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Express Towers sale talks hit valuation wall

Express Towers sale talks hit valuation wall

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

While private equity giant Blackstone and Pune-based realtor Panchshil Realty had offered Rs 800 crore for the building at Nariman Point, the building's owners -- Viveck Goenka, chairman and managing director of the Indian Express Group, and private equity firm ICICI Venture (which has 49 per cent stake in the property) -- expected the sale to fetch Rs 900 crore, said the executive.

On Varun Gandhi not getting BJP ticket, Maneka says...

On Varun Gandhi not getting BJP ticket, Maneka says...

Rediff.com11 May 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi on Saturday indicated that her son Varun Gandhi's writings that were sometimes critical of the government may have cost him the party's Lok Sabha ticket from Pilibhit but asserted that he would do very well even without it.

What Sara's Paris Holiday Is Like

What Sara's Paris Holiday Is Like

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

Samantha is everybody's darling... Sanjana shoots in Turkey... Plabita finds her favourite pasta in Assam...

Alexei Navalny's Widow Accuses Putin Of Murder

Alexei Navalny's Widow Accuses Putin Of Murder

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died mysteriously in prison on Friday, February 16. 2024, has accused President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and pledged to continue his struggle for a 'free Russia'.

Blinkit, Zepto ignite the quick commerce firestorm

Blinkit, Zepto ignite the quick commerce firestorm

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

After a tentative start, quick commerce (q-commerce) is ablaze, with Blinkit and Zepto slugging it out in a market distinct from other competitors. The latest entrant is Flipkart, which is ramping up its infrastructure in around 12 cities where it will launch the service in the next six to eight weeks, taking on existing players such as Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, and BigBasket, among others. According to data analysed from Sensor Tower by BofA Global Research, the daily active user (DAU) base of Blinkit has grown by 58 per cent between February 2023 and February 2024.

PIX: Sunrisers demolish Punjab Kings to finish second

PIX: Sunrisers demolish Punjab Kings to finish second

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Images from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium, Hyderabad, on Sunday.

PIX: McGurk, Stubbs run riot as Delhi Capitals down Mumbai Indians

PIX: McGurk, Stubbs run riot as Delhi Capitals down Mumbai Indians

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in New Delhi, on Saturday.

India's ambitious chip dream all set to be real

India's ambitious chip dream all set to be real

Rediff.com18 Feb 2024

Two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants are going to come up in India very soon entailing multi-billion dollar investment besides several chip assembly and packaging units, Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with PTI, the minister confirmed that the two projects include a $8 billion proposal submitted by Israel-based Tower Semiconductors and the other from Tata Group. "I am happy to share this with you and you are probably the first one I'm sharing this with.

Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty welcome Eiffel Tower on Twitter

Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty welcome Eiffel Tower on Twitter

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

The Taj Mahal joined New York's Empire State Building in welcoming the tall Paris tower to the world of microblogging.

1,800 mobile towers in Mumbai are illegal

1,800 mobile towers in Mumbai are illegal

Rediff.com13 Nov 2012

BMC says it will amend its policy on mobile towers and would see to it that not more than two towers are installed on a building.

Bramayugam Review: Mammootty is Terrifying

Bramayugam Review: Mammootty is Terrifying

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

Mammootty is towering as the unflinching enigma that prevents Bramayugam from being a middling genre exercise, observes Arjun Menon.

Delhi airport to have tallest ATC tower

Delhi airport to have tallest ATC tower

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

The new ATC tower, being built at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi by the Airports Authority of India, will be about 90-95 mt in height, taller than even the famous Qutub Minar.

Did Jacks Eclipse Kohli? Vote!

Did Jacks Eclipse Kohli? Vote!

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

Will Jacks reached his half-century in 14.2 overs and brought up his 100 in 16 overs!

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Ironically, rival Tamil Nadu governments expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the specious plea, which has been peddled very many times in the past, that without licensed liquor, drinkers would go after hooch and there could be more hooch tragedies and hooch deaths. No one is convinced, but no one can dispute it either, comments N Sathiya Moorthy.

Daredevil scales 20 floors of Trump Tower to meet him!

Daredevil scales 20 floors of Trump Tower to meet him!

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

He just wanted to meet Donald Trump.

MTNL, private telcos to share towers

MTNL, private telcos to share towers

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

The telecom PSU plans to get back in black in two years; BSNL too has started discussions to lease out its towers.

Dazzling fireworks light up world's tallest tower

Dazzling fireworks light up world's tallest tower

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

Burj Dubai, the world's tallest tower that stands at 828 metres high, was on Monday inaugurated by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad, who sprang a surpise by renaming the skyscraper 'Burj Khalifa', after the United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Khalifa.

PHOTOS: Volkswagen's awesome CarTowers

PHOTOS: Volkswagen's awesome CarTowers

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

Volkswagen's Car Towers -- at the theme park Autostadt next to the carmaker's plant in Wolfsburg in Germany -- are transparent cylindrical buildings that rise 150 feet to 490 feet above the ground.

The world's NEW tallest tower

The world's NEW tallest tower

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

The overall construction cost of the tower is $1.2 billion.

'Indian' jumps off world's tallest tower

'Indian' jumps off world's tallest tower

Rediff.com11 May 2011

In an apparent case of suicide, a 30-year-old man -- believed to be an Indian -- jumped to death off the 147th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, Dubai Police have said.

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.

2 planes cleared to take-off, land at same time at Delhi airport

2 planes cleared to take-off, land at same time at Delhi airport

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

The DGCA will probe the incident and the air traffic controller concerned has been derostered, one of the officials told PTI.

Blame call drops on missing mobile phone towers

Blame call drops on missing mobile phone towers

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

In six months, 2,000 mobile cell sites have been closed.

RIL plays volume card for cheaper tower rent

RIL plays volume card for cheaper tower rent

Rediff.com14 Feb 2011

As it firms up its telecom re-entry strategy, Reliance Industries subsidiary Infotel Broadband has told telecom tower companies that it will pay only half the prevailing rental for towers taken on lease.

La Liga: Real Madrid reclaim top spot after Joselu brace

La Liga: Real Madrid reclaim top spot after Joselu brace

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

Real moved to 57 points, two ahead Girona and 10 clear of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

Mobile Download Speeds May Surpass...

Mobile Download Speeds May Surpass...

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Most telcos say the speed will surpass fixed broadband as the 5G roll out, which is currently on 360,000 towers, crosses 400,000.

No health risks from telecom towers: COAI

No health risks from telecom towers: COAI

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

In the backdrop of some localities in the national capital region removing mobile towers on the ground that they pose radiation hazards, cellular operators on Monday refuted these allegations, describing them as "having no scientific basis".

9 Super Summer Holiday Options For Families

9 Super Summer Holiday Options For Families

Rediff.com3 May 2024

Looking for fun things to do as family during this sunny season?

RCom to demerge tower biz, sell stake

RCom to demerge tower biz, sell stake

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Reliance Communications, India's second-biggest mobile operator, has decided to demerge its telecom tower business -- Reliance Infratel (Rel Infra). The company's board has approved a proposal to restructure the ownership of the tower firm to help create an independent tower company.

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event.

Ton-up Cameron Green powers Australia in Wellington

Ton-up Cameron Green powers Australia in Wellington

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

All-rounder Cameron Green thwarted New Zealand with a sparkling, unbeaten century after the hosts' seamers threatened to dominate the opening day of the first Test against Australia in Wellington on Thursday.

Why is spectrum auction a bonanza for tower companies?

Why is spectrum auction a bonanza for tower companies?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Telecom tower companies likely to invest around Rs 500 crore (Rs 50 billion) to enhance network.

12 killed as massive fire engulfs London residential tower

12 killed as massive fire engulfs London residential tower

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

Police is expecting the death toll to rise.

Kingdom Tower to be the world's tallest building

Kingdom Tower to be the world's tallest building

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Saudi Arabia will soon boast of the world's tallest tower.

Telecom towers leasing: Power Grid to invite bids

Telecom towers leasing: Power Grid to invite bids

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

The company estimates a Rs 350-400-crore (Rs 3.5-4 billion) revenue potential from the telecom business in the next 4-5 years.

Govt officers living in ivory towers, not alive to Covid situation: HC

Govt officers living in ivory towers, not alive to Covid situation: HC

Rediff.com18 May 2021

The bench, which was critical of the Centre's stand on the issue, said "You (government) are so short of vaccines and you are not taking it through. May be it is an opportunity for you. Don't be so negative. It is like a raging fire and nobody is bothered. You people don't understand the larger picture or what.

Murray to donate Queen's winnings to Grenfell Tower fire victims

Murray to donate Queen's winnings to Grenfell Tower fire victims

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

The tower block is only a few kilometres away from the Queen's Club in West London.

Salman Parties With Shah Rukh, Aamir

Salman Parties With Shah Rukh, Aamir

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

When Aamir Khan parties, he makes sure the entire film industry parties with him!

CSK Vs SRH: Who Played The Best Knock?

CSK Vs SRH: Who Played The Best Knock?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Shivam Dube: Whose batting enthralled you?