News for 'merger'

First AI-Indian flight post-merger on Aug 1

First AI-Indian flight post-merger on Aug 1

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

The merger of Air India and Indian will move from the boardroom to the skies on August 1, with the launch of first non-stop flight of the combined entity to the US.

Motorola Mobilty gets nod for merger with Google

Motorola Mobilty gets nod for merger with Google

Rediff.com18 Nov 2011

In August, Google said it will buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion -- making it the biggest ever takeover by the Internet giant so far.

Hiranandani's problems mount as merger plan fails

Hiranandani's problems mount as merger plan fails

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

Valuations of projects dated, says valuer. Also, angry shareholders could come together to oppose the proposed reverse merger.

Merger plans fail to lift Hind Lever Chem, Tata Ch

Merger plans fail to lift Hind Lever Chem, Tata Ch

Rediff.com25 Jan 2003

Shares of Hindustan Lever Chemicals and Tata Chemicals declined last week after the announcement of the share swap ratio for the merger of the former with the latter.

Ministry to speed up telecom merger

Ministry to speed up telecom merger

Rediff.com23 Jul 2005

More co-op bank mergers seen

More co-op bank mergers seen

Rediff.com5 Feb 2005

Sun Pharma to delist Ranbaxy on completion of $4-bn merger

Sun Pharma to delist Ranbaxy on completion of $4-bn merger

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

The merger has fortified Sun Pharma's position.

Kmart, Sears in $11 billion merger

Kmart, Sears in $11 billion merger

Rediff.com17 Nov 2004

WCAI optimistic of merger with BCCI

WCAI optimistic of merger with BCCI

Rediff.com13 Apr 2005

No merger with BJP but will back NDA under Modi: BSY

No merger with BJP but will back NDA under Modi: BSY

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has told the state executive meeting of his newly-floated Karnataka Janata Paksha that the merger with Bharatiya Janata Party has not materialised.

Manipal Group chairman Ranjan Pai in talks to invest in Byju's-owned Aakash

Manipal Group chairman Ranjan Pai in talks to invest in Byju's-owned Aakash

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Manipal Group chairman Ranjan Pai is in early discussions to invest in Byju's-owned Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL). According to sources in the know, Byju's founder and chief executive officer Byju Raveendran, who owns a 30 per cent stake in Aakash, is expected to partially offload his holding to Pai for $80-90 million (about Rs 650-740 crore). Raveendran may use the money to repay a large part of the Rs 800 crore loan that Byju's raised from US-based investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management in May, after facing a 'technical default', the sources said.

TVS Electronics nods merger with eTech

TVS Electronics nods merger with eTech

Rediff.com8 Feb 2003

TVS Electronics Ltd board approved a merger with TVS eTechnology Ltd. One TVS Electronics share will be swapped for each eTech share.

RIL, RPL board to consider merger plans

RIL, RPL board to consider merger plans

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

In two separate filings, both the companies said a meeting of the board of directors will be held on March 2, to consider and recommend the amalgamation of Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industries, the country's most valued firm in terms of market capitalisation.

Men behind the Bharti, MTN merger talks

Men behind the Bharti, MTN merger talks

Rediff.com28 May 2009

Meet the CEOs for South Africa's MTN and India's Bharti Airtel. They're the men behind what would be India Inc's largest-ever overseas transaction, at $23 billion.

PSB may be on merger row

PSB may be on merger row

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

Air India-Indian Airlines merger under CAG lens

Air India-Indian Airlines merger under CAG lens

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

The apex auditor is busy preparing a report on the Air India-Indian Airlines merger and modernisation of airports through public-private-partnerships, both carried out during the previous term of the United Progressive Alliance government.

Adani shrugs off Hindenburg effect, back to rapid expansion spree

Adani shrugs off Hindenburg effect, back to rapid expansion spree

Rediff.com31 Mar 2024

Adani group opened a $1.2 billion copper plant, bought a port in Odisha, raised stakes in a cement company and stitched an alliance with rival Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, all in a matter of one week in signs that the apples-to-airport conglomerate has shrugged off the Hindenburg effect and is back to rapid expansion spree. In the last one week, Adani group has through regulatory filings and press statements announced expansions and investments in its mainstay ports business, diversification into metal refining, fund infusion into a two-year-old cement foray and continuing progress in the commissioning of its mega solar project.

Govt to egg on bank mergers

Govt to egg on bank mergers

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

The government on Thursday said it will encourage mergers of public sector banks to create strong entities, which can compete with other world-class banks.

BPCL revives plans of KRL merger

BPCL revives plans of KRL merger

Rediff.com1 Sep 2004

Regulate Big Tech's AI Now!

Regulate Big Tech's AI Now!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

Regulators must learn from past mistakes and act swiftly to prevent Big Tech from monopolising the AI ecosystem, argue Payal Malik and Nikita Jain.

Daiichi files plea in HC to vacate stay on Sun-Ranbaxy merger

Daiichi files plea in HC to vacate stay on Sun-Ranbaxy merger

Rediff.com11 May 2014

Based on a petition filed by two individual investors, the court on April 25, issued interim 'status quo' orders on the merger process.

Mixed reponse to Yechury's call for Left merger

Mixed reponse to Yechury's call for Left merger

Rediff.com15 Jun 2011

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury's stand that CPI-M and CPI should merge evoked a mixed response in the two Left parties even as he stressed that the merger would have a 'positive' impact on national politics

State-run non-life insurers' unions seek merger of all 4 companies

State-run non-life insurers' unions seek merger of all 4 companies

Rediff.com17 Aug 2014

Move to strengthen market share and become more profitable.

RCom, Aircel to pare debt to Rs 20,000 cr ahead of merger

RCom, Aircel to pare debt to Rs 20,000 cr ahead of merger

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

RCom is expected to have a 50% stake, Aircel 40% and MTS 10%

'I-League-ISL merger may take two-three years to materialise'

'I-League-ISL merger may take two-three years to materialise'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

"In fact, we are in negotiation with stakeholders including ISL franchisees on the issue," Dhar told reporters at the 11th Convocation of Tata Football Academy (TFA) in Jamshedpur.

OBC eyes 30% growth post merger

OBC eyes 30% growth post merger

Rediff.com19 Aug 2004

Sending a clear directive to Global Trust Bank employees to triple their business, its acquirer Oriental Bank of Commerce has set a growth target of 30 per cent for the combined entity at about Rs 80,000 crore (Rs 800 billion) this fiscal.

Oppn fumes over Sansad TV ticker during no-trust debate

Oppn fumes over Sansad TV ticker during no-trust debate

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Speaker Om Birla sought to calm down opposition members, noting that a different system was in place to run the Sansad TV after it was created following the merger of the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV.

Merger or not, BSNL, MTNL to synergise

Merger or not, BSNL, MTNL to synergise

Rediff.com25 Oct 2007

The proposed merger between two state-run telecom giants -- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited -- might have hit a roadblock, but both the companies plan to synergise their operations across the country.

Sun, Ranbaxy may be asked to sell some businesses for CCI approval to merger

Sun, Ranbaxy may be asked to sell some businesses for CCI approval to merger

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

A source said the competition watchdog would by next month suggest 'structural remedies' that included selling key drug segments as conditions for clearing the country's largest pharmaceutical industry merger.

No constitutional fraud in annulling Art 370, due process followed: Govt to SC

No constitutional fraud in annulling Art 370, due process followed: Govt to SC

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

The five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which heard their contentions at length, told them they will have to justify the procedure adopted for abrogation as the court cannot postulate a situation "where the ends justify the means".

Etisalat head says talking on merger with RCom

Etisalat head says talking on merger with RCom

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

Emirates Telecommunications of the United Arab Emirates, better known as Etisalat, is in discussion with Reliance Communications for a possible merger or acquisition.

Movie success offsets ad revenue slip for broadcasters like ZEE, Sun TV

Movie success offsets ad revenue slip for broadcasters like ZEE, Sun TV

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

Notwithstanding record revenues in certain media sectors like film exhibition in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2), the operational performance of the broadcasting business remained subdued. Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sun TV are expected to experience a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline in advertising (ad) revenues during this period. Conversely, box office (BO) collections are anticipated to exceed Rs 3,000 crore in the quarter, propelled by a series of successful movie releases.

What to expect from merged HDFC Bank's Q1 report

What to expect from merged HDFC Bank's Q1 report

Rediff.com15 Jul 2023

This will be the lender's first result after its merger with HDFC Ltd, effective from July 1, and will keep analysts glued to the management's earnings growth guidance for the merged financial behemoth.

Air India-Indian merger: Par panel slams govt

Air India-Indian merger: Par panel slams govt

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

It also recommended fixing of responsibility on 'agencies and individuals' who took such a 'whimsical' decision and sought 'suitable action' to prevent such 'intangible loss' being caused to a state-run company.

GTL Infra cancels merger deal with Rel Infratel

GTL Infra cancels merger deal with Rel Infratel

Rediff.com6 Sep 2010

On June 27, the boards of GTL, RCom and its subsidiary Reliance Infratel Ltd had given in-principle approvals to the Rs 50,000-crore ($11 billion) merger deal to create the world's largest independent telecom infrastructure company, neither owned nor controlled by any telecom operator.

SpiceJet, IndiGo in merger talks?

SpiceJet, IndiGo in merger talks?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet's share price went up 9.5 per cent at the Bombay Stock Exchange today in an otherwise flat market fuelled by speculation that the airline was in merger talks with another Delhi-based low-cost carrier, IndiGo.

Yahoo-AOL merger proposal: Recipe for revival, or stagnation?

Yahoo-AOL merger proposal: Recipe for revival, or stagnation?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Google Inc is expected to command more than a third of the world's $140 billion digital advertising spending this year

Merger: Arcelor Mittal receives writ of summons

Merger: Arcelor Mittal receives writ of summons

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

The world's biggest steelmaker Arcelor Mittal said on Friday it has received a writ of summons to appear before a Dutch court for legal proceedings initiated by Arcelor shareholders seeking an injunction against the mega merger of both the companies.