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Bhutanese beer crosses the Himalayas into India

Bhutanese beer crosses the Himalayas into India

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

Bhutanese brewery Serbhum is behind Kati Patang, a beer sold by Delhi-based Empyrean Spirits. Launched in Zesty Amber and Snappy Wheat variants in 2018, Kati Patang prides itself on being "brewed with the happiest water on earth".

Where have you seen these gals before?

Where have you seen these gals before?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2010

Here's a quick recap of the women who have featured in recent movies. Click through the slide show, and see if you still remember them!

When Mallya bought Lewis Hamilton's dad's home

When Mallya bought Lewis Hamilton's dad's home

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a constant delivery of goods and services.

China unusually aggressive in Doka La: FS to House panel

China unusually aggressive in Doka La: FS to House panel

Rediff.com18 Jul 2017

Jaishankar maintained that New Delhi is engaged with Beijing in defusing tension through diplomatic channels.

ArcelorMittal, Rio Tinto in race for CIL's mines

ArcelorMittal, Rio Tinto in race for CIL's mines

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

ArcelorMittal, Anglo Australian major Rio Tinto, Hyderabad-based GVK Power & Infrastructure, Essar Mineral Resources and JSW Steel are among 10 prominent corporations in a shortlist to develop 18 abandoned coal mines owned by state-owned Coal India Ltd and its eight subsidiaries.

Football on your brain? Don't miss these movies

Football on your brain? Don't miss these movies

Rediff.com1 Jul 2010

Here's a look at 10 truly great English language films about football some of them even better than the real thing.

How HUL won in rural markets

How HUL won in rural markets

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

More than a hundred years ago, Hindustan Unilever launched a soap called Lifebuoy in India.

Tamil Nadu Results 2010 on SMS & WEB

Tamil Nadu Results 2010 on SMS & WEB

Rediff.com26 May 2010

Tamil Nadu SSLC & OSSLC Results on SMS

UPA will cost India economic superstardom

UPA will cost India economic superstardom

Rediff.com25 Mar 2009

After sixty years of Congress misrule, India has most of the world's poor people, and some of the worst health and nutrition indicators, even worse than much poorer sub-Saharan Africa. This is truly a crime and a national shame.

Model speak: I can always go back to accounting

Model speak: I can always go back to accounting

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

LFW Virgin Fiona Thomas on her first time on a Mumbai fashion ramp.

UK court begins hearing on allowing Hindu pyres

UK court begins hearing on allowing Hindu pyres

Rediff.com24 Mar 2009

A top British court on Tuesday began a landmark judicial review on allowing funeral pyres according to Hindu rites, a decision that could impact millions of Indian diaspora living in the United Kingdom.

1,700 Corus workers set to lose job

1,700 Corus workers set to lose job

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

To keep operations at TCP alive, Corus has been channelising internal orders to the TCP which was also getting some demand from outside.

Timeline: Nepal becomes republic

Timeline: Nepal becomes republic

Rediff.com29 May 2008

A chronology of important developments in the history of Nepal, which became a republic on Wednesday.

Restructuring: Shell to cut 5,000 jobs

Restructuring: Shell to cut 5,000 jobs

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

The 5,000 jobs would be cut from the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas group as part of a restructuring that began earlier this year.

Corus, JLR deals were bad timing: Tata

Corus, JLR deals were bad timing: Tata

Rediff.com11 May 2009

In an interview published in the Sunday Times on Sunday, Ratan Tata admitted with hindsight that he might have gone too far too fast, but that nobody saw the economic recession coming.

Global M&A activity gathers steam

Global M&A activity gathers steam

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

According to global deal tracking firm Dealogic there were as many as eight deals valued over $1 billion that were announced last week adding up to $38.2 billion. There has been an increase in average deal size as well.

Tata Steel-Corus merger reports untrue

Tata Steel-Corus merger reports untrue

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

India's biggest steelmaker Tata Steel is set to merge its British unit Corus with itself by next year to save costs up to 350 million pounds, and the move is likely to put thousands of jobs at risk, a media report has said.

RS passes bill to extend SC/ST reservations

RS passes bill to extend SC/ST reservations

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

The Bill also seeks to extend nomination of Anglo-Indian communities to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies by another 10 years. The Constitution (109th Amendment) Bill 2009 moved by Law Minister M Veerappa Moily seeks to extend the reservation beyond January 25, 2010 when the time period of 60 years under Article 334 of the Constitution lapses.

Essar may join race for CSN's ore mines

Essar may join race for CSN's ore mines

Rediff.com16 May 2008

Essar Steel is likely to join the race for Brazilian miner and steelmaker CSN's Nacionale Minerios (Namisa), a fully integrated iron ore company. Sources close to the development said Goldman Sachs has approached Essar with the acquisition proposal and the company was considering it.

HUL Q3 profit beats forecast as shoppers buy more

HUL Q3 profit beats forecast as shoppers buy more

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Hindustan Unilever Ltd, the Indian unit of Anglo-Dutch consumer group Unilever Plc, reported an 18 per cent rise in quarterly profit, beating estimates, helped by a revival in consumer spending.

Corus shareholders okay Tata Steel takeover

Corus shareholders okay Tata Steel takeover

Rediff.com7 Mar 2007

The acquisition is scheduled to take effect from April 2

Are corporates bilking the shareholders?

Are corporates bilking the shareholders?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2008

Instead of being agents creating shareholder wealth, the corporations at the heart of this form of capitalism seem to have become instruments for enriching their managers by bilking their owners -- shareholders.

Tata, Ambani raise $1.37 billion from ECBs in Sept

Tata, Ambani raise $1.37 billion from ECBs in Sept

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

Tata Steel and Anil Ambani-led& Reliance Communications raised $1.375 billion through overseas borrowings and convertible bonds in September, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India. Tata Steel, which early this year acquired Anglo-Dutch firm Corus to become the sixth-largest maker of the alloy, raised $875 million for overseas acquisition through foreign currency convertible bonds.

Tanhaji and the distortions of history

Tanhaji and the distortions of history

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Former F1 test driver De Villota found dead

Former F1 test driver De Villota found dead

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

Spanish Formula One test driver Maria de Villota, one of the few women to come near to competing at the top of the sport, has been found dead in a hotel in the southern Spanish city of Seville, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.

Tatas: Biggest buyer of global entities

Tatas: Biggest buyer of global entities

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

For years, critics termed Tata's vehicle business as a millstone around the neck. But Group chairman Ratan Tata on Wednesday flattened their theory by taking the automobile venture to a new plane with the acquisition of British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover.

Boosting M&As: Laws need to change

Boosting M&As: Laws need to change

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

Though there are various provisions under the Indian income tax laws which encourage M&A activities in India, some of these provisions need to be revisited to further step up the momentum. Further, the scope of some of the concessions needs to be extended to all sectors.

Steel prices to rise sharply from August

Steel prices to rise sharply from August

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

Led by the record increase in benchmark iron ore prices, steel rates are set to climb steeply from August, immediately after the three-month period during which steel producers had promised the government to hold prices gets over.

The misguided search for excellence

The misguided search for excellence

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

For the cult following that "excellence" enjoys among policymakers we have to thank Tom Peters and Bob Waterman and their 1982 book In Search of Excellence. They were consultants at McKinsey when they wrote this book, which went on to sell 3 million copies in the first four years of its existence and is believed to be the most widely-held book in libraries in the United States.

Tata Steel looks for raw material in Brazil

Tata Steel looks for raw material in Brazil

Rediff.com7 May 2008

Tata Steel, the world's sixth-largest steel maker, is looking to acquire Brazilian iron ore assets of the United Kingdom-based London Mining, which will help ensure raw material supply for its Anglo-Dutch subsidiary, Corus. The valuation of the asset is yet to be completed, but analysts said that it would be in the range of $2 billion.

Tata, Mittal to attend IIC meet in Durban

Tata, Mittal to attend IIC meet in Durban

Rediff.com10 May 2007

TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata and India-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal will be among seven international business leaders to attend the three-day International Investment Council to be hosted by President Thabo Mbeki this weekend in South Africa.

India out of race for IMFC top post

India out of race for IMFC top post

Rediff.com3 Oct 2007

After a secret voting by the 24 members of IMFC last Friday, India, Italy and Canada were the only countries that remained in contention for the position, which was traditionally headed by Europe.

Scotch inventory to aid W&M sale

Scotch inventory to aid W&M sale

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

To help UB raise above half the buyout cost of Rs 4,620 cr.

Tatas are out to conquer the world

Tatas are out to conquer the world

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

VVIP chopper scam: CBI files chargesheet against ex-IAF chief

VVIP chopper scam: CBI files chargesheet against ex-IAF chief

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Others named in the chargesheet include alleged European middlemen in the deal, Carlo Gerosa and Guido Haschke.

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

Tata Steel's greenfield projects -- in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand -- were significant for Corus, which incurred high cost on raw materials, said sources close to Tata Steel.

Tata Steel to raise $2.5 bn for Corus buy

Tata Steel to raise $2.5 bn for Corus buy

Rediff.com12 Jul 2007

The company, in a notice to shareholders, said it would come out with a rights issue of ordinary shares and cumulative convertible preference shares, besides issue of securities in the domestic or international markets.

CSN's Corus play faces EU anti-trust probe

CSN's Corus play faces EU anti-trust probe

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

The shadow of the European Commission's anti-trust proceedings is hanging over Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's bid for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.

Tata Steel to sell Corus aluminium business

Tata Steel to sell Corus aluminium business

Rediff.com30 Jun 2007

Six months after acquiring Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus, Tata Steel has put the foreign company's aluminium business on the block.

AstraZeneca reaches Ranbaxy settlement

AstraZeneca reaches Ranbaxy settlement

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

Under the terms of the deal Ranbaxy will drop litigation it initiated in November 2005 and will sell Nexium from May 2014 - the expiry date of the first of a series of patents. Under US law Ranbaxy would be the exclusive generic distributor for the first six months.