat

Days after son's Preity mess, Nusli Wadia gets underworld threat

Rediff.com18 Jun 2014

In a new twist to Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia episode, the Wadia group has filed a police complaint claiming they received threatening calls and a text message from an underworld don warning that their "business will be in trouble" if the actress was harassed.

Wadias launch new luxury residential project

Wadias launch new luxury residential project

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

Textiles-to-aviation conglomerate Wadia Group, which made a foray into the real estate space recently with a new company Bombay Realty, on Tuesday launched a fully integrated, mixed use development project -- 'Island City Centre' -- in south central Mumbai.

Wadia's GoAir takes wing in October

Wadia's GoAir takes wing in October

Rediff.com20 Aug 2005

Danone's dairy foray will need Wadias' nod

Danone's dairy foray will need Wadias' nod

Rediff.com8 Jun 2007

The onus to provide proof that the new project would not jeopardise the interests of the existing joint venture lies equally with the foreign investor and the Indian partner.

Wadias win first round in battle with Danone

Wadias win first round in battle with Danone

Rediff.com6 Dec 2006

The Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained French dairy major Groupe Danone from selling the shares of Avesthagen, a Bangalore-based bionutritional company.

We will not give discounts to boost sales: Jeh Wadia

We will not give discounts to boost sales: Jeh Wadia

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

Bombay Realty, a unit of the Wadia group, recently launched a residential project in Mumbai. The company is looking at more projects in Mumbai and Bangalore. Managing Director Jeh Wadia talks about the company's strategy.

SIA-Wadia JV eyes 8 airports

SIA-Wadia JV eyes 8 airports

Rediff.com5 Sep 2006

Wadia-owned Go First files for insolvency, suspends flights for 3 days

Wadia-owned Go First files for insolvency, suspends flights for 3 days

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Wadia group-owned Go First will temporarily suspend flights on May 3 and 4 amid severe fund crunch, the airline's chief Kaushik Khona said on Tuesday.

Security for Wadias after threat calls following Preity feud

Security for Wadias after threat calls following Preity feud

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

The Mumbai police have provided security at the office of industrialist Nusli Wadia following threat calls from fugitive underworld don Ravi Pujari, police said on Thursday.

A 2019 investigation of Bombay Dyeing may delay Go Air IPO

A 2019 investigation of Bombay Dyeing may delay Go Air IPO

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

A 2019 investigation of Bombay Dyeing by market regulator Sebi has put a brake on the initial public offering process of sister company Go Air. The Wadia group-owned low cost airline had earlier planned to launch the IPO to raise Rs 3,600 crore by August, but may be forced to postpone it by a month or two as Sebi completes its investigation.

One of the biggest land deals in Mumbai: Rs 5,200 cr for Bombay Dyeing's Worli asset

One of the biggest land deals in Mumbai: Rs 5,200 cr for Bombay Dyeing's Worli asset

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

Japan's Sumitomo Realty & Development Company will buy a 22-acre land parcel in central Mumbai from Bombay Dyeing for Rs 5,200 crore, the Wadias-run company said on Wednesday. The sale of the land parcel in Worli is one of the biggest land sale transactions in the history of the financial capital.

Ambanis Own 10% of India's Wealth

Ambanis Own 10% of India's Wealth

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

The Adani family, led by Chairman Gautam Adani, is the most valued first-generation family business at Rs 15.44 trillion.