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Anil Ambani firm to sell BIG FM to Music Broadcast

Anil Ambani firm to sell BIG FM to Music Broadcast

Rediff.com27 May 2019

This deal will make Music Broadcast, which currently operates 39 channels, the largest private FM Channel operator.

Vodafone and Idea are now 'Vi'

Vodafone and Idea are now 'Vi'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

The brand integration not only marks the completion of the largest telecom merger in the world, but will also set the company on its future journey to offer strong digital experiences to 1 billion Indians on its 4G network.

Govt lends HELP to revive oil sector

Govt lends HELP to revive oil sector

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

The pricing and marketing freedom for exploitation would be capped by a ceiling price.

Can Nykaa teach Amazon, Flipkart a lesson?

Can Nykaa teach Amazon, Flipkart a lesson?

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

Unlike some of India's largest online retailers like Flipkart, Amazon, Myntra and Jabong, which are very secretive about their data and use it to cut better deals with brands than their competitors, the Nykaa monetising its insights. If it is is able to do so without giving away any of its advantages to competitors, it could be on to a winning model.

With GMR pie under its wing, Tatas check into airport business

With GMR pie under its wing, Tatas check into airport business

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

The deal will give India's largest conglomerate indirect stakes in seven airports in India and abroad.

AI to sell or rent its properties to raise Rs 1,000 cr

AI to sell or rent its properties to raise Rs 1,000 cr

Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

The carrier has debt of Rs 43,000 crore.

Modi move to allow dual use in SEZs to help Adani SEZ

Modi move to allow dual use in SEZs to help Adani SEZ

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Developers had been urging dual usage of their SEZ land since the beginning of global financial recession in 2008.

Govt clears 30 oil and gas discoveries for production: Minister

Govt clears 30 oil and gas discoveries for production: Minister

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Pradhan said a National Data Repository which will store information on all sedimentary basins of the country is being pursued on top priority.

CAG pulls up ONGC

CAG pulls up ONGC

Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

CAG's report on Hydrocarbon Exploration Efforts of ONGC, which was tabled in Parliament today, expressed concern at the company's lack of adequate efforts and results in new fields and wanted the Oil Ministry to reset annual targets set out in memorandum of understanding that the firm signs with the government.

Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold with PNB

Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold with PNB

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Siddhivinayak to deposit 44 kg gold ornaments with State Bank of India

7-yr jail for those depositing black money in other's account: I-T dept

7-yr jail for those depositing black money in other's account: I-T dept

Rediff.com20 Nov 2016

The sources said the taxman has initiated a country-wide operation to identify suspect bank accounts where huge cash deposits have been made post November 8.

4G is a boon for mobile viewers

4G is a boon for mobile viewers

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Mobile internet penetration has grown thanks to affordable data costs, investments in content and evolution of monetisation avenues

Kingfisher lenders say recovery is the last option

Kingfisher lenders say recovery is the last option

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

Lenders to Kingfisher Airlines, whose combined exposure of nearly Rs 7,500 crore is at risk, have said they will go in for recovery measures only as the last resort and expressed hope that its promoters will be able to find an investor and resume operations.

In India, a lot is at stake for both Google and Facebook

In India, a lot is at stake for both Google and Facebook

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Apart from digital advertising revenue, both companies want to reach out to the 'next billion' Indian customers. After all, around half of the 1.3 billion population is still not on the net and this represents a challenge as well as an opportunity.

7 smart ways to fund your start-up

7 smart ways to fund your start-up

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Nitin Mukadam, CEO at N M Consulting suggests seven smart ways to finance your business.

Slowdown affects AI's plan to lease its iconic tower

Slowdown affects AI's plan to lease its iconic tower

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Out of 23 floors, Air India occupies six and three of these have been leased out. The rest are largely unused.

25 years of telecom in India: Who won, who lost

25 years of telecom in India: Who won, who lost

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

While smart boys like the Ruias of Essar, Ajay Piramal, Max India promoter Analjit Singh laughed all the way to the bank, the Tatas, Anil Ambani, Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishna of Maxis (which invested in Aircel), Sistema, and Norway's Telenor burnt their fingers, notes Surajeet Das Gupta.

Process of selling Air India's Mumbai headquarters starts

Process of selling Air India's Mumbai headquarters starts

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Built in 1974, the building could fetch anywhere between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 1,500 crore, based on current real estate prices

What Modi must do to boost growth

What Modi must do to boost growth

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs and accelerate public sector construction-intensive activities,' advises Nitin Desai.

'Rating agencies are like Bollywood'

'Rating agencies are like Bollywood'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

'Rather than cutting and pasting from advanced economies, we should use basic economic principles to think about what is right for India at the stage of development at which we are,' says Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

YouTube to share revenue with creators

YouTube to share revenue with creators

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Video-sharing website YouTube will now offer original content creators a chance to monetise their work uploaded on the website without any prerequisites.

E-commerce majors tighten purse strings, reduce incentives

E-commerce majors tighten purse strings, reduce incentives

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Flipkart, Amazon & Paytm have raised commissions from sellers.

Despite high rates, brands get ready to bat for IPL

Despite high rates, brands get ready to bat for IPL

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

For 2020, 13 brands are said to be on board already and advertising rates have been fixed at a premium of 10-15 per cent over 2019.

Sebi finally notifies rules for MFs to enter commodity space

Sebi finally notifies rules for MFs to enter commodity space

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Fund houses have been barred from being net sellers or holding net short positions at the scheme level in commodities.

More trouble brewing for McLeod Russel

More trouble brewing for McLeod Russel

Rediff.com22 May 2019

As on March 31, 2019, while the promoter group's stake, including individual promoter shareholders as well as group investment firms, stood at 42.71 per cent, it fell to 38.39 per cent on Tuesday.

RCom hopes to sell tower biz next year

RCom hopes to sell tower biz next year

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

The staggering Rs 35,000-crore (Rs 350-billion) debt of RCom makes it the most indebted telco in the country, and constitutes nearly 10 per cent of the industry's debt of Rs 3.5 trillion.

GST compensation row: FM's 'act of God' can be a nightmare for RBI

GST compensation row: FM's 'act of God' can be a nightmare for RBI

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

The central bank is the money manager of the government, and not a guarantor of any debt.

India calling: Mad rush to build mobile platforms

India calling: Mad rush to build mobile platforms

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

A market of 900 million mobile subscribers is simply too lucrative to ignore for brands and businesses.

Lenders to rejig debt of 2 more Anil Ambani firms

Lenders to rejig debt of 2 more Anil Ambani firms

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

The two troubled subsidiaries of Reliance Capital have over Rs 20,000 crore debt of both the companies. Reliance Home Finance has a debt of Rs 11,500 crore and Reliance Commercial Finance owes Rs 9,000 crore to lenders.

Why Jio may now have to buy spectrum from the open market

Why Jio may now have to buy spectrum from the open market

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

While the company insisted it had enough spectrum across circles, analysts said the company might soon need to acquire some spectrum to ensure uninterrupted service.

How Dhoni's advice helped me in the lockdown

How Dhoni's advice helped me in the lockdown

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Raju Bist from Thane tells us how he spent the last two months of lockdown.

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out, recommends Rahul Jacob.

Reliance Cap sells Rs 10 cr Paytm stake for Rs 275 crore

Reliance Cap sells Rs 10 cr Paytm stake for Rs 275 crore

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

The deal gives a valuation of over $4 billion to Paytm, which is already backed by Alibaba group as a strategic investor.

Sell household gold, revive the economy

Sell household gold, revive the economy

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

'There is a misconception that gold is a dead asset in India.' 'Around 30 per cent of agriculture loans are collateralised by gold, Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Saket Hishikar, economists at the SBI, point out.

PMC Bank MD admits to under-reporting HDIL's bad loans

PMC Bank MD admits to under-reporting HDIL's bad loans

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Joy Thomas stated that one large account -- HDIL -- was the sole reason for the present crisis that led to the regulatory action on Tuesday when Reserve Bank of India superseded its management and placed it under an administrator for the next six months.

'FM did nothing to create jobs, reduce inequality'

'FM did nothing to create jobs, reduce inequality'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

'I would want people to have food on their tables and their wages to rise.' 'Will that happen or not is the question that we need to ask and answer.'

Shaktikanta Das named new RBI Governor

Shaktikanta Das named new RBI Governor

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

He will be the first bureaucrat to head the central bank in almost five years.

Retired SC judge may supervise IL&FS' resolution plan

Retired SC judge may supervise IL&FS' resolution plan

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

Under the plan, the government has categorised IL&FS group companies into green, amber and red based on their respective financial positions.

Budget: Divestment target likely to be retained at Rs 90,000 crore

Budget: Divestment target likely to be retained at Rs 90,000 crore

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

The divestment target remaining unchanged, from the 2019-20 interim Budget, this year means the Centre will now have to depend on non-tax revenue sources like dividends from the RBI, PSBs and PSUs, as there are real concerns of a tax revenue shortfall. The fiscal deficit target of 3.4% of GDP for 2019-20 is likely to be retained as well.

When an American professor worked at the RBI...

When an American professor worked at the RBI...

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

'We get to know secrets such as some of India's top-rated firms do not always make payments when due and many State-owned, listed, enterprises that borrow in bond markets default regularly.' 'Without naming the bank, he says that ever-greening of poor loans by a part of India's shadow banking lay at the doorstep of India's banking, notably 'one private bank'.' Viral Acharya's Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India won't be music to many ears, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.