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Anil Ambani meets Shinde after aborted Lanco bid

Anil Ambani meets Shinde after aborted Lanco bid

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

ADAG group company Reliance Energy Ltd is the second-lowest bidder for the Rs 16,000 crore (Rs 160 billion) project, after Lanco. However, with the Lanco bid becoming invalid, REL could claim to be the lowest bidder.

VSNL looks into Flag's $460 m claim

VSNL looks into Flag's $460 m claim

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd said on Tuesday it is studying FLAG Telecom's claim of a monetary relief of about 406 million dollar and will file its response with the Tribunal in due course.

Reliance Equity NFO collects Rs 2,700 cr

Reliance Equity NFO collects Rs 2,700 cr

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

Reliance Mutual Fund has the highest asset under managment among all the Indian mutual fund houses, as on June 30 its AUM was over Rs 59,857 crore (Rs 598.57 billion) and had 32.8 lakh investors.

After ED, CBI too opposes acquittal of A Raja and others

After ED, CBI too opposes acquittal of A Raja and others

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

The matter was mentioned before a bench of Delhi high court's acting chief justice Gita Mittal and kustice C Hari Shankar by Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. The court allowed it to be listed for hearing on Wednesday.

6D experience in Agra!

6D experience in Agra!

Rediff.com26 May 2008

Adlabs Launches India's First 6D Cinema at Agra. This cinematic technology promises out of this world experiences where the audience can simultaneously see, smell, hear, touch and 'feel' the movie by using cutting-edge visual and audio effects.

REL bags 3 road projects worth Rs 2,320 cr

REL bags 3 road projects worth Rs 2,320 cr

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Energy Ltd on Thursday announced it has bagged three road projects valued at Rs 2,320 crore (Rs 23.2 billion) from National Highways Authority of India.

RCom buys US Ethernet major Yipes for $300mn

RCom buys US Ethernet major Yipes for $300mn

Rediff.com16 Jul 2007

Anil Ambani Group firm Flag Telecom on Monday announced the acquisition of US-based Ethernet services provider Yipes Communications for 300 million dollars (Rs 1,200 crore) in cash.

High-profile IPOs to hit markets in 2008

High-profile IPOs to hit markets in 2008

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

Reliance Power is being touted as India's biggest ever IPO with an estimated size of over $3 billion, surpassing just over $2 billion raised by DLF. This would be the first ever IPO from Anil Ambani group after being carved out from the erstwhile Reliance empire in 2005.

Reliance Infra dilutes 5% stake

Reliance Infra dilutes 5% stake

Rediff.com16 May 2008

Sources, however, said that the company has entered into a deal with some American and European investors for the pre-IPO placement. The latest deal values the company at around Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) while the earlier 5 per cent stake dilution that Reliance Infratel had made, valued the company at about Rs 28,000 crore (Rs 280 billion).

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

The company has entered into exclusive tie-ups with the US-based PopCap Games, Playfirst, and Russian game developer and distributor, Alawar, to provide content for casual (not the high-end ones) games.

Big TV's DTH launch to set off price war

Big TV's DTH launch to set off price war

Rediff.com5 May 2008

The battle for subscribers in the direct-to-home space is set to get hotter, with new player Big TV expected to fire a price war. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Big TV will be commercially launched sometime in May and is looking at tying up over 5 to 5.5 million subscribers even before its launch.

ADAG eyes coal firm in Indonesia

ADAG eyes coal firm in Indonesia

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

The group has earmarked over Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) to acquire coal mines in foreign countries.

Zapak comes into play for SRK's Knight Riders

Zapak comes into play for SRK's Knight Riders

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders have signed on Zapak Digital Entertainment, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) venture, to develop online games for them. As part of the exclusive one-year tie-up, Zapak will create a cricket gaming zone on the official website of the Knight Riders and is said to make an investment of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) in the deal. The exact value of the deal is not known. The portal has already gone live with two games.

RCom Q3 net up 3.51% at Rs 1,444.17 cr

RCom Q3 net up 3.51% at Rs 1,444.17 cr

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

The telecom services provider had a net profit of Rs 1,395.14 crore (Rs 13.95 billion) in the third quarter of FY'08, RCom said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. RCom's total income rose by 18.75 per cent to Rs 5,671.82 crore (Rs 56.71 billion) for the quarter under review from Rs 4,776.26 crore (rs 47.76 billion) in the corresponding period last fiscal.

KG gas: Making NTPC pay $4.2=scam, says Jethmalani

KG gas: Making NTPC pay $4.2=scam, says Jethmalani

Rediff.com19 Jan 2009

RNRL and Mukesh Ambani's RIL are fighting a legal battle over the terms of gas supply agreement for Anil Ambani Group's gas-based Dadri power project. Two weeks ago, government lawyer Mohan Parasaran had stated in the court that the Empowered Group of Ministers had decided that $4.2 per mmbtu would be the minimum price of KG basin gas.

REL buys back shares for Rs 230 cr

REL buys back shares for Rs 230 cr

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Energy on Tuesday said it has bought shares worth over Rs 230 crore, representing nearly 30 per cent of the buyback offer.Reliance Energy bought back 81,680 equity shares on Tuesday, it added. The last date for the buyback would be March 4, 2009, a year from the date of the Board's approval for the offer.

Reliance General 2nd largest pvt insurer

Reliance General 2nd largest pvt insurer

Rediff.com30 May 2007

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Reliance General Insurance has become the second largest non-life private insurer, toppling Bajaj Allianz, in terms of premium collections of Rs 221 crore (Rs 2.21 billion) in April.

>Anil co to raise $1 bn through GDR, ADR

>Anil co to raise $1 bn through GDR, ADR

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

Anil Ambani Group company, Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd said on Monday it will raise upto $1 billion through its Sponsored Global Depository Receipts and American Depository Receipts programme.

R-Power to spend Rs 3,000 cr to fuel Sasan project

R-Power to spend Rs 3,000 cr to fuel Sasan project

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Reliance Power Limited, the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), plans to invest about Rs 2,500-3,000 crore (Rs 25-30 billion) over a period of three years, to develop three coal mines to fuel its Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Madhya Pradesh. Reliance Power currently has access to coal reserves of about one billion tonnes in India and abroad, including a coal mine in Indonesia, which it acquired recently.

Anil Ambani eyes video rental business

Anil Ambani eyes video rental business

Rediff.com24 Mar 2008

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) has chalked out a roadmap for its online and offline video rental business - BigFlicks - which works on the lines of the US video rental distribution network - Blockbuster. The group plans to raise the number of such stores to 500 across 35-40 cities by April 2009 from the current 22 stores in 6 cities.The retail video service had a soft launch last year following the video-on-demand portal BigFlicks' launch in August 2007.

R-Money offers free trading account

R-Money offers free trading account

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

Anil Ambani group's Reliance Money on Tuesday sparked a price war in the highly competitive brokerage space by offering a free trading account to its demat account holders, with an aim to tap up to 30 crore (300 million) potential clients. Reliance Money also announced a partnership with Corporation Bank to offer broking services to 9.5 million account holders of the public sector lender.

Flag to divest 15-20 % stake

Flag to divest 15-20 % stake

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

Flag Telecom, a fully owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications, is divesting 15-20 per cent of its equity stake to strategic and financial investors.

No change in IPCL management

No change in IPCL management

Rediff.com19 May 2006

Mukesh Ambani Group-controlled Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd said on Friday there would be no change in its management post amalgamation of its subsidiaries with itself.

14 SEZs get nod, ADAG plan hits hurdle

14 SEZs get nod, ADAG plan hits hurdle

Rediff.com20 Oct 2007

The board formally approved 10 SEZs, including a 16 hectare IT zone of Tata Consultancy Services in Kolkata, Saloni Business Park Private Ltd's 27.5 hectare biotech zone in Thane and a 4.77 hectare electronic hardware and IT zone in Raigad, proposed by Modern India Property Developer.

HC asks Ambani brothers to renegotiate gas pact

HC asks Ambani brothers to renegotiate gas pact

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Natural Resources Ltd to renegotiate within four months, a Gas Supply Master Agreement (GSMA) between them saying it has to be a "bankable" pact.

Reliance Life launches new policy

Reliance Life launches new policy

Rediff.com9 Oct 2007

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Company also announced to invest Rs 1,000-1,200 crore (Rs 10 to 12 billion) on expansion of its life insurance business in the next 2-3 years. The company is aiming to sell one million 'Express Life' policies in this financial year.

REL to buy back shares at Rs 1,600

REL to buy back shares at Rs 1,600

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company, the Rs 6,576-crore Reliance Energy (REL) on Wednesday announced that it would buy back its shares through open market purchases at a maximum price of Rs 1,600 per share.

Punit Garg to head FLAG Telecom

Punit Garg to head FLAG Telecom

Rediff.com26 Apr 2006

Anil Ambani group company FLAG Telecom on Wednesday announced the appointment of Punit Garg, who was heading Reliance Infocomm's international business, as its president.\n\n

Reliance Comm to invest Rs 15,000 cr for towers

Reliance Comm to invest Rs 15,000 cr for towers

Rediff.com19 Apr 2007

Reliance Communications will be investing around Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) to set up and install an additional 15,000 base transceiver stations in the country.

Reliance Energy announces move to buy back shares

Reliance Energy announces move to buy back shares

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

The move comes just two days after Reliance Power, another group company in which REL owns 45 per cent, offered bonus shares to its shareholders in the ratio of 3:5.

REL board may buy back shares on Mar 5

REL board may buy back shares on Mar 5

Rediff.com26 Feb 2008

"A meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on March 5 to consider buyback of equity shares of the company," Reliance Energy said in a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

R-Power: Pay up by Feb 26 for bonus shares

R-Power: Pay up by Feb 26 for bonus shares

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

R-Power has asked its shareholders to pay up the balance payment by Feb 26, to avail of bonus shares.

SC allows REL to bid for Mumbai sea link

SC allows REL to bid for Mumbai sea link

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

A Bench headed by Justice S H Kapadia, while setting aside the high court order, directed Reliance Energy to submit its financial bid for the project within three months.

Reliance power wilts, down 32% at Rs 372

Reliance power wilts, down 32% at Rs 372

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

Anil Ambani group's Reliance Power on Monday made its debut on the bourses, listing at a premium of over 20 per cent, but slipped below the issue price in early morning trade.

3 Japanese firms to bid for Flag's $1.5 bn contrac

3 Japanese firms to bid for Flag's $1.5 bn contrac

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

Three Japanese submarine cable construction companies have been short-listed by Flag Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications

CBI action against RIL staff: Anil group distant

CBI action against RIL staff: Anil group distant

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

Anil Ambani group distanced itself from CBI's action on Monday accusing top officials of Reliance Infocomm for illegal call routing (before the split between Ambani brothers).

Reliance Power IPO lights up rural Maharashtra

Reliance Power IPO lights up rural Maharashtra

Rediff.com19 Jan 2008

The Western Vidarbha region comprising three districts of Akola, Washim and Buldana recorded bids of over Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) in the IPO that had opened on January 15, according to banking and private money market sources.

Ambanis see Rs 1 lakh cr m-cap erosion in 7 days

Ambanis see Rs 1 lakh cr m-cap erosion in 7 days

Rediff.com18 Jan 2008

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, which is raising Rs 11,700 crore through the public offer of Reliance Power, has seen a value erosion of Rs 48,000 crore in the last seven days.

Record demand for Reliance Power IPO

Record demand for Reliance Power IPO

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Power's IPO on Thursday generated a record demand, with bids pouring in for shares worth Rs 2,34,000 crore ($ 60 billion) an amount that is over three times the money ploughed in by FIIs and mutual funds in the stock market in 2007.